Our purpose
We offer transformative, life-enhancing encounters with world class art, in wonderful, democratic spaces.
Our vision
We aspire to have the most vibrant, innovative, welcoming and inclusive arts spaces in the world, renowned for championing the imagination of artists, audiences and communities.
Our strategic principles:
We are Innovative and Dynamic.
We innovate all the time, in all that we do, in all our spaces, physical and digital. We are dynamic and flexible in the way we face challenges of the future. We always look for innovative ways of working. We strive for excellence in everything we do.
We build Audiences and our Staff and People reflect London.
Democratic access for all is our founding and our guiding principle. We are always extending our reach and relevance. We are a truly modern arts centre which is representative of Lambeth, London and the wider UK.
We Collaborate.
Partners and Artists are critical to our success and central to our way of working. Artistic/ tech/ commercial and cross-sector partnerships as well as community and venue partnerships across the UK and the world.
We are Resilient and Sustainable.
We are resilient and our organisation is stable. We make agile use of our resources so that we can invest for the long term future of SC. We are environmentally responsible in everything we do.