Since 1994, we’ve nurtured London’s diverse creativity and talent - creating opportunities to work, learn and enjoy affordable, lifelong access to the arts.

Joined May 2009
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Our team is expanding! Bow Arts is looking for a Studios Manager who will enjoy working as part of a friendly, busy professional staff team. Application Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 8th February 2026 Find out more: bowarts.org/studios-manager/ #Hiring #StudiosManager #ArtStudios
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Boost your knowledge with #BowSkills. Join our discussion with an art psychotherapist, and continue our reading and study group on anticolonial eco-feminism, experiment risograph printing, and network with creatives practitioners from various disciplines in this new season.
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Bow Families at The Rum Factory is back in 2026 for a series of monthly, innovative workshops! 📅Saturday 17th January, 9:30am-11:30am 📍The Rum Factory, 49 Pennington Street, Wapping, E1W 2BD 🎫Free, RSVP or drop-in #BowFamilies #ArtWorkshops #London
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23 Dec 2025
👁️‍🗨️From glaring green walls to a cinematic cavern, Visions in the Nunnery 2025 has transformed the gallery with a variety of moving image and sculpture from across the globe 🎊Thank you Tessa, Rosie, Onyeka and all the artists who made it happen. 📸Rob Harris #Visions2025
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19 Dec 2025
⏰Only two full days left to catch Visions Programme 2, led by Onyeka Igwe This visually layered and narratively engaging collection of works should not be missed. 🗓️Until December 21st, 10am - 4pm 📍Nunnery Gallery, 181 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ 🎟️Free 📸 Rob Harris
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17 Dec 2025
🪼Coming this Saturday, join artist Miyuki Kasahara for the first in a series of lantern making workshops 🪼 📍 Central Library, Townley Road, Bexleyheath, DA6 7HJ 🗓️Saturday 20 December, 9:30 to 12:30 🔗Find out more: bowarts.org/event/night-visi… #CelebratingBexley #NightVisions
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12 Dec 2025
Bow Arts is delighted to present a solo exhibition by Laisul Hoque, winner of the 2025 East London Art Prize. Hoque premieres a new installation, film, and works on paper, exploring microhistories alongside the context of political shifts and turmoil in Bangladesh. Link in bio
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12 Dec 2025
📣 We're hiring! Bow Arts is seeking a motivated and highly organised Live and Work Space Administrator to join our team. Application Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 11th January 2026 Find out more: bowarts.org/live-work-space-… #Hiring #ArtsJobs #CreativePlaces #EastLondon #Admin
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Bi-annual “Visions in the Nunnery” short film screening set for this Saturday in Tower Hamlets’ Nunnery Gallery. Read more through the link in our bio 🔗
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6 Dec 2025
Bow Arts is seeking a Head of Live & Work Space, responsible for maintaining the revenue streams for the charity’s property portfolio, as well as healthy safe places to live and work. Application Closing Date: Sunday 4th January 2026 bowarts.org/head-of-live-and… #Hiring #ArtsJobs
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5 Dec 2025
📣 We're hiring! Bow Arts is seeking a Partnerships & Places Project Manager to join the Bow Arts team. Application Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 4th January 2026 Find out more: bowarts.org/partnerships-pla… #Hiring #ArtsJobs #CreativePlaces #Thamesmead #RoyalDocks
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4 Dec 2025
Rain or shine, we hope to see you for the Royal Albert Wharf Winter Market on Saturday, with creative crafts, festive treats, and winter storytelling. 📅 Saturday 6th December 2025, 12:00pm-5:00pm 📍 Pump House Square, Shackleton Way, London, E16 2XY #WinterMarket #Newham
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26 Nov 2025
Let these collages inject some imagination into you daily wanderings around the city! These surreal cityscapes were made by students using collage and expressive mark making techniques. 🚀 📸 Year 5 workshops at Lansbury Lawrence with artist educator Katka Krajči
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22 Nov 2025
❄️Bow Families Special: create your own festive masks and hats with Nicola McEvoy 🗓️Sunday 7th December 2025 , 11:00am to 4:00pm 📍Bow Road Courtyard Room, 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ 🎟️Free, drop-in #BowFamilies #WinterMarket #London
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21 Nov 2025
Great photos from the opening reception of Visions in the Nunnery Programme 2! Visit the Nunnery Gallery and check out the works exploring themes around memory, narrative, identity, and the archive. Running until Sunday 21st December 2025. #NunneryGallery #Visions
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17 Nov 2025
What does Art mean to you? Whitehall primary have been getting lost in the process with artist educator Lucy Hall. With a question as their theme, the class have been getting hands-on with the artistic process and the results look fab! Why not try to trust the process this week?
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16 Nov 2025
Of What Remains: Creative Witnessing in Three Acts 📍Nunnery Gallery, 181 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ 🗓️Saturday 13th December, 6:00pm - 9:00pm 🎟️£10, Standard; £7 Concession - buy via Bow Arts' website 📸Image credit: Kamila Kuc, I Was There (2025), film still.
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15 Nov 2025
❄️Bow Road Winter Market 2025❄️ Join us for our annual Winter Market, featuring high-quality hand-crafted items, a family workshop, and festive treats! 📍Bow Road Courtyard, 183 Bow Road, London E3 2SJ 🗓️7th December, 11:00am-16:00pm 🎟️Free, drop-in 🔗bowarts.org/event/bow-road-w…
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12 Nov 2025
📽️Film screening: responses to ‘Visions’ – UEL student screening 📍Nunnery Gallery, 181 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ 🗓️Thursday 11th December, 6:00pm - 8:00pm 🎟️Free, please RSVP on the Bow Arts website 📸Image credit: Photo from Visions 2022, Rob Harris #NunneryGallery
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7 Nov 2025
👁️Last chance to see Visions Programme 1, led by @rosiegibbens! 📍Nunnery Gallery, 181 Bow Rd, London E3 2SJ 🗓️Until November 9th, 10am-4pm 📸Image credit: Rob Harris Featuring: The Gaze by Frances Willoughby #VisionsExhibition #NunneryGallery #Visions
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