Image © Paul Capelli, 2021
Here at Art in the Docks we want to create a safe space so that no matter what the event or exhibition, you feel comfortable in expressing yourself. We support all kinds of events, from workshops to polished gallery exhibitions, each with our local community at it’s core.
Upcoming Events:
Saturday Kids Club
Come and join us, no booking required!
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Creative Health & Wellbeing
Unwind and Create
Join us as we launch a new series of our highly popular and sociable community arts programme.
These sessions are open to everyone, from complete beginners to accomplished artists. We encourage people to share ideas and to help each other. People can work on their own, or join in with the ‘theme of the week’. This week, we will concentrate on Drawing and Painting: Working with Colour.
All you need is your imagination and a willingness to try new ideas in the company of likeminded people.
📍 Art in the Docks, 25 Shackleton Wy, London E16 2XJ
📧 Please get in touch and email matilda@artinthedocks.com if you have any questions.
⏰ Workshops run fortnightly on Saturday afternoons, 1pm-3pm.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
Come and join us, no booking required!
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Sewing Bee in the Room 🐝🪡
👖 Sashiko Denim Repair
Explore the traditional Japanese Sashiko technique to repair and personalize your denim.
Join us for Sewing Bee, a bi-weekly series of beginner-friendly sewing workshops that are part of our wider Creative Health and Wellbeing programme. These relaxed, hands-on sessions are perfect for anyone looking to learn the basics of sewing while enjoying the calming, creative benefits of making something with your own hands.
Held every other week, each 2-hour session focuses on a different skill or project, building your confidence with the sewing machine, exploring hand-stitching techniques, and even dabbling in upcycling and experimental design. Whether you're completely new to sewing or just looking to brush up on the basics, you're welcome to join at any point in the series.
If you would like to bring an unfinished project to work on or start something new in these sessions, please feel free to!
All tuition and equipment provided (use of machines on a shared basis).
Come and get involved. Suitable for people of all ages (under 18’s will need to be accompanied).
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Sewing Bee in the Room 🐝🪡
♻️ Unconventional Design
Get creative with waste materials like fabric scraps, newspaper, and card to experiment with silhouette and texture on a mannequin.
Join us for Sewing Bee, a bi-weekly series of beginner-friendly sewing workshops that are part of our wider Creative Health and Wellbeing programme. These relaxed, hands-on sessions are perfect for anyone looking to learn the basics of sewing while enjoying the calming, creative benefits of making something with your own hands.
Held every other week, each 2-hour session focuses on a different skill or project, building your confidence with the sewing machine, exploring hand-stitching techniques, and even dabbling in upcycling and experimental design. Whether you're completely new to sewing or just looking to brush up on the basics, you're welcome to join at any point in the series.
If you would like to bring an unfinished project to work on or start something new in these sessions, please feel free to!
All tuition and equipment provided (use of machines on a shared basis).
Come and get involved. Suitable for people of all ages (under 18’s will need to be accompanied).
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
The Flying Fish returns!
Come and join a special edition of our Saturday Kids Club to help add some sparkle and colour to individual fish.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Creative Health & Wellbeing
Unwind and Create
Join us as we launch a new series of our highly popular and sociable community arts programme.
These sessions are open to everyone, from complete beginners to accomplished artists. We encourage people to share ideas and to help each other. People can work on their own, or join in with the ‘theme of the week’. This week, we will concentrate on Experimenting with Media: Drawing and Painting.
All you need is your imagination and a willingness to try new ideas in the company of likeminded people.
📍 Art in the Docks, 25 Shackleton Wy, London E16 2XJ
📧 Please get in touch and email info@artinthedocks.com if you have any questions.
⏰ Workshops run fortnightly on Saturday afternoons, 1pm-3pm.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
Come and join us, no booking required!
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Sewing Bee in the Room 🐝🪡
🧶 Garment Surgery
Bring damaged clothing and learn to repair items like missing buttons or torn hems.
Join us for Sewing Bee, a bi-weekly series of beginner-friendly sewing workshops that are part of our wider Creative Health and Wellbeing programme. These relaxed, hands-on sessions are perfect for anyone looking to learn the basics of sewing while enjoying the calming, creative benefits of making something with your own hands.
Held every other week, each 2-hour session focuses on a different skill or project, building your confidence with the sewing machine, exploring hand-stitching techniques, and even dabbling in upcycling and experimental design. Whether you're completely new to sewing or just looking to brush up on the basics, you're welcome to join at any point in the series.
