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As It Is Arts CIC

As It Is Arts is a not-for-profit age-positive community interest initiative dedicated to transforming the social isolation of older men through creative arts engagement.

  • Developing the experience of connection between individuals, each other and their communities.
  • Fostering optimism in the positive impact of self-expression through the creative arts to achieve personal and social change.
  • Creating opportunities for mutual encouragement.
  • Enabling confidence in individuals' creativity and the value of their voice in the world.
  • Finding pathways to discover belonging.
Profile Information
Organisation
Contact Details
Lol O'Connor
asitisarts@proton.me
On the Web
asitisarts.com
Instagram
Our Areas of Work
Community Engagement
Health & Wellbeing
Heritage
Participatory
Our Artforms
Multi Artform
Digital
Film
Heritage
Literature
Music
Performing Arts
Photography
Theatre
Visual Arts
Activities or services we offer
Events
Exhibitions
Workshops and Classes
Projects
Heritage Research
Walks and Talks
Age ranges we support
18+

What do you love about culture in Wandsworth?

I love the rich diversity of cultures and communities across the borough. Wandsworth feels like borough where the priorities are kindness and caring for one another and where the arts are acknowledged to play a critical role in the wellbeing of all.

What makes Wandsworth a creative place to live and work?

There are many opportunities for anyone with an inspiration to explore their creativity, from professional, trained practitioners to people at the beginning of their creative journey to connect with each other, groups and creative organisations with plentiful support and encouragement from Wandsworth borough and its affiliated organisations .
Whatever your 'thing' is, there will be somewhere to do it and others to work with and also to support and encourage you in doing it!

Three, older men standing together on the stage facing the camera at the Clapham Grand, with the auditorium behind them. The man on the left has glasses and has a white complexion. The man in the centre also has a white complexion and a full, white beard. The man on the right has a black complexion and a shaved head. All three are smiling.
Two, older men standing together on the stage facing the camera at the Clapham Grand, with the auditorium behind them. The man on the left has a white complexion and a full, white beard. The man on the right has a black complexion and a shaved head. Both are smiling.
Lol O'Connor, who has a full, white beard, bald on most of the top of his head and curly grey-white hair around the remainder of his head in three-quarter profile, holding a microphone, reading glasses perched on his forehead, smiling, with one hand gesturing, open
Three, older men standing together on the stage facing the camera at the Clapham Grand, with the auditorium behind them. The man on the left has glasses and has a white complexion. The man in the centre also has a white complexion and a full, white beard. The man on the right has a black complexion and a shaved head. All three are smiling.
Two, older men standing together on the stage facing the camera at the Clapham Grand, with the auditorium behind them. The man on the left has a white complexion and a full, white beard. The man on the right has a black complexion and a shaved head. Both are smiling.
Lol O'Connor, who has a full, white beard, bald on most of the top of his head and curly grey-white hair around the remainder of his head in three-quarter profile, holding a microphone, reading glasses perched on his forehead, smiling, with one hand gesturing, open
Three, older men standing together on the stage facing the camera at the Clapham Grand, with the auditorium behind them. The man on the left has glasses and has a white complexion. The man in the centre also has a white complexion and a full, white beard. The man on the right has a black complexion and a shaved head. All three are smiling.
Two, older men standing together on the stage facing the camera at the Clapham Grand, with the auditorium behind them. The man on the left has a white complexion and a full, white beard. The man on the right has a black complexion and a shaved head. Both are smiling.
Lol O'Connor, who has a full, white beard, bald on most of the top of his head and curly grey-white hair around the remainder of his head in three-quarter profile, holding a microphone, reading glasses perched on his forehead, smiling, with one hand gesturing, open

Our Events

A flyer image in the style of a zine-type publication that has the heading 'Sounds, familiar' made by a dymo-label tape stuck to a piece of torn-off paper.. There is cassette tape with the date 10/12/2025 written on it, a pair of headphones, a strip of film negative and a pressed flower. There is also a QR code for further information online and also the dates of the installation at Sound Minds, with opening times of Tuesdays 12pm-5pm and Fridays 2pm-5pm written on it. In the top right corner there is the As It Arts logo which is made from dymo tape labels and in the bottom right, there is the logo for Sound Minds.
Lol O'Connor

Sounds, familiar

Tue 3 - Fri 20 Feb 2026
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an anchor motif
As It Is Arts

Men's Sea-Shanty Singalong

Fri 22 May 2026
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5 men sitting in a semi-circle, singing and looking happy
As It Is Arts

Men's sea-shanty singing group

Mon 27 Jul 2026 - Mon 26 Jul 2027
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As It Is Arts Events

an anchor motif
As It Is Arts

Men's Sea-Shanty Singalong

Fri 22 May 2026
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A flyer image in the style of a zine-type publication that has the heading 'Sounds, familiar' made by a dymo-label tape stuck to a piece of torn-off paper.. There is cassette tape with the date 10/12/2025 written on it, a pair of headphones, a strip of film negative and a pressed flower. There is also a QR code for further information online and also the dates of the installation at Sound Minds, with opening times of Tuesdays 12pm-5pm and Fridays 2pm-5pm written on it. In the top right corner there is the As It Arts logo which is made from dymo tape labels and in the bottom right, there is the logo for Sound Minds.
Lol O'Connor

Sounds, familiar

Tue 3 - Fri 20 Feb 2026
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