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Artists at the heart of communities. We manage artist studios, education programmes and the Nunnery Gallery.

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Bow Arts was established in 1995 as an artist studio provider and is the home of the public and free contemporary art space, the Nunnery Gallery.

Established by Marcel Baettig and with the support of Marc Schimmel, Bow Arts moved into its now renowned Bow Road premises, formed of two adjoining buildings, and started providing artists’ studios on the site. In 1996 The Trust became a registered educational charity and a company limited by guarantee. The educational programme, run by Bow Arts, offers employment opportunities to artists that allows them to pay their rent and develop creative skills at the same time.

At present, Bow Arts houses over 500 artists in eleven artists across east and south east London. Bow Arts also supports artists through our sponsorship of the London’s Artist Quarter and Artist Studio Finder websites.


The Nunnery Gallery and Carmelite Cafe are based at 181 Bow Road, London E3 2SJ.
Opening hours: Tues to Sun, 10am-5pm.

The Bow Arts offices are located at 183 Bow Road, London E3 2SJ.
Open: Mon to Fri. 9am-5pm.

Tube: Bow Road
DLR: Bow Church

Address: 183 Bow Road , London E3 2SJ, XGL, GB
Phone: 020 8980 7770
moc.strawob@aidem
State: XGL
City: London
Zip Code: E3 2SJ

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Reviews
Visited the cafe - really calm and stylish environment, with some nice coffee. Staff member who served us was really kind and patient. Would certainly come back!
Went to a free origami workshop here, a historic building with an extension by Nikolai Delvendahl Martin architects, they have done really well to make a practical and delightful space on what was probably a super tight budget for the arts charity. The trust is engaging with the community and encouraging local artists.
Really good gallery, small but friendly. Good cafe
Dear Artists of 181 - 183 Bow Road, I am writing to you to express my delight at spending time admiring your works of art last weekend. It was such an honour to speak with most the artists to find common ground about how great art can be made as well as cherished. My first encounter with @Michael Chance surely won't be my last because his work articulates an extension of thought by evoking a sense of Pablo Picasso's blue period in post contemporary times. Chance as a celebrated artist took a chance on envisaging what Picasso lives on in his approach and the abstract vision transport all attendees to think of shapes producing Avant Garde meanings to life. En route to finding the schedule listing I waved at the artists whose sell patters were second to none because they continued to sell each item without much persuasion. After that discussion, I made a nearby visit in the space of @JamesChuter whose work focused on environmental responsibilities, preservations and aestheticism. It was an experimental exploration on what the geological weather meant on canvas. Something that seems open ended in its own textualism. I tossed my visit with a glass of prosecco from the opening ceremony held on the Friday evening before I went in search to be amazed many more times. The company of both @Felicity McCabe and @Martina Lang deserved a medal on its own. Each female artist oozed confidence about their work and made each attendee feel welcome to watch a film previewing their works. McCabe and Lang live to present art at its finest hues because their energy can be visually communicated in technicolour. Never forget the name @Hana Vojackova as a modernist artist whose videos were reminscent of a bygone era of the Czech Republic formerly known as Czechoslovakia. Her offered a historical account of life in unison as Communism meant that everything had to be ordered. For instance the stadium in Prague was place for individuals to exercise in unison and the rythymic movements created symmetrical patterns. The symbolism of time kept everything and everyone moving in the same direction as one entity. Vojackova herself was in her teenage years when the Soviet Union had fallen and recollected on times under the Iron Curtain. "It was a way of life but I don't think many people now would want to live like that. Those days seems like another reality - even another world" Vojackova recalled. Lastly, the work of @Yasmin Falahat has an erotic, enchanting and eletic vibe to celebrate her blended Middle Eastern and Mediterranean heritage using her ceramic pieces to articulate her identity as an example of modern art. The sophistication of the work produced by Falahat commanded much respect because the intricate details translated from visual communication into artistic belief means her status as an established artist lived on in her works. Falahat speak with jubilance in her exploring the passion of cultural aesthetics making objects that were built to last. The table of fruits remain relevant to labour of love and respecting the process of making things that appear to look edible when they are not. A knack for keeping art as metaphorisis to life being celebrated and consistently challenged to present ideas can exist in any place you look. My enthusiasm and amazement made Falahat laugh a lot. Her name is not anyone should forget or take as a novelty act. My letter is a thorough and tantalising summary of all that I loved about the second day of the Art Open Day at 181-183 Bow Road. A part of me feel as though this correspondence does not do each artist enough justice. Their toil and brush strokes could have been celebrated with something bolder or stronger. It may be suggestion for me to work on for the forthcoming years. I enjoyed each artist's company and hopefully that thread of appreciation remains reciprocal. May I thank you for reading my letter. Yours sincerely, J x
I visited on the open day and engaged with a broad and eclectic mix of artists and crafts person's. Lovely atmosphere, it would have been nice to find out more of the history of the building and its uses over the years. Large courtyard providing entertainment, rest, food and drink. A lovely visit
Great creative development programme for artists at low prices. Lots of opportunities and gallery events in the Nunnery.
Saw a fabulous exhibition on the history of plastics here. Very well curated with lots of supporting information too. Lovely little cafe and gift shop and upstairs are lots of artist studios which often have open days. Wish we lived closer to visit more frequently
to be able to see all the unique art pieces from each single studios and talk to the actual artist was a great gift on this open public day ...I really hope they will organise more free open public event ...the complex has its unique vibe a mix of derelict window&walls combine with artistic elements from details painting to sculpture made from recycle bicycle pieces....it all has its fashion ...don't miss a visit if you can
AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Do not take on a studio with this ‘company’ if it’s the last thing you do. They don’t meet anything they promise in their contracts and then take a compulsory ‘donation’ from you of £80 per month on top of your rent. Yet give nothing back to the people paying their wages and donating to their ‘cause’. Less than half of my electric worked in my studio for almost whole week, which equates to a huge loss of profit for my business of over £500. I asked to be reinbursed or given a discount of just £100 for the huge inconvinence and they refused. They didn’t get anyone out to fix the electric for days. The WiFi they promise in their contract which my business relies on is none existent. They claim that they tell you it’s not the best internet but you can check emails and browse - but this is simply not true. I had to use my own mobile data the entire time I was there for internet which actually cost me money. Again, no reimbursement for the huge inconvinence. They expect so much from you, so much for you to adhere to and follow - and they give you zero respect or help in return. They do not support the artists - I had an exhibition - and not one of them came. Regardless of wether it’s their style or not, surely since they talk so highly about their ‘passion for art’ and ‘helping artists’ it would be expected to actually view the artists exhibitions that are paying donations and monthly rent to their business ‘cause’. Honestly, don’t waste your time. Tilly is patronising, and rude. Olivia is nice but absolutely useless with emails and because of her lack of response I didn’t know for about two months if she had received my correct bank details or not and then ended up in arreers since she never got back to me. Michael the manager - is an absolute waste of space. Takes all he can get and doesn’t help out the artists whatsoever. Too busy lining his pockets. Honestly, avoid this business at all costs. There are many more studios out there, and companies just like this one that will actually look after you and not take take take only giving a small space in return. So happy to have left! Don’t even bother.
Great little gallery space in East London. The Open Studios events are always a good overview to what's happening art wise in London.
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