Studio for Photo & Video shoots
17, Harts Lane, New Cross Gare, SE14 5UP London
Closest tube/train station: New Cross Gate (2 min walk)
- Please read these Guidelines carefully.
- Contact us via email to discuss dates & availability [info@hartslane.org]
- Please quote Studio hire in the subject line
- Once we have agreed on your preferred dates, we’ll email you back with a Gallery Agreement and an invoice.
- Your booking will not be confirmed until we receive the payment & the Gallery Agreement signed by you.
GUIDELINES
hARTslane is a DIY art project space based in New Cross Gate, South London.
The gallery space is available for photo & video shoots.
We will send you a Risk Assessment to complete and a Health & Safety document before your event.
Please note: We are a volunteer run space. We reply to emails as soon as we can, normally on Wednesdays.
IMPORTANT GENERAL CONDITIONS
- Maximum number of people in the space at any one time: 40
- Not for public events
- No loud music as the gallery is located in a residential area.
- Use of the space must be between 8am and 9pm.
- No central heating is provided in the space.
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The daily rate is £150
The entire amount has to be paid to confirm the booking and upon receiving the Gallery Agreement from our team.
INSTALLATION & LOGISTICS
All bookings must include set-up and clear-out time.
You are fully responsible for your events, including transport, installation and all logistics.
Keys handover on the morning of day 1 (time to be agreed via email), provided that the Risk Assessment form (which you will receive ahead of your event) has been submitted.
You can use nails and screws on the walls as long as the holes are filled in and painted back white at the end of the booking.
There is no WIFI at the premises.
A floorplan of hARTslane is available HERE.
Free street parking is currently available outside the gallery space.
hARTslane has available the following facilities:
- Wheelchair accessible toilet
- Tea point & kitchen sink
- 4 tables and approx. 10 chairs
- HD projector for hire (£10 a day)
- Speaker and a microphone & stand (£5 a day)
- Flat monitor (£5 a day)
You must come equipped with:
- your own tools to install (ladder, hammers, nails, screws…)
- for de-install, filler and white paint, bin liners
The building is located in a residential area. You must ensure that reasonable noise levels are maintained throughout the building and outside.
RETURNING THE SPACE
You have to ensure that the space (walls, floor and ceiling) and furniture used, is returned in the condition that they found it (including filling and painting over any marks to the walls), remove any waste produced during the hire and leave the premises clean and tidy.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Both hARTslane and the users have a duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of all people affected by their activities.
All exhibitors are required to complete an exhibition Risk Assessment before their hire begins.
All your activity must be designed to prevent slips and trips. All exhibits must be firmly secured.
Health & safety protocols must be observed throughout the installation and all electrical equipment must be PAT tested where relevant.
Smoke machines are prohibited as they interfere with our smoke detection system and prevent it from working effectively.
We don’t provide any chemicals apart from fairy liquid and window cleaner. Please do not bring hazardous chemicals to the site and don’t pour them down the drain.
You must store any substances safely.
For Health & Safety reasons, you can not use the gallery ladder.
hARTslane is located in a back street with limited lighting at night. We recommend you stay alert and follow police advice on personal safety.
Under no circumstances is sleeping in hARTslane permitted. The premise has to be vacated between 8pm and 9am.
FIRE SAFETY
For health & safety reasons, max NUMBER OF PEOPLE within the gallery space at any one time is 40.
The is only one fire exit in the building.
No artworks emitting heat or smoke are permitted.
You can use hARTslane’s electric space heaters. Please ensure these are switched off at the end of the night each day and ensure these are kept away from combustibles during and after use.
INSURANCES
Insurance of the exhibits is the responsibility of the users. hARTslane takes no responsibility for any items damaged or stolen during your booking.
hARTslane’s Public Liability Insurance does not extend to users’ own liabilities when using the space. Please consider whether you should obtain a Public Liability Insurance, and make your own arrangements to acquire the insurance if so. Please get in touch with us if you’d like us to recommend a PLI company.
CANCELLATION
If you cancel days once they are booked 28 days or earlier before the start of your booking, you may choose to be refunded 50% of the fee or (subject to our approval) credit the full amount of the relevant fee against another booking within six months. The same rights apply if we cancel your booking, except that you may choose to be refunded 100% of the fee. If you cancel days once they are booked within 28 days of the start of your booking, your fee will not be refunded. Please refer to the Gallery Agreement for full details.
DISCLAIMER
As charming as hARTslane’s building is, the previously derelict garage comes with some limitations. Talk to us if you have concerns about fragile delicate works or equipment.
In the absence of any negligence or other breach of duty by us, we will not be liable for any accident, damage or loss occurred while using hARTslane.



