Not Just Brown, Not Just Indian
Mathushaa Sagthidas
A new exhibition by Tamil British photographer Mathushaa Sagthidas opens at The Lab at Oaklands Rise. The exhibition...
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Not Just Brown, Not Just Indian
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Private view: Nunnery Café Exhibition | Memory Archives by Jiacun Li
Private view: Nunnery Café Exhibition | Memory Archives by Jiacun Li
Grab a drink and join us to celebrate the opening of Memory Archives - a solo exhibition of new and existing prints, comics, and drawings by London-based illustrator and animator, Jiacun Li.
Free
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Workshop: An introduction to botanical bundle dyeing with Mariana Leyva (@studio.kuhu)
Workshop: An introduction to botanical bundle dyeing with Mariana Leyva (@studio.kuhu)
Taking inspiration from nature and the flora around us, learn about the history of natural dyes and use extracts from flower petals and food waste pigments to create your own colourful, bundle dyed designs to take home with you. No experience necessary and all materials provided!
£10
3 events,
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Workshop: Archiving our journeys through poetry with Nathalie Abi-Ezzi
Workshop: Archiving our journeys through poetry with Nathalie Abi-Ezzi
Journeys. These can be physical journeys from one place to another, emotional journeys, or the journeys of life like leaving home, parenthood, friendships, and more. Guided by author Nathalie Abi-Ezzi, explore how to play and experiment with words, shaping your personal lived experiences into poems rooted in place, culture, and selfhood. All levels of experience are welcome.
£7
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Book signing: Needle Around her Neck signing and reading with Nathalie Abi-Ezzi
Book signing: Needle Around her Neck signing and reading with Nathalie Abi-Ezzi
Bask in an evening celebrating the publication of Needle Around her Neck - a collection of poems penned by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi that takes its cues from the multiplicity of experiences shared during the Traces: Stories of Migration project, weaving more recent migrant stories into the history of the East End rag trade. Expect poetry readings from the collection, a late-night viewing of the exhibition, and a chance to get your copy signed by Nathalie herself.
Free
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Skills lab: colour theory 101 with Marianne Shillingford and Dulux
Skills lab: colour theory 101 with Marianne Shillingford and Dulux
Join Marianne Shillingford – Creative Director at Dulux – in this practical, hands-on skills lab exploring the transformative power of colour in how we see, make, and respond to art and the influence it has on how we navigate the world around us.
Free
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Exhibition tour: Curator’s tour of Traces: Stories of Migration with Camilla Palestra
Exhibition tour: Curator’s tour of Traces: Stories of Migration with Camilla Palestra
Come along to an exclusive curator’s tour of Traces: Stories of Migration with curator and researcher Camilla Palestra (CSF Curatorial Associate) to discover the diverse migration histories and stories woven into the landscape of east London through textile-related practices. The tour will end with a Q&A where you can put any questions you have to Camilla.
Free
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Bow Skills Workshop: documenting and archiving your work as an artist with Art360 Foundation
Bow Skills Workshop: documenting and archiving your work as an artist with Art360 Foundation
Join Head of programme at Art360 Foundation Ellie Porter as she demystifies the ideas and realities of the ‘archive’ when it comes to individual and collective artistic practices, and the importance of creating your own archive as a reflective and legacy building tool for artists practising today.
£7
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Walk: bringing art into the public realm with The Line
Walk: bringing art into the public realm with The Line
Come along for a guided walk along part of The Line’s route with Sarah Carrington, their Head of Strategy and Partnerships, encountering and experiencing artworks by a range of brilliant artists including Rana Begum, Serge Attukwei Clottey, Antony Gormley, and Richard Wilson along the water’s edge.
Free
2 events,
Second Nature: imagining climate futures
Stay grounded, be earthbound. Join us for Second Nature, a focused week of events on sustainable practices, reparative habits, and imagining climate futures.
