Arts Archives — Roman Road LDN

Bow Arts has launched East London Art Prize. Image credit: Rob Harris

Bow Arts launches East London Art Prize

May 27, 2022May 31, 2022 Victoria Miller 206 Views 4 min read

Bow Arts has teamed up with cultural heavyweights including UCL East, The Line and V&A East to launch the new

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 266 Views 6 min read

Kay Kanté’s ordinary scene paintings of the area are being shown at The Brady Art Gallery, and has led her

Roman Road by Jock McFadyen

March 17, 2022March 18, 2022 Polly Nash 224 Views 5 min read

Jock McFayden’s vistas of the East End are on display at the Royal Academy, depicting the transformation of our neighbourhood’s

Picture courtesy of Mira Connolly.

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Victoria Miller 287 Views 8 min read

We spoke to artist Mira Connolly on capturing Bow at night and why working with less colour enhances her art.

December 2, 2021January 14, 2022 Tabitha Potts 302 Views 3 min read

Themes of immigration, gentrification and belonging are central to Vicky Newham’s second book featuring Detective Inspector Maya Rahman. ‘Out of

November 11, 2021January 14, 2022 Oyin Osin 279 Views 4 min read

We’ve enlisted the help of four local school children to unpack the fictional world of 1940’s wartime Britain as portrayed

November 3, 2021February 1, 2022 Citizen Journalist 271 Views 6 min read

With help from The Nature Seed, our book reviewer Helen Simms discovers the joy of looking, connecting, and bonding with

October 7, 2021January 14, 2022 Tabitha Potts 390 Views 3 min read

Our book reviewer Tabitha Potts delves into The Graves of Whitechapel, a historical crime thriller that follows a barrister’s intricate

September 7, 2021September 17, 2021 Anna Lamche 432 Views 4 min read

A scorching collection of essays, Regeneration Songs is crucial reading for anyone seeking to understand their changing city. Moving through

July 29, 2021January 14, 2022 Tabitha Stapely 372 Views 6 min read

Our resident reviewer Tabitha Potts dives into this fantastic book charting the lives, day-jobs and backgrounds of East End fighters

July 25, 2021January 14, 2022 Evie Breese 406 Views 3 min read

This debut novel by Gemma Reeves is a dreamy montage of lives connected by delight in the small things while

July 12, 2021January 14, 2022 Citizen Journalist 566 Views 2 min read

Our reviewer Tabitha Potts casts her eyes over Vicky Newham’s debut murder mystery Turn a Blind Eye, twisting and turning