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Bow Arts Annual Report 2017 RAW edition

RAW - the Royal Albert Wharf is quickly becoming the newest landing spot for London’s world class creative community. Bow Arts in partnership with Notting Hill Housing have created some of the best purpose built affordable artist studio space in London. see it now... Working with artists to Bow Arts 183 Bow Road make better London E3 2SJ communities t: 020 8980 7774 Photography: Ollie Harrop, Agnese Sanvito, Michael Cubey Design: John Garland www.bowarts.org Sadiq Khan Mayor of London talking to artists and officially launching ‘Dek’ 10,000 sqft of new Welcome from the creative workspace in Lewisham. Chief Executive

Our mission is to support community renewal in east London by delivering arts and creative services through a financially sustainable model

The importance of affordable conversion of over 100,000 gross people we work with. Therefore, we creative workspace within the sqft of new artist workspace in thank all our artists and partners, city is high on Mayor of London London at affordable and whose commitment and energy is Sadiq Khan’s priority list. We sustainable levels. In addition, we at the heart of everything we do. were delighted therefore to have successfully negotiated over Our annual survey records the support him by hosting two visits £18.5m worth of rental subsidy to professional contribution of our to our studios this year. His first support the sector. artists, including the extent and visit was to our newly opened quality of their exhibitions, media studios in Barking at IceHouse But we think there is a bigger story coverage and participation in Court, where he met and talked than this - and that is in the power exhibitions, networking events and with some of the artists, of partnerships and an ever peer critiques. Our artists actively designers and makers and found changing London. We have been contribute to community life in out first-hand just how hard the selected to support the their neighbourhoods as active early years in a creative career development of affordable creative citizens and generators of wealth can be. He then kindly agreed to workspace and cultural activity and enterprise. officially open ‘Dek’ a new within three of London’s largest project in partnership with and most exciting regeneration Bow Arts seeks out affordable Lewisham Council and the GLA. projects: spaces for studios and explains the Dek, has created 10,000 sqft of • - with Peabody economic and social benefits to new artist work space within in Housing supported by the GLA landlords and residents: our artists the Old Catford Town Hall and • RAW – in the Royal Albert Docks help build high impact, sustainable Sadiq was able again to meet with Notting Hill Housing and valuable communities! Our Contents artists, designers and makers • Barking with the London partners, from local authorities to and understand more about the Borough of Barking & Dagenham. grant givers, from schools to 2 Welcome 16 Social impacts and outcomes impact that well managed community organisations, all work projects like ours can have on a These are significant partnerships to deliver social change. We all 3 Our Artists 17 Sustainability local community. for Bow Arts and we believe they have a desire to ‘make a show how London is starting to difference’ - I thank them all Annual Report 2017 Annual Report 7 Partners in our Community 19 Education and learning It was important for us to show the understand and value the for supporting us, and report 11 Celebrating New Creative 23 Nunnery Gallery Mayor what can be achieved with a important role the arts and artists that we are more confident relatively small amount of support play in its economic and social than ever in Bow Arts’ Workspace for London 25 Arts and events from partners. Over the last 4 years framework. ability to play our part. 15 How do we deliver our 27 Out and about these relationships have allowed Bow Arts to secure over £3m worth Obviously, we can only achieve all charitable work 29 Financials of capital funding which has of this because of the breadth, supported the building and quality and energy of the creative

11/121-2 watch our aniversary film http://bowarts.org/ Our Artists “Since being There were 1.9 million jobs in the creative industries across the UK in 2015, a third of these in London. The city’s art and cultural scene on the guided We secured over is vitally important to the capital’s global competitiveness and Open Studio tour £18m worth of businesses come to London because it attracts creative, dynamic in 2014, I have professionals from a range of sectors. “spoken to lots of subsidy towards new people about our affordable Bow Arts is a community of London’s emerging artists. We provide my work and had practical support and encouragement to our community of artists a studio visit from workspace by managing a large network of affordable studios, a dynamic programme programme of innovative arts and cultural events, employment Tintype, a gallery opportunities and networking resources. I really respect. I was also thrilled to Our studios and live/work spaces can currently be found across the be selected for the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barking & Dagenham, Jerwood Drawing Lewisham, Bexley and . prize in 2014/15.”

