{"title": "Bow Skills talk (in-person): money matters – managing taxes as an artist with Tika Accountancy", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T20:00:00Z", "place": "Bow Road & Nunnery Gallery, 181-183 Bow Road, London, London, E3 2SJ, United Kingdom", "address": "", "price": "£5.00 – £7.00, £5 for concessions", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "7.00", "tickets_url": "https://bowarts.org/shop/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/economics"], "description": "A practical in-person workshop helping freelance artists, micro-businesses and Community Interest Companies understand their UK tax, record-keeping and filing responsibilities. It is led by Kenneth Tsang, a Chartered Accountant and founder of London-based Tika Accountancy, as part of Bow Arts' Bow Skills programme of professional development for creative practitioners. 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Over three years the centre worked with seven artists, two schools and two community groups, including Sidings Community Centre and The Hive, on iterative creative processes without defined outcomes. The exhibition brings together installations, artworks and documentation alongside reflections from those involved, with projects led by artists including Shepherd Manyika, Sam Williams, Sara Heywood, Eva Jonas, Nancy Allen, Lydia Paulett and Maymana Arefin. It offers an insight into the work of artists at the forefront of engagement practice and the creativity of young people in Camden.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/process-makes-practice-60157/", "official_url": "https://camdenartcentre.org/whats-on/process-makes-practice", "image": "https://noky.io/images/67e8e3729b3ecdace538eb998057d839179d6d3d0a837bcf53d5a361a67bbfb5-2000.webp"}]}