Wac Arts is a performing and creative arts charity in North London offering dance, theatre, music, and digital media classes for ages 4-30. Based at the Old Town Hall in Belsize Park since 2000, it provides subsidised weekend, evening, and summer school programmes celebrating diversity and supporting young people facing barriers to opportunity.
Wac Arts is a registered charity operating from the Old Town Hall in Belsize Park, North London, where it has been based since 2000. The organisation has served young people and the community for over 45 years. The building is a grade II listed structure comprising three connected buildings with an atrium and a purpose-built performing arts and media block. It functions as a creative hub shared with other arts and cultural organisations.
The charity offers weekend and evening classes for ages 4–30, summer school programmes for ages 4 and above, and Wac Nites classes for young people with mild to moderate learning disabilities. Its arts programme covers digital media, music, theatre, and dance. Classes are subsidised to improve accessibility. The organisation also provides creative projects, events, and workshops for schools and communities in Camden and beyond, as well as room hire facilities including halls, studios, and rehearsal spaces.
Wac Arts holds registered charity number 267043 and company number 1158819. The programme is designed to support young people facing barriers to opportunity and to build skills for employment and personal development. Limited bursary places are available based on specific eligibility criteria.
Wac Arts is a performing and creative arts charity that has been serving young people and the community for over 45 years. It operates as a creative hub where young people build confidence, artists connect, and arts organisations thrive. The charity celebrates diversity and supports young people who face barriers to opportunity. It is based in North London with an increasing national reach around the UK.
Wac Arts is located at the Old Town Hall, 213 Haverstock Hill, Belsize Park, in the borough of Camden, North London NW3 4QP. The organisation has been based in this 140-year-old grade II listed building since 2000. The building is a complex of three buildings connected by an atrium space and incorporates a purpose-built performing arts and media block.
Wac Arts offers dance as part of its arts programme, which includes weekend and evening classes, summer school, and Wac Nites. Dance is offered alongside digital media, music, and theatre. The organisation also provides performing arts workshops for schools and communities in Camden and beyond.
Young people and the community can use Wac Arts services. Weekend and evening classes are available for ages 4-30, and summer school is for ages 4 and above. Wac Nites serves young people with mild to moderate learning disabilities. The organisation also offers workshops for schools, communities, young people, and adults in educational, community, and youth settings.
Wac Arts caters for ages 4-30 through its weekend and evening classes, with specific age groups including 4-6, 7-11, 12-15, and 16+. Summer school is available for ages 4 and above. Classes are significantly subsidised to make them accessible to young people aged 5-30.
Many young people have gone on from Wac Arts to become arts professionals in the performing arts and media industry. The arts programme builds skills for employment and personal development through digital media, music, theatre, and dance.
You can contact Wac Arts by telephone at 020 7692 5800 or by email at info@wacarts.co.uk. For schools enquiries, email schools@wacarts.co.uk, and for communities enquiries, email communities@wacarts.co.uk. Safeguarding concerns should be reported using the online safeguarding form.