Since the 1990s, Bow Arts have nurtured London’s diverse creativity and talent. In 2025, we are celebrating 30 years of creating opportunities to work and learn, championing affordable live & work spaces and creativity within our local communities.

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What we do

Our studios connect artists with local communities, where they can meet other creatives and develop professionally. We give communities greater access to and interaction with the arts, through our learning programme, workshops, exhibitions and events.

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What’s on

Bhajan Hunjan: speaking through materials

Friday 9th October 2026 – Sunday 20th December 2026, 10:00am to 4:00pm Bow Road & Nunnery Gallery, 181-183 Bow Road

‘Bhajan Hunjan: speaking through materials’ will for the first time bring together works from Hunjan’s rich and various career to date, spanning over 40 years of practice.

Educator CPD: Developing a relevant, inclusive and diverse primary art curriculum with Jasmin Bhanji

Thursday 15th October 2026, 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Join artist Jasmin Bhanji to hear about a two-year project curriculum development project we’ve worked on with five primary schools.

Artist Educator CPD: The Poetics of Textiles – Language and Intuitive Practice using Fabric with Tyreis Holder

Wednesday 28th October 2026, 5:30pm to 7:30pm , Lakeside Centre, Lakeside Centre

In this session, work with artist Tyreis Holder on a series of exercises investigating relationships between making and working with young people and other audiences intuitively.

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We work with local, inspiring artists to deliver an innovative programme of learning through workshops, projects and training in schools.

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