If you would like to bring an unfinished project to work on or start something new in these sessions, please feel free to!
All tuition and equipment provided (use of machines on a shared basis).
Come and get involved. Suitable for people of all ages (under 18’s will need to be accompanied).
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
‘Pieces of Me’ - Tile Painting
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
This week, we’ll be painting our personalised clay tiles, a chance to get creative with colour, patterns and designs.
Children who left their tiles to dry with us last Saturday can finish their masterpieces or take them home.
Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Creative Health & Wellbeing
Unwind and Create
Join us as we launch a new series of our highly popular and sociable community arts programme.
These sessions are open to everyone, from complete beginners to accomplished artists. We encourage people to share ideas and to help each other. People can work on their own, or join in with the ‘theme of the week’. This week, we will concentrate on Drawing and Painting techniques.
All you need is your imagination and a willingness to try new ideas in the company of likeminded people.
📍 Art in the Docks, 25 Shackleton Wy, London E16 2XJ
📧 Please get in touch and email matilda@artinthedocks.com if you have any questions.
⏰ Workshops run fortnightly on Saturday afternoons, 1pm-3pm.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
‘Pieces of Me’ - Painting and decorating your dried tiles!
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club! Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
This Saturday we are continuing our clay workshop where you will be able to collect your dried tiles for decorating and painting.
If you missed last weekend we will have some more clay on hand for anyone that would like to make another tile.
At the end, all the tiles will be assembled to create a vibrant mosaic!
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Sewing Bee in the Room 🐝🪡
🌀 Scrunchies
Design and sew your own scrunchies; perfect as gifts or to sell.
Join us for Sewing Bee, a bi-weekly series of beginner-friendly sewing workshops that are part of our wider Creative Health and Wellbeing programme. These relaxed, hands-on sessions are perfect for anyone looking to learn the basics of sewing while enjoying the calming, creative benefits of making something with your own hands.
Held every other week, each 2-hour session focuses on a different skill or project, building your confidence with the sewing machine, exploring hand-stitching techniques, and even dabbling in upcycling and experimental design. Whether you're completely new to sewing or just looking to brush up on the basics, you're welcome to join at any point in the series.
If you would like to bring an unfinished project to work on or start something new in these sessions, please feel free to!
All tuition and equipment provided (use of machines on a shared basis).
Come and get involved. Suitable for people of all ages (under 18’s will need to be accompanied).
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
Come and join us, no booking required!
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Creative Health & Wellbeing
Unwind and Create
Join us as we launch a new series of our highly popular and sociable community arts programme.
These sessions are open to everyone, from complete beginners to accomplished artists. We encourage people to share ideas and to help each other. People can work on their own, or join in with the ‘theme of the week’. This week’s theme will be Summer Solstice Drawing and Painting.
All you need is your imagination and a willingness to try new ideas in the company of likeminded people.
📍 Art in the Docks, 25 Shackleton Wy, London E16 2XJ
📧 Please get in touch and email matilda@artinthedocks.com if you have any questions.
⏰ Workshops run fortnightly on Saturday afternoons, 1pm-3pm.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
🌞 Summer Solstice 🌞
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club! Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Through a printmaking and collage session delivered by Phoebe, we will be exploring themes of light, growth and change inspired by the work of artist Hilma af Klint. Children will create artworks that reflect their own connection to summer and the natural world 🏞️✂️ The printmaking can either be done with foam boards or plasticine.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Sewing Bee in the Room 🐝🪡
📏 Pattern Cutting Basics
Learn essential tools and techniques for drafting simple patterns.
Join us for Sewing Bee, a bi-weekly series of beginner-friendly sewing workshops that are part of our wider Creative Health and Wellbeing programme. These relaxed, hands-on sessions are perfect for anyone looking to learn the basics of sewing while enjoying the calming, creative benefits of making something with your own hands.
Held every other week, each 2-hour session focuses on a different skill or project, building your confidence with the sewing machine, exploring hand-stitching techniques, and even dabbling in upcycling and experimental design. Whether you're completely new to sewing or just looking to brush up on the basics, you're welcome to join at any point in the series.
If you would like to bring an unfinished project to work on or start something new in these sessions, please feel free to!
All tuition and equipment provided (use of machines on a shared basis).
Come and get involved. Suitable for people of all ages (under 18’s will need to be accompanied).
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
UEL OPEN DAY - June 14th 2025
Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club.
