Second Nature: imagining climate futures
Bow Arts Trust 183 Bow Road, LondonStay grounded, be earthbound. Join us for Second Nature, a focused week of events on sustainable practices, reparative...
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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
Takeover: East London Art Prize x Whitechapel Gallery Takeover
Whitechapel Gallery 77-82 Whitechapel High St, London, London, United KingdomGet 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
Workshop: DIY upcycling fabrics 101- weave a mini wall hanging and coaster with Kamipaper
Bow Arts Courtyard Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, United KingdomTaking 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
Workshop: An intro to oral history and collecting our own stories of migration with Kay Stephens
Bow Arts Trust Courtyard Room 183 Bow Road, LondonWhat 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!
£7
Workshop: Nakshi Kantha hand embroidery workshop with Shama Kun
Bow Arts Trust Courtyard Room 183 Bow Road, LondonExplore 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!
£10
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
Workshop: The Power of Tradition – reframing traditional crafting techniques with V&A East
Bow Arts Courtyard Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, United KingdomLocal practitioners and the V&A East invite you to reflect on what the ‘power of tradition’ means to you as an artist and within the context your own creative practice, in this hands-on workshop subverting and reframing traditional making techniques through a contemporary lens.
Free
Workshop: The Power of Tradition – reframing traditional crafting techniques with V&A East
Bow Arts Courtyard Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, United KingdomLocal practitioners and the V&A East invite you to reflect on what the ‘power of tradition’ means to you as an artist and within the context your own creative practice, in this hands-on workshop subverting and reframing traditional making techniques through a contemporary lens.
Free