Over 500 artists, Katy Wallwork, Bow Road Studios designers and With over 86,000 makers were twitter followers The Bow Arts artist supported community is both local and 3,500 with affordable and London-wide... members workspace London’s Artist Quarter - is our online resource for a digital community of creative professionals. London’s Artist Quarter is Average 60,000 about supporting artists. The site helps artists find opportunities hits per month and services in the creative sector. Things like commissions, work, Artists delivered exhibitions, training, galleries and prizes. It is also the forum where organisations and businesses can promote their activity and reach a Around 2,500 250 contracts large number of top creative individuals.  opportunities through our www.londonsartistquarter.org posted in education 2015-17 2017 Annual Report programme

3/4 Annual Report 2013/142017 5/6 New £10,000 Art New Prize for east London artists! “I am thrilled to Bow the won have ArtsPrize and found that the afforded freedom to me has led to a productive new and exciting for my direction - Clare work.” Arts Bow Mitten, Prize winner “ am thrilled to have “I am thrilled to have Arts Prize the Bow won and found that the free- has to me dom afforded and led to a productive direction new exciting -Clare for work.” my Arts Prize Bow Mitten, winner 2013 The Bow Arts Prize Arts Bow The Prize Arts of the Bow first year The worth over in total Prize be a to £10,000 has proved Makinghuge success. the most funded studio of her 12 month financial bursary, and generous Mitten has been winner Clare her new series of producing in a work, be showcased due to in 2015. solo exhibition

Maitreyi Maitreyi Legacy List and the The ...and we won an award ourselves!! an award won ...and we in an award won Baettig, Marcel Our very Chief Executive, own Bizcrowd’s category this years, at the Social Entrepreneur 2013 Awards Entrepreneur British Great East London East London Prize importantAn for new prize artists, supportedeast London by 75 shortlisted Goldhill family. artists selected an by were recognised internationally Caivano; panel: Varda Maheshwari; MichaelMaheshwari; Goldhill; Elson and MattSarah Price. Michael Goldhill, Nathan Edwards & Claire Gevaux & Claire Michael Edwards Nathan Goldhill, year, This Artist’sfinder studio The best way to find a studio in find a studio to best way The service digital our free London enables artists quickly to easily and studio connect with the affordable the Endorsed by sector in London. GLA, Art Quest and NFASP. www.artiststudiofinder.org Open Studios series of Open Our biggest ever than with more event, Studios exploring 400 artist6,000 visitors studios. in a key event are Open Studios and serve our annual calendar, artists for to platform as a great curators, to their work promote galleries and collectors. 25% of artistsover sold work, with 65% reporting they made that contacts or new professional connections.

affordable includes This Engine Chat Chat Engine Chat artistBow Merton Elizabeth runs Chat Chat popular Engine the ever a series of peer critique sessions just partwhich forms of our package development of professional opportunities help artists that not just survive but thrive. Advice Advice & Training provides team Our education support artist for and advice our schools who deliver educators and community programmes. and mentoring training provide We opportunities new artists for to earn a living from to learn how to learn how and to teaching people. and guide young inspire Professional Professional Development services essential for provide We artists low- forward, in a straight way. cost Our ArtistsOur and work, live to places studios, artist to and access networks, jobs, partnershipsstrong within our business. and local communities

