Bow Skills

Introducing Groupwork: our new interdisciplinary peer-to-peer sharing space for artists, curators, critics, gallerists, and other creative practitioners to present ideas and works in progress for feedback, in an informal, low-stakes, and discussion-based environment. . 

A walk to discover east London’s architecture and streetscapes with artist and architect Kuda Mushangi. A chance to learn more about Mushangi’s painting practice that is deeply rooted in narrative, storytelling and allegory, adding new dimensions to the fabric of the city’s urban landscapes.

How can safeguarding be reimagined to foster better cultures of safety and care for the communities we work with? Join Latifa Akay for a reflective and interactive session diving into this question and its implications in our artistic practice.

As artists work more closely with individuals with diverse needs, the question arises: how can we work in a manner that is creative, yet sensitive and safe? Art psychotherapist Dr Lily Hsu returns to deliver a reflective and interactive session diving into this question and its implications in our artistic practices.

Level up your social media and digital marketing skills with content strategist and coach Jess Bruno as she returns in-person and walks us through how to leverage digital platforms to get your work seen and make social media work for you as an artist.

Introducing Groupwork: our interdisciplinary peer-to-peer sharing space for artists, curators, critics, gallerists, and other creative practitioners to present ideas and works in progress for feedback in an informal, low-stakes, and discussion-based environment.

Join us for an exploratory workshop with Libby Scarlett using speed and feeling to tease out the different components of our artistic practices and how slowing down and embedding care can radically change how we approach art-making as a practice.

Level up your social media and digital marketing skills with content strategist and coach Jess Bruno as she walks us through how to leverage digital platforms to get your work seen and make social media work for you as an artist.

Develop your artist legal toolkit with DACS as they run through the fundamentals of what you need to know about intellectual property rights (IP), protecting your artwork, and advocating for yourself as an artist.

Join artist and writer Jamila Prowse as she breaks down the expansive potential of access adjustments and the ways in which they can transform your artwork and how audiences experience it.

Join interdisciplinary artist Dora Lam in this experimental workshop to discover the value in letting go of our artistic inhibitions and becoming more instinctive when faced with creative blocks.

Join multidisciplinary artist researchers Ghost and John for an experimental and playful workshop expanding on the landscapes of our bodies and how we can perform, construct and agitate towards collective liberated ecological futures.

Get to grips with the fundamentals of good financial planning that artists need to know with Opus Gold as they dive into all things taxes, savings, pensions, managing debt, and protecting your income.

This event will run twice during the day: the first session from 3-5pm and the second at 6-8pm.

Get to grips with the fundamentals of good financial planning that artists need to know with Opus Gold as they dive into all things taxes, savings, pensions, managing debt, and protecting your income.

This event will run twice during the day: the first session from 3-5pm and the second at 6-8pm.

Get clued up on everything you need to know about UK-based and international artist residencies, including what to keep an eye out for, the process of application writing, practical tips and tricks for when you’re on residency, and how to make residencies actually work for you and your practice development as an artist.

Join multidisciplinary artist Kasra Jalilipour in this playful artist peer support group, expanding on what it means to bring our artistic practices back to the personal and how to reconnect with our innate creativity when we’re lost or feel caught up in the mechanics of the wider arts ecosystem.

Bringing together our artist community, come along to the second session in our Life Drawing in the Nunnery series, hosted by Thamesmead Life Drawing’s Jamie Zubairi. All levels of experience are welcome!  After settling in, Jamie will guide us through our life drawing experience for the evening – for some,…

Join Claudia Kennaugh from Art & People as she demystifies how to price your artwork confidently and consistently, with the opportunity to present your work and get practical, personalised pricing advice and feedback.

Join photographer Jo Underhill in this practical, hands-on workshop breaking down the fundamentals of capturing the essence of your artwork in a photograph and how to effectively document your artwork for a range of different purposes and contexts.

Hear from arts collective and platform Baesianz on the foundations of creative community building through an anti-capitalist lens and how to nurture a collective ethos in an organic and sustainable way that’s in alignment with your core values.

How can eco-literacy and ecological grief be used to resist patterns of planetary extraction through our artwork? What is the role of meaningful ecological artistic practice in challenging how we consume, experience, and engage with art? Join artist and researcher Youngsook Choi in a reflective session diving into these questions and their implications for our practices and the wider arts ecosystem.

THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW SOLD OUT. PLEASE EMAIL NUNNERY@BOWARTS.COM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST. Join Claudia Kennaugh from Art & People as she breaks down how to articulate your artistic practice and present yourself in a way that feels authentic to your values and what…

Explore the playful art-making and aesthetic possibilities of creative coding and website customisation in this introductory workshop with coder, web designer, and creative technologist Rifke Sadleir.

Introducing Groupwork: our new interdisciplinary peer-to-peer sharing space for artists, curators, critics, gallerists, and other creative practitioners to present ideas and works in progress for feedback, in an informal, low-stakes, and discussion-based environment.

THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW SOLD OUT. PLEASE EMAIL NUNNERY@BOWARTS.COM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST. Level up your social media and digital marketing skills with content strategist and coach Jess Bruno as she walks us through how to leverage digital platforms to get your work seen…

Bringing together our artist community, come along to the next session in our Life Drawing in the Nunnery series, hosted by Thamesmead Life Drawing’s Jamie Zubairi. All levels of experience are welcome!  After settling in, Jamie will guide us through our life drawing experience for the evening – for some,…

As artists work more closely with individuals with diverse needs, the question arises: how can we work in a manner that is creative, yet sensitive and safe? Join art psychotherapist Dr Lily Hsu for a reflective and interactive session diving into this question and its implications in our artistic practices.

Level up your digital marketing skills with producer and digital marketer Tamera Heron as she walks us through how to explore your core values, how they shape your practice and the way you market yourself as an artist.

Bringing together our artist community, come along to the next session in our Life Drawing in the Nunnery series, hosted by Thamesmead Life Drawing’s Jamie Zubairi. All levels of experience are welcome! 

How can we dream something different, and believe that dream is possible, even when you cannot see it? Hear from collective Hidden Keileon on the foundations of community building and producing life-affirming cultural activities grounded in our lived experiences through collective, non-hierarchical collaboration that is in alignment with your core values. 

The East London Art Prize celebrates and promotes the incredible talent and diversity of art made in the cultural hive of east London.

We provide artists with affordable workspaces, bringing together fellow creatives and providing them with plenty of opportunities for growth and development.

Both our physical gallery shop, located in the Nunnery Café, and our online shop offer you the opportunity to promote and sell your work to a wider audience.