The Create Place
The Heart of creativity in Bethnal Green
Everybody should have the opportunity to have a share in creative wellbeing activities!
The Create Place is our flexible community arts space. It is a launch pad for starting a creative project that benefits your community, and a space for people to be together, to share skills, to create, and to have fun.
With a range of community workshops and events there is something here for everyone.
Learn, Design and Make …
Art and design Workshops
From painting and drawing, to woodwork and photography, we have a wide variety of workshops to help you explore an artform. Get creative and find joy with our community-focused well-being sessions on everything arty! You may even fancy exhibiting your work with us after.
Fashion and Textile Workshops
We know looking good helps you feel good too, so these workshops can help you upcycle your old clothes, make new outfits, and bring a bit of bling with your own accessories. Learn some new sewing skills, or just have a great natter with some like-minded locals!
Lifestyle and Learning Workshops
Creativity isn’t just about making things with your hands, but opening your mind as well! We have plenty of opportunities for you to learn and explore new ideas about sustainability and wellbeing . Maybe join our famous Book Club, or manifest your potential with a Visioning workshop. The possibilities are limitless.
What’s Here?
The Create Place is our non-profit space where you can find:
Accessible and fun activities
Free or low-cost workshops
Passionate volunteers and facilitators
A community of artists and makers
A great span of art forms and crafts
Sustainable practices and a wellbeing focus
Donated community materials and equipment
A wide range of resources and books in our craft library!
Have an idea for a workshop?
If you have an idea for a new project, workshop series, community project or exhibition, we would love to hear from you.
Rates for the Space
Our workshop facilitators hire the space by the hour:
Community
Off-Peak £15/hour
Peak Time £20/hour
Standard
Off-Peak £25/hour
Peak Time £30/hour
Free
If you plan a workshop that will be FREE for the community to attend, depending on the theme and structure, the hire charge might not apply!
Peak times: evenings and weekends
About The Create Place
The Create Place is your one-stop shop(front) for everything arts, wellbeing and community. Home to our workshops and classes, the main space is equipped with a kitchenette and bathroom facilities, as well as sewing machines and some community craft materials and tools. We have a wonderful supply of books and magazines to help bring your project to life!
Upstairs we have a private studio reserved for our Artist in Residence.
Address
The Create Place
St Margaret's House
29 Old Ford Road
Bethnal Green
London
E2 9PJ
Underground
Bethnal Green Underground Station (Central Line), 5 minutes walk away.
Bus
Services: 8, 106, 254, 309, 388, D3, D6
Car
There should be parking in Victoria Park Square, Approach Road, and other surrounding roads.