For 40 years, Lighthouse has championed creativity as a force for confidence, connection and change. As an independent, open and critical space, we’ve supported thousands of people to find their voice, build their skills and take their place in the creative world.

Independent spaces like ours are built by the community around them. They live in the young creatives, artists, and changemakers who we work with and are inspired by every single day.

As we mark our 40th Birthday, we want to gather the lore that made us who we are today.

• Did a Lighthouse exhibition completely change how you saw the world?
• Did you meet a lifelong friend or collaborator through one of our creative programmes?
• Do you have an unexpected, funny, or behind-the-scenes memory from a Lighthouse event?

Whether you have a full story, a quick 2-sentence memory, or a batch of old-school event photos to share, we’d love you to add them to our archive.

Sharing your story helps us archive our history, and we’ve launched #LighthouseLegacy to help us build our future.

As an independent charity, the financial support we receive from our community plays a key role in keeping our doors open and our talent development schemes accessible to those who need them most.

So whether it's a one-off 40th birthday gift or a recurring monthly donation, 100% of your support goes directly into our artistic programmes. This ensures we can continue to keep the lights on for young people from underrepresented backgrounds to explore creativity and shape culture for the next 40 years.