Barkingside Art Club

Barkingside Art Club Bringing the community together through visual art education and inclusion. An exciting new venture designed to bring us closer together as a community.

Barkingside Art Club aims to inspire and encourage local creatives, artists and art lovers to explore art and practice their art skills in a supportive, enjoyable environment. The club provides a space for local creatives and artists to meet regularly, network, collaborate with one another and share ideas. It will be a friendly and enriching environment which will host workshops and exhibiti

ons thereby promoting each individual’s business. Local creatives will also be given the opportunity to volunteer in helping children with SEN learn through creative activities. Our artistic approach to teaching and learning is focussed on using art for a cause. Artists who volunteer to teach in this inclusive club can use the space to exhibit their work in exchange for their valued time and effort.

🎨 EVERY BRUSHSTROKE MATTERS – FREE CREATIVE WEEKEND IN ILFORD! 🎨Join Barkingside Art Club, Spectrum Studio & our Creativ...
14/08/2026

🎨 EVERY BRUSHSTROKE MATTERS – FREE CREATIVE WEEKEND IN ILFORD! 🎨

Join Barkingside Art Club, Spectrum Studio & our Creative Ambassadors for two colourful days of free art, making and community creativity as part of InIlford Ilford inColour 2026.

📅 Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th August
⏰ 12–4pm
📍 Ilford High Street – in front of Argos
🎟️ FREE

Come along and have a go at:

🖌️ Mini Mural Painting – add your brushstroke to our community mural
✨ Light Up for Inclusion Craft – create something inspired by kindness, inclusion and community
🎨 Cast Painting – paint and personalise your own piece to take home
🐝 Watch our Creative Ambassadors & Spectrum Studio artists create their special pop-up mural throughout the weekend.

💜 Spectrum Studio SEND Session
Saturday | 12–1pm
A quieter creative session especially for SEND children, young people and their families.

Our workshops are welcoming and suitable for children and young people of all abilities.

It is wonderful to see InIlford Without Walls and Redbridge Council bringing creativity into the heart of Ilford and creating opportunities for local artists, organisations and communities to be part of the programme. We’re delighted that inclusive practice and SEND creativity have a place within this shared celebration of art and community.

Come along, get creative and help us show that every brushstroke matters. 💜

Redbridge Arts & Culture Redbridge Libraries Thank you for your support

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11/08/2026

✨ Celebrating ✨

Over the past month, we have proudly presented House of Noor, our exhibition celebrating young artists, identity, creativity and belonging.

Featuring Qureshi, .ab April Bhatia, & alongside young people from Spectrum Studio and our Creative Ambassadors.

Tomorrow, families and young people come together for International Youth Day to celebrate their creativity and showcase work from House of Noor, Spectrum Studio, creative ambassadors and our Art Students.

Young people will also share their voices through our specially designed creative co-design booklets, helping to shape the Redbridge Local Offer through drawing, ideas and creative responses.

💛 Their voice matters. Their creativity matters. Their ideas matter.

With thanks to Redbridge Outdoor Arts, Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure and Redbridge Libraries for helping our young people shine.

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🌊🎨 JOIN US TODAY – UNDER THE SEA! 🐠✨Come along to Barkingside Art Club today and create your own colourful Under the Sea...
08/08/2026

🌊🎨 JOIN US TODAY – UNDER THE SEA! 🐠✨

Come along to Barkingside Art Club today and create your own colourful Under the Sea painting on canvas!

🖌️ Ages 4–10: 12–2pm
🎨 Young Studio Ages 11–16+: 1–4pm
📍 Fullwell Cross Library
📅 Saturday 8th August

Explore colour, texture, fish, coral and ocean life while creating your own unique canvas painting. 💙

Book online or pay at the door.

✨ This week at our All Together Hub, we created magical lamps! ✨Children and young people transformed simple paper lante...
07/08/2026

✨ This week at our All Together Hub, we created magical lamps! ✨

Children and young people transformed simple paper lanterns into their own colourful characters, creatures and imaginative designs — each one completely unique. 🎨

It was wonderful to see children of all abilities creating side by side, sharing ideas, experimenting with materials and having fun together as part of Redbridge Holiday MegaMix.

At the same time, our Young People’s Studio offered older young creatives their own space to explore ideas and create together.

Different abilities • Different ideas • Creating together 💛
Barkingside Art Club × Redbridge Holiday MegaMix





🎨 JOIN US TOMORROW! 🎨Come along to the first All Together Art Hub as part of the Redbridge Holiday Mega Mix Programme!📅 ...
29/07/2026

🎨 JOIN US TOMORROW! 🎨

Come along to the first All Together Art Hub as part of the Redbridge Holiday Mega Mix Programme!

📅 Thursday 30 July 2026
⏰ 1:30–3:30pm
📍 Redbridge Central Library
🎟️ £4 per child

Tomorrow’s creative theme is acrylic painting, celebrating South Asian Heritage Month through colourful miniature Indian painting and large-scale pop-art styles.

We will have two welcoming creative studios:

✨ All Together Hub — Ages 5–14
✨ Young Studio — Ages 16–20

Open to children and young people of all abilities. SEND children, parents, carers and siblings are welcome.

