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Connect and Reflect with CVAN London and Engage
Tuesday 1st July 2025 , 11:00am to 2:00pm
Join CVAN London and Engage London Reps to explore artistic practice and creative learning with communities. Hear from Bow Arts’ Head of Learning Helen Bradbury and Rebecca Hamlin, Collection Manager at Paintings in Hospitals.
Explore artistic practice within communities in this dynamic, artist-led networking event spotlighting creative learning in London. This interactive session will introduce Bow Arts Learning Helen Bradbury and Rebecca Hamlin from Painting in Hospitals, sparking essential conversations about what creative professionals need in the city to offer space to connect through hands-on activities, snacks, and lunch.
What to expect:
- Light networking with creative icebreakers.
- Introductions from Engage and CVAN London.
- Insightful presentation from Helen Bradbury, Head of Learning at Bow Arts.
- Group discussion on the future needs of creative learning professionals in London.
- Lunch and informal networking to wrap up.
This event will take place on 7th Floor, 125 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8HR.
More details will be provided upon sign up to this event.
More about Paintings in Hospitals
Paintings in Hospitals in the UK’s leading creative health organisation. It exists to support the health and wellbeing of people who need it the most, through the life-enriching power of art. They work in partnership with patients and carers to transform and humanise clinical environments using quality art from our own collection giving hands-on support and collaboration and delivering practical workshops and sessions with parents, carers, staff, and other vulnerable young people. They also work in libraries and other community settings to embed social value including expanding their work into more diverse communities. Find out more on their website here.
More about the Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN) London
CVAN London is a free-to-access research-led, sector support and advocacy network for artists, arts professionals, art galleries, arts organisations, studios and art schools across London. CVAN London is an independent network, moving residence across the city, funded by Arts Council England. As one of the nine national regions, London is the newest, born-digital network. Find out more here.
More about Engage
Through advocacy, research, and training Engage helps ensure the quality, inclusivity, and relevance of engagement and participation opportunities across the UK. As the UK’s most effective support and advocacy organisation for engagement and participation in the visual arts, they support and work with their members to promote inclusive access to the visual arts for the benefit of broad and diverse audiences. Find out more here.
Access Information
Shaftesbury Avenue has step free access throughout from street level, including to an accessible toilet. The upper floors are accessible via lifts. 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 shaftesbury@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 train station(s): Picadilly Circus (Picadilly, Bakerloo), Tottenham Court Road (Elizabeth Line, Central, Northern)
Bus: 9, 12, 14, 22, 23, 24, 29, 19, 38, 88, 94, 139, 176, 453
Parking: No parking available.
Bike: No bike shed on site.
