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Child holding a paintbrush and painting a green stripe on a collaborative wall painting.

Flourish: Echo! – collaborative art workshops this Summer

Take part in Flourish this Summer holiday to discover how art can ‘Echo’ using a range of materials from mosaics to mirrors.

Photograph of a ceramicist working on a table in a large and modern ceramics studio, a large window at the back

Open calls ending soon

Close up of a person using a backstrap loom to work on an orange and yellow tapestry piece, indoors

Skill Up: Weaving

Hyper realistic painting of an abandoned industrial site, in cool colours

Winners of Keele Uni/ACAVA’s artist prize announced

Men's Shed red LED sign

Tinkering Sessions in August

New: Available Studios

Child holding a paintbrush and painting a green stripe on a collaborative wall painting.

Flourish: Echo! – collaborative art workshops this Summer

Print by Michael Ward, showing print against wooden block used to create the piece

Skill Up: Printmaking

Bird's eye view of a group of people working together on a petal-shaped mosaic artwork, around a table, indoors

ACAVA Shoots exhibition and talk at The Photographers’ Gallery

Artist Talk: In Conversation with Jack Rooney

Closeup of a table by a window in a quiet artist's studio, the window overlooking onto a green residential street.

New: Available Studios

Group of Flourish families walking through the forest at Holland Park Ecology Centre.

Flourish: Breathe – free day trip out of London this August

Shedder in the Maxilla Men Shed working with tools at a bench.

Tinkering Sessions in July

Photograph taken from above looking over an event outdoors, adults and children sitting and standing around tables with food, and live music.

Blechynden Street open studios

Photograph of a bright artists studio, a large window at the back

New: Available Studios

Person wood carving on a large table, in a studio, indoors

Introduction to Wood Carving

Photograph of a group of people walking peacefully, holding green hearts and banners, on a road flanked by large tall trees

Piece Together: Talk

Young Artists 2022

ACAVA and Friends Factory Social

Bird's eye view of a group of people working together on a petal-shaped mosaic artwork, around a table, indoors

Piece Together: Documenting Grenfell Memorial Mosaic

A group of people attending an event in an art gallery

ACAVA Studios Artist Development Prize

5 years after Grenfell: public artwork and exhibition

Close up photograph of a child's hands modelling clay, indoors

Young Artists Taster Session

Flat lay of various wax carving tools on a cutting mat

Skill Up: Silverwork and Wax Carving

Two three-legged stools against a canary yellow background.

Skill Up: Woodworking

Flat lay depicting various materials and tools used in upholstery

Skill up: Upholstery for beginners

Photograph of a long corridor into artists studios, artwork hung on the walls during Essex Open Studios

Essex Open Studios 2022

Programme participants gathered around a raised bed and planting seeds.

Cultivate Create

Photograph of 2 children holding handmade prints and looking at the camera smiling, outdoors

Hi! Stoke Presents

Award for Civic Arts Organisations event

Photograph of an adult and child hanging hand-dyed cloth on a string, outdoors.

Flourish: Elevate! – creative fun this Spring holiday

Programme participants gathered around a raised bed and planting seeds.

Cultivate Create – Taster Session

Meet Jack Rooney, our Studio 13 Resident

Photograph of two people using a circular saw on a workbench outdoors, a wooden fence behind them

Skill Up: Open call for makers and creative facilitators

hotograph of a child playing a scavenger hunt, in the woods, outdoors.

Free creative fun for families this half-term

Four children in school uniform pose holding a large mosaic leaf, behind them the hoarding at the base of Grenfell Tower.

ACAVA shortlisted for the Award for Civic Arts Organisations

Photograph of Saskia Dakin working a small clay piece on a table, smiling, indoors.

Saskia Dakin is ACAVA’s new Programme Coordinator

Photograph of Andreia Sofia taking a photograph in a bright space, indoors.

Andreia Sofia joins Young Photographers

Photograph of a long corridor into artists studios, artwork hung on the walls during Essex Open Studios

Ardleigh Open Studios

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Registered Charity number 287894
Limited Company number 1749730
54 Blechynden Street, London W10 6RJ
hello@acava.org

© All website photographs created by ACAVA Shoots unless otherwise stated