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.
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!
What is oral history? What makes it distinctive? And why is it so important for marginalised communities in particular? Discover how to capture, share, and pass on your stories through the methodology of oral history and leave with the knowledge to start creating your own audio archives and sound stories. No experience necessary!
Join art advisor, gallerist, and founder of Art & People Claudia Kennaugh as she gives us the lowdown on best practice when it comes to approaching galleries and representatives, presenting your work, and how to advocate for yourself in these contexts.
Explore the traditional art and craft of Kantha embroidery and its radical history rooted in the experiences of rural Bangladeshi women, nature, storytelling and women’s empowerment. Taking cues from this rich embroidery tradition, you will stitch your own Nakshi Kantha design to represent the stories and messages you want to tell. No experience necessary and all materials provided!
For the first iteration of our new artist peer support group mini-series for Bow Skills, art practitioner and youth worker Meera Shakti Osborne questions the notion of ‘creative becomings’ and what drives us as artists to continue making and creating in the ways that we do.
Learn to crochet in a spiral pattern! Join us after hours at the Nunnery Café with Alise Popila to get your hooks into crafting stylish yarn creations.
Flags 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.