Skip to main content

Some of us Stayed

This work is about the desertion of villages, resulting in empty buildings and desolate spaces. Nature however flourishes and some inhabitants continue to reside in the buildings, continuing an existence which seems less complicated and somehow locked in time to those on the outside looking in.
Mhdwotxgweabl778yx2hfq Madi Acharya-Baskerville

The Bride

Stories in my shed

Life's a bitch and then you thrive

Join Axis

We support artists

Funding, visibility, connection and practical help. 

Membership includes £15 million of Public Liability Insurance!

Axis is an independent charity, funded by our members. 
Become a Member

OPEN: £50,000 directly to artists.

Axis Artist Awards 2026

The Axis Artist Awards support artists to develop their practice, test ideas, make work and keep going. 

Learn more