{"title": "Shift /Shape Workshops", "start": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-30T00:00:00Z", "place": "SPACE Ilford", "address": "", "price": "Free and all welcome", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Shift /Shape Workshops is a four-session participatory painting and drawing project held at SPACE Ilford, free and open to all, running on Tuesdays in November 2026. Artist Sophie Lourdes Knight, a multidisciplinary artist born in California who studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, begins each project with a large-scale, partially developed painting that participants enter and transform through playful prompts such as add, extend, connect, repeat, obscure, transform and respond. No previous painting experience is needed, and the group builds a shared, evolving artwork across the four sessions. 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Artist Martine Sanchez from PomegranART leads a guided still-life painting session inspired by the floral artwork on the walls of the Great Hall, with wine and alcohol-free drinks and art materials provided. Come with friends or alone.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/workshop-sip-paint-60011/", "official_url": "https://bartsnorthwing.org.uk/events/sip-paint-workshop/?occurrence=2026-11-10", "image": "https://noky.io/images/43302a0b488ff2871368d29da21c126078b289210264bbc7bd5d1152a0955f4d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Drawing Workshop", "start": "2026-11-04T10:25:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T11:45:00Z", "place": "West Ealing Community Library", "address": "Melbourne Avenue, W13 9BA London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "Drawing Workshop is a free weekly drawing session where participants can practise and improve their sketching skills. 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Professional artists lead the session and share tips and tricks for improving your drawing. The workshop is designed for members of the 25 & Under scheme, welcomes all abilities, provides basic drawing materials, and no booking is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/drop-in-and-draw-38264/", "official_url": "https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/event/drop-in-and-draw-20261106", "image": "https://noky.io/images/acf8d84cd6d8df0fe2fc61a3f8cf99a24ea6ec5a7cfbc54fd69d85f5a246dc54-600.webp"}, {"title": "Art Fusion", "start": "2026-11-02T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T14:00:00Z", "place": "Claremont Project", "address": "White Lion Street 24-27, N1 9PD London", "price": "£3", "price_from": "3.00", "price_to": "3.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art"], "description": "Art Fusion is an art class at the Claremont Project that welcomes complete beginners and experienced artists alike. It is led by tutor Martine Greyling and explores creativity through sessions on artists such as Kerry James Marshall or Georgia O'Keefe, or on art movements and techniques like Surrealism or Still Life. All materials are provided. The class takes place in the Garden Hall.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/art-fusion-41204/", "official_url": "https://www.claremont-project.org/event/art-fusion/2026-10-26/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ca176beb251ffbfb835849187a4a4407ff96bb7f02cc19a805bb432df73c12c8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Nokshi Katha", "start": "2026-10-30T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T13:00:00Z", "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/textile-crafts"], "description": "Nokshi Katha is a free 10-week workshop series teaching one of the oldest forms of embroidery in the world, a meditative craft from Bangladesh that upcycles old cloth into elaborate embroidered pieces. It is led by sustainable textile artist Shama Kun, an expert practitioner, who teaches the techniques used to create individual and collective works. Participants make colourful, detailed pieces inspired by a theme, such as \"Women's Empowerment\", which can be added to clothing or used as decorative art. 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The Art & Wellbeing course offers a relaxed space to explore creativity and improve wellbeing, while the Film & Video course covers planning ideas, filming, camera skills, sound, editing and making your own video projects. No previous experience is needed, and eligibility criteria apply.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/step-up-oct-dec-2026-34611/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/332fb7e75210046b34bb803f36c6cb9ed5c04af33481527ef322f3d1d8e8e551-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Season 1: Mapping Your Practice", "start": "2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-16T00:00:00Z", "place": "Institute of Contemporary Arts", "address": "The Mall, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://ica.art/shop", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/multidisciplinary", "community"], "description": "A workshop session opening the first season of ICA Creatives × RESOLVE, a programme of workshops, conversations and site visits. It is run with RESOLVE, an interdisciplinary design collective working across architecture, engineering, technology and art. The season introduces participants to Starting from the Endz, RESOLVE's framework centring the local knowledge, lived experience and creativity of young people as a starting point for collective learning. Activities include emotional mapping, collaborative making sessions and visits to organisations working with and for young people, leading to a youth-led symposium in December 2026.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/season-1-mapping-your-practice-36631/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b1b7873597dbda49982a87f1a64ed4bd5c164b11a0212d66bec9e1f2412bcd86-1200.webp"}, {"title": "MYM Enjoy learning to draw", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T21:00:00Z", "place": "The Mill", "address": "Coppermill Lane 7-11, E17 7HA London", "price": "£120 = 6 workshops", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "A six-week drawing workshop series open to all abilities, with all materials supplied. It is run by Jason Hawkridge, who leads sessions exploring drawing techniques in various mediums, with subjects such as flowers, fruit, chrome and glass. Participants can relax, learn and switch off from phones, tablets and computers on Wednesday evenings. Booking is for six workshops chosen from eight available dates.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mym-enjoy-learning-to-draw-65737/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/62b86baa56969bb96dd753c1ede1fba000c8e0707637269605b1f2fa7005839e-2000.webp"}]}