Local Government

Acme Studios is the largest manager of permanent artists' studios in the UK. We regularly speak to local authorities and development agencies across the country, providing advice and presenting models of involvement and development. Acme has a long history of strategic development with key agencies including the Greater London Council, Department of Transport and London Thames Gateway Development Corporation.

The relationship between Acme and local government reaches back to the very creation of Acme Housing Association in 1972. It was through conversations with the Greater London Council that Acme first explored the possibility of renting empty short-life houses in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Almost 40 years on, Acme is still based in the borough, managing 123 studio units in four studio buildings - Copperfield Road, the Fire Station, Leven Road and Robinson Road.

Acme currently manages buildings in eight local authorities in London. The level of involvement ranges from a partnership with an artist studio residency in Southwark at the new-build Galleria, to managing 12 studios leased from the local authority in an old stable block in Oaks Park, a public park in Sutton.

Acme understands the importance of fostering relationships over time. Our current development at Harrow Road is the result of initial conversations held 10 years ago. If you would like to find out more about Acme's relationships with local government, please contact:

David Panton, Director Property Development
Acme Studios
44 Copperfield Road,
Bow, London, E3 4RR
T 020 8981 6811
F 020 8983 0567
E mail@acme.org.uk