What Block 336 does

Block 336 is an artist-run contemporary art gallery and project space located at 336 Brixton Road in South London (SW9 7AA), operating from a 234 sq. metre main venue plus a smaller ancillary space. Founded in 2011 by Xabier Basterra, Jane Hayes Greenwood, Robert Bell, and Alex Gough, it functions as a UK-registered charity (number 1150535) and company limited by guarantee (company number 7809603). Since 2024 the organisation has explicitly prioritised the creative contributions of disabled people, and in 2025 it is launching a fully subsidised 12-month studio residency programme for disabled artists with attached mentoring, workshops, visits, and talks. A board of trustees led by Interim Chair Mike Butler and including Melanie Grant (Collections Development Lead at Wellcome Collection) governs a small operational team of approximately 3-5 staff.

The organisation's commercial offering centres on three streams: venue hire of the main 234 sq. metre space and a smaller space for non-exhibition purposes (events, activities, private hire) booked via direct email enquiry; competitive grant funding from a portfolio of UK and Irish public and private arts foundations including Arts Council England, Wellcome Trust, Henry Moore Foundation, Culture Ireland, Cockayne, Foyle Foundation, Lambeth Council, Mayor's Trust, Sky Arts, and Simmons & Simmons Charitable Foundation; and voluntary private donations. The underlying technology stack is minimal: a WordPress-based marketing website serves as the primary public channel, with no mobile app, no API, and no proprietary technology disclosed. Pricing for venue hire is held in a downloadable Client Pack rather than published online.

Distribution is regional (London only) and primarily direct. The organisation is actively operating but currently undergoing accessibility renovations. Its value proposition combines one of the largest architecturally unique project spaces in London with an unusually deep community partner ecosystem — including South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Lambeth & Southwark Mind, Age UK, Certitude, Black Thrive, and Lambeth College — that creates integration with local health, social care, and inclusion infrastructure difficult for competing galleries to replicate.

Name

Block 336

Legal name

Block 336

Website

https://block336.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Block 336 is a UK-registered charity operating an artist-run contemporary art gallery and 234 sq. metre project space in Brixton, South London, serving disabled artists, contemporary artists, and local community organisations through exhibitions, venue hire, and a 2025 subsidised residency programme.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Venue and Studio Hire: Block 336 rents out its spaces for non-exhibition purposes. The main space is 234 sq. metres, with a smaller space also available for hire. Revenue is generated through hourly or session-based rental of the venue for events and activities.
2. Grant Funding: As a UK-registered charity (number 1150535), Block 336 receives public grants from Arts Council England, Arts Council Ireland, Cockayne, Culture Ireland, Foyle Foundation, Henry Moore Foundation, Lambeth Council, Mayor's Trust, Simmons & Simmons Charitable Foundation, Sky Arts, and Wellcome Trust. This is a non-recurring revenue stream dependent on grant cycles.
3. Private Donations: Block 336 relies on voluntary support and private donations from individuals and organisations to fund its programme, complementing grant income.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Block 336 operates an artist-run contemporary art gallery and project space in Brixton, South London. It commissions artists to create ambitious site-specific work over extended periods, runs exhibitions and events programming, hires out its 234 sq. metre main space and a smaller space for non-exhibition purposes, and is launching a fully subsidised 12-month studio residency programme for disabled artists in 2025 with attached mentoring, workshops, visits and talks.