We will be hosting our Saturday Kids Club at UEL’s Docklands Campus, a 15 minute walk from our gallery space, for a actioned-packed day of fashion workshops! Similar to our last Open Day Fashion parade, we will be hosting a range of workshops where you can create your own wearable art and accessories. Everything made will be worn in a community fashion parade later in the day.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
Location
WEST BUILDING - THE LOUNGE
University of East London, Docklands Campus
1 University Way
London,
E16 2RD
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Creative Health & Wellbeing
Unwind and Create
Join us as we launch a new series of our highly popular and sociable community arts programme.
These sessions are open to everyone, from complete beginners to accomplished artists. We encourage people to share ideas and to help each other. People can work on their own, or join in with the ‘theme of the week’. This week, we will concentrate on working tonally: experiment with light and dark shades in drawing or painting.
All you need is your imagination and a willingness to try new ideas in the company of likeminded people.
📍 Art in the Docks, 25 Shackleton Wy, London E16 2XJ
📧 Please get in touch and email matilda@artinthedocks.com if you have any questions.
⏰ Workshops run fortnightly on Saturday afternoons, 1pm-3pm.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
Come and join us, no booking required!
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Creative Health & Wellbeing - Exhibition
‘Tired of London, Tired of Life’
We are delighted to announce our Adult learners from Creative Health and Wellbeing classes will be hosting their exhibition of works in the Gallery Space this week. Come and join us!
Friday 6th June 2025
Friends and Family
⏰ 7pm to 9pm
Exhibition opening with a poetry reading from FLORENCE LABWO OREE
Live music from EVERYTHING ZEZE
Saturday 7th June 2025
PRIVATE VIEW
⏰ 4pm to 7pm
Formal Opening from
CLLR BLOSSOM YOUNG
📍 Art in the Docks, 25 Shackleton Wy, London E16 2XJ
📧 Please get in touch and email info@artinthedocks.com if you have any questions.
We are proud to be funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
‘The Street Where I Live’
A 15 minute Neighbourhood Community
The London Festival of Architecture 2025 programme is now live, and we are excited to be taking part in celebrating this year's theme of #Voices.
In this fun project, young people/family groups will get to think about, and have a voice, in the design criteria for an imagined place in which they live.
All you need to come to this event is to be open to the idea that ‘a place can be matched to the needs of its people’. Using a combination of recyclable/waste materials and your unlimited imagination, you will design and model a functional residential community, where everything you need can be reached within 15 minutes.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided. Join us!
Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability, UEL Docklands Campus
Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability
University Way
E16 2RD
In partnership with University of East London: Royal Docks Innovation and Enterprise Summer Festival 2025
SHIP HORNS! Workshop
Create your own Ship Horn
Discover the history behind London Docklands and its longtime maritime tradition from the 60s, where all the vessels in the docks would sound their horns at midnight on New Years Eve and the streets bustled with celebrations.
In this workshop you will be invited to create your own ship horns from discarded recyclable materials, testing its durability and functionality once finished as we put it to the test on the dockside!
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability, UEL Docklands Campus
Royal Docks Centre for Sustainability
University Way
E16 2RD
In partnership with University of East London: Royal Docks Innovation and Enterprise Summer Festival 2025
Sewing Bee in the Room 🐝🪡
🎨 Surface Embellishment
Discover decorative techniques including embroidery, appliqué, and beading.
Join us for Sewing Bee, a bi-weekly series of beginner-friendly sewing workshops that are part of our wider Creative Health and Wellbeing programme. These relaxed, hands-on sessions are perfect for anyone looking to learn the basics of sewing while enjoying the calming, creative benefits of making something with your own hands.
Held every other week, each 2-hour session focuses on a different skill or project, building your confidence with the sewing machine, exploring hand-stitching techniques, and even dabbling in upcycling and experimental design. Whether you're completely new to sewing or just looking to brush up on the basics, you're welcome to join at any point in the series.
If you would like to bring an unfinished project to work on or start something new in these sessions, please feel free to!
All tuition and equipment provided (use of machines on a shared basis).
Come and get involved. Suitable for people of all ages (under 18’s will need to be accompanied).
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
Come and join us, no booking required!
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Creative Health & Wellbeing
Unwind and Create
Join us as we launch a new series of our highly popular and sociable community arts programme.
