Bow Arts are once again throwing open their doors for Bowfest: Open Studios, Bow Road’s much-anticipated annual event!
Guests are invited inside over 100 studios across the iconic Bow Road site, the charity’s first and biggest studio site. Inside, artists curate micro galleries, set up stalls, or display their practice to the public. This is a once-a-year opportunity to meet our community of over 100 talented painters, sculptors, theatre makers, product designers, performers, jewellers, fashion designers, illustrators and more.
Bow Arts’ iconic Victorian courtyard will also host a makers market, together with food and drink stalls from our Nunnery Café. On Friday evening, live music will play getting the party started. On Saturday, we invite young people of all ages to a free family workshop creating vibrant prints on a variety of textured materials, inspired by cherished memories. Alongside the festivities, the Nunnery Gallery will be exhibiting the Bow Open x Lindsey Mendick, Mendick’s curation of Bow Arts’ artists under her provocation “A Personal Treasure”.
The Open Studios is an event for all ages, and a unique opportunity to find out more about the celebrated community of east London creatives gathered together at Bow Road. Meet the artists, learn more about their creative processes, or purchase an artwork to take home.
All artwork, in the studios, the gallery, and the café will also be available to buy using Own Art, the affordable art scheme that enables buyers to spread the cost of an artwork across 10 interest-free instalments.
