Donate to support local emerging artists, and build the confidence and skills of homeless people

Arts at Old Fire Station is a unique charity. No other arts organisation in the UK has such a close relationship with Crisis, helping homeless people to develop confidence and skills, whilst simultaneously supporting artistic talent in our theatre and exhibition space, and facilitating a crossover between the two. Here, a homeless person can be an artist, volunteer, or audience member. Some are now members of staff.

Donate to create training and work opportunities for Crisis Skylight members through the arts.

The Arts Training Scheme creates training and work opportunities for Crisis Skylight members through the arts. Each placement is bespoke and designed around the trainees’ interests, ambitions, skills and aptitudes. ATS participants gain increased confidence and resilience, skills and work attitudes, and follow-on achievement of jobs, volunteering and education.

Donate to an incredible portrait exhibition to support a local artist, diversify audiences, and increase community engagement.

In May 2017, Modern Art Oxford will present a joint exhibition with Arts at the Old Fire Station to show Kazem Hakimi’s portrait photographs of East Oxford residents taken at his chip shop near the Iffley Road. It has already been publicised by BBC and Observer: https://goo.gl/kPnBvR. This is a great opportunity to support the professional development of a talented local artist, diversify audiences, and increase community engagement by welcoming those who are unused to visiting galleries.