ARCollective needs a studio

ARCollective is a black and queer owned body modification business, serving womxn and queer people of colour exclusively. What we need is the start-up capital to procure physical premises, piercing and tattoo equipment, hygiene and sterilisation equipment, jewellery and creative adjacent inventory, branding and marketing, software, staff and interior decor/furniture.

This business model is in response to the rising climate of unsafety for marginalised bodies in South Africa. We are providing a liberating experience through body art to claim and reclaim our bodies. 

The reality in the industry is that black and queer bodies feel excluded when walking into white and male owned/dominated studios. We at ARC aim to create a space that combats structural barriers, systemic discrimination and psychological harms, such as the micro-aggression faced by our community.