Community Workshop: Common Distributions
Royal Albert Wharf Norton Quays, Royal Albert Wharf,, London, United KingdomThis June, Common Distributions welcomes our local community into an empty retail space facing Pump House Square to...
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Bowfest: Open Studios 2023
Bow Arts Trust 183 Bow Road, LondonJoin us for our annual open studios event celebrating the thriving community of artists at Bow Road Studios.
Free
Family workshop: design and paint mini garments with Woo Jin Joo
Bow Arts Trust Courtyard 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJLots of cultures use textiles and clothing to document important memories and pass on stories. At this year's BowFest: Open Studios, come along and design your own mini clothing templates and textile experiments, using fabric paint and markers to decorate your designs and show off the memories and things that matter to you.
Free
Exhibition tours: Lead artist tour of Traces: Stories of Migration with Lucy Orta
Nunnery Gallery 181 Bow Road, London, United KingdomCome along to a tour of Traces: Stories of Migration with professor and lead artist Lucy Orta, to discover the diverse migration histories and stories woven into the landscape of east London through textile-related practices. There will be three tours taking place across the whole day from 11am-12pm, 2-3pm, and 5.30-6.30pm.
Free
Takeover: Fashioning Heritage – storytelling, mapping, and building a more compassionate future with LCF
Bow Arts Courtyard Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, United KingdomTo mark Refugee Week, the Decolonising Fashion and Textiles team from London College of Fashion (LCF) are taking over our Bow Road site with a dazzling showcase of textile autobiographies hand-stitched by London-based refugees and a selection of drop-in activities, exploring storytelling, community mapping, and imagining a more compassionate future. Open to children, families, and visitors of all ages!
Free
Bow Families: Stitching our journeys and stories onto fabric bags with Woo Jin Joo
Bow Arts Courtyard Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, United KingdomWhether it’s moving to a different place, travelling in our local area, or making our way to school, the things we bring with us on our journeys represent who we are and what matters to us. Join us as we stitch our personal stories and memories onto small 2D fabric bags to bring along to your next adventure. Open to children and families of all ages - all materials provided.
Free
Book signing: Needle Around her Neck signing and reading with Nathalie Abi-Ezzi
Nunnery Gallery & Café 181 Bow Road, London, London, United KingdomBask 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
Matchwomen’s Festival 2023
Bow Arts Trust Courtyard 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJSmall, friendly festival celebrating the 1888 Matchwomen’s strike, and all who try to make the world a better place today.
£13
Bow Families Special: Making wildflower seed bombs with Miyuki Kasahara
Bow Arts Trust Courtyard Room 183 Bow Road, LondonCome along to our Bow Families Special and make flower, butterfly, bee and other pollinator-shaped wildflower seed bombs.
Workshop: The basics of planting with The Gardening Drawing Club
Bow Arts Trust Courtyard 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJSpend 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
Bow Families: Draw and collage your own London landmarks with Woo Jin Joo
Bow Arts Courtyard Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, United KingdomWhat does it mean to be a Londoner? What does your dream city look like? Join us as we explore the city we live in and make your unique mark through drawing, collaging, and mapping out imagined landmarks to represent the things you care about. Open to children and families of all ages - all materials provided.
Free
Bow Families: Painting flags for a new world with Woo Jin Joo
Bow Arts Courtyard Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, United KingdomFlags are symbols of places, identities, and cultures - they allow us to feel proud of our roots and bring us closer together. Get crafty as we as we cut, paste, and paint our own flags to embody our imagined future worlds, homes, or places of our dreams. Open to children and families of all ages - all materials provided.
Free