Call to Artists – take part in our next exhibition “Home”

Hand in dates: 5 – 9 July 2016, during The Mill opening hours My name’s Nat Di Maggio and I’m curating a new summer exhibition at The Mill called Home, which will be on display from 14 July to 13 September 2016. The exhibition will explore how amazing our little piece of the world really […]

Happiness our latest exhibition with Whitefield Schools

Until 9 July 2016 Living Room FREE Our current exhibition of artwork is by students from Whitefield Schools, part of Whitefield Academy Trust. It’s a joyful collection – based on the theme of ‘Happiness’ – of colourful and characterful images, and pictures of favourite things using a variety of techniques. You can view the exhibition […]

Make your Mark Drawing Classes – June 2016

Mondays 7pm – 9pm, 6 June to 27 June 2016 Jason Hawkridge £45 for 4-week course Escape from the daily rigours of life and disconnect from smartphones, tablets and computers and join the next Make Your Mark, a 4-week drawing course for all abilities, where you can relax, learn, focus and engage with your creative […]

Submit your ideas for creative arts projects to the Ideas Kitchen

Calling all creative practitioners! An exciting new opportunity has come to Waltham Forest to fund small creative projects and get featured at the Walthamstow Garden party! It’s called the Idea’s Kitchen and is based on the Detroit Soup model. It’s running in association with The Mill, The Barbican, BeBop Baby, Gnome House, Slap Haddock theatre company and X7eaven, […]

Tales from the Marsh – Creative Workshops for Women and Girls

Saturdays during Term-Time (10 weeks) 10.15am to 12.15pm Starting Saturday 30 April 2016 until 9 July 2016 Performance dates: Saturday 9 July 2016 and Sunday 10 July 2016 Garden Room and Walthamstow Marshes £2 per pair per workshop, drop in until May half term These creative and exciting workshops have been designed for girls aged […]

Tuesday Sociable Sewing Group starting 19 April 2016

Alternate Tuesdays 10am to 1pm Starting Tuesday 19 April 2016 £1 donation + small costs for materials Bring your sewing projects to The Mill and sew along in company with others. All sewing projects welcome: patchwork, mending, darning. Come and learn a new sewing skill, have fun with a new fabric project or come to […]

Sketched and Drawn – our new group exhibition

Thursday, 7 April  – Saturday, 21 May 2016 Tuesday – Thursday, 10am – 7pm Friday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm Sunday, 11am – 2pm FREE Walthamstow residents of all ages are showing their sketches and drawings in our exhibition Sketched and Drawn coordinated by local artist Jason Hawkridge. From the old to the new, the […]

Sketched and Drawn – our new group exhibition

Thursday, 7 April  – Saturday, 21 May 2016 Tuesday – Thursday, 10am – 7pm Friday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm Sunday, 11am – 2pm FREE Walthamstow residents of all ages are showing their sketches and drawings in our exhibition Sketched and Drawn coordinated by local artist Jason Hawkridge. From the old to the new, the […]

Step Up Programme videos online

Watch our Step Up Art and Animation Workshop videos! In 2015, The Mill was lucky to secure funding from the Big Lottery Fund to provide a series of challenging and creative activities lead by talented local artists. Residents were able to access free workshops involving sculpture, creative writing, poetry and animation, Matisse style cut-ups and […]

Making a Buzz Family Fun Day and The Plight of the Bumblebee Film

Bumblebee Conservation Trust Tuesday 29 March 2016 10am – 5pm Free All ages Come along and find out what the Bumblebee Conservation Trust is doing to keep our bees buzzing at the Thames Water site, Coppermill Lane. Join us at The Mill for storytelling, arts and crafts, seed planting, gardening for bees as well as […]