Artist stories

Children at William Bellamy worked with the artist known as The Fandangoe Kid to create a hopscotch inspired by their school values. 

Bow Arts Learning successfully brought together seven primary schools across Tower Hamlets for the Poplar Consortium, now in its eighth year.

Bow Arts Learning spoke to artist educator Lily Ash Sakula about their experience working with two nurseries in Barking and Dagenham on our Early Years creativity project.

From January to December 2022, we worked with 1,897 children from eight different primary schools in Greenwich and Bexley for the first time to form the Thamesmead Consortium, with kind support from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Shadow Play is a project by the artists of Royal Albert Wharf in collaboration with Art in The Docks celebrating London’s diverse communities on the windows of the wharf. Each artist created a unique Shadow Play picture in their studio window, creating a cinematic journey along the waterside.

Jenny Pengilly: Meet the artist in residency at the Children and Young CYP Studio, in partnership with Bow Arts, TACO and East Children’s Centres.

Andre O’Garro shares his experience as a film programmer volunteer for Thamesmead Travelling Cinema.

During October half term, educators from a range of settings and roles gathered for our two-day Educators’ Retreat.

Find out more about the Bexley Cultural Map, created by young people encouraging them to explore their local area.

Flour is a studio working across the fields of public art, design and social inclusion. Read how this studio is actively engaged in a new type of creative practice that reaches beyond specialist boundarie

Thamesmead Travelling Cinema volunteers Lydia de Matos and Andre O’Garre interview for Bow Arts Trust.

Surrounded by work from local artists and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee we caught up with Hey Sister Coffee co-founder, Nunnery Café manager, writer and poet Maliha Haider. Maliha is passionate about supporting artists, local businesses and being a part of community, as well as excellent coffee.