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Street view close-up of the Shed's entrance, depicting wooden gates adorned by bright graffiti artwork dedicated to the 72 lives lost at Grenfell Tower.

Tinkering Sessions in February 2025

6 January 2025

Francesca Telling’s Exhibition Emergency at Metroland Studios

23 December 2024

Available Studios 23 December 2024

23 December 2024

Two children working on a large collaborative wall painting including a sun and bird.

North Kensington: free creative workshops for families this winter break

10 December 2024

Meet Nick Murray, artist-in-residence at Barham Park Studios

9 December 2024

View of a spoon carving workshop, participants sit around a large workshop using axes and chisels on small pieces of wood

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Introduction to Whittling (Spoon Carving) with Stephen Stockbridge

9 December 2024

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Sustainable Print Techniques, with Hanna Whiteman

9 December 2024

Available Studios 5 December 2024

5 December 2024

A group of people working together in a makerspace

Tinkering Sessions in January 2025

2 December 2024

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Create the Ultimate Workwear ‘Waste-Coat’, with Isabel Fletcher

26 November 2024

Available Studios 21 November 2024

21 November 2024

Men's Shed red LED sign

Tinkering Sessions in December 2024

7 November 2024

Available Studios 7 November 2024

7 November 2024

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Sculptural wearable art and accessories, with Anu Bankole

29 October 2024

Available Studios 24 October 2024

24 October 2024

Available Studios 11 October 2024

11 October 2024

Photograph of two children playing outdoors in a park, weaving colourful string around trees and bushes.

North Kensington: free creative workshops for families this half-term

7 October 2024

Close-up photograph of a person moving a green paper heart to the centre of a mosaic roundel, whilst they work on the piece, on a workshop table.

Grenfell Memorial Community Mosaic: community workshops

2 October 2024

Tinkering Sessions in November 2024

2 October 2024

Nick Murray kickstarts residency in Brent

17 September 2024

Tinkering Sessions in October 2024

17 September 2024

Available Studios 12 September 2024

12 September 2024

Available Studios 26 September 2024

12 September 2024

Available Studios 29 August 2024

29 August 2024

A Flourish Manifesto: valuing what we do and why we do it

29 August 2024

Nick Murray selected as ACAVA’s artist-in-residence in Brent

22 August 2024

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops extended until March 2025

19 August 2024

Available Studios 15 August 2024

15 August 2024

ACAVA Opens: Colville Road Open Studios 2024

8 August 2024

Street view of an old vicarage on a quiet British road

ACAVA Opens: Hetley Road Open Studios 2024

8 August 2024

Available Studios 1 August 2024

1 August 2024

Available Studios 18 July 2024

18 July 2024

Tinkering Sessions in September 2024

17 July 2024

Available Studios 4 July 2024

4 July 2024

Close up photograph of two children placing dried petals and leaves on fabric during a natural dye workshop, around a table, outdoors.

North Kensington: free creative workshops for families this summer holiday

4 July 2024

Blechynden Street Open Studios 2024

25 June 2024

Available Studios 20 June 2024

20 June 2024

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

7 years on: Grenfell Memorial Community Mosaic

12 June 2024

Tinkering Sessions in August 2024

11 June 2024

Tinkering Sessions in July 2024

10 June 2024

Available Studios 6 June 2024

6 June 2024

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops return with four new courses in 2024

28 May 2024

Photograph of five wooden Enzo Mari inspired chairs lined up against a graffiti decorated brick wall, behind a brick building.

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: An Introduction to Circular Carpentry, with Sasha Tishkov

28 May 2024

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Leatherworking – Creative Thinking and Design, with Yusuf Osman

28 May 2024

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: An Introduction to Contemporary Marquetry with Amber Bailey

28 May 2024

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Street Finds (furniture modification) with Andy Healy

28 May 2024

Available Studios 23 May 2024

23 May 2024

Cultivate Create Open Afternoon on Saturday 15 June

23 May 2024

Photograph of an adult and children experimenting with tree stump prints, outdoors in a forest school garden.

