rebrand of the organisation with Pentagram, dropping the ‘s’ on ‘Camden Arts Centre’ to become ‘Camden Art Centre’. He has continued to programme international artists for the first time in the UK, including exhibitions by Amy Sillman, Sadie Benning, Elizabeth Murray, Christodoulos Panayiotou and Vivian Suter, as well as providing a space for emerging UK and international artists including Beatrice Gibson, Wong Ping, Julien Creuzet and Walter Price, some of whom were supported through the Camden Art Centre Emerging Artist Prize at Frieze, which he established in 2018. History Camden Art Centre is situated at the corner of Arkwright Road and Finchley Road, NW3 in a Grade II listed premises, constructed as Hampstead Central Library and designed by the architect Arnold Taylor. The building was opened in 1897 by its benefactor Sir Henry Harben, then Deputy Chairman of the Prudential Assurance Company. The Victorian structure funded by Harben survived World War II, despite hits by enemy incendiary bombs in 1940 and the blast from a V2 rocket in 1945. The library grew in size and was extended in the 1920s, however by 1964 a new facility opened in Swiss Cottage which was better able to cope with the demands of the modern library service and all stock was transferred to it. The Centre was founded in 1965 in West Hampstead. It was originally named Hampstead Arts Centre and renamed "Camden Arts Centre" in 1967. It provided the local community with classes in painting, life drawing, pottery, printing and basic design. The first exhibition was held a year after the Centre was established. Jenni Lomax OBE joined Camden Art Centre in 1990, and established a programme of exhibitions, residencies, artists' projects and public events. She led the organisation through a major building refurbishment scheme which was completed in early 2004 by Tony Fretton Architects. Martin Clark became the Centre's new Director in 2017. It was rebranded "Camden Art Centre" in 2020. References External links Official website Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Camden Arts centres in London Tourist attractions in the London Borough of Camden