t’s great to have to have great “It’s and a neutral space supportive to discuss work with other artists Arts Bow it makes a like feel more community than just studio spaces.” - Engine Chat Chat participant and services education advice advice education with professional with professional over 95 artists over We supported We “ Partners in Bow Arts works with a wide range of partners to make a positive social impact in our communities. We place great value on our partnerships, working our community closely with others to improve opportunities for local people. Here are a small selection of our partnerships this year, but we would like say a big thank you to all those organisations that are working with us to build better communities. Schools Schools have always been a key partner for Bow Arts. Fidelity Uk have generously offered Our education programme is firmly placed at the heart two years of support for our of the organisation, and schools are therefore a natural Education team, the funding will partner in addressing our aim of improving children support a new Education Project Manager post. The additional and young people’s life chances. Over the last 15 years capacity enabling us to work with we have worked with nearly every school in our area ten new schools in Poplar, Tower and a significant number in surrounding boroughs. Hamlets. Our approach is simple - we work with schools to find Our partnership with Poplar Our brand new Stratford Studios creative solutions to the challenges that they face. Last HARCA continues to bring site has proved extremely year was another record-breaking year, with us working benefits to local residents and popular, 28 studios were full in with more schools than ever and delivering over 1,400 artists alike. This year saw the just three weeks. The site has artist-led workshops. Read more about our education creation of the ‘Balfron Season’ a dynamic mix of artists and Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation. programme on (pg19-22). (Pg 28), celebrating seven years designer-makers and is home We are pleased to have begun a new of the remarkable role that to Bobby Baker’s Daily Life partnership with the Aldgate and artists have played at the heart Ltd. Open Studios in October Allhallows Foundation providing the of Poplar through the Bow Arts brought together the artist Partnerships much needed match funding for our LiveWork scheme. community to celebrate their attracted over consortium programme with nine first anniversary and we are schools on the Isle of Dogs, Tower £250,000 worth now delighted to announce Hamlets. The funding enabled a rich Bow Arts have enjoyed a that we are opening our second of support for programme of training for teachers, successful partnership with Newham Studio complex which artist-led projects, and an ambitious artists this year THAMES for over 10 years will provide 25 new studios in shared exhibition. We look forward now. Their funding this year The Mayor’s office has invited the old Manor Park Library in an to building our partnership with supported work with five new Bow Arts onto the newly exciting new partnership with Aldgate and Allhallows over the Tower Hamlets schools, which commissioned London Open Create London. coming years. we’re pleased to report have Workspace Providers Group Worked with now continued to work with chaired by Deputy, Mayor Kit

over 10,000 2017 Annual Report us independently. Malthouse. This is a fantastic opportunity for the studio sector 161 new studios young people Partnerships to have a tangible voice at the This year saw the completion of the political heart of London. raised funding first phase of our public art series with for 10 new Bow School, generously supported through our partnerships with Bank of schools in east America Merrill Lynch and Tate. Find London out more on page 27. 7/8 Annual Report 2017 9/10 “The Bermondsey “The Bermondsey a truly is Project collaborative that has venture key become a part of the cultural of renaissance - Bermondsey” Mick Bateman, Director Project for Bermondsey Crisis Project, London Sculpture London Workshop facility providing Open access and supportequipment for artists/designers to who want reality. turn their ideas into The London Furniture Furniture London The Workshop Making the the new from Supportingold. and training facilityworkshops in recycled making. furniture Residences ArtsBow and Crisis each year residency of 2 studios free offer selected to Crisis clients. charge is residencyThe programme helping Crisis clients aimed at startthem to creative their own completed Wall Lydia business. her residency runs and now millinery successful her own business in Brighton. This Crisis - Skylight Crisis Bermondsey Project vocational creative Crisis, project. training SE1 Studios 120 interdisciplinary Provides work-spaces creative affordable artists emerging and artsfor professionals. Our partnership with Crisis, started in 2010-2015, the project affordable create set out to artists early career for workspace then it Since and designers. and has and grown has grown helped support 500 artists. over found building originally The charity Crisis the national by for their homeless people and was Christmas. Crisis at for centre of the year 9 months for meant empty. the building was

