Creative Newham

We Are Creative Newham 💪 We are an independent alliance of arts, cultural, educational, social, and voluntary organisations working together to shape a creative and connected future for everyone in Newham. 🌍✨ We are here to champion cultural mobility—ensuring creativity and opportunity are accessible to all, regardless of background. 🤝 What do we do? We advocate, collaborate, and build networks that empower local creatives, organisations, and communities to lead real cultural change in Newham. From artists and producers to heritage groups and youth organisations, we’re committed to supporting the whole creative ecosystem. Interested in finding out more and joining our community? 👇 🔗 Click the link in our bio to join our community #CreativeNewham #CulturalProducers #NewhamCreatives #wearecreativenewham

🎨 Interested in craft, heritage, and creative careers? Join Building Crafts College and Alice Billing House for a FREE open day as part of the Time Capsule Project with artist-in-residence Ed Shamwana. Young people aged 12–21 will get the chance to: 🪵 Tour the college workshops 🛠 Meet staff and current students 🏛 Learn about the Time Capsule Project 🎨 Take part in a hands-on craft activity ✨ Explore creative pathways and further education opportunities 📅 Dates: 9 June | 2pm–3:30pm 23 June | 4pm–5:30pm 📍 Building Crafts College, Kennard Rd, London E15 1AH The Time Capsule Project invites the community to reflect on Newham’s heritage, identity, and future through craft and creativity, with the capsule set to be sealed in 2027 and opened in 2106. FREE to attend, but booking is required, booking via @alicebillinghouse Book your space here #CreativeNewham #BuildingCraftsCollege #AliceBillingHouse #NewhamCreatives #CraftEducation #TimeCapsuleProject #CreativeYouth #EastLondonArts

Home Turf is a new exhibition co-created with young men from East London and LCF students, using football and fashion as a starting point for deeper conversations around identity, masculinity and self-expression. Many young men, particularly working-class and Black men, continue to navigate spaces where their stories are overlooked or misrepresented, with limited opportunities to be seen and heard on their own terms. Delivered by LCF’s Portal Centre for Social Impact in partnership with Ashton Jones-Frame, Home Turf opens up those conversations, challenging narrow perceptions of masculinity and offering a more honest, personal perspective. Home Turf is programmed as part of The Music is Black Festival, an East Bank-wide programme of events, performances, dance and screenings taking place across Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from April to November 2026, celebrating the V&A East Museum’s inaugural exhibition, The Music is Black: A British Story. Visitors can also explore Resonant Matter, running alongside Home Turf, which examines the spaces and scenes where music, fashion and community come together. 🗓️: Weds 13 May - Sun 14 June 2026 📍: London College of Fashion, East Bank Located in the Mezzanine space ⏰: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm 🎟️: Free | Open to the public Visit the link in bio to learn more about the exhibition and book free tickets ⬆️ Curated by: @ashtonjonesframe 📸: Eddie Zhang @eddiezhangzqc and Eva Quartey @lenz.e_photography 1. Jahzeen Vassall @Jvthe1st 2. Ben Stone @Ben_.stone 3. Slim @Itzslimofficial 4. Marc Mikuzi @marrrrcccc_ 5. Josh Neto @Josh.netts 6. Zak Saeed @Zak_sae @making.for.change @creativenewham

🎨 Are you a creative in Newham? Join a growing network of creatives, educators, cultural leaders, community groups, and changemakers who believe in the power of culture to transform lives across our borough. Whether you're an artist, organisation, youth provider, freelancer, or social enterprise, Creative Newham is here to connect, support, and amplify the incredible work happening locally. →Grow Your Network: Connect with 100+ organisations working across arts, education, heritage, youth, wellbeing, and community engagement. →Promote Your Work: Share your projects, events, opportunities, and achievements through our newsletters and social platforms. →Access Insights & Opportunities: Stay updated with funding news, workshops, training opportunities, and sector updates from across Newham’s creative community. →Be Part of Something Bigger: Help shape a more connected, creative, and inclusive future for Newham. If you’re based in or working in Newham, we’d love you to join our network by clicking our link in bio! #CreativeNewham #CreativeCommunity #ArtsAndCulture #EastLondonCreatives

📢 Event Announcement: Move | the embodied choreography experience This is a weekly 1.5 hour session running until July at Siobhan Davies Studios. The class invites participants to explore processing thoughts and emotions through movement, creating space for deeper awareness of how we process life and life experiences. No dance experience is needed, and attendees do not need to identify as dancers to take part. Find out more and book here: /classes/move/ #CommunityEvent #DanceClass

📢 We’re sharing this upcoming community event: For Transnational Communities taking place on 16 May. This space invites people to explore the everyday realities of having an identity shaped by multiple national backgrounds and cultures, while reflecting on belonging, connection, and community. The event is free to attend, with optional donations welcomed to support miscellaneous costs. There is also an open call running until 5 May for anyone who resonates with the transnational experience and would like to share their story. Visit @capturedpolity to book your free spot! #TransnationalCommunities #CommunityEvent

✨ Celebrating Cultural Producer News! We’re pleased to spotlight an exciting update from Chancel Soumah, part of our Cultural Producer Cohort 2. Chancel has been officially shortlisted for the Arts & Culture Ambassador Award at the Women of Inspiration Awards 2026. As the founder of La Guinéolese, Chancel’s work celebrates and preserves African heritage, with a particular focus on Francophone West and Central Africa. Through curated events and community-led programming, she creates spaces where heritage, identity, and contemporary cultural expression can connect across generations and communities. Congratulations Chancel on this incredible recognition 👏 #CulturalProducer #ArtsAndCulture #CreativeCommunity #CreativeIndustries #CreativeNewham

🎨 Join artist Beverley Sommerville this May at Alice Billing House for a special participatory workshop as part of London Craft Week. Inspired by The Secret Lives of Alice Billing House, attendees will create ceramic icons reflecting contemporary life, contributing to a collective artwork and the ongoing Alice Billing House Time Capsule Project. Using reclaimed materials from the building itself, the workshop invites participants to explore heritage, storytelling, and creativity through clay. Each participant will create their own ceramic pieces, with selected works becoming part of a collective garland to be sealed within the time capsule and reopened in 2106. 📍 Alice Billing House 🗓️ Saturday 16 May ⏰ 10:30am – 2:30pm 🎟️ £18 per person Book tickets via @alicebillinghouse #LondonCraftWeek #CeramicsWorkshop #CreativeCommunity #EastLondonArts

📣 Event to share with our network CVAN London x Creative United are bringing together artists, creatives and arts professionals for a special in-person networking session focused on strengthening artists’ livelihoods. Expect an afternoon of connection, collaboration and practical support, with opportunities to meet peers, build your network and access business advice. 🗓️ Tuesday 12 May | 12.15pm – 2.30pm 📍 Lancaster Rooms, Somerset House, London 🎟️ Book your place @cvanlondon A great opportunity for artists, creative freelancers and arts workers across London. #CreativeCommunity #ArtistsInLondon #CreativeNetworking #ArtsOpportunities

🚨 Applications Are Now Open: Cultural Producers Cohort 3 Calling all Newham creatives! This is your moment 👇 Applications are officially open for Cultural Producers Cohort 3, a paid six-month programme designed to support the next generation of creative leaders in Newham. If you’ve ever wondered how festivals, performances, exhibitions and community projects actually happen, the answer is cultural producers: the people working behind the scenes to bring creative ideas to life. Now we’re looking for the next group of producers ready to step into that role. Over six months you’ll receive: ✨ Training from industry leaders ✨ Hands-on experience producing cultural projects ✨ Placements with local creative organisations ✨ Mentorship and professional development ✨ A paid opportunity to grow your career You don’t need to have everything figured out. If you’re curious, organised, passionate about creativity and care about culture in Newham - this programme is for you. 🗓️ Applications now open ⏰ Applications close June 7 🔗 Link in bio to apply now #CreativeNewham #CulturalProducers #CreativeCareers #NewhamCreatives

🔥 Applications open tomorrow!! Tomorrow entries will open for the Cultural Producers Cohort 3, a paid opportunity for emerging creatives in Newham to step behind the scenes and learn how culture is produced. Over six months participants will: ✨ Train with leading practitioners from the cultural sector ✨ Produce real project ideas that bring communities together ✨ Gain placement experience with organisations across Newham ✨ Receive guidance, mentoring and career support ✨ Be paid while building professional experience This programme exists to support the next generation of cultural leaders in our borough. Could that be you? Keep an eye on our page tomorrow. 🗓️ Applications open May 4 🔗 Join the waitlist via the link in our bio! #CreativeNewham #CulturalProducers #CreativeCareers

⏳ 3 days until applications open… We’re getting ready to welcome the next group of Cultural Producers who will help shape festivals, arts events and creative activity across Newham. Through this paid six-month programme, you’ll have the chance to: ✨ Learn directly from industry professionals ✨ Develop the skills to produce events and cultural programmes ✨ Work alongside inspiring local organisations ✨ Build confidence, networks and experience in the sector ✨ Discover new pathways into creative careers If you’ve ever wondered how creative projects actually happen - this programme is designed to show you. 🗓️ Applications open May 4 🔗 Join the waitlist via the link in our bio! #CreativeNewham #CulturalProducers #CreativeCareers