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Half-Term Session: Autumn Lantern
Family Half-Term Drop In Session
A relaxed, family-friendly two-hour autumn lantern-making workshop, designed for children and adults to enjoy together during the half-term break.
Inspired by the colours and textures of the season, participants will create their own decorative lanterns using lightweight paper, tissue, leaves and other simple craft materials. Families can experiment with warm autumn colours, leaf shapes and patterns before assembling a lantern to take home.
The session will run on a drop-in basis, allowing families to arrive at any point during the two-hour period and stay for as long as they need to complete their lantern. Artists will be on hand throughout to demonstrate the process, help with construction and encourage participants to develop their own designs.
No previous art or craft experience is needed, and the activity can be adapted for different ages and abilities. Younger children should take part with a parent or carer.
These workshops are funded by Newham’s People Powered Places and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund and Royal Docks Trust.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Introduction to Painting and Drawing
Introduction to Painting and Drawing
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 projects or join in a guided session on techniques lead by a professional artist.
All you need is your imagination and a willingness to try new ideas in the company of likeminded people.
Free to join.
📍 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 Monday evenings, 6:30pm-8:30pm.
These workshops are funded by Newham’s People Powered Places and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund and the Royal Docks Trust.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Half-Term Session: Haunted House Cards
Family Half-Term Drop In Session
Join this playful, family friendly two-hour seasonal card-making workshop, inviting children and adults to create their own fold-out haunted house cards inspired by spooky houses, crooked rooftops and Halloween characters.
Using card, paper, collage materials and simple decorative details, participants can build a house that opens to reveal ghosts, bats, windows, doors and other suitably spooky surprises. Designs can be as simple or elaborate as participants like, making the activity suitable for a wide range of ages and abilities.
The session will run on a drop-in basis, allowing families to arrive at any point during the two-hour period and stay for as long as they need to complete their card. Artists will be on hand throughout to demonstrate folding and construction techniques, provide inspiration and help participants develop their own individual designs.
No previous art or craft experience is needed, and younger children can work alongside a parent or carer.
These workshops are funded by Newham’s People Powered Places and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund and Royal Docks Trust.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Day of the Dead Parade
Save the date! November 7th we will have a Day of the Dead community day and parade.
Saturday Kids Club- Collagraph Printing
Saturday Kids Club
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
Give freedom to your imagination and find patterns, subjects and images inside abstract painting, and create a collective masterpiece!
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by Newham’s People Powered Places and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund and Royal Docks Trust.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Introduction to Painting and Drawing
Introduction to Painting and Drawing
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 projects or join in a guided session on techniques lead by a professional artist.
All you need is your imagination and a willingness to try new ideas in the company of likeminded people.
Free to join.
📍 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 Monday evenings, 6:30pm-8:30pm.
These workshops are funded by Newham’s People Powered Places and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund and the Royal Docks Trust.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club
Saturday Kids Club
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
Give freedom to your imagination and find patterns, subjects and images inside abstract painting, and create a collective masterpiece!
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by Newham’s People Powered Places and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund and Royal Docks Trust.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
States of Mind- Private View
States of Mind Exhibition
States of Mind is a group exhibition exploring the ways artists respond to their internal and external worlds through visual art, performance, sound and collective experience.
Curated by Temi Alpha, the exhibition brings together four emerging female artists, recently graduated from UEL, whose practices are shaped by lived experience. Their work explores different aspects of identity, emotion, perception, healing, memory, vulnerability, resilience and recovery, offering personal perspectives on experiences that can often be hidden, misunderstood or difficult to express.
Rather than defining the artists by diagnosis or reducing their practices to their experiences, States of Mind presents them as distinctive emerging voices using art to communicate, question and transform their perspectives. The exhibition does not seek to provide a single definition of what a “state of mind” means, but instead creates space for multiple interpretations and experiences.
Each artist brings their own perspective, allowing audiences to move through different emotional and psychological landscapes within the exhibition space.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a programme of participatory events, including an opening-night spoken word and performance event, a wellbeing-focused creative workshop, and a children's art workshop (to be announced).
The intention is to create an environment where audiences can not only view the artwork, but also reflect, participate and consider what arises within themselves when encountering the work.
