Past

About

Established in 1988, 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning is a centre for visual arts, education and creative enterprise.

OUR VISION is to be an influential national model of artistic excellence, pushing creative boundaries while giving voice and space to under-represented artists, communities and cultures.

OUR MISSION is to deliver exemplary arts, education and enterprise programmes, and to support emerging creatives of colour into the creative and cultural industries. We aim to make visible hidden issues regarding social change and emerging cultural identities through programming and partnerships.

198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, called ‘198’ by many locals, is located on Railton Road, Brixton in south London. Brixton is a district in the borough of Lambeth: a richly multicultural area with a population of locals and residents from across the world, most notably African Caribbean immigrants. Since the 1950s the African Caribbean community have contributed a diverse cultural feel and a dynamic anti-establishment edge to the borough. To those who are familiar with life in London today, Brixton has become a focal point of creative expression for many local, immigrant and refugee people – a space where there are more languages and dialects spoken per square mile than most other places in Britain.

Accessibility & facilities

Step-free access
Accessible toilet
Baby changing facilities
On-site parking

There are two parking bays less than 10 metres from the building on Hurst Street, provided for the disabled. There is pay and display parking on the surrounding streets. The building is accessible to wheelchair users with disabled and baby changing facilities.