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Create Supporting artists to connect more closely with communities through ambitious projects. www.createlondon.org We commission art anywhere.

We help artists to connect more closely with communities through an ambitious programme of projects. Our work is primarily focused in east London, home to more artists and art organisations than anywhere in Europe, and one of the most economically deprived parts of the UK. Unlike a gallery or theatre we have no fixed public space, preferring to work in the places people encounter everyday. Working collaboratively informs everything we do and our projects are driven by artists, issues and places.

Congratulations to Mary Duggan Architects Mary Duggan and Ruff Architects RUFFARCHITECTS for winning the 2026 RIBA Royal...
16/10/2026

Congratulations to Mary Duggan Architects Mary Duggan and Ruff Architects RUFFARCHITECTS for winning the 2026 RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize for Architecture, with their project Lion Green Road in Coulsdon!

In 2023, A House for Artists A House for Artists won the RIBA Neave Brown Award for Housing and was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize. Seeing a project rooted in place, creativity and community recognised on this stage meant the world to us, and we’re still proud of what it continues to give back to Barking and Dagenham.

A House for Artists is an ambitious model for affordable and sustainable housing tied to long-term public engagement in Barking Town Centre. Commissioned by Create London, the project is funded by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and the Mayor of London, and delivered by BeFirst (working on behalf of LBBD). The inaugural public programme was supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and The Rayne Foundation.

Photography by Rory Allen Rory Allen

Thanks to all who attended our Autumn Garden Party (and 10th anniversary celebration of The White House!). It was a very...
08/10/2026

Thanks to all who attended our Autumn Garden Party (and 10th anniversary celebration of The White House!). It was a very special day that showed just how important The White House is as a place of connection and creativity. We want to thank General and our incredible kitchen team for delicious catering, Perry for a brilliant lavender bag sewing workshop, Miro Tomarkin for curating the painting club exhibition and running the painting workshop, and Yu-Chen Wang and Andro Semeiko-Antelidze for a fantastic mapping workshop 🍁

You can join Yu-Chen and Andro again at the White House on 7th November for our next Creative Walk ‘never know what we’ll find on the way home’, in which we'll be exploring the local environment through creative observation, collective wandering and sharing. Tickets in bio 🔗

Celebrate 10 Years of The White House at our Autumn Garden Party! 🍂Join us on Saturday 3rd October as we mark a very spe...
16/09/2026

Celebrate 10 Years of The White House at our Autumn Garden Party! 🍂

Join us on Saturday 3rd October as we mark a very special milestone – our 10th anniversary at The White House Dagenham ! Come and celebrate a decade of community, creativity and growth with a fun and cosy afternoon in the garden.

We'll have a special exhibition in our Front Room looking back at our milestones over the last ten years, lavender bag making with lavender picked straight from our garden, and a relaxed outdoor painting session led by local artist Miro Tomarkin , plus afternoon tea.

📆 Saturday 3rd October
🕑 2pm-5pm
📍 The White House Dagenham
884 Green Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1BX

🎟️ Admission is FREE – all welcome! Link in our bio to book.

Photography by Eszter Halasi ✨

Create is hiring! ✨ We’re looking for a Capital Projects Manager to be responsible for the briefing, procurement, design...
11/08/2026

Create is hiring! ✨

We’re looking for a Capital Projects Manager to be responsible for the briefing, procurement, design and delivery of an 1880s warehouse in the London Borough of Newham. Our ambition is to unlock the potential of this iconic local landmark and transform the building into a thriving and dynamic hub for creative workspaces, culture and community wellbeing. Working closely with Newham Council and local stakeholders, the Capital Projects Manager will lead the onsite day-to-day delivery of the project’s Phase 2. You will be working closely with a wide team of consultants and specialists including architects, M&E engineers, QS and engagement coordinators.

We are looking for a person with strong capital project management skills. The successful candidate will bring a positive can-do attitude and be able to manage multiple tasks and activities. As a keen problem-solver and an excellent communicator, the postholder needs to communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders to effectively meet overarching programme deadlines and navigate complexities across all phases of the capital project.

The candidate will also monitor project budgets, oversee reporting to funders and chair project meetings. Also essential is an appreciation of the fluid and responsive nature of a small arts organisation and willingness to contribute to an environment where creatives, audiences, staff and supporters feel valued and are encouraged to thrive.