Webinar: From recovery post-Grenfell to families and artists creating together

14 May 2024

Tinkering Sessions in June 2024

13 May 2024

Available Studios 9 May 2024

9 May 2024

North Kensington: free life-size collage-making workshops for families over May half-term

29 April 2024

Available Studios 25 April 2024

25 April 2024

Photo of a blackboard fixed to metal railings depicting handmade drawings of flowers, smiley vegetables, and the text "Cultivate Create / Gardening sessions for local families in our secret garden!".

Cultivate Create returns for another year of gardening for families in West London

15 April 2024

Maria Cabrera announced as this year’s community gardener at Maxilla Walk Studios

15 April 2024

Available Studios 11 April 2024

11 April 2024

Tinkering Sessions in May 2024

10 April 2024

Available Studios 28 March 2024

28 March 2024

Available Studios 14 March 2024

14 March 2024

Tinkering Sessions in April 2024

14 March 2024

North Kensington: free large-scale creative play for families over the spring break

14 March 2024

Available Studios 15 February 2024

15 February 2024

Available Studios 1 February 2024

1 February 2024

Meet Honey Martin, ACAVA’s Assistant Facilitator

23 January 2024

Photograph taken inside a professional ceramics studio with kilns, a presser, materials stacked on shelves.

Available Studios 18 January 2024

18 January 2024

North Kensington: creative fun for families over the February half-term

17 January 2024

Image of families working creatively around a table, outdoors, in a park.

Gardening and art in our secret garden

15 January 2024

Tinkering Sessions in March 2024

8 January 2024

Tinkering Sessions in February 2024

8 January 2024

Tinkering Sessions in January 2024

11 December 2023

Available Studios 7 December 2023

7 December 2023

Available Studios 23 November 2023

23 November 2023

North Kensington: creative activities for families over the winter break

21 November 2023

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: An Introduction to Circular Carpentry

14 November 2023

Entrance to Maxilla Men's Shed, a red LED sign above a coat hanger, programme participants in the background working together on workbenches, carpentry tools and materials on shelves and walls.

Tinkering Sessions in December 2023

14 November 2023

Available Studios 9 November 2023

9 November 2023

Photograph of a bright indoor space, a converted nursery, bunting hanging from the ceiling

Available Studios 26 October 2023

26 October 2023

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Introduction to Leathercraft

23 October 2023

Close up of hands working together on a wooden DIY project, in a makerspace, indoors.

Tinkering Sessions in November 2023

23 October 2023

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Leathercraft

17 October 2023

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Leatherworking, Creative Thinking & Design

17 October 2023

Available Studios 12 October 2023

12 October 2023

Hand crafting tiles for the Natural History Museum’s new gardens

3 October 2023

ACAVA at the National Theatre’s North Kensington Takeover Day

2 October 2023

Available Studios 28 September 2023

28 September 2023

Flourish: free creative half-term workshops in North Kensington

27 September 2023

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Introduction to Contemporary Marquetry

19 September 2023

Tinkering Sessions in October 2023

19 September 2023

Free school holiday art workshops in North Kensington

19 September 2023

Free creative workshops in Wembley and North Kensington this autumn

19 September 2023

Available Studios 14 August 2023

14 September 2023

Available Studios 14 September 2023

14 September 2023

Available Studios 31 August 2023

31 August 2023

Men's Shed red LED sign

Tinkering Sessions in September 2023

31 August 2023

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Sculptural Wearable Art & Accessories

21 August 2023

Carousel slide projector on wooden stool projecting images altered by fungi and oil.

Francesca Telling announced as ACAVA’s artist-in-residence in Brent

21 August 2023

Available Studios 17 August 2023

17 August 2023

ACAVA Opens: Colville Road Open Studios 2023

17 August 2023

ACAVA Opens: Hetley Road Open Studios 2023

17 August 2023

ACAVA Opens: Hythe Road Open Studios 2023

17 August 2023

Photograph of an artist working on a large painting in a studio bathed in natural light.

ACAVA Opens: September London Open Studios 2023

7 August 2023

Photograph of colourful activity in a single-storey building under an urban flyover.

Available Studios 3 August 2023

3 August 2023

Photograph of a handmade quilted poncho in soft earthy colours, black trim and sewn-on soft-shaped pillows in the same tones.

