Latest news and blogs
Get the lowdown on what's happening creatively in Newham. Hear the voices of Newham creatives as they share wins, learnings and future plans.
Another exciting year! CWN funding extended
Culture Within Newham has been granted an additional year of funding by Arts Council England. This funding will allow us to continue our programme between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026.
Backstage with Adam Moore
Community Curator Felicia Mascarenhas interviews Adam Moore on inspirations behind his art and how this feeds into his most recent project with Beckton Globe.
Creating branding that shouts Newham
How do you capture Newham in colours and symbols? All of Newham helped us answer that question, which is how we got to the website and branding design we have now. Read our journey here.
Connecting Newham through ‘Unexpected Partnerships’
Our Creative Community Builder Loose reflects on 2023’s Unexpected Partnerships open call.
Working with local community voices to shape our programme
How do we make sure that our programme is shaped by communities? That’s why we have a Community Voices Panel. Read all about what they do and how they make decisions.
Looking back at SMOOSH! Festival
Our Creative Community Builder Denny dives into Culture Within Newham's learnings from supporting the SMOOSH! Festival event last summer
Public art for Newham! Meet the Artists
We’re excited to announce the three Newham-based artists chosen to take part in Culture Within Newham’s public realm commissions are Adam Moore, Matt Ponting, and Alisa Ruzavina.