Camden Arts Centre

Built in 1897, originally a library, the grade II listed building became an arts centre known as the Hampstead Arts Centre in 1965 and within two years was taken over by the local council and renamed the Camden Arts Centre. Following an extensive £4.2 million refurbishment by Tony Fretton Architects, Camden Arts Centre re-opened to the public in 2004. The beautiful and sympathetically designed building which is located in north-west London, incorporates the original Victorian gothic features with a contemporary design to increase space and light. Over the years the gallery has attracted artists of the highest calibre, able to display a broad range of work including installation, film and video, light sensitive drawings and sculpture. Artists and craftsmen whose work has been exhibited at the Centre include Christopher Dresser, Edward Wadsworth, Josef Herman, Kenneth & Mary Martin, Mark Gertler, Patrick Heron, Peter Lanyon and Prunella Clough. Iconic exhibitions staged there included ‘The Forgotten Fifties’, ‘The Aesthetic Movement 1869-1890’, ‘Art in Exile in Great Britain, 1933-45, and Artists' International Association: The Story of the Artists' International Association, 1933-1953’.