CURATED BY TEMI ALPHA
CO CURATOR- EMA GRAZIANO
Newham Music- Mother Ease
Mother Ease
Art in the Docks partners with Newham Music to introduce MotherEase. This session is designed to support mothers' wellbeing through singing, social connection, and community engagement. This relaxed, welcoming morning will an opportunity for mothers to meet others locally, build confidence, and reduce feelings of isolation while enjoying the benefits of singing together. Under 2s are welcome, but mothers are welcome to come independently.
Sessions are FREE to attend and include:
Simple songs and easy harmonies
A chance to sing, breathe and relax
Community and connection
Spaces are limited, so please book your spot.
Sew Appealing- 6 Week Sewing Introduction Course
Sew Appealing: 🧵 Six Week Sewing Course
Join us for Sew Appealing, a 6 week series of beginner-friendly sewing workshops that are part of our wider Creative Health and Wellbeing programme. Held every week, each 2-hour session builds on the last. These session are cumulative, and you must commit to attending all six classes. At the start of the sessions, you will come prepared with an idea of what you want to have created by the end. Throughout the course, you will progress on your project and at the end you will have completing a sewing project of your choosing!
Session 1, Oct 7: Introduction - Taking Measurements and Pattern Drafting
Session 2, Oct 14: Taking Measurements and Pattern Drafting
Session 3, Oct 21: Finishing Patterns and Starting Toiles
Session 4, Oct 28: Amending Patterns and Cutting Final Fabric
Session 5, Nov 4: Seam Finishes
Session 6, Nov 11: Working on Final Garment
Final Exhibition
Key things to note
These session are cummulative, and you must commit to attending all six classes.
All materials will be provided.
Space is limited due to the number of machines, so get yourself booked.
📍 25 Shackleton Way, London, E16 2XJ
⏰ Every Wednesday, 6:30pm-8:30pm
This is part of the Art in the Docks' Creative Health and Wellbeing programme and funded by Newham's People Powered Places with support from Notting Hill Genesis's Love Where You Live Fund and the Royal Docks Trust.
Geometric Sculpture- 4 Week Introduction to Clay Course
Geometric Sculpture- 4 Week Introduction to Clay Course
Join us for Geometric Sculpture, a four-week series of beginner-friendly scuplting workshops that are part of our wider Creative Health and Wellbeing programme. Held every other week, each 2-hour session builds on the last. These sessions are cumulative, and you must commit to attending all four classes.
Session 1, Oct 5: Foundation
Session 2, Oct 19: Clay Basics & Core Geometry
Session 3, Nov 2: Structure and Precision
Session 4, Nov 16: Form Building
Key things to note
These session are cummulative, and you must commit to attending all six classes.
All materials will be provided.
Space is limited, so get yourself booked!
📍 25 Shackleton Way, London, E16 2XJ
⏰ Every Other Monday, 6:30pm-8:30pm
This is part of the Art in the Docks' Creative Health and Wellbeing programme and funded by Newham's People Powered Places with support from Notting Hill Genesis's Love Where You Live Fund and the Royal Docks Trust.
Saturday Kids Club- Card Making
Saturday Kids Club
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 Newham’s People Powered Places and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund and Royal Docks Trust.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Safe Guarding for Creative Professionals
A practical, welcoming safeguarding training session for creative professionals.
This session is designed for the realities of arts, cultural and creative-health practice: workshops, performances, public events, schools, community venues and informal wellbeing activity.
CHeX Newham brings together local creative, cultural, community, health and education partners to widen access to high-quality creative health and wellbeing opportunities across the borough. This training supports practitioners to deliver that work confidently, safely and with clear professional boundaries.
Who should attend?
This introductory session is suitable for:
· Freelance artists, workshop leaders and creative facilitators
· Producers, project managers, assistants and volunteers
· Trustees and staff of arts, community and creative-health organisations
· Practitioners working in schools, youth settings, libraries, housing estates, public spaces and wellbeing groups
· Anyone who may encounter a safeguarding concern through their creative work
No previous safeguarding training is required.
This event will be online.
Introduction to Painting and Drawing
Introduction to Painting and Drawing
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 projects or join in a guided session on techniques lead by a professional artist.
All you need is your imagination and a willingness to try new ideas in the company of likeminded people.
Free to join.
