Darius joins Wac Arts at an exciting time of growth as the organisation announces capital development plans and the annual arts and events festival returns… Read More »Wac Arts Announces Darius Khwaja as the New Chief Executive
If Lorca came to symbolise the poets and writers of Spain who opposed Franco and his intention to censor and destroy, Picasso’s cubist painting of… Read More »Pablo Picasso and Guernica
As well as the Spanish Civil War Exhibition, a celebration of the life of Lorca was held at Hampstead Old Town Hall. Federico Garcia Lorca… Read More »Frederic Lorca – A Celebration Of Life
The Spanish Civil war took place between 1936 and 1939. In 1936 Spain was ruled by a moderate, liberal government of Republicans, supported by communist… Read More »The Spanish Civil War
We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be taking part in the 2020 London Landmarks Half Marathon – the only half marathon to go through both… Read More »Join the Wac Arts Running Team
This article was written by U3A as part of a Shared Learning Project with Wac Arts. Reading through the records of meetings of the Hampstead… Read More »Council records reveal 90 years of Town Hall history
This article was written by U3A as part of a Shared Learning Project with Wac Arts. Although Hampstead’s first woman councillor was elected in 1907,… Read More »World War 1 Nurse became Mayor of Hampstead
Hampstead has produced numerous trail-blazers. One of the most notable was Reina Emily Lawrence. In 1907 Reina became the first woman to win a seat… Read More »Reina Lawrence: Hampstead’s first woman councillor
[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”2/3″ el_position=”first”] Back for a third year, the annual 3 day festival of arts and events at the Old Town Hall is… Read More »WAWA Weekender
Wac Arts is opening the first Belsize Beer Gardens, a new pop up onsite at the Old Town Hall. The gardens will be open from… Read More »Belsize Beer Gardens
LGBT Youth Singing & Songwriting Project 27th June to 25th July 2019 Thursday evenings from 6:30pm-8:30pm Including a performance at the WAWA Weekender on the… Read More »LGBT Youth Singing & Songwriting Project
Wac Arts presents In The Heights After a hit showcase season in which all of the final year students received offers of representation from agents… Read More »Wac Arts Diploma final years students present In The Heights
Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Suffragettes in 1903. Her aim was to fight ‘with deeds not words’ for women to be allowed to vote in Britain.… Read More »Emmeline Pankhurst: Political activist and Suffragette
Hampstead Goes Gay – Hampstead Arts Balls and LGBT Hampstead – In Conversation with Chris Barlow Tuesday 13th November 2018 Between 1947 and 1955 Hampstead… Read More »The Gay Liberation Front
We spoke to some of our young people to find out their connection to Wac Arts and why Wac Arts matters. Take a look at… Read More »What our young people think about Wac Arts!
Our Heritage page is now live! Click the link below to explore the history of the Old Town Hall and Wac Arts, including blog posts… Read More »Our Heritage page is now live!
Wac Arts believes in the infinite power of the arts to unleash the extraordinary potential of young people. Wac Arts offers inclusive performing arts and… Read More »What’s On at Wac Arts – Spring-Summer 2019
The Old Town Hall has been the locus of a number of exciting events throughout its 140 year history, from tea dances and balls, including… Read More »Notable Events at the Old Town Hall
From the 16th to the 18th of April Wac Arts Ignite Easter project saw students thinking about the history of the Old Town Hall building… Read More »Tales from the WAWA
T.S. Elliot One of the most notable early marriages conducted at Hampstead Town hall was that of T.S. Eliot. Prior to becoming arguably the greatest… Read More »Hampstead Town Hall Marriages
A lot of animals have passed through Hampstead Town Hall over the years – although sadly they’ve not always been alive. In 1972 the town… Read More »T.S. Eliot vs. Animal Farm
David Thomas Pitt (1913-1994), later Baron Pitt of Hampstead, was Britain’s longest serving Black Parliamentarian. A doctor by trade, he spent his adult life campaigning… Read More »David Pitt: Black Parliamentarian and campaigner for racial equality
Raising money has been high on the agenda for Hampstead Town Hall over the years. In 1881, almost as far back to when the building… Read More »A Place of Charitable Aims
