Eastside Community Heritage has launched an exhibition website for their project ‘A Home Fit To Live In’, spotlighting the historic role of Canning Town in housing policy and sharing stories of home there in the 1950s to 70s, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
A New Poem about the Woolwich Ferry
In March 2023, illustrator Salvatore Rubbino was joined by fellow Newham resident Raffaella Ravaioli on a walk through Canning Town to explore how the present has been shaped by the past as the area races towards a new future.
Coming together by Marilyn Fontaine is an audio-visual art piece that explores the work and social culture of African Caribbean workers at Tate and Lyle sugar refinery in the Royal Docks.
Learn to sketch local landmarks in this fun workshop where you will create your very own dock landscape with local artist Matt Ponting.
Encounter the works of one of Britain’s most revered Outsider artists in an open air ‘gallery’ in the Royal Docks.
Join collaborative artists Abigail Hunt and I am Kieren Reed for their guided walk Between Walking and Making.
Join sculptor and artist Eloise Hawser on her guided walk, One of the most planned for spaces in the world.
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Planning application to deliver new student beds and educational uses for the completed first Phase of Royal Albert Dock has been submitted
The open calls are for community organisations and groups to propose projects that they would like Culture Within Newham to commission.
A vibrant new mixed-use employment hub and residential development.