What’s on
EXHIBITION: COMMUNITY MATTERS
We bring together three artist from our wonderfully creative and talented diverse ethnic communities. Shahena Begum is an emerging British/Bengali artist living in Tower Hamlets, Ahmed Jabir is an established British/Sudanese artist living in Hackney and Aisha Hussein Shariffe, a Sudanese artist and interior designer living in Greenford.
15th October - 25th November
Monday - Sunday — 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
Free entry
Women’s Wellbeing
Join St Margaret’s House on Tuesday mornings in the Tramshed for our Women’s Wellbeing sessions! Led by yoga practitioner Vimalamani and supported by local volunteers, these sessions provide a welcoming and safe space to take part in gentle movement and meditation, helping to improve your mood, confidence, and feelings of wellbeing.
Tuesdays — 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
at The Tramshed Community Hub
Men's Exercise
Join St Margaret’s House on Tuesday afternoons in the Tramshed for our Men’s Exercise sessions! Led by sports coach Ryan Savage, these sessions provide a welcoming and fun space to take part in physical activities, helping to improve your mood, confidence, and feelings of wellbeing.
Tuesdays — 1:30 - 2:30 pm
at The Tramshed Community Hub
EXHIBITION & EVENT: Exploring Shadows
Join Mira Connolly for an exhibition of paintings inspired by film directors Andrei Tarkovsky and Béla Tarr.
22nd Nov-24th Nov
Tickets: FREE
WORKSHOP: Shag Pile - Weekly Swing Dance
Dive into the world of Collegiate Shag - the swift footed swing dance that set the 1920s on fire! Learn to dance fast without losing your cool with our expert teaching team and friendly regulars.
Weekly: Fridays from 7pm
Tickets: from £5
Cyanotype Workshop
Create unique cyanotype art print with Marina and explore this beautiful Victorian technique. No experience needed. All materials provided.
Sundays, 29th September, 27th October, 24th November
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Tickets: £7/£15/£30
Exhibition: Finding The Magic
A joint exhibition by two printmakers celebrating their mutual love of finding the magic in nature.
26th November - 12th January
EVENT: Ayoka Thrift Party
Come along to our fill-a-bag party at Ayoka! You can expect access to a range of fabulous finds for just £3 per tote bag.
Tickets: £2
Tuesday 26th November
6-7.30pm
at the Mulberry Hall
WORKSHOP: Outlines - Life Drawing
Join us for a evening of cozy and relaxed life drawing every fortnight at the Canvas, to practice your sketching and view bodies in a neutral appreciation of form and figure.
3rd, 17th & 31st October, 14th & 28th November
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Tickets: £5 / 7 / 9
EVENT: Open Mic Night
Join us for our friendly monthly Open Mic night in The Gallery Cafe.
Last Thursday of every month— From 6.30pm
Free entry
EVENT: Extra Second London: DREAMS
A cosy poetry, spoken word, music and discussion night on the the last Saturday of every month. Open mic followed by discussion. Our theme this month is DREAMS
Saturday 30th November
6.30-9pm
at the Chapel
EVENT: Majlis - Fundraiser for Palestine & Sudan
Join us for a warm and cosy afternoon filled with community spirit, creativity, and connection.
Sunday 1st December, 12:00-16:00
Tickets: £8-£30 (all proceeds are donated)
EVENT: Finding The Magic 'In Conversation With...'
Opening Event for a print exhibition celebrating the world of natural ecosystems by Kath Leone and Natasha Searston.
4th December, 18:30-20:30pm
Tickets: FREE
WORKSHOP: DecolonArt's Beyond the Margins: Lost and Found
This workshop will focus on deconstructing colonial narratives and reclaiming cultural identity. Using accordion zines, we will explore cultural fusion, family secrets and forgotten stories.
Wednesday 4th December
6.30-8.30pm
Tickets: £5/£10/£15
EXHIBITION: Unveiling Creativity: A Winter Exhibition by Studio Upstairs
Join us for a heartwarming art showcase created by our Dalston studio community. This exhibition celebrates the transformative power of art and creativity.
