Two Queens

Our community share offer launches today! Become an owner from £50 on @crowdfunderuk at: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/twoqueens There's also the option to invest by subscription from £5/month - forms.gle/WkBEmdKoRrXZfy… Save a Vital Space for New Art to Thrive in Leicester #communityshares

The final tallies are in! Our '24 fundraising brought in a total of £157,785 through a combination of share investments, match equity and donations. This is the first step on the way to securing our long term future in our home at 2 Queen Street.

Brilliant session earlier with @ACFoundations getting charitable foundations and trusts more aware of community shares, two brilliant presentations from @twoqueensstudio and @bramleybaths If you want to find out more, get in touch!

@hawleyelizabeth Thanks Liz!

Last day to invest!

Its the final day of our community share offer! We are accepting investments up until 9pm tonight, so this really is your last chance to get involved and help save Two Queens: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/twoqueens

📢 Last Few Days to help Two Queens save our space! If you have a chance to share, spread the word, invest, chip in, donate or subscribe in the next week please do. crowdfunder.co.uk/p/twoqueens

The final Visual Arts recipient is Sean Roy Parker. An artist, writer and land worker, Parker’s practice focuses on low-tech crafts and traditional food preservation using consumer waste and wild abundance. Read more👇 phf.org.uk/funding/awards… 6/

With just over one month left of the fundraising, we are delighted to announce a limited edition Riso print by Emii Alrai as a reward for those who invest £200 or more. A3 Risograph print in Gold and Blue printed in-house at Two Queens: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/twoqueens/

@GraceANagle Thanks so much Grace!

Our popular Creative Wellbeing group is back! A free, hands-on drop-in, aimed at local creative people - open to everyone who feels they would benefit from taking part. Friday afternoons, 1-4pm, 1st Nov - 20th Dec. tinyurl.com/3aat8mre #WorldMentalHealthDay #ACEsupported

Two Queens, an artist-run gallery in Leicester, is facing an existential crisis. One option to overcome its precarity and secure its future is community ownership, says co-director Daniel Sean Kelly @twoqueensstudio buff.ly/3ZZeiGY

🔥 If you’re passionate about starting a fair, ethical business, this coming #BonfireNight we’ve got something that will really light you up! 🎆 💫 Join our FREE webinar at 1‑2pm on Tuesday 5 November, to discover co‑ops – and how they’re a more collaborative, democratic way of doing business! ❤️‍🔥 Claim your spot now: buff.ly/3B9a19h Delivered in partnership with @CooperativeBank, supporting fair, ethical businesses together. #coops 👍

Just published on @ArtsPro a piece by @danielseankelly from 2Q, considering Community Ownership as a way for artist run projects to be less precarious - learn more about the background of our share offer project and plans for the next steps: artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/artic…

Last day to have your say As part of #LeicesterMuseum's redevelopment we will be redisplaying the ground floor art galleries. We want to know what you like and don’t like, and what you would prefer to see in new updated galleries. consultations.leicester.gov.uk/communications…

And hear more on @BBCLeicester Summaya Mughal show from Thursday - we're on from around the 22 minute mark: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Find out about our current fundraising efforts on the @BBCNews website: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

We still need your support as much as ever - our Community Share Offer is just step 1 of the project to buy our building and save this vital space for new art to thrive. The more we can raise now, the closer we will be to achieving this goal. crowdfunder.co.uk/p/twoqueens

Reaching the minimum has been made possible by an additional offer of up to £50k equity match from Community Shares ICOF (CSI) Every pound invested unlocks another £2 from @ComShares and CSI! To make the most of this we are extending until 2nd December, so you can still invest!

We are delighted to announce that our community share offer has now passed its minimum target! 🥳 If you have supported us so far - Thankyou. Your support throughout the last few months has meant so much, and we are so grateful for every share, repost and investment...

@CaseCooperative @CoalvilleCANCBS Thanks so much for your support!

@CoalvilleCANCBS Been great to have been and to continue to support @CoalvilleCANCBS and other local co-operatives including @twoqueensstudio in their live #communityshares offer. If you can, invest today #cooperatives

A reminder of what we are all about. Make a cuppa, enjoy and share, each community can make a difference youtu.be/obm6etKjRxo?si…

📦🌱Some exciting news, @TheGazetteCoop is getting an office after 18-months! The team are really excited to be based at @twoqueensstudio, but we are in desperate need of three desks and chairs. If anyone can help, we'll get you a coffee and our eternal gratitude!