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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The Ground Beneath Me – Laisul Hoque

Friday 6th February 2026 – Sunday 12th April 2026, 10:00am to 4:00pm Bow Road & Nunnery Gallery, 181-183 Bow Road

Laisul Hoque premieres a new installation, film, and works on paper, exploring microhistories and personal memory alongside the context of political shifts and turmoil in Bangladesh.

Tumeric dye on white t shirt fabric in the shape of a necklace chain

Bow Families: stains as archives of cultures and joy, printing with turmeric with Ayesha Sureya 

Sunday 22nd February 2026, 11:00am to 1:00pm , Bow Arts Trust Courtyard Room, 183 Bow Road

Join artist and designer Ayesha Sureya for a vibrant, sensory workshop inspired by stains as cultural archives. Using spices such…

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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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