Opening event: Friday 6th December, 6-8.30pm
Exhibition: Saturday 7th - Sunday 8th December, 10am–6pm
WORKSHOP: Henna For Wellbeing
Learn the art of henna and its global journey through resistance, history, medicine, and faith in a safe, inclusive space.
Tickets: £12-£15
WORKSHOP: DecolonArt's Beyond the Margins: Speak Up!
This workshop will focus on the importance of language. Using mini journals, we will explore the power of language through poetry prompts and cutting up old text to create and express our own personal narratives.
Wednesday 8th January
6.30-8.30pm
Tickets: £5/£10/£15
WORKSHOP: Groove Sessions
Come together to learn to express your inner musician! In these sessions you'll be working closely with producer and artist Dhruv Nathwani to learn about music production, creative praxis and how to turn your ideas into sound.
Sunday 19th January — 16th February — 16th March
11am-1pm
Tickets: £10/£15/£20
WORKSHOP: Ignite London: Write like a Grrrl
WORKSHOP: Ignite London: Write like a Grrrl
If you haven’t written creatively before but always wanted to, or if you haven’t written for some time and want to kick-start your practice, then this low-cost, intensive course is for you.
Saturdays, 26th October - 23rd November
Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
WORKSHOP: Seascapes In Charcoal
This workshop is a companion to Liz Atkin's solo exhibition Whitstable in Charcoal in the Gallery Cafe at St Margaret's House (13 January - 24 February 2024), offering the opportunity to explore charcoal techniques and processes in texture, mark making and movement.
Thursday 13th February - 18:00-20:00
Tickets: £10/£16/£20
EVENT: Queer Social Dreaming Matrix
Join us for a gathering for people who identify as LGBTQIA+ to share dreams and explore their potential as a queer resource.
Tickets: free
Ghyama Arts - A Season of Bangla Drama Sharing
Join us for a theatrical performance with music and movement. We will make you laugh but also make you think!
Open to an invited audience of local stakeholders.
SMH Book Club
Join the SMH Book Club! We meet once a month and welcome all, from people wanting to start reading for fun to seasoned bookworms.
Monday 18th November
6.30 - 8.30 pm
Tickets: FREE
WORKSHOP: Block Print (Detour Exhibition)
Join Anna Dyke & Jane O'Sullivan, for this hands-on printmaking workshop taking inspiration from the Detour exhibition and the inky world of Film Noir.
Saturday 16th November, 14:00-16:00
FREE
EXHIBITION,EVENT & WORKSHOP: DETOUR
Join printmakers Anna Dyke and Jane O'Sullivan for Detour, an exhibition inspired by the iconic visual language of Film Noir.
Private view: Friday 15th November — 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Exhibition: Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September — 12:00 am – 6:00 pm
EVENT: An Evening with Simeon Walker & Adam Protz
Join us for an evening of music with Simeon Walker & Adam Protz in the Chapel at SMH.
Tickets: £8/10/12
WORKSHOP: Henna For Wellbeing
Learn the art of henna and its global journey through resistance, history, medicine, and faith in a safe, inclusive space.
Tickets: £12-£15
Workshop: What's That There?
What's That There? is a painting workshop series for people of all ages and abilities, exploring nature through mindful art-making.
Sundays, 29/09 - 13/10 - 27/10 - 10/11
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
TASTER SESSION: Yoga with Qayyah
This is a 'dynamic vinyasa' class, which simply means 'linking movement to breath'. Meditation, breathwork, and (optional!) assists included!
Tickets: £3 - Taster session exclusive!
EXHIBITION & EVENT: Im/material
The opening event to the Im/material exhibition, which explores memory and permanence through textile art.
Thursday 7th November, 18:30-20:30.
FREE
EVENT: Being Human Festival - Building Creative Health
Join us for an evening of discussion, creativity and collaborative drawing to create a shared vision of ‘creative health’.
Thursday 7th November, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Tickets: FREE
WORKSHOP Habitat Residency: Harmonix Live Test Jam
Join us for an exclusive preview of new musical instrument creations, where classical meets the modern, and sound merges with art!
