Accommodation
Our venue partner, University of the Arts London, offers competitively priced rooms to suit your needs, from shared flats for larger groups traveling together, to en-suite bathrooms and studios for guests looking for more space. Please take note of the location, which could be a tube or a bus ride away from the conference venue.
Booking link
Information for delegates
We are looking forward to welcoming you to the 2024 ARLIS Conference. Please find information on this page that we hope will be helpful for your preparation for attendance at the conference.
Follow ARLIS UK & Ireland on Instagram @arlis_uk and X @ARLIS_UKI for updates on the conference and live-tweeting. Make sure you use the hashtag #ARLIS2024 if you share your thoughts, pictures or any kind of content from your accounts.
For UK delegates: Please note that the General Election will be held on the 4th July and will clash with the final day of the ARLIS Conference. Please remember to register for a postal vote if you do not think you will arrive home in time (deadline is 19th June):
Arrival and transport information:
Central Saint Martins
Granary Building
1 Granary Square
King’s Cross
N1C 4AA
Buses: 10, 17, 30, 45, 59, 63, 73, 91, 205, 214, 259, 390, 476
Underground: The nearest underground station is King’s Cross. Take the Regent’s Canal exit if possible (it isn’t always open). Turn right outside the exit to join King’s Boulevard – this is a pedestrian route going north. Cross over the road at the top of the Boulevard and you will see the Granary Building ahead.
Trains: King’s Cross and St Pancras stations are both within close walking distance. From St Pancras follow signs to King’s Cross station and take the route detailed above. Euston Station is approximately a 20 minute walk (1.3km), or take buses 91, 205 or 390 to Granary Square.
Please use TFL’s Journey planner for travel options around London.
The CityMapper app and website is useful for traveling around London.
There will be a secure space to leave luggage at Central Saint Martins.
Food and drink:
All venue catering will be vegetarian. Any delegate with more specific dietary requirements please email to let us know: arlisconference24@gmail.com
Included in conference tickets:
Tea, coffee and biscuits each morning and afternoon of the conference programme.
Tuesday evening: drinks reception with light refreshment
Wednesday evening: conference buffet
Please note that lunch is not provided.
Cafe facilities are available within Central Saint Martins, there is a large Waitrose supermarket located just outside the venue and many local cafes and eateries.
Please use our conference map for some suggestions!
Venue facilities and accessibility:
The conference will take place over 3 floors. Most sessions will be located in the main lecture theatres on the ground floor. Workshops and CSM Library tours will be located on the first and second floors of the building.
Full access and route guides to Central Saint Martins are available on AccessAble. All entrances to the building are at ground level with step-free access. Lifts and access needs toilets are available on all floors.
For a virtual tour of Central Saint Martins please find a Google tour on this page (hover over each floor to see tour locations – The Street, Canteen, Platform Theatre and Theatre bar will all be used for the conference).
Please note that although the college will be much quieter than it would be during the term there are some spaces that can get noisy and echoey (in particular The Street, and the Theatre Bar). If you use noise reducing earplugs it would be useful to have these with you.
There will be several quiet spaces that delegates can use should you need to. These will include our conference Maker Space with jigsaws, craft material and zine making; and the CSM Library which will be available for delegates to use throughout the conference.
If you require further information about the venue please do get in touch with us to enquire: arlisconference24@gmail.com
Pre-reading/ listening/ thinking: Conference Padlet
As well as professional inspiration and learning we hope that this conference will inspire critical thought and discussion. Our conference padlet provides items that have caught our interest in recent months: news and journal articles, podcast episodes, government reports, institutional policies, and more.
Please add your own items of interest and use this resource to kick-start your critical thinking around this very immediate topic remembering that the goal of this conference is to create an encouraging space for collective thought and learning. This requires intentional behaviour, wherein delegates are conscious of and accountable for the effect of their statements and actions on others. We respect our experiences and the experiences of others and recognise that we can’t do this work without one another. We agree to hold each other accountable to foster a Brave, Friendly Space.
(Adapted from the Wikimedia Foundation’s Friendly Space policy)
Comments are anonymous and moderated.
Laptops:
Please bring your laptop, tablet or other digital device for participation in our conference workshops. Feel free to download any of the AI tools suggested on our conference padlet.
Local visits:
This year’s conference programme doesn’t include specific visits but we hope that you will take time to visit some of the local London institutions. We’ve included a variety of museums and galleries on our conference map, all of which are within walking distance (or a short bus ride) of the venue.