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Sustainable Textile Techniques

25 July 2023

Tinkering Sessions in August 2023

24 July 2023

Street view of an old vicarage on a quiet British road

Available Studios 20 July 2023

20 July 2023

Available Studios 6 July 2023

6 July 2023

Photograph of colourful activity in a single-storey building under an urban flyover.

Tinkering Sessions in July 2023

27 June 2023

Image description: Closeup of a child's face looking through a large piece of pink cellophane decorated with coloured tape and string, in an art exhibition.

Flourish: Shine – Free family art workshops this summer holiday

27 June 2023

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Furniture Construction, Restoration & Modification

26 June 2023

ACAVA Opens: Faroe Road Open Studios 2023

26 June 2023

Available Studios 22 June 2023

22 June 2023

ACAVA Opens: Blechynden Street Open Studios 2023

13 June 2023

Available Studios 8 June 2023

8 June 2023

Photograph of a woollen jumper mended with handmade patches and colourful stitches.

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: Repair, Restore and Recycle Textiles

6 June 2023

Photograph of two people working together in a community makerspace, walls lined with tools, other people working on workbenches

Tinkering Sessions in June 2023

25 May 2023

Spode Works Studios communal area with sofas, ping pong table and shared gallery space.

Available Studios 25 May 2023

25 May 2023

Available Studios 11 May 2023

11 May 2023

Flourish: Unfold – free creative family workshops this May half term

2 May 2023

Available Studios 27 April 2023

27 April 2023

Entrance to Maxilla Men's Shed, a red LED sign above a coat hanger, programme participants in the background working together on workbenches, carpentry tools and materials on shelves and walls.

Tinkering Sessions in May 2023

27 April 2023

Available Studios 13 April 2023

13 April 2023

Closeup of a person using carpentry tools in a bright makerspace, indoors.

Tinkering Sessions in April 2023

1 April 2023

Available Studios 30 March 2023

30 March 2023

Artist Jack Rooney holding up a large sheet of paper with paint splatters on and speaking to a group of children, outside of ACAVA Blechynden Street Studios with the Grenfell Tower in the background.

Project Assistant call out

30 March 2023

Flat-lay photograph of a green print on white paper next to the tree cookie used to create it.

Make and Reuse Creative Workshops: callout for facilitators

22 March 2023

Photograph of a child making a creative object from a ribbon and tree branch.

Flourish: Activate – free workshops for families this Easter

21 March 2023

Available Studios 16 March 2023

16 March 2023

A group of families walking in the woodlands towards a house on top of a hill.

Flourish: Breathe – free day trip to The Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden this April

7 March 2023

Portrait of artist Anna Reading smiling and posing next to her artwork

Meet Anna Reading, artist and ACAVA collaborator

7 March 2023

Closeup photograph of Florence drawing black lines on a yellow painted canvas taped to a board, using a black oil pastel crayon.

Meet our artists: by Ohne Titel (Florence Drake del Castillo)

7 March 2023

Available Studios 2 March 2023

2 March 2023

Cultivate Create open day: nature and art conversation and workshops

28 February 2023

Tinkering Sessions in March 2023

27 February 2023

Available Studios 16 February 2023

16 February 2023

Available Studios 2 February 2023

2 February 2023

A group o people posing for a photo, relaxed, while making bug hotels in a community makers space, outdoors, in a yard.

Tinkering Sessions in February 2023

31 January 2023

Photo of an adult and a child looking at wall-based artworks in a show, in a bright gallery space.

Flourish exhibition: Garden of Delights

23 January 2023

Photo of two children playing in the garden with two handmade black flags.

Flourish: Reveal

23 January 2023

Photograph of an artist working on a table in their studio

Available Studios 19 January 2023

19 January 2023

Available Studios 5 January 2023

5 January 2023

Limehouse Studios

Available Studios 22 December 2022

22 December 2022

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

Tinkering Sessions in January 2023

22 December 2022

Available Studios 8 December 2022

7 December 2022

Close-up of a black peg letter board displaying the Shed's opening times in December.

Tinkering Sessions in December 2022

1 December 2022

ACAVA wins CHWA’s Collective Power Award

25 November 2022

Available Studios 24 November 2022

24 November 2022

Exhibition view of four large colourful abstract paintings in a bright and spacious art gallery.

Meet our artists: Chloe Fremantle

24 November 2022

An adult and a child playing together to build a magic wand out of natural forest materials, standing around a table, outdoors in a creative setting.

