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Announcing the return of the East London Art Prize for a third edition! Bow Arts @bowarts is calling east London artists across all mediums to enter the open call.

The prize celebrates and promotes the incredible talent and diversity of art made in the cultural hive of east London. Each cycle, the Prize supports a cohort of 12 artists, through exhibiting their work in our shortlist show at the Nunnery Gallery, career development support with a £1,000 grant for mentoring and training, and various paid opportunities through the prize’s event programme.

From this cohort two further Prizes are awarded. The exhibition prize offers a cash prize of £15,000 and a solo exhibition at the Nunnery Gallery in east London. The residency prize offers a year’s studio space with Bow Arts.

The judges for the East London Arts Prize are Brendan Cormier @brendanpcormier (V&A East); Marine Tanguy @marinetanguyart (Mtart Agency @mtartagency); Alex Needham @alexneedham74, (Guardian); Michelle Williams Gamaker @m.williams.gamaker, artist.

Our partners supporting the East London Art Prize are British Council, Dulux, East Bank, The Line, London College of Fashion UAL, London Legacy Development Corporation, Own Art, UCL East, V&A East and Whitechapel Gallery.

Deadline: Sunday 16th August
Open to any artist living in the boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets & Waltham Forest.

For terms and conditions and how to apply, and for updates, news, and information on the prize, follow the link in the bio @nunnerygallery.

We are grateful to Minerva and Prue MacLeod for their support of the East London Art Prize.

@duluxuk @thelinelondon @london.legacy @vameast @lcfculture @whitechapelgallery @britisharts @own.art @bowarts @nunnerygallery

#eastlondonartprize #eastlondonartist #southeastlondonartist #bowarts #artistopportunity #artprize #artopps #opencall

Announcing the return of the East London Art Prize for a third edition! Bow Arts @bowarts is calling east London artists across all mediums to enter the open call.

The prize celebrates and promotes the incredible talent and diversity of art made in the cultural hive of east London. Each cycle, the Prize supports a cohort of 12 artists, through exhibiting their work in our shortlist show at the Nunnery Gallery, career development support with a £1,000 grant for mentoring and training, and various paid opportunities through the prize’s event programme.

From this cohort two further Prizes are awarded. The exhibition prize offers a cash prize of £15,000 and a solo exhibition at the Nunnery Gallery in east London. The residency prize offers a year’s studio space with Bow Arts.

The judges for the East London Arts Prize are Brendan Cormier @brendanpcormier (V&A East); Marine Tanguy @marinetanguyart (Mtart Agency @mtartagency); Alex Needham @alexneedham74, (Guardian); Michelle Williams Gamaker @m.williams.gamaker, artist.

Our partners supporting the East London Art Prize are British Council, Dulux, East Bank, The Line, London College of Fashion UAL, London Legacy Development Corporation, Own Art, UCL East, V&A East and Whitechapel Gallery.

Deadline: Sunday 16th August
Open to any artist living in the boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets & Waltham Forest.

For terms and conditions and how to apply, and for updates, news, and information on the prize, follow the link in the bio @nunnerygallery.

We are grateful to Minerva and Prue MacLeod for their support of the East London Art Prize.

@duluxuk @thelinelondon @london.legacy @vameast @lcfculture @whitechapelgallery @britisharts @own.art @bowarts @nunnerygallery

#eastlondonartprize #eastlondonartist #southeastlondonartist #bowarts #artistopportunity #artprize #artopps #opencall

Announcing the return of the East London Art Prize for a third edition! Bow Arts @bowarts is calling east London artists across all mediums to enter the open call.

The prize celebrates and promotes the incredible talent and diversity of art made in the cultural hive of east London. Each cycle, the Prize supports a cohort of 12 artists, through exhibiting their work in our shortlist show at the Nunnery Gallery, career development support with a £1,000 grant for mentoring and training, and various paid opportunities through the prize’s event programme.

From this cohort two further Prizes are awarded. The exhibition prize offers a cash prize of £15,000 and a solo exhibition at the Nunnery Gallery in east London. The residency prize offers a year’s studio space with Bow Arts.

The judges for the East London Arts Prize are Brendan Cormier @brendanpcormier (V&A East); Marine Tanguy @marinetanguyart (Mtart Agency @mtartagency); Alex Needham @alexneedham74, (Guardian); Michelle Williams Gamaker @m.williams.gamaker, artist.

Our partners supporting the East London Art Prize are British Council, Dulux, East Bank, The Line, London College of Fashion UAL, London Legacy Development Corporation, Own Art, UCL East, V&A East and Whitechapel Gallery.

