Bow Families: creating your own puppet deities with Nicola McEvoy
Sunday 30th August 2026 , 11:00am to 1:00pm
Join artist Nicola McEvoy to make different mythological creatures or deities and work collectively to make a shared ‘chimera’ – a monster composed of many animals. Open to children and families of all ages – all materials provided.
Don’t miss the final day of the Bow Open exhibition, and a chance to take part in our family workshop as we make different mythological creatures or deities and work collectively to make a shared ‘chimera’ – a monster composed of many animals. Open to children and families of all ages – all materials provided.
In this workshop, children will learn new skills in paper folding and collage with creativity, as well as engage in a highly collaborative making session. Nicola will make printouts/templates for different mythological creatures/deities.
This event is an inclusive, friendly environment which is accessible to all abilities and age groups.
Bow Families is a series of free, drop-in family art workshops that take place on the last Sunday of every month in the Bow Arts Courtyard. These sessions are a wonderful opportunity for local families to get creative and try something new! Each session is led by a Bow Arts’ Artist and all materials are provided.
Creating your own puppet deities with Nicola McEvoy | 30 August
Interested? Let us know you’re coming.
More about Nicola McEvoy
Nicola McEvoy is a transdisciplinary artist who works across the mediums of analogue/digital video, cameraless photography, textiles and ceramics. Her practice-based research, ‘Television Alchemy’, investigates the liquid materiality of CRT TV. She explores the correspondences between moving image and dream as it emerges from the primordial waters of chaos. Nicola is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and Goldsmiths, University of London.
As an artist educator and facilitator, she has worked with children and young people, as well as adults with learning disabilities.
Access information
The Bow Arts Trust courtyard room has step-free access throughout from street level, including to the accessible toilet, and is service animal friendly. This venue does not have a hearing loop system. Accessible parking is not available on-site but blue badge parking can be found 500m away on Fairfield Road.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility at this venue or event, would like to make us aware of any access requirements that you have in advance of visiting, or would like this information in an alternate format including Easy Read, please email nunnery@bowarts.com or call 020 8980 7774 (Ext. 3)
Access requirements could include things like providing equipment, services or support (e.g. information in Easy Read, speech to text software, additional 1:1 support), adjusting workshop timings (e.g. more break times), adjustments to the event space (e.g. making sure you have a table near the entrance) or anything else you can think of!
Transport Information
Opening hours: Mon-Friday, 9am to 5pm
Address: Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
Nearest station(s): Bow Road (District and Hammersmith and City lines) is a 6-minute walk away, and Bow Church (DLR) is a 3-minute walk away.
Bus: 205, 25, 425, A8, D8, 108, 276, 488 and 8 all service the surrounding area.
Bike: Bicycle parking is located at Bow Church Station. The nearest Santander Cycles docking station is at Bow Church Station.
