We are Second home

A not for profit cafe,

focusing on making art more accessible.

good people doing
good things

Second Home studio + Cafe is a not for profit organisation focused on making art more accessible. We are set up as a specific type of Limited Company known as a Community Interest Company (CIC for short!). This means we run our business with the interests of our community at heart. Any profit we make, is invested back into the business to purchase items such as art materials for classes and public use in the cafe.

expanding + empowering our creative community

At Second Home our mission is to empower and expand our creative community. We expand our creative community by welcoming people to make use of our free art materials on site, and by hosting classes which are financially accessible. We empower our existing creative community by providing opportunities through tuition, exhibitions, and retail.

FOUR years of community support

Through tuition opportunities, exhibitions, and retail space, Second Home has generated over £59,000 in income to local artists.

In the last three years, we've had the pleasure of hosting over 160 art classes, workshops and events. That's over 1,800 people exploring their creativity with us!

We've also partnered with 17 other not for profit organisations to provide support.

our people

Second Home Studio + Cafe is headed up by artist, writer and entrepreneur, Kirsty Hilda Cameron.

Every bit the passion project, Second Home was conceived from the deep seated belief that art is for everyone. After completed a BA in Fashion Communication at Heriot Watt University, Kirsty worked relentlessly for years to hone in on the skills require to run an organisation of this kind.

4 years into running the business now and it is still an absolute dream come true.

To contact Kirsty directly for comment on Second Home, speaking/writing opportunities, or anything else really, please contact hello@secondhomeaberdeen.com

obligations and stuff

As a Community Interest Company, we are required to share with you our yearly CIC reports. These reports outline exactly how we benefited the community this year, what the community had to say about, how much profit or loss we made, and what the director recieved in return for her efforts. You can download these by clicking the photo.