Deadline: Sunday 16th August
Open to any artist living in the boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets & Waltham Forest.

For terms and conditions and how to apply, and for updates, news, and information on the prize, follow the link in the bio @nunnerygallery.

We are grateful to Minerva and Prue MacLeod for their support of the East London Art Prize.

@duluxuk @thelinelondon @london.legacy @vameast @lcfculture @whitechapelgallery @britisharts @own.art @bowarts @nunnerygallery

#eastlondonartprize #eastlondonartist #southeastlondonartist #bowarts #artistopportunity #artprize #artopps #opencall

Announcing the return of the East London Art Prize for a third edition! Bow Arts @bowarts is calling east London artists across all mediums to enter the open call.

The prize celebrates and promotes the incredible talent and diversity of art made in the cultural hive of east London. Each cycle, the Prize supports a cohort of 12 artists, through exhibiting their work in our shortlist show at the Nunnery Gallery, career development support with a £1,000 grant for mentoring and training, and various paid opportunities through the prize’s event programme.

From this cohort two further Prizes are awarded. The exhibition prize offers a cash prize of £15,000 and a solo exhibition at the Nunnery Gallery in east London. The residency prize offers a year’s studio space with Bow Arts.

The judges for the East London Arts Prize are Brendan Cormier @brendanpcormier (V&A East); Marine Tanguy @marinetanguyart (Mtart Agency @mtartagency); Alex Needham @alexneedham74, (Guardian); Michelle Williams Gamaker @m.williams.gamaker, artist.

Our partners supporting the East London Art Prize are British Council, Dulux, East Bank, The Line, London College of Fashion UAL, London Legacy Development Corporation, Own Art, UCL East, V&A East and Whitechapel Gallery.

Deadline: Sunday 16th August
Open to any artist living in the boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets & Waltham Forest.

For terms and conditions and how to apply, and for updates, news, and information on the prize, follow the link in the bio @nunnerygallery.

We are grateful to Minerva and Prue MacLeod for their support of the East London Art Prize.

@duluxuk @thelinelondon @london.legacy @vameast @lcfculture @whitechapelgallery @britisharts @own.art @bowarts @nunnerygallery

#eastlondonartprize #eastlondonartist #southeastlondonartist #bowarts #artistopportunity #artprize #artopps #opencall

Announcing the return of the East London Art Prize for a third edition! Bow Arts @bowarts is calling east London artists across all mediums to enter the open call.

The prize celebrates and promotes the incredible talent and diversity of art made in the cultural hive of east London. Each cycle, the Prize supports a cohort of 12 artists, through exhibiting their work in our shortlist show at the Nunnery Gallery, career development support with a £1,000 grant for mentoring and training, and various paid opportunities through the prize’s event programme.

From this cohort two further Prizes are awarded. The exhibition prize offers a cash prize of £15,000 and a solo exhibition at the Nunnery Gallery in east London. The residency prize offers a year’s studio space with Bow Arts.

The judges for the East London Arts Prize are Brendan Cormier @brendanpcormier (V&A East); Marine Tanguy @marinetanguyart (Mtart Agency @mtartagency); Alex Needham @alexneedham74, (Guardian); Michelle Williams Gamaker @m.williams.gamaker, artist.

Our partners supporting the East London Art Prize are British Council, Dulux, East Bank, The Line, London College of Fashion UAL, London Legacy Development Corporation, Own Art, UCL East, V&A East and Whitechapel Gallery.

Deadline: Sunday 16th August
Open to any artist living in the boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets & Waltham Forest.

For terms and conditions and how to apply, and for updates, news, and information on the prize, follow the link in the bio @nunnerygallery.

We are grateful to Minerva and Prue MacLeod for their support of the East London Art Prize.

@duluxuk @thelinelondon @london.legacy @vameast @lcfculture @whitechapelgallery @britisharts @own.art @bowarts @nunnerygallery

#eastlondonartprize #eastlondonartist #southeastlondonartist #bowarts #artistopportunity #artprize #artopps #opencall

Announcing the return of the East London Art Prize for a third edition! Bow Arts @bowarts is calling east London artists across all mediums to enter the open call.

The prize celebrates and promotes the incredible talent and diversity of art made in the cultural hive of east London. Each cycle, the Prize supports a cohort of 12 artists, through exhibiting their work in our shortlist show at the Nunnery Gallery, career development support with a £1,000 grant for mentoring and training, and various paid opportunities through the prize’s event programme.