to Thanks Arts an Portfolio As National Council funded to are we Organisation, of support a programme deliver artists, extending emerging artsto participation of in the borough digital our Newham and expanding and network presence. of £320,000, award a capital grant a completed 2014 we in March of programme transformational including a works refurbishment gallery heating new studio roof, space and a new office and lighting, Arts Bow coupled with a for staff beautiful new courtyard area. rchitects a held our They ArtsBow new courtyard DM Architects by and offices Ellen winners were year’s This starthands from they finish. And to so much that and us, liked the result, their successful from they moved Bow to offices Arts. Clerkenwell Delvendahl MartinDelvendahl the inspiration Nicolai and Eric are the who won behind DM Architects our partner become to tender in the capital project. Each year the Land Securities Each year the veryResidency for best searches artists art our top graduating from first them their schools and awards artists a professional studio for free year. School), Academy Macdonald (Royal James Kelly (Slade School of Fine Art), (The and Michael Page Royal of Art).College our P1 based at All launch this is a fantastic studio site, their early careers. pad for Partners in our in Partners community rts They the year This mission is Their oundation as worked with Bow A with Bow as worked oundation f Painting the East London create to supported (pg7), they have Prize Art School Bow Pubic the second (pg 27) and Commission artist by a new work commissioned Lucy Harrison as part of the Balfron Season (pg28 ). to make creative connections make creative to and the Park. people between and support commission develop, high quality art, and skill education engage, to building initiatives and current and inspire educate generations. future We are proud to be supported to proud by are We London Future for the Foundation knownformerly as the Legacy List, charity the the independent for set Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, supportup to legacy the cultural of and 2012 Olympic the London Games. Paralympic Celebrating New Creative The Ice IG11 – 25 spaces We are creating 4,000 sqft of new fully accessible creative Workspace for London workspace for artists, designers and makers in the new Ice House Creative Quarter in Barking. The project is supported by the Mayor of London’s High Street Fund the site will provide much needed affordable creative studio space for up to 30 creative individuals. Delvendahl Martin Architects have been appointed to design the studios which are due to open in early 2016. “It’s really important that Bow Arts exists, helping artists live, “work and be part of the community in central London” Sir , “Bow Arts is an Director, Tate organisation that Sir Nicholas Serota and Deputy Mayor, Munira Mirza, were joined Galleries by Joyce Wilson, London Director Arts Council England and Craig does a huge amount Carson Managing Director, St George City, to officially open the Rum “for artists and Factory creating 90 new studios in Wapping, June 2015. communities in London. Its studios Catford Workspace SE6 – 50 spaces support artists Bow Arts won the public tender to create 10,000 sqft of new who have a real creative workspace in the Old Town Hall, Catford. The 4th floor of “I am thrilled to have impact on their this iconic building will become home to 50 early career artists won“The the building Bow Arts is Prize local areas and it like 3 dimensional and makers, putting culture centre stage of the Council’s ten year is so important that and found that the free- Business Growth Strategy. domtartan, afforded it’s is toso me has London retains its ledexciting to a productive to be here, and Catford Creative Enterprise Hub – we are also really proud to have sense of creativity exciting“ new direction teamed up with the London Small Business Centre to create it’s become the and fun”. formost my importantwork.” -Clare Lewisham’s first creative co-workspace for new creative businesses. Mitten,place Bowin my Arts life” Prize Munira Mirza, winner 2013 Deputy Mayor for Rum Factory Artist Culture & Education London is starting to value its creative workspace! Annual Report 2017 Annual Report In partnership with the developer St George City and with the support of Arts Council England, we have converted 20,000 sqft of the historic Grade II listed London Dock into 90 affordable creative workspaces. Once the home of the Murdoch media empire it is now a thriving hub of creativity.

