Art in the Docks is an artist-led social enterprise (CIC). We are privileged to be embedded within our local community in the London Borough of Newham, surrounded one of the youngest and most ethnically diverse population in the UK. The opportunity to engage with our local, and wider, community is exciting, and we strive to embrace it in all that we do in our unique space.
Events are of high artistic quality and value, but at their centre they connect with, and involve, local communities who may find themselves excluded from the traditional art world.
Upcoming Events
Saturday Kids Club 22nd March
Sewing Bee in the Room - 22nd March
Saturday Kids Club 29th March
Creative Health & Wellbeing 29th March
Saturday Kids Club 5th April
Saturday Kids Club 12th April
Creative Health & Wellbeing 12th April
Saturday Kids Club 19th April
Saturday Kids Club 26th April
Do you want to be a part of bringing art, culture and creativity to the communities of East London?
Art in the Docks is a small social enterprise- we exist because of individuals and organisations like you. If our mission resonates, we invite you to become a valued supporter—whether as an individual or corporate sponsor—helping us continue to bring arts and culture to the communities of East London.
Your generosity will ensure open-access opportunities for individuals of all ages and backgrounds to engage with the arts, develop creative practices, and build community connections. From Painting Like Monet to crafting in Sew Appealing, or moving to the rhythm of Kathak Dance, your support will fund a diverse range of workshops, exhibitions, and events that celebrate cultural heritage, tackle social isolation, and strengthen local resilience.
£250 helps towards the cost of one of our core arts sessions (Saturday Kids Club or Adult Evening Arts Class) supporting thirty individuals.
£2,000 supports a month of our full arts programme (eight sessions), engaging up 250 people.
£6,000 lets us to deliver three months of core programming (twenty-four sessions), reaching more than 700 individuals.
£12,000 underpins the delivery of six months of core arts programming (48 sessions), engaging close to 1500 people.
£24,000 helps to deliver a full year of core arts programming (96 sessions), reaching 2,750 people
“Art in the Docks greatly complements our placemaking work at Royal Albert Wharf, helping to raise the profile of RAW and the wider Royal Docks area as a creative hub in East London. They significantly add to the sense of vibrancy within the community.”
George Clarke
Head of Communities and Commercial Properties | Places and Estates
visit us
You can find us at our beautiful location in the Royal Docks, at the following address:
25 Shackleton Way, London, E16 2XJ
public transport
Nearest station(s): Gallions Reach DLR
Bus: 101, 262, 366, 474, N551