Product overview

Block 336 is an art gallery, studio provider, and UK-registered charity based in Brixton, South London. From 2024 onwards, the organization shifted its focus towards prioritising the creative contributions of disabled people and creating opportunities for more inclusive engagement in the arts. The offering consists of a core art gallery service commissioning site-specific artwork, venue hire for non-exhibition purposes (main space 234 sq. metres plus smaller space), an upcoming 12-month fully subsidised studio residency programme for disabled people launching in 2025, plus regular exhibitions and cultural events programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art Gallery Services Artist-run contemporary art gallery and project space commissioning artists to create new, ambitious, site-specific work. Provides time, space and support to empower artists to push the boundaries of their studio practice.
• Venue Hire Venue hire services for non-exhibition purposes, comprising the main 234 sq. metre space and a smaller second space. Block 336 is not a rental gallery and does not hire out the space for art exhibition purposes.
• Studio Residency Programme Fully subsidised 12-month studio residency programme for disabled people, including attached mentoring, workshops, visits and talks at no cost to participants.
• Exhibitions Regular exhibition programming featuring commissioned works by contemporary artists, including past exhibitions such as 'Songs for an after life', 'No Place Like Home' by Dale Lewis, and 'Karen McLean: BLUE POWER // Ar'n't I a Woman!'.
• Events Cultural events including artist conversations, studio visits, workshops, and community programming such as 'Artists' Legal Rights Sessions' and the COVID-19 Lockdown Programme.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lambeth & Southwark MindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health charity operating in Lambeth and Southwark. Block 336 has collaborated since 2012 on projects and events designed for staff, service users and wider community.
• South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor NHS Foundation Trust providing mental health services in South London. Ongoing collaborative partnership since 2012 on community-focused arts projects.
• Age UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational charity for older people. Partnership involves hosting projects and events designed for staff, service users and wider community.
• Lambeth CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFurther education college in Lambeth. Collaborative partnership on educational and community arts projects.
• Carers' Hub LambethminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport organisation for carers in Lambeth. Partnership on community arts initiatives.
• CertitudeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity providing support for people with learning disabilities and autism. Partnership on inclusion-focused arts projects.
• Black ThriveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on the wellbeing of Black communities in Lambeth. Collaborative community arts projects.
• Baytree CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity centre in Brixton providing services for women and families. Partnership on community arts initiatives.
• Brixton InclusiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganisation focused on inclusive practices in Brixton. Partnership on accessibility and inclusion initiatives.
• Share CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity supporting people with learning disabilities. Partnership on arts and community engagement projects.
• Creative FutureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity providing creative opportunities for people facing barriers. Partnership supporting underrepresented artists.
• BCA (Battersea Centre for Arts)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal arts organisation. Partnership on collaborative arts projects and community engagement.
• ArtquestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganisation providing support for artists' professional development. Partnership on artist development initiatives.
• British HomesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing charity. Partnership on community arts projects for residents.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Gasworks: London-based contemporary art organisation with international artist residencies, exhibitions and participation programmes. Comparable as a residency-and-exhibition focused London charity in the same artist-development space as Block 336.
• Auto Italia South East: Artist-run contemporary art organisation in Peckham, South London, commissioning new work and running collaborative projects. Directly comparable artist-run, South-London, project-space peer to Block 336.
• Matt's Gallery: Long-established artist-run gallery in East London commissioning and presenting new work by contemporary artists. Directly comparable as a small artist-run contemporary art space with a commissioning-led model.
• Chisenhale Gallery: East London contemporary art charity commissioning new work and running a renowned emerging artist residency. Comparable as a small London contemporary art charity with commissioning and artist-development focus.
• South London Gallery: Contemporary art gallery and educational charity in South London operating exhibition, learning, and community programmes from two sites. Directly comparable to Block 336 as a South London contemporary art charity with strong community engagement.
• Studio Voltaire: Artist-led contemporary art gallery and registered charity in Clapham, South London, with exhibition, residency and participation programmes. Closely comparable in scale, mission, and charity/community-led model.

Broad incumbents

• ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts): London institution for contemporary art, cinema, talks and performance with exhibitions and residencies. Operates in the same London contemporary-art charity space but at much larger institutional scale.
• Whitechapel Gallery: Major London contemporary art gallery with exhibitions, education and commissioning programmes. Comparable mission space but materially larger scale, longer history, and broader audience than Block 336.
• Camden Arts Centre: London contemporary art centre running exhibitions, residencies, and learning programmes from a single site. Comparable as a London art charity with exhibition-plus-residency programming, though at greater scale.

Regional players

• Create London: London-based arts charity commissioning ambitious contemporary work with a strong community focus in East London. Comparable in its community-arts and disability/access orientation, though operating on the opposite side of London from Block 336.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/block-336

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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