From this cohort two further Prizes are awarded. The exhibition prize offers a cash prize of £15,000 and a solo exhibition at the Nunnery Gallery in east London. The residency prize offers a year’s studio space with Bow Arts.

The judges for the East London Arts Prize are Brendan Cormier @brendanpcormier (V&A East); Marine Tanguy @marinetanguyart (Mtart Agency @mtartagency); Alex Needham @alexneedham74, (Guardian); Michelle Williams Gamaker @m.williams.gamaker, artist.

Our partners supporting the East London Art Prize are British Council, Dulux, East Bank, The Line, London College of Fashion UAL, London Legacy Development Corporation, Own Art, UCL East, V&A East and Whitechapel Gallery.

Deadline: Sunday 16th August
Open to any artist living in the boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets & Waltham Forest.

For terms and conditions and how to apply, and for updates, news, and information on the prize, follow the link in the bio @nunnerygallery.

We are grateful to Minerva and Prue MacLeod for their support of the East London Art Prize.

@duluxuk @thelinelondon @london.legacy @vameast @lcfculture @whitechapelgallery @britisharts @own.art @bowarts @nunnerygallery

#eastlondonartprize #eastlondonartist #southeastlondonartist #bowarts #artistopportunity #artprize #artopps #opencall

Boost your knowledge with #BowSkills. Learn about independent publishing, using listening and sound meditation as a research method for artistic creations, get insights on pricing your artworks and bid writing & arts fundraising, and join a walk exploring arts & architecture in east London.

💡THU 30 APR - Workshop: publishing 101 in the arts with Jeffrey Choy @jeffreychoy.art

💡WED 13 MAY - Workshop: listening and sound meditation as a research method for artistic creations with Dr. Hoi Shan Anson Mak @aah.sun

💡THU 28 MAY - Workshop: pricing your artworks with Art & People @artandpppl

💡THU 11 JUN - Workshop: bid writing and arts fundraising with Daniel Regan – an Arts Council England special! (Thamesmead) danielreganphotography

💡SAT 27 JUN - Walk: exploring arts & architecture in east London with Kuda Mushangi @kuda.mushangi

Find out more via the link in our bio.

Image by Dennis Ngan.

#ArtistCPD #ArtistSupport #ArtistWorkshop #Publishing101 #SoundMeditation #Bidwriting #ArtsFundraising #ArtworkPricing #WalkingTour #Architecture #EastLondon

Teacher CPDannouncement

We’re excited to launch our new Public Teacher CPD programme!

Bow Arts’ latest season of CPD sessions is designed for educators looking for fresh, creative, arts-based approaches for the classroom and beyond.

Alongside being affordable and relevant, these sessions are a great chance to step away from the classroom, connect with fellow teachers and artists, share ideas and pick up new techniques to inspire your lessons and refresh your teaching toolkit.

This season includes exclusive private views at the Nunnery Gallery, opportunities to develop papermaking and bookbinding skills, workshops focused on building resilience and how to include Islamic art and culture in the school curriculum.

Interested? 🤔
Book your place now — spaces are limited! 🔗See link in bio

Teacher CPDannouncement

We’re excited to launch our new Public Teacher CPD programme!

Bow Arts’ latest season of CPD sessions is designed for educators looking for fresh, creative, arts-based approaches for the classroom and beyond.

Alongside being affordable and relevant, these sessions are a great chance to step away from the classroom, connect with fellow teachers and artists, share ideas and pick up new techniques to inspire your lessons and refresh your teaching toolkit.

This season includes exclusive private views at the Nunnery Gallery, opportunities to develop papermaking and bookbinding skills, workshops focused on building resilience and how to include Islamic art and culture in the school curriculum.

Interested? 🤔
Book your place now — spaces are limited! 🔗See link in bio

Teacher CPDannouncement

We’re excited to launch our new Public Teacher CPD programme!

Bow Arts’ latest season of CPD sessions is designed for educators looking for fresh, creative, arts-based approaches for the classroom and beyond.

Alongside being affordable and relevant, these sessions are a great chance to step away from the classroom, connect with fellow teachers and artists, share ideas and pick up new techniques to inspire your lessons and refresh your teaching toolkit.

This season includes exclusive private views at the Nunnery Gallery, opportunities to develop papermaking and bookbinding skills, workshops focused on building resilience and how to include Islamic art and culture in the school curriculum.

Interested? 🤔
Book your place now — spaces are limited! 🔗See link in bio

Teacher CPDannouncement

We’re excited to launch our new Public Teacher CPD programme!