11/12 Celebrating New Creative St Katharine’s E14 – 13 spaces An amazing meanwhile project in mature, meanwhile they are Workspace for London Limehouse east London. The making maximum use of the Royal Foundation of St Katharine brownfield space in partnership intends to develop part of a once with Bow Arts and have created derelict site into new homes and 13 new bespoke creative workspaces for the community. workspaces for young artists The plans will take three years to alongside London’s first Yurt Café! “This fantastic initiative will not just bring this “Grade II listed building back to life, but turn it into an innovative and vibrant cultural space that can be used and enjoyed by all” Old Manor Park Library E12 – 24 spaces The Grade II Listed Carnegie Library closed to the public in 2011, with Sir Robin Wales, the support of the GLA and Newham Council it has been converted Mayor of Newham into 24 wonderful new creative workspaces and a public project space. We worked with award winning architects, Nicholas Lobo Brennan New connections: and Astrid Smitham to create a truly unique space that will once again make this public building the centre of its community. “Our Culture in this country would and a public project space be so much the London Small Business Centre is poorer without In 2011 we were approached by one of the leading enterprise “ the Manor Park soft federation of agencies in the capital organisations like Schools, who represent about 6,000 providing funding, training and Bow Arts” residents, staff and pupils from the A new exciting partnership with face-to-face mentoring to local area. When the soft federation Create London. Our first venture aspiring and thriving Joyce Wilson, London heard their library building was together is the project space at entrepreneurs. They have 30 Area Director Arts closing, they came to us and asked the Old Manor Park Library in years’ experience helping and Council England if Bow Arts could help save the Newham. Create London supporting many young creative

building by turning it into a new arts support publicly accessible business. Our first project 2017 Annual Report centre for local residents and young creative projects in and around together works across Lewisham people. It took us a while but we the five host boroughs. Projects supporting creative enterprise. did it, and for this we have to thank like: Idol, by Marvin Gaye We hope that by bringing the combined effort of the staff Chetwynd in Barking Leisure business and the arts closer and pupils of the schools, Newham Centre; Rabbits Road Institute, at together, we will help create a Council and Sir Robin Wales, the the Old Manor Park Library and stronger more resilient sector Mayor’s High Street Fund and Create Folly for a Flyover by that is best placed to deal with London. nominees Assemble. London’s changing pace.

13/14 Impact and social outcomes

The Bow Arts property portfolio We are a registered Gift Aid is the driver for generating Charity which allows us, with income for delivering our support from HMRC, to make charitable activity. Our studios every voluntary donation from and live/work spaces house over an individual go that bit further. 500 artist and makers across 10 This year in total our artists sites. The rental income and generated around £370,000 Keeping up standards generous donations from them, which was put directly towards We are proud to be one of

together with input from partners our charitable activities. Together the few charities nationally 2017 Annual Report in our community, allowed us to with the £340,000 contribution who have achieved a level How do we deliver our deliver £710,000 worth of from our community partners, 2 PQASSO Quality Mark. It’s additional charitable activity this we are able to do some amazing a standard we work hard charitable work? year. This activity has powerful things. Thank you to everyone to maintain at all levels. social impacts and outcomes for that has supported us. the residents of east London.

