Bow Skills social: artists networking event in collaboration with Studio Current
Thursday 3rd July 2025 , 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Come and join us on the occassion of Bow Open: Connections to meet London-based creative peers! This event is organised in collaboration with Studio Current and designed especially for emerging artists who are looking to connect, collaborate, and grow within a supportive and inspiring community.
Alongside the current exhibition Bow Open: Connections at the Nunnery Gallery, Bow Arts is collaborating with Studio Current to co-host a vibrant networking event. Come and join us if you are looking for a collaborator for your creative projects or would like to get to know more artists across the arts and cultural industry!
This event is designed especially for emerging artists based in London who are looking to connect, collaborate, and grow within a supportive and inspiring community. If you would like to promote your upcoming shows, exhibitions, or related projects, come early and sign up for the sharing session!
It’s a unique opportunity to meet fellow artists, build meaningful relationships, and spark future projects. Whether you’re seeking collaborators, mentorship, or simply inspiration, this evening promises to open doors and expand your artistic network.
Event schedule:
18:00-18:30 | Doors open
18:30-18:45 | Group activity
18:45-19:15 | Sharing session
19:15 – onwards | Networking
In this networking event, you will:
- Gain insights from other creative practitioners with different knowledges, interests, and lived experiences.
- Connect and meet a community of other artists, curators, critics, writers, gallerists, and creative practitioners.
- Engage in discussion, dialogue, and peer-to-peer learning.
This event will take place at the Nunnery Gallery, 181 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ. Doors will open at 6pm, with group activity and artists sharing from 6:30pm till 7:15pm, followed by open socialising time. The Nunnery Café will be open from 6pm-9pm, selling their usual fare of delicious drinks and snacks.
More about Studio Current
Studio Current is a London-based company founded by two Taiwanese theatre makers, Sean Ting-Hsuan Wang and Ting Yi-Ting Huang. Inspired by the imagery of ocean currents, the sea serves as the boundary that delineates regions of the world. Ocean currents circulate between major seas, nurturing the lands they pass through. Studio Current, with International Productions and Academic Symposium Exchange as its main goals, builds a platform for emerging artists from Taiwan and the UK to engage in cross-border exchanges.
https://www.instagram.com/studiocurrentuk/
About Bow Skills
Bow Arts seeks to support creative professionals at all stages of their careers. In 2015 Bow Arts launched Bow Skills in response to an artist survey which showed over 90% of practicing artists find it useful to receive further support outside formal education.
Bow Skills is a dynamic and relevant programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) which is informed by an artist steering group and open to all creative practitioners across London. The programme of talks, panel discussions, new skills labs and peer crits is open to all, with concession rates available to students, over 65s, under 18s, Bow Arts artists and key workers.
Access information
The route is entirely on street level. The Nunnery Gallery 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.
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 seat near the entrance) or anything else you can think of!
Transport Information
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.
Address: Nunnery Gallery, 181 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
Opening hours: Tues-Sun, 10am to 4pm