📍 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 Monday evenings, 6:30pm-8:30pm.
These workshops are funded by Newham’s People Powered Places and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund and the Royal Docks Trust.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club- Totally Thames
Saturday Kids Club
In this special edition of Saturday Kids Club, participants will creatively respond to a piece of music made by Newham Music and Cody Dock that celebrates the river Thames as a cultural landmark and ecological lifeline in Newham.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
You can read more about the project here.
These workshops are funded by Newham’s People Powered Places and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund and the Royal Docks Trust.
This workshop is delivered in collaboration with Newham Music and Cody Dock.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Creative Drop-In Workshop
We are excited to invite you to our Well Newham Sunday Funday taking place on Sunday, 20 September 2026, from 11am to 4pm at Shipman Youth Zone. This free event offers a fantastic opportunity for residents, families and partners to discover the wide range of services available across Newham to support and improve health and wellbeing.
From 12:30-14:30, Art in the Docks will be running a greeting card workshop. We will be turning construction paper of all colours into letters and shapes to create a unique card for any occasion! All supplies provided, just bring your creativity.
Come along to meet local providers, access information and advice, and find out more about the support available to help you and your family stay healthy and well. Whether you are looking for FREE health checks, health information, wellbeing support, or local community services, there will be something for everyone.
There will be fun activities for families and children on the day such as arts and crafts and face painting, as well as a range of talks about heart health, healthy eating and vaccinations.
If you know any residents who may benefit from learning more about the services available in Newham, please share this opportunity with them.
Further information can be found on the Well Newham website here.
Saturday Kids Club- Paper Moth Puppets
Saturday Kids Club
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 Newham’s People Powered Places, the Royal Docks Trust, and supported by The Good Hotel, L&Q, and the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club- Paper Moth Puppets
Saturday Kids Club
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 Newham’s People Powered Places and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund and Royal Docks Trust.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Saturday Kids Club- Back to School Badges
Saturday Kids Club
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 National Lottery Community Fund and supported 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- Bird Puppets
Saturday Kids Club
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 National Lottery Community Fund and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Safeguarding Training for Creative Professionals
Delivered by Art in the Docks and CHeX Newham. Safeguarding training for creative professionals working with communities
A practical, welcoming two-hour safeguarding training session for creative professionals working with children, young people, adults at risk and communities.
Delivered by Art in the Docks through CHeX Newham – Creative Health Exchange, the session is designed for the realities of arts, cultural and creative-health practice: workshops, performances, public events, schools, community venues and informal wellbeing activity.
CHeX Newham brings together local creative, cultural, community, health and education partners to widen access to high-quality creative health and wellbeing opportunities across the borough. This training supports practitioners to deliver that work confidently, safely and with clear professional boundaries.
Creative Health in Newham: From Citizen Voice to Neighbourhood Delivery
An interactive workshop exploring how creativity can support health and wellbeing across Newham.
Join residents, community organisations, artists, cultural partners, health professionals, universities and local stakeholders for an interactive workshop exploring how creativity can support health and wellbeing across Newham.
Together, we will discuss how creative activities and community led initiatives can become more visible, accessible and connected within local neighbourhoods. The session will provide an opportunity to share ideas, learn from one another, identify opportunities for collaboration, and help shape practical next steps for strengthening creative health across the borough, with resident voice and lived experience at the heart of the conversation.
This event is delivered in partnership with One Newham, Art in the Docks and Creative Newham
· 10.00am – Guest registration and festival networking
· 11.00am – Newham creative health network workshop
· 1.00pm – Workshop close
· 1.00pm–1.30pm – Informal conversations / networking
Three Ghosts of Silvertown
Three Ghosts of Silvertown is the seventh Newham Play and the boldest production in the series to date. Three working-class ghosts, resurrected from the poverty and hardship of early twentieth-century Silvertown, return to confront the inequalities of both the past and present. Determined to rewrite history, they re-stage the famous 1889 Silvertown Strike led by Eleanor Marx-but this time, the ending is their own.
Get your tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/newhamplays/2295506
Three Ghosts of Silvertown
Three Ghosts of Silvertown is the seventh Newham Play and the boldest production in the series to date. Three working-class ghosts, resurrected from the poverty and hardship of early twentieth-century Silvertown, return to confront the inequalities of both the past and present. Determined to rewrite history, they re-stage the famous 1889 Silvertown Strike led by Eleanor Marx-but this time, the ending is their own.
