Stunning new premises for the Art Academy London
NewsWe provided core funding for the creation of the Art Academy London by its then Principal, sculptor Tanya Russell, over 25 years ago. Since then it has become one of the leading independent art schools in the UK and trained over 40,000 students. In an exciting development, the Academy has now moved to a new building, part of Triptych Bankside, in the heart of one of London’s foremost cultural quarters, adjacent to Tate Modern.
This building, which will serve as its primary site, covers 13,940 square feet across two levels, and features:
- 9 state of the art studios
- 2 gallery and exhibition spaces
- An auditorium
- Specialist workshop spaces for local artists and communities
- A cafe and art supplies shop open to the public.
Our unique vision is for an art school where everyone is welcome. The move will enable us to create many more free places for local children on our Young Artists courses, to scale our support for art teachers nationwide through free professional development courses and to extend our open-access tuition to local charities working with disabled artists.
– Rob Pepper, Principal
