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Our impact

The artists we work with deliver a public programme in return for using the space. As we prioritise local creatives to each site, the creatives and events they put on reflect the interests of the local community. These can be workshops, talks, performances that are free to attend.

When culture is in an empty shop, it can create a sense of ownership and belonging. People that do not feel culture is for them feel more welcome in our spaces than in a traditional gallery that can feel daunting or exclusive.

our cultural partners

Arnolfini
Hammerson
Ikon
Museum of the Home
Royal Academy
tate

Our Team decides which projects get matched with each space.
We often invite a local cultural institution, council, or even sometimes the landlord to be part
of the selection committee to ensure the selected candidate is most beneficial
& interesting to the local community.

Gary Topp
Executive Director
Arnolfini, Bristol

‘It was great to offer some local support to Hypha as they developed this exciting opportunity for artist studios in Knowle. Bristol has an amazing ecology of artists and the response to the call out was very strong. I’m sure the resident artists will make a strong contribution to the city as they develop their practice, get to know each other, and work with local communities. Congrats to Hypha for making this happen.’

Catherine Wood
Curator of International Art
Tate Modern

‘Securing support for emerging artists and creative practitioners is especially challenging right now. This new project by Hypha Studios is innovative and timely, providing both much needed space to work and also visibility. The standard of applications was very impressive and demonstrates the urgent need for initiatives of this kind to help nurture artistic talent across the UK.’

Melanie Pocock
Curator
Ikon Birmingham

‘Hypha Studios are doing excellent and much-needed work, reaching out to artists and inviting them to use empty spaces for residencies and projects. I’m excited to see how artists such as Dion Kitson will rejuvenate these spaces through their unique creative perspective.’

Delivering social
impact

We have seen the powerful effect that art and cultural engagement can have in communities. The arts foster community ownership, cohesion, and a sense of pride, and where communities have fewer economic resources the arts create social capital and support equitable development.  Individuals benefit from attending and participating in cultural programmes and activities.


Effects of which can be seen as:
Engagement, energy and tension, concentration, captivation, absorption
Personal resonance, emotional connection, empathy, inspiration
Learning, thinking, provocation, challenge, intellectual stimulation
Aesthetic growth, discovery, aesthetic validation, creative stimulation
Social connectedness, sense of belonging, shared experience, 
social bridging, social bonding

Creative solutions for empty
council assets

We work with Councils to find creative solutions to empty assets. Instead of expensive security guards or leaving properties to ruin, we can occupy with undiscovered talent within your borough – that have public events to serve the local communities. We work with you to make sure your neighbourhoods are best served.