We've written before about our friends at Chiswick House & Gardens in London and their smaller-scale rewilding project "Letting the Light In". Well, in an art-meets-nature, stars-in-alignment they've just unveiled a new artist studio complex - a beautiful blend of creativity, heritage, and nature!

Justine Simons OBE, Deputy London Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries, cut the ribbon on the complex, developed in partnership with the charity Artist Studio Company. The studios will provide affordable creative workspace for up to 50 London-based artists and makers.

Nestled in the historic grounds, these studios are more than just workspaces. They’re an invitation to reconnect with the land, engage with the public, and celebrate the role of artists in shaping our understanding of the world around us. The artist and maker studios have been created in historic outbuildings set around the tranquil beauty of the site’s Kitchen Garden, with the first artists and makers due to take up up residence later this summer.

At LettsSafari, this resonates deeply. The idea of embedding creativity into green spaces mirrors what we’ve built through our own rewilding parks and what our sister venture, LettsArt, enables online.

Key themes from the Chiswick launch:

• Creativity rooted in place: The studios sit within historic gardens, connecting art to the natural world.
• Public access and engagement: Visitors can now witness art in progress—blending inspiration with education.
• A community model: Multiple artists working together, drawing from nature and heritage to shape contemporary culture.

This is exactly the ethos behind LettsSafari’s outdoor art installations and LettsArt’s digital-first galleries. Our Devon Sculpture Park integrates wild nature and sculpture, while LettsArt empowers artists to own their gallery space and sell directly to collectors - without middlemen.

What Chiswick has launched physically, LettsArt mirrors digitally, and LettsSafari complements through rewilded landscapes that inspire creativity, reflection, and ecological restoration.

As more spaces like Chiswick fuse heritage, biodiversity, and creativity, the opportunity is clear: nature and art belong together. And together, they offer a path to regeneration, not just of landscapes, but of how we live and create.

Ready to rewild your view of art and nature?
Explore our wild spaces at LettsSafari.com, or create your own gallery with LettsArt.com - where your work can thrive on your terms.