I WE CREATE

Specialist Hire Facilities

Studios for Painting, Making, Music, Photography and Rehearsals. For Individuals or Groups for Projects or Workshops. Available for Short or Longer Terms.

I We Create is a part of the Park Mews Eco-System and is a new venture that has evolved from changes in the social demographic and their requirements and also from changes forced upon the creative sector during and after the global pandemic.

It is a separate business to some of the other ventures that have existed at Park Mews and it's set up offers creative facilities for an ever changing clientele.

After joining as a member to our Creative Club, various Studios, Rooms and Workshops can be hired. These can be for Fine Art work, Craft Making, Theatre & Set Design, Illustration, Graphics, Writing or Group Workshops, Creative Classes, Rehearsals for Music or Acting, Meetings & Conferences.

Within Park Mews all the projects and the business set ups have a profound environmental ethos. We also ask those that hire spaces to endeavour to fit around our current and standing Non-Toxic working practices.

Only Non-Toxic products are allowed to be brought on site. We neither want the person working to be polluted from their practices or the environment polluted by the consequences of their work.

Any product that is Carcinogenic or as some are labeled ; 'may harm the unborn child' are banned from the premises and we believe should be restricted from use by those that are not in an industrial setting with factory type controls.

Resins, chemical solvents and anything in a spray can are all prohibited and we have managed to find replacements for nearly all commercially available art products and other materials.

Art and Crafts, that have lasted for hundreds, and sometimes thousands of years, were made with natural things before the advent of Petrochemicals and these processes can be used now as they were before. This gives work a similar content to Archival and Ancient items and an essential connection to the past which is much needed in in our modern throw away society.

We are the only Non-Toxic Arts building in the world. All water is reused multiple times and then when unuseable stored in drums for filtering. Nothing goes down our drains in the waste water system. Even Acrylic paints are highly toxic as they are made from micro-plastics. Some of our artists now dehydrate the waste paint and water to create new unique bases and colours.

We encourage the use of recycled products in Art and Craftwork and also in Textiles, Fashion, Stage and Theatre Design. The whole of the Park Mews project has been refurbished with more that 95% Reclaimed materials. This is hundreds of tons of embodied carbon and keeps us Carbon-Neutral.

On site is our constantly expanding, and growing in size, Urban Farm project. This also been created with waste materials and containers discarded from local businesses and filled with hundreds of tons of compost we have produced.

Park Mews is Carbon Neutral because of the way its been created. Using thousands of tons of reclaimed materials, which in essence is thousand of tons of embodied carbon. By additional insulation and upgrading works throughout the winter we hope to be able to say we are permanently Net Zero and eventually Carbon Negative.

We ask all that come and work here to have an understanding of the current environmental situation and to create their own environmental policy if they haven't already. We can help advise on this if required.

By working within these frameworks individuals practices can also have a lower carbon footprint and it adds a dimension to sales as prospective arts buyers and clients are also seeking a more enviromentally consious product or service.

Studios are usually hired for a minimum of 3 months and longer periods too. We can hire for short term use from a day upwards for group workshops or creative meetings or if someone needs to finish a piece they cannot do from home, complete degree work or to prep for an exam. This is only possible if we have empty space at the time but we will try to help if we can. Bookings can be made two months in advance.

A barter system is offered to some Members where they can work on site in return for a larger space that their budget allows or if they are having financial difficulties. We try to be as flexible as possible and especially welcome those that live close to us and encourage those that need to make a change from home work after the pandemic.

I We Create runs an Equal Opportunities Policy believe everyone is equal regardless of their race, background, gender or choice of the way they live their lives. We are a Non-Political building and therefore do not provide space for politicaly charged artists and those that use a doctirine that may separate themselves or others from their own individual perspectives.

ParkMews and it’s environs also exists as ‘Conflict Free Zone”. This means that conflict issues wether personal or political must be left at the gate. There is enough conflict in this world with constant wars and political turmoil. It is difficult to stop all these troubles but here we can exist for a while without being constantly reminded. This may be the first “Conflict Free Zone’ In the world and we hope that by setting this example others will follow. We do not take anyone’s side & believe in No War and Only Peace. Political slogans and flags are prohibited on site.

This is not a work set up that suits everybody but those that 'get it' will find its setting and principles right for them to create, work, develop and grow in.

We also run as a Not For Profit part of the premises, ploughing any profits back into the fabric of the building and to improve facilities.

We have a strict Covid-19 risk assessment policy in place that all are required to follow including changes that may come in the following years. Let's hope this will not be the case for too long.

There is a linked Gallery, separate Event Facilities, the Urban Farm, a Bio-Diversity project and other interesting features joined to this unique premises. An Entertainments program & Members evenings are starting later this year with Open Studio days and a showroom for work made on site.

Spaces can be hired during our regular hours listed below and at other times by special arrangement.

We currently have 34 member artists working on site and are in the process of refurbishment, creating space for another 16 over the next few months.

Our Equal Opportunities and GDPR policies are available on request.

Our office hours vary so please email or call and leave a message so we can arrange a viewing or discuss hire options.

Park Mews is next to Brockwell Park and equidistant from Brixton Market & The Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Calls with I We Create are recorded for training and management purposes.