Bow Arts’ latest season of CPD sessions is designed for educators looking for fresh, creative, arts-based approaches for the classroom and beyond.

Alongside being affordable and relevant, these sessions are a great chance to step away from the classroom, connect with fellow teachers and artists, share ideas and pick up new techniques to inspire your lessons and refresh your teaching toolkit.

This season includes exclusive private views at the Nunnery Gallery, opportunities to develop papermaking and bookbinding skills, workshops focused on building resilience and how to include Islamic art and culture in the school curriculum.

Interested? 🤔
Book your place now — spaces are limited! 🔗See link in bio

Teacher CPDannouncement

We’re excited to launch our new Public Teacher CPD programme!

Bow Arts’ latest season of CPD sessions is designed for educators looking for fresh, creative, arts-based approaches for the classroom and beyond.

Alongside being affordable and relevant, these sessions are a great chance to step away from the classroom, connect with fellow teachers and artists, share ideas and pick up new techniques to inspire your lessons and refresh your teaching toolkit.

This season includes exclusive private views at the Nunnery Gallery, opportunities to develop papermaking and bookbinding skills, workshops focused on building resilience and how to include Islamic art and culture in the school curriculum.

Interested? 🤔
Book your place now — spaces are limited! 🔗See link in bio

Teacher CPDannouncement

We’re excited to launch our new Public Teacher CPD programme!

Bow Arts’ latest season of CPD sessions is designed for educators looking for fresh, creative, arts-based approaches for the classroom and beyond.

Alongside being affordable and relevant, these sessions are a great chance to step away from the classroom, connect with fellow teachers and artists, share ideas and pick up new techniques to inspire your lessons and refresh your teaching toolkit.

This season includes exclusive private views at the Nunnery Gallery, opportunities to develop papermaking and bookbinding skills, workshops focused on building resilience and how to include Islamic art and culture in the school curriculum.

Interested? 🤔
Book your place now — spaces are limited! 🔗See link in bio

Teacher CPDannouncement

We’re excited to launch our new Public Teacher CPD programme!

Bow Arts’ latest season of CPD sessions is designed for educators looking for fresh, creative, arts-based approaches for the classroom and beyond.

Alongside being affordable and relevant, these sessions are a great chance to step away from the classroom, connect with fellow teachers and artists, share ideas and pick up new techniques to inspire your lessons and refresh your teaching toolkit.

This season includes exclusive private views at the Nunnery Gallery, opportunities to develop papermaking and bookbinding skills, workshops focused on building resilience and how to include Islamic art and culture in the school curriculum.

Interested? 🤔
Book your place now — spaces are limited! 🔗See link in bio

Teacher CPDannouncement

We’re excited to launch our new Public Teacher CPD programme!

Bow Arts’ latest season of CPD sessions is designed for educators looking for fresh, creative, arts-based approaches for the classroom and beyond.

Alongside being affordable and relevant, these sessions are a great chance to step away from the classroom, connect with fellow teachers and artists, share ideas and pick up new techniques to inspire your lessons and refresh your teaching toolkit.

This season includes exclusive private views at the Nunnery Gallery, opportunities to develop papermaking and bookbinding skills, workshops focused on building resilience and how to include Islamic art and culture in the school curriculum.

Interested? 🤔
Book your place now — spaces are limited! 🔗See link in bio

We are pleased to announce Bow Arts has successfully been awarded Active Member status for 2025-26 with @galleryclimatecoalition!

Active Membership is not a certification of sustainability nor a claim that we are doing things perfectly. We’re all doing our best to assess, report and reduce our impact, setting targets in line with science, taking any actions we can and working out other solutions as we go. We encourage our peers and colleagues to visit the @galleryclimatecoalition page or website to learn more about the initiative and explore their resources.

#GCCActiveMember #TogetherForOurPlanet #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency
#GCC #GalleryClimateCoalition

We don’t just run projects in primary and secondary schools - we also help schools, colleges and universities connect the dots between education and creative careers. 🖼️🖌️🎨

From lively creative careers fairs to hands-on workshops that give a true feel of life as an artist, we’re all about opening doors for young people.

We introduce students to professional creatives and their practice, helping them explore what their future in the arts could look like - there are so many possibilities! 🎮🎞️📸

Here’s what Creative Careers Fair participants had to say:

💬“So many options available. Real industry people to speak to who were honest.”
💬“I enjoyed the speaker – it gave me an insight into working in fashion design.”
💬“I learnt that every choice is a pathway to a new opportunity.”