These sessions are open to everyone, from complete beginners to accomplished artists. We encourage people to share ideas and to help each other. People can work on their own, or join in with the ‘theme of the week’. This week, we will concentrate on Drawing and Painting: reproducing a famous painting or media of your choice.
Using the mark making and colour theory techniques learned in previous weeks, select a painting from an Artist you admire or have a particular interest in and plan your composition. During the session individual tuition and guidance will be provided while your work is in progress with specific reference to the Artist technique whose work you are reproducing.
All you need is your imagination and a willingness to try new ideas in the company of likeminded people.
📍 Art in the Docks, 25 Shackleton Wy, London E16 2XJ
📧 Please get in touch and email matilda@artinthedocks.com if you have any questions.
⏰ Workshops run fortnightly on Saturday afternoons, 1pm-3pm.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
Come and join us, no booking required!
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Sewing Bee in the Room 🐝🪡
✂️ Sewing Basics
Master foundational techniques such as seam finishes, darts, and hems.
Join us for Sewing Bee, a bi-weekly series of beginner-friendly sewing workshops that are part of our wider Creative Health and Wellbeing programme. These relaxed, hands-on sessions are perfect for anyone looking to learn the basics of sewing while enjoying the calming, creative benefits of making something with your own hands.
Held every other week, each 2-hour session focuses on a different skill or project, building your confidence with the sewing machine, exploring hand-stitching techniques, and even dabbling in upcycling and experimental design. Whether you're completely new to sewing or just looking to brush up on the basics, you're welcome to join at any point in the series.
If you would like to bring an unfinished project to work on or start something new in these sessions, please feel free to!
All tuition and equipment provided (use of machines on a shared basis).
Come and get involved. Suitable for people of all ages (under 18’s will need to be accompanied).
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
Come and join us, no booking required!
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support for making these workshops possible.
Creative Health & Wellbeing
Drawing Techniques and Colour Mixing
Join us as we launch a new series of our highly popular and sociable community arts programme.
These sessions are open to everyone, from complete beginners to accomplished artists. We encourage people to share ideas and to help each other. People can work on their own, or join in with the ‘theme of the week’. This week, we will concentrate on Drawing techniques and Colour mixing (Theory practice) You will receive an introduction to basic colour theory and experiment with colour through a range of exercises led by Artist John Lord.
All you need is your imagination and a willingness to try new ideas in the company of likeminded people.
📍 Art in the Docks, 25 Shackleton Wy, London E16 2XJ
📧 Please get in touch and email matilda@artinthedocks.com if you have any questions.
⏰ Workshops run fortnightly on Saturday afternoons, 1pm-3pm.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
Community Weaving 🪡
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Sewing Bee in the Room 🐝🪡
🧵 Introduction to Sewing Machines
Get familiar with a domestic sewing machine; learn how it works and try out its key features.
Join us for Sewing Bee, a bi-weekly series of beginner-friendly sewing workshops that are part of our wider Creative Health and Wellbeing programme. These relaxed, hands-on sessions are perfect for anyone looking to learn the basics of sewing while enjoying the calming, creative benefits of making something with your own hands.
Held every other week, each 2-hour session focuses on a different skill or project, building your confidence with the sewing machine, exploring hand-stitching techniques, and even dabbling in upcycling and experimental design. Whether you're completely new to sewing or just looking to brush up on the basics, you're welcome to join at any point in the series.
If you would like to bring an unfinished project to work on or start something new in these sessions, please feel free to!
All tuition and equipment provided (use of machines on a shared basis).
Come and get involved. Suitable for people of all ages (under 18’s will need to be accompanied).
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
Animal Masks 🎭
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
Children will be encouraged to use their imagination and gain confidence in a nurturing environment, hosted by a professional artist.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Creative Health & Wellbeing
Unwind and Create
Join us as we launch a new series of our highly popular and sociable community arts programme.
These sessions are open to everyone, from complete beginners to accomplished artists. We encourage people to share ideas and to help each other. People can work on their own, or join in with the ‘theme of the week’. This week, we will concentrate on Still Life:
Following a demonstration and step-by-step guidance by Artist John Lord, learn how to create your own Still Life Drawing or Painting!
All you need is your imagination and a willingness to try new ideas in the company of likeminded people.
📍 Art in the Docks, 25 Shackleton Wy, London E16 2XJ
📧 Please get in touch and email matilda@artinthedocks.com if you have any questions.
⏰ Workshops run fortnightly on Saturday afternoons, 1pm-3pm.
These workshops are funded by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support for making these workshops possible.