SHOREDITCH ARTS CLUB

As an independent private members’ club dedicated to Bristol’s creative industries, we’ve partnered with over forty esteemed members’ clubs worldwide to offer our community exclusive reciprocal access during their travels. Each reciprocal club in our collection has been thoughtfully selected to ensure their values align with ours. So wherever your journey takes you, you can trust there’s a welcoming home away from home waiting for you.

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For this Jet Set feature, we’re staying closer to home as we introduce our newest reciprocal partner, Shoreditch Arts Club. We spoke with Khing Kriengkomol, Cultural Partnerships and Comms Lead to learn more about the club and to take a behind-the-scenes look at life within its walls.

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Shoreditch Arts Club opened its doors in 2023, making it a fresh face on the members’ club scene. What inspired the creation of the club, and how has the journey been so far?

The space that Shoreditch Arts Club occupies now was actually a former loading bay that fronts onto Redchurch Street. Our founders at Buckley Gray Yeoman saw the opportunity to redesign and breathe new life into it by forming a creative clubhouse that challenged the conventional ideas and appearances of existing members’ clubs.

The studio wanted the space to reflect the communities it set out to foster and support: individuals from creative arts and architectural fields, meeting and collaborating in meaningful ways.

The journey so far has been incredibly rewarding: we’ve been able to do just that. Having the pleasure of working with creatives ranging from up-and-coming to esteemed talents to showcase their work in our rotating eclectic collection in the space, and inviting them to collaborate with us on our active cultural events programme, which encompasses installation, performances, artist talks, workshops, film evenings and more. With each of these events our doors opened for more senses to be enlivened and cultural experiences expanded. 

Shoreditch is a neighbourhood steeped in creativity, how does the club engage with and reflect its local cultural environment?

We are very lucky to be based in a neighbourhood with such defiant energy and rich cultural heritage, and we reflect this spirit through the curatio sn of works shown throughout the club – a collaborative effort between our team and long-time collaborators.

As you enter Shoreditch Arts Club, you’re met with Chila Burman’s Shotokan Self-Portrait Kick, previously illuminating the facade of the Tate Britain in 2021 as part of their winter commission.

A rotating roster of digital moving image works are shown across or prominent projected screens, creating an immediately immersive experience, including works by local artists Libby Heaney, Peter Spanjer, and Tia O’Donnell. Physical artworks in the space are curated to evoke the feeling of an avid art collector’s home, with fresh pieces by up-and-coming talents rubbing shoulders with art by the city’s most celebrated stars. Peppered throughout the floors are recycled aluminium design objects by Six Dots Design, a design studio in Hackney who we’ve worked with since our inception. 

Across our cultural programming, we work with local galleries, artists and curatorial agencies to curate events that support artistic communities while bringing our members into the fold.

In November 2025 we partnered with local not-for-profit contemporary gallery Peer to host an evening event to gather their community and ours, and celebrate the launch of their 2026 programme, introducing four exciting upcoming commissions by artists Leah Clements, Okiki Akinfe, Dala Nasser, and Ceidra Moon Murphy. Leah Clements’ solo show opens in February, I highly recommend stopping by Peer to see it, just a short walk from Shoreditch Arts Club.

Last summer we partnered with Rich Mix Cinema to host the celebration of the inaugural SXSW Festival in London, unveiling Threads on Redchurch, a community-made art installation made of colourful ribbons, with proceeds supporting Rich Mix’s Every Child a Cinema Goer campaign, helping to give more children access to cinema. We also hosted our second Pride Party which featured a magnitude of queer talent, including a special performance by pole artist Luca Asta and acclaimed cellist Zara Hudson-Kozdój.

It is endlessly inspiring to be located here amongst such a rich cultural scene and we really let it inform our approach to how the club runs and our exhibitions. Cultivating accessible occasions for people to discover our space, and subsequently the rotating roster of artists we work with, which then leads to more conversations and collaboration.

For members visiting from outside London, what can they expect from a day at Shoreditch Arts Club?

A day at Shoreditch Arts Club offers the chance to enjoy a coffee and pastry from the café before settling in for a productive day working in the vibrant café space or tucked away in the lounging areas and private meeting rooms for deep focus or meetings. Regulars are warm and welcoming, and it’s common to see people from different groups mixing and mingling, creating great opportunities to meet new people and spark conversations. Visitors can also explore new artwork and installations, catch the latest programme in the private cinema, and chat with the team about ideas for private or collaborative events within the space.

Could you recommend any must-stay hotels, restaurants or local spots to explore in the area?

Our neighbours and club regulars at Brat and Smoking Goat offer incredible shifting seasonal menus and amazing food, while Dishoom—just opposite us on Boundary Street—fills the air with a fragrant, irresistible aroma, making it a perfect spot for dinner and drinks after a productive day at the club. Redchurch Street is lined with bespoke shops and boutiques like Earl of East and SCRT®, ideal for a bit of shopping, and nearby Arnold Circus provides a beautiful public park space to enjoy on a sunny day. For a quick lunch, Brick Lane is only a short walk away and home to the iconic Beigel Bake shop.

Looking ahead, what exciting plans or projects are on the horizon for Shoreditch Arts Club?

There are many exciting projects in the pipeline but first up we are looking forward to introducing our partnership with HERVISIONS in February, the femme-focused art curatorial agency exploring digital moving image in the social media age, with a preview of their new commission by London-based South Korean artist Eunjo Lee, expanding our roster of digital artists’ works on view at Shoreditch Arts Club.

We plan to continue curating an events programme that supports community missions and cultural movements. Most importantly, we’ll continue to explore how we can widen the club’s accessibility in order to challenge the norms of ‘exclusivity’ in member’s clubs, while maintaining the vision of Shoreditch Arts Club since its inception: a hub for creative communities to come together and create engaging experiences in a time when this is most sought after and needed.

Where will your Square Club membership take you next?
Reciprocal access is available to members via Sonato Alliance.