Curious? Take a look at our Access to Creative Careers programme in our latest Learning Blog
🔗 Link in bio

📸Access to Creative Careers

#CreativeCareers #EducationAndArt #StudentWorkshops #CreativeEducation #ArtCareers #YouthInArt #CreativePathways #CareerFairs #FutureArtists #CreativeIndustry

We don’t just run projects in primary and secondary schools - we also help schools, colleges and universities connect the dots between education and creative careers. 🖼️🖌️🎨

From lively creative careers fairs to hands-on workshops that give a true feel of life as an artist, we’re all about opening doors for young people.

We introduce students to professional creatives and their practice, helping them explore what their future in the arts could look like - there are so many possibilities! 🎮🎞️📸

Here’s what Creative Careers Fair participants had to say:

💬“So many options available. Real industry people to speak to who were honest.”
💬“I enjoyed the speaker – it gave me an insight into working in fashion design.”
💬“I learnt that every choice is a pathway to a new opportunity.”

Curious? Take a look at our Access to Creative Careers programme in our latest Learning Blog
🔗 Link in bio

📸Access to Creative Careers

#CreativeCareers #EducationAndArt #StudentWorkshops #CreativeEducation #ArtCareers #YouthInArt #CreativePathways #CareerFairs #FutureArtists #CreativeIndustry

We don’t just run projects in primary and secondary schools - we also help schools, colleges and universities connect the dots between education and creative careers. 🖼️🖌️🎨

From lively creative careers fairs to hands-on workshops that give a true feel of life as an artist, we’re all about opening doors for young people.

We introduce students to professional creatives and their practice, helping them explore what their future in the arts could look like - there are so many possibilities! 🎮🎞️📸

Here’s what Creative Careers Fair participants had to say:

💬“So many options available. Real industry people to speak to who were honest.”
💬“I enjoyed the speaker – it gave me an insight into working in fashion design.”
💬“I learnt that every choice is a pathway to a new opportunity.”

Curious? Take a look at our Access to Creative Careers programme in our latest Learning Blog
🔗 Link in bio

📸Access to Creative Careers

#CreativeCareers #EducationAndArt #StudentWorkshops #CreativeEducation #ArtCareers #YouthInArt #CreativePathways #CareerFairs #FutureArtists #CreativeIndustry

We don’t just run projects in primary and secondary schools - we also help schools, colleges and universities connect the dots between education and creative careers. 🖼️🖌️🎨

From lively creative careers fairs to hands-on workshops that give a true feel of life as an artist, we’re all about opening doors for young people.

We introduce students to professional creatives and their practice, helping them explore what their future in the arts could look like - there are so many possibilities! 🎮🎞️📸

Here’s what Creative Careers Fair participants had to say:

💬“So many options available. Real industry people to speak to who were honest.”
💬“I enjoyed the speaker – it gave me an insight into working in fashion design.”
💬“I learnt that every choice is a pathway to a new opportunity.”

Curious? Take a look at our Access to Creative Careers programme in our latest Learning Blog
🔗 Link in bio

📸Access to Creative Careers

#CreativeCareers #EducationAndArt #StudentWorkshops #CreativeEducation #ArtCareers #YouthInArt #CreativePathways #CareerFairs #FutureArtists #CreativeIndustry

In honour of @londonfestivalofarchitecture, we're taking a looking backwards at the Lakeside Centre. If you remember Archies' or the Lakeside Bar before they closed, we would love to hear from you.

The Lakeside Centre is now the site of 38 artist studios. @bowarts facilitate public arts programmes including workshops, exhibitions, and an annual open studios event in collaboration with the artists in our studios and creative guardianship scheme to invite the community back inside the building, and keep it thriving.

Photos: Adrian Morley Brookes

#LFA2026 #Archies #Thamesmead #Brutalist #LakesideCentre @brutalist.london

In honour of @londonfestivalofarchitecture, we're taking a looking backwards at the Lakeside Centre. If you remember Archies' or the Lakeside Bar before they closed, we would love to hear from you.

The Lakeside Centre is now the site of 38 artist studios. @bowarts facilitate public arts programmes including workshops, exhibitions, and an annual open studios event in collaboration with the artists in our studios and creative guardianship scheme to invite the community back inside the building, and keep it thriving.

Photos: Adrian Morley Brookes

#LFA2026 #Archies #Thamesmead #Brutalist #LakesideCentre @brutalist.london

In honour of @londonfestivalofarchitecture, we're taking a looking backwards at the Lakeside Centre. If you remember Archies' or the Lakeside Bar before they closed, we would love to hear from you.

