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Royal Albert Wharf Creative Open Day

RAW Creative Open Day

Join us for a day of art, fashion, performance and community celebration, as the creative residents of Royal Albert Wharf –throw open their doors and welcome you in.

Bow Arts is an arts and education charity and social enterprise, championing affordable artists studios. They will be running a day of drop-in workshops, suitable for the whole family, including:

Dock Portraits: Have your photo taken by the dock’s edge, go home with a photo and glimpse inside a photographer’s studio

Cynatope Printing: Get hands on with this printing workshop using UV light – all materials provided!

Sketching and Salsa: Enjoy dancing? Enjoy drawing? Here’s your chance to do both at one!

A Single Stroke: Explore ink drawing on card with only one brush of ink!

Block Printing: Come and try your hands at this family friendly block printing session

Halloween Mask making: Get ready for the 31st October – come and make a mask and take it home!

Chalkhead Carving workshop

Art in The Docks s a community-led creative hub fostering equity of access to art and culture. Throughout the day, they will be delivering activity linking to their Bells and Whistles project, including a puppet performance, prop-making workshop and public parade.. The project recaptures the local spirit of an historic New Years Eve Docks tradition, in which ship horns, church bells, and the celebratory sounds of dockland families filled the air. Decades later, new residents from across the globe are making the docks their home and the bells and horns will sound once again!

Caramel Rock is a fashion and creative arts education charity. In this session, Caramel rock invites you to design and make your own custom tote bag in a fun, hands-on workshop

Enjoy a delicious range of planet friendly food at Well Bean Co, open from 9am – 5pm.

Activities at a glance: