Common Distributions
Common Distributions is an installation inside an empty retail space at Pump House Square welcoming our local community to explore ways to transform Royal Albert Wharf.
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Workshops
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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
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Workshop: poetry in the watery commons with Katy Lewis Hood
Workshop: poetry in the watery commons with Katy Lewis Hood
Join poet and researcher Katy Lewis Hood for a creative poetry workshop exploring the submerged histories of Royal Albert Wharf.
2 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
3 events,
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Workshop: Clay Construction with Mariana Alemany
Workshop: Clay Construction with Mariana Alemany
Check back to see details of our clay workshop coming on July 8th.
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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
1 event,
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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
1 event,
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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
1 event,
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.
3 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
2 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
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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Bow Families Special: Making wildflower seed bombs with Miyuki Kasahara
Bow Families Special: Making wildflower seed bombs with Miyuki Kasahara
Come along to our Bow Families Special and make flower, butterfly, bee and other pollinator-shaped wildflower seed bombs.
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Workshop: Ecopoetry with Charlotte Baldwin at The Lab at Oaklands Rise
Workshop: Ecopoetry with Charlotte Baldwin at The Lab at Oaklands Rise
Switch up your tactics for talking about the climate crises in this exploratory poetry workshop open to all.
£3
1 event,
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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
1 event,
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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
1 event,
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Bow Families: Draw and collage your own London landmarks with Woo Jin Joo
Bow Families: Draw and collage your own London landmarks with Woo Jin Joo
What 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
1 event,
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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
1 event,
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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