The Lakeside Centre is now the site of 38 artist studios. @bowarts facilitate public arts programmes including workshops, exhibitions, and an annual open studios event in collaboration with the artists in our studios and creative guardianship scheme to invite the community back inside the building, and keep it thriving.

Photos: Adrian Morley Brookes

#LFA2026 #Archies #Thamesmead #Brutalist #LakesideCentre @brutalist.london

Did you know, you can purchase some of the works you see at the Open Studios, Nunnery Gallery exhibitions, and at the Gallery Shop using the affordable Own Art Scheme? @own.art 🛍️

It allows buyers to spread the cost of an artwork over ten interest-free monthly instalments, making it easier to own original artwork and support artists!

Speak to the artist or a Bow Arts staff member for more information and get started on purchasing your next piece of artwork today.

📸Alberto Romano @albertoromano_ph

#NunneryGallery #OwnArt #SupportLocalArtists

Visit over 100 artists at Bow Road during our open studios this summer.

🗓️ Friday 19th June - Saturday 20th June 2026
📍 Bow Arts Trust Courtyard Room, 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
🎟️ Free, drop in (RSVP optional)
🔗 Please find out more via the link in our bio

Image 1: Babette van Gerwen, @babette.vangerwen
Image 2: Maya Silverberg, @maya.silverberg
Image: ScallywagFox, @scallywagfox
Image 4: Nye Thompson, @nye.thompson
Image 5: Will Kennedy, @williaaaaaaaamm
Image 6: Ryan Hodge,@woofportraits
Image 7: Zoë Wilkinson, @zoewilkinson_art
Image 8: Zixin Yan, @yzx_roam

We're making a community artwork!Neighbours and visitors are welcome at the @lakeside_centre to help us create the Thamesmead Tapestry.

Bring an object that means something personal to you, and turn it into an appliqué patch for a unique hanging tapestry with artist Marcus Orlandi @marcus.orlandi.

The final piece will go on display as part of a living room-style exhibition in June, to be announced as part of @londonfestivalofarchitecture.

🗓️ Upcoming Workshop Dates
Thursday 21st May, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Friday 22nd May, 2-4pm
Tuesday 26th May, 5:00pm to 7:00pm

📍 Lakeside Centre, SE2 9AN
🎟️ Free
🔗Find out more & RSVP via link in bio

Photo: Marcus Orlandi

#LFA2026 @nlalondon #CommunityArts #Thamesmead

Coming up in June at the @lakeside_centre in Thamesmead, we have a week of events to welcome our neighbours and visitors from further afield into the building.

From JD Swann's popular Wildlife Wanders, to workshops with @marcus.orlandi and danielreganphotography - plus a new exhibition debuting the Thamesmead Tapestry, we're excited to welcome you to the Lakeside Centre.

Follow the link in our bio to RSVP, or book your place.
#LFA2026 #Thamesmead #LakesideCentre #Bexley

Coming up in June at the @lakeside_centre in Thamesmead, we have a week of events to welcome our neighbours and visitors from further afield into the building.

From JD Swann's popular Wildlife Wanders, to workshops with @marcus.orlandi and danielreganphotography - plus a new exhibition debuting the Thamesmead Tapestry, we're excited to welcome you to the Lakeside Centre.

Follow the link in our bio to RSVP, or book your place.
#LFA2026 #Thamesmead #LakesideCentre #Bexley

Coming up in June at the @lakeside_centre in Thamesmead, we have a week of events to welcome our neighbours and visitors from further afield into the building.

From JD Swann's popular Wildlife Wanders, to workshops with @marcus.orlandi and danielreganphotography - plus a new exhibition debuting the Thamesmead Tapestry, we're excited to welcome you to the Lakeside Centre.

Follow the link in our bio to RSVP, or book your place.
#LFA2026 #Thamesmead #LakesideCentre #Bexley

Coming up in June at the @lakeside_centre in Thamesmead, we have a week of events to welcome our neighbours and visitors from further afield into the building.

From JD Swann's popular Wildlife Wanders, to workshops with @marcus.orlandi and danielreganphotography - plus a new exhibition debuting the Thamesmead Tapestry, we're excited to welcome you to the Lakeside Centre.

Follow the link in our bio to RSVP, or book your place.
#LFA2026 #Thamesmead #LakesideCentre #Bexley

Coming up in June at the @lakeside_centre in Thamesmead, we have a week of events to welcome our neighbours and visitors from further afield into the building.

