Bold Tendencies

⭐︎ Become a Founding Friend for 2026 ⭐︎

We invite you to become a Founding Friend for our 20th Anniversary Season: Euphoria

To continue and further Bold Tendencies’ ambition and creativity, we are seeking your support. Our funding does not come from the government but from self-generated revenue, trusts and foundations, and the generosity of our friends and supporters.

Your support allows us to further Bold Tendencies’ mission – to offer transformative experiences for artists, audiences and our communities; to deepen and enrich our commitments and provision to our local networks; and to uphold open access to this special, spectacular place.

2026 Supporter Groups

The hi boos
Give £150+ OR Give £12.50+ per month.
Benefits include

Quarterly Founding Friends Newsletter.
Invitation to the Opening Celebrations.
20% discount on all live programme tickets.
Personal accreditation as Founding Friends on-site and online.

The Bristows
Give £400+ OR Give £35+ per month.
All the above benefits, plus

Invitation for you and a guest to a Public Rehearsal.
Invitation to Annual Rooftop Breakfast & Guided Tour.

The Holzers
Give £1000+ OR Give £85+ per month.
All the above benefits, plus

Backstage access for selected events.
Invitation to a Studio Visit with one of Bold Tendencies’ alumni commissioned artists.

The Jarmans
Give £2500+ OR Give £210+ per month.
All the above benefits, plus

Guaranteed access to seats for sold-out performances.
‘Work in progress’ preview of the 2026 Visual Arts commissions led by our Senior Curator and Producer: Visual Arts.
Invitation to annual post-season celebration.

The Skyliners
Give £5000+ OR Give £420+ per month.
All the above benefits, plus

Private use of our Listening Room for you and your invited guests, with a bespoke introduction to its contents (previous honorees James Baldwin, Derek Jarman, Susan Sontag, Edward Said)
Access to a programme of ‘behind the scenes’ rehearsals, offering once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to see work in development before its debut in the Concrete Concert Hall.

Founding Friends support activities across our three programme strands of visual arts, creative learning and live events:

£150 funds a local young person to facilitate a Backstage Pass session, creating a space for exchange, conversation and questions between performer and audience.

£400 funds printing and materials for our self-led Activity Booklets, designed by our Engagement Assistants and providing on-site activities for children and young people, families and carers.

£1,000 funds ten Creative Workshops, exploring our skyline views, Derek Jarman Garden and the iconic Agora installation by Richard Wentworth, benefitting up to 300 participants from our local communities.

£2,500 funds an Artist Placement in a local school or community group, pairing our alumni commissioned visual artists and community partners.

£3,000 funds an entry-level Engagement Assistant role for a local young person, paid at London Living Wage plus a professional development programme.

£5,000 funds the annual care, love and restoration package for one of our beloved Permanent Artworks, such as the iconic ‘pink staircase’ hi boo i love you by Simon Whybray.

£12,500 funds a Solo or Chamber Presentation in our Live Events programme, bringing world-class artists to new audiences in the car park.

£25,000 funds a new Visual Arts commission for the season, including artist fee, research and development, production and installation.

With thanks to our 2025 Déjà Vu Founding Friends:

The Skyliners
Marie Donnelly
Maryam Eisler
James Lingwood & Jane Hamlyn
Evan Tawil
Ryan Taylor

The Jarmans
Brian Boylan
Sadie Coles
Carolyn Dailey
Andrew & Stephanie Hale
James Lindon

The Holzers
Ronojoy Dam
Es Devlin & Jack Galloway
Tom Dingle & May Calil
Viv Guinness
Jenny Holzer
Fatima Maleki
Penny Mason
Hugh Monk
Felicity & Robert Waley-Cohen
Sara Stewart
Rebecca Wilmshurst

The Bristows
Edmund Barry
Selim & Houda Bouafsoun
John Cavanagh
Sue & Colin Grayson-Ford
Judy Greenwood
Marcelle Joseph
Vivienne Monk
Isabella de Sabata

The hi boos
Lena Baume
Nathalie Baume
Janine Catalano
Beth Davies
Elizabeth Dellert
Matthew Earnest
Monica Irani
Caroline Issa
Anne Pitcher
James & Sarah Sassoon
Susan Spindler & Peter Brown
Don Weniz

& those who wish to remain anonymous.

With thanks to our 2025 Live Programme Commissioning Circles:

Rachmaninoff Commissioning Circle
Sam & Alexandra Morgan
& those who wish to remain anonymous.

Oliver Leith Commissioning Circle
Brian Boylan
John & Emma Donnelly
Svetlana Marich & Photonia Ltd.
Bob Shaw
Lukas Zueger-Knecht
The Glass Castle Foundation
& those who wish to remain anonymous.

WHY SUPPORT US

As a not-for-profit organisation, Bold Tendencies relies on the generosity of our supporters to deliver a world-class programme.

Our rooftop is a space for everyone. Alongside new Visual Arts commissions and Live Events, our Creative Learning programme fosters local connections with schools and community groups in Southwark, encouraging free access to the arts.

Tickets for our Live programme are subsidised by up to 90% and all Creative Learning participants are given the chance to benefit from free Community Tickets, making our events open and accessible to the widest possible audiences.

Creativity can take us beyond our limits and Bold Tendencies is a beyond the limits place.

Your support is much appreciated, and allows us to do more, and do better.