Executive Director of artist studio provider SPACE, Anna Harding, weighs in on London’s housing and living crisis, and the idea of an artist as a tool of gentrification.
SPACE, since 1968, is one of the leaders in providing affordable artist studios in London. For over fifty years, the organisation has lobbied with government over making the city more conducive for artists and engage through art and creative communities where its buildings are located. SPACE was founded by artists Bridget Riley, Peter Sedgley and Peter Townsend who recognised the need for affordable studios in London for professional visual artists - realising abandoned and empty warehouses might offe... Keep reading on Run Riot
SPACE, since 1968, is one of the leaders in providing affordable artist studios in London. For over fifty years, the organisation has lobbied with government over making the city more conducive for artists and engage through art and creative communities where its buildings are located. SPACE was founded by artists Bridget Riley, Peter Sedgley and Peter Townsend who recognised the need for affordable studios in London for professional visual artists - realising abandoned and empty warehouses might offe... Keep reading on Run Riot