To apply, head to the link in our bio 🔗

Salary: £45-48,000
Hours: 0.8 FTE (4 days per week)
Application Deadline: 9 September 2026, 12:00 PM BST
Interviews: w/c 14 September 2026 (in person)

You can catch susan pui san lok’s Centenary/Centenaries (2022/26-) in East of the Aldgate Pump, part of the inaugural Ba...
11/08/2026

You can catch susan pui san lok’s Centenary/Centenaries (2022/26-) in East of the Aldgate Pump, part of the inaugural Backyard Biennial: East at Whitechapel Gallery , on show until 6 September 2026 ✨

Centenary/Centenaries (in progress) (2022/26-) is a long poem/script, soundwork, experimental live assemblage, and immersive installation with video, sound, texts and textiles.

Centenary was originally commissioned by Create London for the Becontree Centenary programme, commemorating the opening of the Becontree Estate in the London borough of Dagenham and Barking. An ambitious post-war project designed to provide ‘homes fit for heroes’, Becontree was once the largest public housing project in Europe, and remains the largest council estate in the UK. With around 29,000 houses built between 1921 and 1934, Becontree came to house c.100,000 people, including those displaced by the East End slum clearances – the Chinese in Limehouse (the site of London’s ‘first Chinatown’) among them.

Taking Becontree as a point of entry and departure, Centenary alludes to histories of Chinese migration behind or beyond prevailing narratives. Spanning three centuries of movement triggered by colonial expansion, imperialism and systems of indenture, the work touches on Hong Kong Chinese in post-war Britain, the 1997 handover, as well as the artist’s experience growing up in a council house on the Essex–London border.

Centenary was first recorded and premiered on ResonanceFM as a broadcast and live stream (2022), coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong handover. It was subsequently presented as sound installation at esea contemporary (2023), and performed as an experimental live assemblage for Asymmetry Foundation (2025). For Whitechapel Gallery’s 125th anniversary programme, Centenary/Centenaries (in progress) has been significantly expanded with original music, Chinese translation, and images from The London Archives (2026).

Photography by Dan Weill ✨

Looking for creative activities for the kids this Summer? Join us for Garden and Pond Cyanotype Making at The White Hous...
04/08/2026

Looking for creative activities for the kids this Summer? Join us for Garden and Pond Cyanotype Making at The White House Dagenham on 19th and 20th Augudt, part of our Summer Holiday Art Club for 5-12yr olds. The workshops will be led by artist Nadia Magda Abatorab-Manikowska with support from Bethany Sewell ☀️

🎞️ Wednesday 19th August 12-3pm
Garden Cyanotypes. Go on a garden scavenger hunt for textured soil, seed pods, leaves, and symmetrical flowers to design your own botanical A5 "passport" print to take home. Then, get your hands dirty as we press soil, tools, and plant shapes onto a giant collective "Soil to Sky" canvas artwork!

🎞️ Thursday 20th August 12-3pm
Pond Cyanotypes. Learn how to safely gather pond offcuts and use sun-printing and water-spritzing techniques to capture luminous "underwater" shadows. You will get to design and print your own fluid A5 aquatic blueprint to take home, and help us lay out a giant collective pond textile installation. We will also gather in a shaded circle to learn simple, practical ways to keep our local neighborhood wildlife safe and hydrated during hot summer weeks!

🧃 Light refreshments (drinks, fruit, and biscuits) will be provided.
📍The White House, 884 Green Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1BX.
🎟️ Tickets in bio!

Please note, parents / carers need to stay with their children during the workshop.

Supported by Neighbourhood Heart, a local resident-led network.

Images courtesy of Bethany Sewell ✨

Great local initiative by Alisa Oleva:
29/07/2026

Great local initiative by Alisa Oleva:

Day 4 and 5 of our Summer Holiday Art Club events are now online! Join us for Garden and Pond Cyanotype Making with arti...
29/07/2026

Day 4 and 5 of our Summer Holiday Art Club events are now online! Join us for Garden and Pond Cyanotype Making with artist Nadia Abatorab-Manikowska with support from Bethany Sewell.