From JD Swann's popular Wildlife Wanders, to workshops with @marcus.orlandi and danielreganphotography - plus a new exhibition debuting the Thamesmead Tapestry, we're excited to welcome you to the Lakeside Centre.

Follow the link in our bio to RSVP, or book your place.
#LFA2026 #Thamesmead #LakesideCentre #Bexley

Coming up in June at the @lakeside_centre in Thamesmead, we have a week of events to welcome our neighbours and visitors from further afield into the building.

From JD Swann's popular Wildlife Wanders, to workshops with @marcus.orlandi and danielreganphotography - plus a new exhibition debuting the Thamesmead Tapestry, we're excited to welcome you to the Lakeside Centre.

Follow the link in our bio to RSVP, or book your place.
#LFA2026 #Thamesmead #LakesideCentre #Bexley

Coming up in June at the @lakeside_centre in Thamesmead, we have a week of events to welcome our neighbours and visitors from further afield into the building.

From JD Swann's popular Wildlife Wanders, to workshops with @marcus.orlandi and danielreganphotography - plus a new exhibition debuting the Thamesmead Tapestry, we're excited to welcome you to the Lakeside Centre.

Follow the link in our bio to RSVP, or book your place.
#LFA2026 #Thamesmead #LakesideCentre #Bexley

Our spring/summer Teacher CPD programme is in full bloom. Next up is artist educator Julie Vermeille’s@julievermeille Limitless Leaves practical workshop.

Come along for a relaxed, hands-on evening and pick up simple bookbinding techniques you can use straight away with materials you probably already have in your classroom.

You’ll make your own sketchbook using Japanese bookbinding methods and explore the many cross-curricular ways concertina books can support learning and creativity. 📚

Here’s what past teacher participants have said about our CPD sessions:

💬“Can’t wait to do this in class!”
💬“Very useful and fun - I can implement this in future lessons.”

📅 Monday 18 May, 6–7:30pm
📍 Bow Arts, 181–183 Bow Road, E3 2SJ
💷 £8 - booking recommended

🎨🧋All materials are included, plus refreshments - and of course, a warm Bow Arts welcome.

☝️click link in bio and book now to guarantee you place

#TeacherCPD #BookbindingWorkshop #ArtEducation #CreativeLearning #SketchbookMaking #JapaneseBookbinding #CrossCurricular #TeacherTraining #BowArts #HandsOnLearning

Our spring/summer Teacher CPD programme is in full bloom. Next up is artist educator Julie Vermeille’s@julievermeille Limitless Leaves practical workshop.

Come along for a relaxed, hands-on evening and pick up simple bookbinding techniques you can use straight away with materials you probably already have in your classroom.

You’ll make your own sketchbook using Japanese bookbinding methods and explore the many cross-curricular ways concertina books can support learning and creativity. 📚

Here’s what past teacher participants have said about our CPD sessions:

💬“Can’t wait to do this in class!”
💬“Very useful and fun - I can implement this in future lessons.”

📅 Monday 18 May, 6–7:30pm
📍 Bow Arts, 181–183 Bow Road, E3 2SJ
💷 £8 - booking recommended

🎨🧋All materials are included, plus refreshments - and of course, a warm Bow Arts welcome.

☝️click link in bio and book now to guarantee you place

#TeacherCPD #BookbindingWorkshop #ArtEducation #CreativeLearning #SketchbookMaking #JapaneseBookbinding #CrossCurricular #TeacherTraining #BowArts #HandsOnLearning

We’re proud to be part of Backyard Biennial: East, a free, 8-week festival in collaboration with @whitechapelgallery and 40+ local partners across East London (15 July - 6 September 2026).

Join us for an exciting programme of exhibitions, performances, workshops and more, celebrating the histories, communities and creative practices that shape the East End.

We are collaborating with East London Art Prize shortlisted artists Laisul Hoque @laisulhoque, Kuda Mushangi @kuda.mushangi and Lydia Newman @ladedum for exciting events including exhibitions, workshops, performances and walking tours!

As part of the ‘East of the Aldgate Pump’ exhibition, Laisul will present ‘An Ode to All the Flavours’ (2024), an expanded storytelling and interactive installation inspired by his earliest memory of his father sharing his favourite childhood snack.

On Sat 25 & Sun 26 July, Lydia will host two participatory workshops 'Tangle/Untangle' (2026) in collaboration with Jae Gibbs @our_living_tree as space-holder, using sand-filled tights as a shared material to create collective entanglement and explore how bodies carry, share and negotiate inherited and socially learned pressures.

