Arc's Fun Palace

ARC is part of Fun Palaces 2014, a free, nationwide celebration of arts, culture and sciences marking the 100th birthday of Joan Littlewood. Fun Palaces 2014 brings to life the vision she created with Cedric Price for spaces linking arts and sciences, entertainment and education, a campaign of culture at the heart of all of human life.

Fun Palaces belong to everyone and can be created by anyone. Each is driven by the five key principles that underpinned Joan Littlewood's vision:

Fun Palaces are FREE
Fun Palaces are LOCAL, with community involvement, engagement and participation at heart
Fun Palaces are INNOVATIVE, finding new ways to bring the arts, culture and sciences together
Fun Palaces are TRANSFORMATIVE, intending to transform the place/spaces they take place in: they transform the makers, and they transform the participants
Fun Palaces are ENGAGING: Fun Palaces are about full participation.