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RARA

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WHAT IS RARA?

Founded in 2008 by Sam Potts, Joe Swift and Dan Nation on a £2000 credit card
and continually evolving with minimal resources ever since. R.A.R.A. now offers
desk spaces, a workshop, ceramics facilities, digital fabrication and an
impressive range of shared materials and resources.

Independent and entirely unfunded, our fees remain cheaper than any equivalent
space and we maintain few limitations on access and activity. Our facilities are
available 24/7 so that any making impulse, self initiated projects or side
hustles can be pursued into the small hours by night owls and those who have to
fit life around the ‘proper job’ / ever present and growing struggle to ensure
our landlords get richer by the month.

We have recently initiated a weekly community art therapy group for people with
insecure immigration status giving those who struggle to access even the most
basic of services a theraputic space for creative expression and hands on
learning. We have also launched a residency programme for graduates, offering
free space for continued creative development and access to support, advice,
contacts and paid work whilst they navigate the precarity of a fledgling
freelance career.

Originally R.A.R.A. served to give redundant architects a reason to leave the
house, do something creative, brew and drink beer, today it gives anyone the
chance to experiment with materials, tools, processes and ideas and break free
from the alienation of the 9 to 5.

You can read a more detailed explanation of R.A.R.A. and its story here.

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