On Thurs 13 August, as part of Whitechapel Lates, Lydia will present ‘Sand Suit 4.0’ (2026), an embodied storytelling performance developed in dialogue with the workshops and her ongoing series ‘In the Wake of Ruin’.

On Sat 15 August, Kuda will lead a walking tour of the Whitechapel area to explore how art has been integrated and woven into the history and architecture of Whitechapel and East London. Key sites will include House of Annetta, Whitechapel Gallery and Arnold Circus.

These events are curated by Sandra Lam @lamwanyisandra in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery team.

Read more via the link in our bio.

Image 1: Lydia Newman. Photo by Jane Lam @lapchingphotos
Image 2: Kuda Mushangi. Photo by Sandra Lam
Image 3: Laisul Hoque. Photo by Rob Harris.

#BackyardBiennial #EastEnd

We’re proud to be part of Backyard Biennial: East, a free, 8-week festival in collaboration with @whitechapelgallery and 40+ local partners across East London (15 July - 6 September 2026).

Join us for an exciting programme of exhibitions, performances, workshops and more, celebrating the histories, communities and creative practices that shape the East End.

We are collaborating with East London Art Prize shortlisted artists Laisul Hoque @laisulhoque, Kuda Mushangi @kuda.mushangi and Lydia Newman @ladedum for exciting events including exhibitions, workshops, performances and walking tours!

As part of the ‘East of the Aldgate Pump’ exhibition, Laisul will present ‘An Ode to All the Flavours’ (2024), an expanded storytelling and interactive installation inspired by his earliest memory of his father sharing his favourite childhood snack.

On Sat 25 & Sun 26 July, Lydia will host two participatory workshops 'Tangle/Untangle' (2026) in collaboration with Jae Gibbs @our_living_tree as space-holder, using sand-filled tights as a shared material to create collective entanglement and explore how bodies carry, share and negotiate inherited and socially learned pressures.

On Thurs 13 August, as part of Whitechapel Lates, Lydia will present ‘Sand Suit 4.0’ (2026), an embodied storytelling performance developed in dialogue with the workshops and her ongoing series ‘In the Wake of Ruin’.

On Sat 15 August, Kuda will lead a walking tour of the Whitechapel area to explore how art has been integrated and woven into the history and architecture of Whitechapel and East London. Key sites will include House of Annetta, Whitechapel Gallery and Arnold Circus.

These events are curated by Sandra Lam @lamwanyisandra in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery team.

Read more via the link in our bio.

Image 1: Lydia Newman. Photo by Jane Lam @lapchingphotos
Image 2: Kuda Mushangi. Photo by Sandra Lam
Image 3: Laisul Hoque. Photo by Rob Harris.

#BackyardBiennial #EastEnd

We’re proud to be part of Backyard Biennial: East, a free, 8-week festival in collaboration with @whitechapelgallery and 40+ local partners across East London (15 July - 6 September 2026).

Join us for an exciting programme of exhibitions, performances, workshops and more, celebrating the histories, communities and creative practices that shape the East End.

We are collaborating with East London Art Prize shortlisted artists Laisul Hoque @laisulhoque, Kuda Mushangi @kuda.mushangi and Lydia Newman @ladedum for exciting events including exhibitions, workshops, performances and walking tours!

As part of the ‘East of the Aldgate Pump’ exhibition, Laisul will present ‘An Ode to All the Flavours’ (2024), an expanded storytelling and interactive installation inspired by his earliest memory of his father sharing his favourite childhood snack.

On Sat 25 & Sun 26 July, Lydia will host two participatory workshops 'Tangle/Untangle' (2026) in collaboration with Jae Gibbs @our_living_tree as space-holder, using sand-filled tights as a shared material to create collective entanglement and explore how bodies carry, share and negotiate inherited and socially learned pressures.

On Thurs 13 August, as part of Whitechapel Lates, Lydia will present ‘Sand Suit 4.0’ (2026), an embodied storytelling performance developed in dialogue with the workshops and her ongoing series ‘In the Wake of Ruin’.

On Sat 15 August, Kuda will lead a walking tour of the Whitechapel area to explore how art has been integrated and woven into the history and architecture of Whitechapel and East London. Key sites will include House of Annetta, Whitechapel Gallery and Arnold Circus.

These events are curated by Sandra Lam @lamwanyisandra in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery team.

Read more via the link in our bio.

Image 1: Lydia Newman. Photo by Jane Lam @lapchingphotos
Image 2: Kuda Mushangi. Photo by Sandra Lam
Image 3: Laisul Hoque. Photo by Rob Harris.

#BackyardBiennial #EastEnd