Thursday 7th November, 12.00 - 2.00pm
Tickets: FREE
EVENT: Habitat Project Hong Kong x London Creative Networking
Join us for a friendly creative networking session, to meet peers, share your work and find new collaborators!
Wednesday 6th November — 6.45pm
Free entry
WORKSHOP: DecolonArt's Beyond the Margins: Tracing Borders
This workshop will explore immigration, displacement and evolution of cities on a personal level. Using vintage maps, architectural sketches, and ephemera, we will create mini scrapbooks depicting the generational experience of immigration and our “ancestral cities”
Wednesday 6th November
6.30-8.30pm
Tickets: £5/£10/£15
WORKSHOP: Crochet Im/material
Crochet workshop: Learn to crochet or develop your skills with Sarah Fizgerald, one of the artists featured in the Im/material exhibition.
Sunday 3rd November, 11:00-13:30
FREE
EVENT: Rootz
Welcome to Rootz, an enchanting show for little ones aged 0-5
Saturday 2nd November, 11:00 am and 1:30 pm
Running time: 45 minutes
Tickets: £5-£9
Half Term Crafterschool
Join us for these Half Term sessions where children can explore their creativity and learn new skills whilst having fun and being mindful!
Tickets: FREE
Half Term Crafterschool
Join us for these Half Term sessions where children can explore their creativity and learn new skills whilst having fun and being mindful!
Tickets: FREE
Half Term Crafterschool
Join us for these Half Term sessions where children can explore their creativity and learn new skills whilst having fun and being mindful!
Tickets: FREE
Cyanotype Workshop
Create unique cyanotype art print with Marina and explore this beautiful Victorian technique. No experience needed. All materials provided.
Sundays, 29th September, 27th October, 24th November
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Tickets: £7/£15/£30
COMMUNITY MATTERS - Opening Event
Join us on 17th October for the next in our series of ‘In Conversation With’ events where Virginia Orr, our Exhibition Coordinator will host a panel discussion with Ahmed Jabir and Shahena Begum.
Thursday, 17 October 2024 — 6:30 - 8:30 pm
WORKSHOP: Henna For Wellbeing
Learn the art of henna and its global journey through resistance, history, medicine, and faith in a safe, inclusive space.
Tickets: £12-£15
EXHIBITION, EVENT & WORKSHOP: Tangles & Traces
An exhibition of Mixed Media Artwork inspired by an island and a city by @women.ontheedge.
Tickets: FREE
WORKSHOP: Poetry of the Everyday
Gayathiri, Disabled Poet of The Year prize winner 2024, leads on a writing and storytelling workshop for disabled/neurodivergent/chronically ill queers.
Tickets: FREE
WORKSHOP: Bloody Bodies - Reimagining Menstruation Mythology with Khushi Bajaj
Join multilingual writer and artist Khushi Bajaj (she/her) in this storytelling and crafting workshop exploring menstruation and mythology through building narrative collages.
Tickets: FREE
WORKSHOP: Be Right Back - Boing's Version (Yuen Yeung / Tea & Coffee Brewing)
Join Boing’s search for the perfect recipe for coffee, milk tea and the performativity of brewing to create an aromatic retelling of his own migration journey
Saturday, 6th October
2:00-3:15 pm — 4:00-5:15 pm — 6:00-7:15 pm
Tickets: £7/£10
EVENT: St Margaret’s House Fun Palace
Join us for a day of free activities for all the family.
Saturday 5th October — 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free entry
WORKSHOP Explore Outdoors: Lunchtime Yoga in the Park
Join us for 10 free lunchtime yoga sessions in Victoria Park as part of our ‘Explore Outdoors’ programme.
Tickets: FREE
WORKSHOP: Queering Sea Ballads
Join researcher Ema Sala in this storytelling and writing workshop - no experience or prior knowledge required!
Tickets: FREE
Cyanotype Workshop
Create unique cyanotype art print with Marina and explore this beautiful Victorian technique. No experience needed. All materials provided.
Tickets: £7/£15/£30