Places are limited, so scan the QR code on the flyer to book!

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Join Us Tomorrow for the Launch of HOUSE OF NOOR ✨As part of South Asian Heritage Month, we are proud to launch House of...
24/07/2026

Join Us Tomorrow for the Launch of HOUSE OF NOOR ✨

As part of South Asian Heritage Month, we are proud to launch House of Noor – a celebration of the creativity, identity and voices of neurodivergent, disabled and underrepresented South Asian girls, young women and emerging artists.

House of Noor was inspired by the journey of Shanzey, a young South Asian neurodivergent artist whose creativity has become her way of communicating, expressing herself and shining. It celebrates the belief that creativity can break barriers, build confidence and create opportunities for every young person.

A huge thank you to Redbridge Outdoor Arts for believing in our young people and providing an inclusive platform where they can exhibit their work, lead workshops and inspire others through our Creative Ambassadors Outdoor Art Hub.
🎨 House of Noor Art Exhibition
🛍️ Creative Ambassadors Pop-Up Shop
👑 Wearable Art Workshops – create cardboard crowns, bracelets & necklaces
🖌️ Colours of Redbridge Community Artwork

Programme
🕙 10:00–11:00 – Wearable Art Workshop
💃 11:00–12:00 – Roots to Rise Performance
🕐 1:00–2:00 – Wearable Art Workshop
💃 2:00–3:00 – Roots to Rise Performance

📍 Ken Aston Square, Barkingside
📅 Saturday 25 July

Come and celebrate creativity, culture, inclusion and community. Everyone is welcome

24/07/2026

What a huge honour it was to be part of

A heartfelt thank you to for supporting Spectrum Studio and our Creative Ambassadors as part of this incredible celebration of inclusion, creativity and community.

A special thank you to Vision Redbridge, Redbridge Libraries, , the organisers, workshop providers, volunteers and everyone working behind the scenes. We truly couldn’t achieve what we do without your continued support, partnership and belief in our young people.

The Disability Festival in the Park is one of the few places where disabled and non-disabled people come together not because of their differences, but because of what they can create together. It is a powerful reminder of what an inclusive community can look like.

“Today, nobody stood out because of their disability. We all stood together because of our creativity.” 💛

Our young people proudly led the Spectrum Studio space through their art exhibition, wearable art workshops and collaborative community mural. They welcomed families, encouraged conversations, inspired creativity and showed the community the power of inclusive arts. They weren’t just taking part—they were leading, creating and inspiring.

It was wonderful to see so many organisations, community groups and local partners working together with one shared vision: creating opportunities where everyone belongs and every voice matters.

Thank you to everyone who visited our space, made art with us and celebrated the talent, leadership and creativity of our young artists. Together, we are building a future where creativity breaks down barriers and inclusion becomes something we experience not just talk about.

💛 Together, we continue to Light Up for Inclusion through creativity.

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☀️ Even the Heatwave Couldn’t Stop Our Creativity! 🎨🍦Despite one of the hottest days of the year, our After School Art C...
25/06/2026

☀️ Even the Heatwave Couldn’t Stop Our Creativity! 🎨🍦

Despite one of the hottest days of the year, our After School Art Club was full of smiles, creativity, air conditioning, and a few well-deserved ice lollies!

This week, our young artists paid tribute to the incredible Hockney, exploring his colourful style through drawing, painting and observation. From expressive floral paintings to imaginative interpretations of his work, every child created something unique.

David Hockney’s legacy continues to inspire artists of all ages, and we’ll be continuing our tribute over the coming weeks. There is still so much to create, discover and learn together.

🌈 Join us this Saturday!

🎨 Junior Art Club: 11:00am – 12:00pm
🖌️ Portfolio Class: 11:30am – 1:30pm
✨ Young Studio (16–25): 2:00pm – 4:00pm

If the hot weather continues, we’ll keep the air conditioning on and, where possible, have ice lollies ready too—creating a cool, welcoming space where children and young people can escape the heat, get creative, and have fun.

We can’t wait to see you! 💙
The David Hockney Foundation

It was lovely meeting Councillor Helen Mullis at Redbridge Outdoor Arts yesterday. Thank you for taking the time to visi...
21/06/2026

It was lovely meeting Councillor Helen Mullis at Redbridge Outdoor Arts yesterday. Thank you for taking the time to visit, meet our young people and families, and support community arts. We are proud to be part of a programme that helps children and young people build confidence, creativity and a sense of belonging.

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This week at our Wednesday Art Club, we explored still life through observation using toys they love to really see, not ...
24/04/2026

This week at our Wednesday Art Club, we explored still life through observation using toys they love to really see, not just draw 🎨✨ They worked thoughtfully in layers, explored colour, and began to understand composition in their own way.

What stood out most was their effort — the focus, the curiosity, and the confidence to either follow what they see or transform it through imagination. Both are equally powerful.

So proud of how they’re learning to look deeper and express more with every session 💫

Address

Fulwell Cross Library
Barkingside
IG62EA

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11pm - 7pm

Telephone

+447889829218

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