Join community textile artist Jasmine Karis as she guides us through the DIY print method of photo transfer, before stitching together and creating your own photographic textile journal to document cherished memories you want to hold close. No experience necessary and all materials provided!
Whether 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.
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!
This October, we’re opening our doors to experimental supper club and culinary collective Camel & Jeans as they take over the Nunnery Café and Gallery with a three-course vegan communal dining experience, paying homage to the humble back garden through food, stories, memories and sounds.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Experiment with and learn new skills in the Jesmonite casting process
Small, friendly festival celebrating the 1888 Matchwomen’s strike, and all who try to make the world a better place today.
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.