Wednesday 19th August 12-3pm
Day 4: Garden Cyanotypes. Go on a garden scavenger hunt for textured soil, seed pods, leaves, and symmetrical flowers to design your own botanical A5 "passport" print to take home. Then, get your hands dirty as we press soil, tools, and plant shapes onto a giant collective "Soil to Sky" canvas artwork!
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-holiday-art-club-for-5-12y-day-4-the-garden-cyanotypes-tickets-1995911607346?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=day4_artclub

Thursday 20th August 12-3pm
Day 5: Pond Cyanotypes. Learn how to safely gather pond offcuts and use sun-printing and water-spritzing techniques to capture luminous "underwater" shadows. You will get to design and print your own fluid A5 aquatic blueprint to take home, and help us lay out a giant collective pond textile installation. We will also gather in a shaded circle to learn simple, practical ways to keep our local neighborhood wildlife safe and hydrated during hot summer weeks!
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-holiday-art-club-for-5-12y-day-5-the-pond-cyanotypes-tickets-1995911942348?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=day5_artclub

Duration: 3 hours (12:00 PM – 3:00 PM). Please arrive on time.
Refreshments: Light refreshments (drinks, fruit, and biscuits) will be provided.
Cost: This is a free event, but places are limited and booking is required.
Location: The White House, 884 Green Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1BX.
Please note, parents / carers need to stay with their children during the workshop.

This event is part of our multi-day Summer Holiday Art Club at The White House.

Supported by Neighbourhood Heart, a local resident-led network.

Images courtesy of Bethany Sewell

Exciting news - we’re hiring for two new roles at Create! ✨1. Finance Manager We are looking for a highly motivated and ...
21/07/2026

Exciting news - we’re hiring for two new roles at Create! ✨

1. Finance Manager

We are looking for a highly motivated and organised Finance Manager. You will play a pivotal role in the organisation, ensuring the smooth running of Create London’s finances. Reporting to the Director and working closely with the Head of Strategic Operations and Operations Coordinator, in this role you are expected to be a professional lead within your respective area of finance, provide expertise and high quality financial services to senior stakeholders, including the charity’s Finance Sub-committee.

You will be working with the CEO and SMT to maximise the impact and longevity of the charity through strong and robust financial management, provide comprehensive finance support and manage effective systems to monitor Finance KPIs, identifying improvements and efficiencies in our financial systems.

Apply here: https://createlondon.org/finance-manager/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=finance_manager_26
Application Deadline: Sunday 9 August 2026, 12:00 PM BST
Interviews: w/c 17 August 2026 (in person or remote)

2. Community Engagement Coordinator

We are looking for a highly motivated Community Engagement Coordinator. This role supports community engagement for Create London’s varied programmes, with a focus on audience development initiatives in Newham and Barking & Dagenham. The role works closely with the small and dynamic Create London team to plan and deliver imaginative and thought-provoking activities, recruiting participants, connecting with community groups, sector stakeholders, artists, architects and freelancers. It also supports event logistics and administration, including scheduling, evaluation, data capturing and maintaining CRM databases. Much of the candidate’s time will be focused at our new venue, 31-35 Stock Street in Plaistow, Newham, piloting and coordinating programmes with a focus on designing and making.

Apply here: https://createlondon.org/community-engagement-coordinator/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=community_engagement_manager_26
Application Deadline: Sunday 9 August 2026, 12:00 PM BST
Interviews: w/c 17 August 2026 (in person or remote)

Get creative at The White House, Dagenham this Summer Holiday by becoming one of our Summer Artists!Join us for a three-...
15/07/2026

Get creative at The White House, Dagenham this Summer Holiday by becoming one of our Summer Artists!

Join us for a three-day club exploring our garden through fun, hands-on art activities. Come to one session or all three!

Day 1: Painting. Wed 22 July, 10am-12pm & 12-2pm
Can you guess how many types of wildflowers grow around The White House? Learn to paint outdoors with artist Miro Tomarkin and discover local wildlife with a creative scavenger hunt. Finish the session by planting your own flower to take home.

Day 2: Bees. Wed 29 July, 10am-12pm & 12-2pm
Focusing on the life of bees and the vital role they play in our ecosystem, meet local jewellery designer Kam Rodrigo Nasir, who will help you design and paint a unique, solitary bee house for your garden or outdoor space. You'll also make a personalised necklace or decorative wall hanging to take home with you.

Day 3: Pond Life. Thu 6 August, 10am-12pm & 12-2pm
Do you know which amphibians you can spot in London's ponds? This session focuses on our beautiful garden pond and the wildlife it supports. Help us care for it by creating a decorated pathway for hedgehogs and frogs. Design and draw your ideal pond, and find out how to create a real one in your own garden or on a balcony. Finish the session by planting a flower to take home with you.

Suitable for all ages 5-12yr olds. Book for either a morning or afternoon session, each lasting 2 hours. Light refreshments (drink, fruit and biscuits) will be provided.

This is a free event, but places are limited and booking is required. Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-white-house-17628753470?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=twh_insta_upcomingevents

Supported by Neighbourhood Heart, a local resident-led network.

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