Flourish: Evergreen

17 November 2022

Available Studios 10 November 2022

10 November 2022

Image description: Abstract geometric painting of two upright squares in a harlequin pattern standing against a landscape, mimicking a kite.

Meet our artists: Peter Blegvad

10 November 2022

Photo from the hip of people dancing in a techno event, the room is bathed in a dark blue tone.

J D Rooney: Unknown Journey

3 November 2022

Various carving and other small carpentry tools fixed to a yellow wall in a community makerspace, indoors.

Tinkering Sessions in November 2022

1 November 2022

Flyer with info above and a photograph of a child's hands creating a magic wand out of sticks, leaves and thread.

Cultivate Create winter sessions – Join today!

27 October 2022

Miranda Donovan sitting on a lounge chair in a spacious artist's studio, large paintings stored vertically on the left, a large window at the back.

Meet our artists: Miranda Donovan

18 October 2022

Portrait of Amelia Tan sitting on a sofa, indoors.

Meet Amelia Tan, ACAVA’s Assistant Facilitator

14 October 2022

Spode Works Studios communal area with sofas, ping pong table and shared gallery space.

Available Studios 13 October 2022

13 October 2022

Flat lay of various hand shaped copper bowls and utensils

Skill Up: Coppersmithing

13 October 2022

Black History Month: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

5 October 2022

Remembering Marisa Rueda

3 October 2022

Artist's studio with colourful abstract watercolours on the wall, art materials in use on small tables.

Hythe Road Open Studios 2022

3 October 2022

Close up of hands working together on a wooden DIY project, in a makerspace, indoors.

Tinkering Sessions in October 2022

1 October 2022

Photograph of colourful activity in a single-storey building under an urban flyover.

Available Studios 29 September 2022

29 September 2022

Photograph of a creative activity taking place on top of a tree, outdoors

Flourish: Belong

29 September 2022

Four children standing on a small foot bridge across a stream, poking sticks into the water.

Flourish: Breathe – free day trip to Wysing Arts Centre this October

26 September 2022

Close-up photograph of a group o people showing the camera their individually hand-carved spoons

Skill Up: Spoon Carving

15 September 2022

Close-up of Mattie smiling at a child, outdoors in a bright green space

Meet Mattie O’Callaghan, ACAVA’s Assistant Facilitator

5 September 2022

A group of children hold cucumbers freshly picked from a garden bed in an urban garden

Cultivate Create: free drop-in event

1 September 2022

Spray-painted wooden flowers laid out on a work bench in the workshop.

Tinkering Sessions in September 2022

26 August 2022

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

Skill Up: Weaving

8 August 2022

Men's Shed red LED sign

Tinkering Sessions in August 2022

25 July 2022

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

Flourish: Echo! – collaborative art workshops this Summer

12 July 2022

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

Skill Up: Printmaking

12 July 2022

Artist Talk: In Conversation with J D Rooney

7 July 2022

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

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

5 July 2022

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

Tinkering Sessions in July 2022

1 July 2022

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 2022

29 June 2022

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

Skill Up: Introduction to Wood Carving

23 June 2022

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

Piece Together: Talk

22 June 2022

Young Artists 2022

13 June 2022

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

31 May 2022

5 years after Grenfell: public artwork

19 May 2022

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

Young Artists Taster Session

19 May 2022

Flat lay of various wax carving tools on a cutting mat

Skill Up: Silverwork and Wax Carving

19 May 2022

Two three-legged stools against a canary yellow background.

Skill Up: Woodworking

27 April 2022

Flat lay depicting various materials and tools used in upholstery

Skill up: Upholstery for beginners

20 April 2022

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

Flourish: Elevate! – creative fun this Spring holiday

21 March 2022

Programme participants gathered around a raised bed and planting seeds.

Cultivate Create – Taster Session

17 March 2022

Meet J D Rooney, our Studio 13 Resident

15 March 2022

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

8 February 2022

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

Free creative fun for families this half-term

31 January 2022

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

Saskia Dakin is ACAVA’s new Programme Coordinator

24 January 2022

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

Andreia Sofia joins Young Photographers

8 December 2021

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© 2024 ACAVA
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