4 events,
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Workshop: Bike repair with Aztecs Bikes
Workshop: Bike repair with Aztecs Bikes
Drop in with your bike for a free check-up, tune-up and cable replacement service from local family bike repair shop, Aztecs Bikes.
Free
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Bow Skills Workshop: bid writing and arts FUN-draising with Tom Ryalls – an Arts Council England special!
Bow Skills Workshop: bid writing and arts FUN-draising with Tom Ryalls – an Arts Council England special!
Join writer and arts fundraising whiz Tom Ryalls in this Arts Council England (ACE) project grants special, as they demystify the four investment principles, break down the application structure, and provide practical insights into how to build out a successful ACE bid.
The workshop will end with a Q&A where you can put your burning questions to Tom about specific ideas or issues you’re coming up against!
£7
4 events,
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Workshop: rework, repair, reimagine – a clothes customisation masterclass with Nicole Chui
Workshop: rework, repair, reimagine – a clothes customisation masterclass with Nicole Chui
Learn how to use bold, freestyle hand embroidery techniques and rope work to transform old clothes into new garments in this hands-on workshop with embroidery artist, Nicole Chui.
Free
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Walk: Bumblebee Safari along the Thamesmead Ridgeway Pollinator Corridor
Walk: Bumblebee Safari along the Thamesmead Ridgeway Pollinator Corridor
Follow The Bumblebee Conservation Trust to learn all about your local bumblebees and how to help them, and take part in a bumblebee safari along the Ridgeway and the surrounding area.
Free
4 events,
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Green Lions x Bow Arts takeover
Green Lions x Bow Arts takeover
To mark the end of Second Nature: imagining climate futures, East and Southeast (ESEA) climate organising group Green Lions are taking over our Bow Road site with a day’s worth of pop-up makers stalls, talks, workshops, and music, to celebrate and give voice to the ESEA community as we resist and push against the climate crisis.
Free
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Talk: Dr Kerry McInerney on the entanglement of AI narratives, Asian diasporic science fiction, and environmental catastrophe
Talk: Dr Kerry McInerney on the entanglement of AI narratives, Asian diasporic science fiction, and environmental catastrophe
Join Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics researcher Dr Kerry McInerney as she traces the liberatory potential of Asian American and diasporic writing and artwork to offer us different ways of thinking about environmental catastrophes caused by AI.
Free
2 events,
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Bow Skills Peer Crit: pricing your artwork with Art & People
Bow Skills Peer Crit: pricing your artwork with Art & People
Art advisor, gallerist, and founder of Art & People Claudia Kennaugh is back again with another one of her hugely popular peer crits, demystifying how to price your artwork confidently and consistently, and giving artists the opportunity to present your work and get practical, personalised pricing advice and feedback.
£10
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Workshop: The basics of planting with The Gardening Drawing Club
Workshop: The basics of planting with The Gardening Drawing Club
Spend a cosy summer evening with The Gardening Drawing Club as they take us through the basics of growing organic vegetables and herbs, speaking to seed selection, soil, season, biodiversity, and gardening on a budget. We will also riff off the shapes, colours, and energies we find within plants and seeds to paint and draw our impressions from these botanical encounters. No gardening experience is necessary!
Free
2 events,
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Takeover: East London Art Prize x Whitechapel Gallery Takeover
Takeover: East London Art Prize x Whitechapel Gallery Takeover
Get to know some of this year’s inaugural East London Art Prize shortlist of 12 phenomenal artists as they take over the Whitechapel Gallery in an after-hours programme featuring a host of workshops, music, talks, screenings, performances, and more.
Free
2 events,
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Workshop: DIY upcycling fabrics 101- weave a mini wall hanging and coaster with Kamipaper
Workshop: DIY upcycling fabrics 101- weave a mini wall hanging and coaster with Kamipaper
Taking cues from nature and our local landscapes, spend a relaxed weekend with artist and creative mind behind Kamipaper Anh Tran, learning how to repurpose and upcycle fabric offcuts to weave and adorn your very own mini wall hangings and coasters. No experience necessary and all materials will be provided!
£5