‘From Sylhet to Spitalfields’: Brick Lane author Shabna Begum on Bengali squatters’ fight against racism
Bengali author Shabna Begum speaks about her family’s wrongful eviction and how the squatters movement took up vigilante action. Take
Bengali author Shabna Begum speaks about her family’s wrongful eviction and how the squatters movement took up vigilante action. Take
From drug dealers in Mile End Park to army cadets and estate agents, Ed Gray’s urban paintings celebrate the grit
Out of more than 650 submissions, Kat Anderson’s film installation drawing on the racism of public health and police institutions
Canal boats, cranes and graffiti: Everyday East End scenes through a local printmaker’s eyes. Most people walking down Mile End
The Queen of the East End turns from saga fiction to memoir, transporting readers to the gritty reality of Cockney
Bengali author Tufayel Ahmed speaks about the challenges of growing up gay in the 1990s and how it led to
Bow Arts has teamed up with cultural heavyweights including UCL East, The Line and V&A East to launch the new
Kay Kanté’s ordinary scene paintings of the area are being shown at The Brady Art Gallery, and has led her
Jock McFayden’s vistas of the East End are on display at the Royal Academy, depicting the transformation of our neighbourhood’s
We spoke to artist Mira Connolly on capturing Bow at night and why working with less colour enhances her art.
Themes of immigration, gentrification and belonging are central to Vicky Newham’s second book featuring Detective Inspector Maya Rahman. ‘Out of
We’ve enlisted the help of four local school children to unpack the fictional world of 1940’s wartime Britain as portrayed