15/16 Annual Report 2017 17/18 “Volunteering at “Volunteering Arts helped Bow job after a me get baby” my having (Volunteer - Sarah Gallery invigilator) n 2015-17 In 2015-17 Arts Bow provided volunteer opportunities for 200 people Open across Studios and gallery invigilation. 4 internships London paying Wage Living “ The from 11 and 13 students Year further can we that measures make the Gallery to put in place and welcoming more an even place. accessible year-round offer to continue We opportunitiesvolunteering in the Nunnery Gallery and at events. our Open Studios or live majority of our volunteers Last year study in east London. experience work provided we to local secondary four schools. support the Creative With from we Programme, Employment four to internships provided people aged 18-25 unemployed in east London resident years Wage. Living London paying Shape exhibition. MBE (RA), Yinka Shonibare Shape Open The NunneryThe Gallery Last year our education our education Last year in delivered was programme partnership with 80 schools Our Boroughs. in 10 London participants reflect the ethnically that areas catchment diverse our schools serve. Last year, establish pleased to were we a partnership with leading UK disability arts organisation Shape. the annual Shape Open hosted by works presenting exhibition, disabled artists. good media coverage received new and diverse and attracted Arts. Bow to Shape audiences for training staff also provided ahead of volunteers our staff and and carriedthe exhibition out an some highlight audit to access Special Guest Judge quality and Diversity and Equality TfL majority lighting of the studio in Bermondsey will SE1 Studios the vacate we when be removed be re-installedbuilding and can one of our new studio sites, at and waste. both costs reducing Our works major capital Replace: included a full roof this year Road, 181 Bow at replacement the at systems and new heating Nunnery Gallery and Carmelite Café. year This Supporting Cyclists: cycle installed new covered we parking in the courtyard Bow at cycle free organised We Road. and maintenance checks safety the through funded sessions, Superhighways Cycle Barclays Scheme. Workplace continued we year This Reduce: the carbon footprint monitor to Road. 183 Bow of our studios at our annual completed we In May, Bicycle and are Julie’s to return a further announce to proud 12% reduction in carbon emissions also have We again this year. our extended to our monitoring next and studios in Stratford better Road 181 Bow to door at understand the environmental of our sites. impact more across Reuse: Our artist studios tend in older buildings which be to sustainability significant present one However, us. challenges for is introduced have we measure of our materials more reuse to the end at and equipment the example, For of a lease. Sustainability Food Cycle serving our hungry Cycle visitors Open Studios Food sustainability. Sector Leader forSector Leader become a national become a Bow Arts to Bow ngland invites England invites Arts Council Annual Report 2017 19/20 Manor Park Consortium Manor Park consortium of our successful year third The Arts Bow together model - bringing and inspirational create of schools to a group learning opportunities and children for people. young Bigland Green PrimaryBigland Green School Park Primary School - PPA Park ArtsBow artists art deliver lessons and special the throughout per week days projects four Planning, as partwhole year of the school’s time. (PPA) and Assessment Preparation art our alternative curriculum, the Through Central Foundation School - Year 9 Arts Award Year School - Foundation Central of group with a targeted work in to Arts brought Bow were re-engaging aimed at 9 students, them in school and Year their learning. and gained a their projects, completed successfully students in the process. qualification ArtsBronze Award Sheringham PrimarySheringham School Isle of Dogs Isle Consortium INSET and Staff Training INSET and Staff ducation Education learningand we Topics experiences experiences

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bo Our Trustees Martyn Coles (Chair) Financials Sarah Elson Michele Faull (Treasurer) Elizabeth Hall Rajen Madan (Vice Chair) The main income stream continues to be licence fees and rent from artists for the Habib Motani provision of studio and live/work spaces. Updated for 2016. Nick Smales Brian Smith Mon Ullah Income (£,000’s) Claire Swift Cath Smith Our Staff 376 Licence fees and rents Marcel Baettig Chief Executive Angela Law Executive Director, Operations and Enterprise 267 38 Michael Owens Special Projects Director Donations Jen Pringle Office Manager Alyn Hine Finance Officer 33 Gift Aid Trieu Khanh Vo Finance Assistant Georgina Walters Press and Communications Assistant Grants Creative Workspace Team 350 781 Education income Michael Cubey Executive Director, Creative Work Space Michael Smythe Project Manager Joss Taylor Project Manager Gallery Income Tilly Hogrebe Senior Studio Administrator Joanna Penso Studio Administrator Olivia Barratt Studio Administrator Michael Hopkins Studio Administrator https://mydonate.bt.com/ Education Team Charitable charities/bowarts Expenditure (£,000’s) Rob Smith Director of Education and Place Making Lydia Ashman Education Projects Manager Lucy Wheeler Education Projects Manager Aidan Adams Education Projects Manager Laura Lloyd Education Assistant

Provision of creative Gallery and Events Team 350 workspace Rosamond Murdoch Gallery Director Sophie Hill Co-Gallery Director Isabelle Escende Gallery Assistant Trainee Education projects 2017 Annual Report 780 60 Gallery programme With thanks to our trustees, staff, community and Events 195 partners, volunteers and, of course, our artists Governance for all their support and encouragement.

Bow Arts Trust Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 03031923 and also a registered charity number 1046958 29/30