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Essex House Stratford

Artist spotlight

What does it mean to be a Bow Arts Artist?

Artist opportunities

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Develop professionally

Along with offering affordable studio spaces, we also provide opportunities to help you to develop professionally, such as workshops, training sessions, peer crits, panel discussions and the sale of your art through Own Art.

What’s going on?

The Line Family workshop: storytelling and creating coloured origami boats with Joseph Ijoyemi

Saturday 14th June 2025, 11:00am to 1:30pm , Bow Arts Trust Courtyard Room, 183 Bow Road

Come and join Joseph Ijoyemi as we create coloured origami boats, adding your personal messages around themes of belonging, migration, integration, and what it means to live in east London. Open to children and families of all ages.

Visit our nearby gallery

Around the area…

We work with local schools, delivering innovative arts programmes and enriching curriculums, including Sarah Bonnell School, Chobham School, Portway Primary School, Ronald Openshaw Nursery and Earlham Primary School.

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Our studios are situated just a 10-minute walk from Queen Elizabeth Park. Not only is it a great place to walk, but it’s also undergoing development to become a new arts, innovation and education hub, including the V&A East.

Theatre Royal Stratford East

Near to our studios is the Theatre Royal Stratford, a leading London theatre and civic hub for east London, driven by art, inclusivity and boldness.