Get your tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/newhamplays/2295506
Three Ghosts of Silvertown
Three Ghosts of Silvertown is the seventh Newham Play and the boldest production in the series to date. Three working-class ghosts, resurrected from the poverty and hardship of early twentieth-century Silvertown, return to confront the inequalities of both the past and present. Determined to rewrite history, they re-stage the famous 1889 Silvertown Strike led by Eleanor Marx-but this time, the ending is their own.
Get your tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/newhamplays/2295506
Three Ghosts of Silvertown
Three Ghosts of Silvertown is the seventh Newham Play and the boldest production in the series to date. Three working-class ghosts, resurrected from the poverty and hardship of early twentieth-century Silvertown, return to confront the inequalities of both the past and present. Determined to rewrite history, they re-stage the famous 1889 Silvertown Strike led by Eleanor Marx-but this time, the ending is their own.
Get your tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/newhamplays/2295506
Three Ghosts of Silvertown
Three Ghosts of Silvertown is the seventh Newham Play and the boldest production in the series to date. Three working-class ghosts, resurrected from the poverty and hardship of early twentieth-century Silvertown, return to confront the inequalities of both the past and present. Determined to rewrite history, they re-stage the famous 1889 Silvertown Strike led by Eleanor Marx-but this time, the ending is their own.
Get your tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/newhamplays/2295506
Three Ghosts of Silvertown
Three Ghosts of Silvertown is the seventh Newham Play and the boldest production in the series to date. Three working-class ghosts, resurrected from the poverty and hardship of early twentieth-century Silvertown, return to confront the inequalities of both the past and present. Determined to rewrite history, they re-stage the famous 1889 Silvertown Strike led by Eleanor Marx-but this time, the ending is their own.
Get your tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/newhamplays/2295506
Three Ghosts of Silvertown
Three Ghosts of Silvertown is the seventh Newham Play and the boldest production in the series to date. Three working-class ghosts, resurrected from the poverty and hardship of early twentieth-century Silvertown, return to confront the inequalities of both the past and present. Determined to rewrite history, they re-stage the famous 1889 Silvertown Strike led by Eleanor Marx-but this time, the ending is their own.
Get your tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/newhamplays/2295506
Saturday Kids Club- Glow in the Dark Painting
Saturday Kids Club
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 National Lottery Community Fund and supported 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- Worry Stone Painting
Worry Stone Painting
Join us for a morning of creative fun in our friendly and relaxed kids club!
In this week’s session, participants will paint worry stones.
When you are feeling worried, sad, or low, hold this stone in your hand and rub the stone until your worries go.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Newham Plays- Young People Auditions
Three Ghosts of Silvertown
On 11th July at Beckton Library, young people aged 14-18 from across Newham are invited to come along and audition for this new production, which will be performed at the end of August at the Tate Institute in Silvertown.
This is a fantastic opportunity for young people to gain experience of theatre-making, work with a professional creative team, and perform alongside professional actors in a major locally-led production.
This project is part of the Newham Plays by James Kenworth.
Window Drawing at Gallions Reach Shopping Park
Window Drawing
Join us as we decorate the windows of Gallions’ Reach Shopping Park with whimiscal drawings.
Free to join, suitable for all ages, and all materials and equipment will be provided.
These workshops are funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and supported by the Notting Hill Genesis Love While You Live Fund.
We thank them for their continued support in making these workshops possible.
Creative Health and Wellbeing: Collage
Collage Workshop
This Social Collage Workshop is a relaxed, beginner-friendly session that brings people together through creativity and conversation. Participants will explore analogue collage as a way of expressing personal stories, memories, and ideas, using a range of provided materials and optional personal imagery.
The workshop encourages experimentation, connection, and self-expression in a welcoming and supportive environment. With light guidance on materials, colour, and composition, attendees will create their own unique mixed-media collage while enjoying a calm, social space where new connections and ideas can emerge naturally.
Open to everyone, with no experience required.
These sessions are open to everyone, from complete beginners to accomplished artists. Tickets are available in a limited quantity by donation. Please reserve your spot using the link below.
📍 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.