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TOW Memberships with Patreon

If you like the work we do and want to support us on a regular basis, we have a few options you can choose from our Patreon page. We have different tiers with exciting rewards, discounts and early access, starting from £4.50 per month. It’s a great way to support a whole community of artists and those who can’t always afford to take part. Your support means we can offer more opportunities to the people who need it most, and you get to join us too. We look forward to welcoming you as a new member! Head over to our Patreon with this link to become a member today.

Drawing Club

A monthly club. Bring your drawings and work in the company of other artists at The Old Waterworks artist studios. Drawing Club A new monthly club for artists who love to draw For people aged 18+ Standard Tickets £4 per session, Supported Tickets £2 per session and a special 2 for 1 offer If you’re an avid artist without access to a studio, love to draw and would like some company, then drawing club might be for you. We’re offering a space to sit and work on your latest drawing projects, conversation with fellow artists in a vibrant artist studio. Bring your work and materials with you and make use of a peer environment as you develop your work. Disclaimer: This

Feminism & Contemporary Art: Disobedient Bodies

A Short Course Led by TOW director, Dr. Ruth Jones Thursday Evenings, 6.30pm – 8.30pm 2025 – 6 February | 13 February | 6 March | 13 March | 20 March | 27 March For people aged 18 years and over 10 Places £200 each | 2 Supported Places £100 each | 2 two for one Places | 2 Free Places If you’ve always wanted to know a bit more about the way that theories and philosophy have influenced artists, but you didn’t want to (or couldn’t afford to) do a degree in your area of interest, then this course could be for you. Book your place for the course here Recommended for artists and enthusiasts who want to learn

TOW Winter Maker Day

Join us at The Old Waterworks on Sunday 1 December from 11am – 4pm for our Winter Maker Day. We’re hosting a series of bookable workshops with TOW studio artists throughout the day. Learn some new skills and processes to make your own unique gifts and artworks. Take part in drawing club where you can learn some new skills and techniques, or while away the afternoon in the company of other artists as you sketch. Learn alternative and sustainable photography processes and even take a DIY kit away for a friend who’d love to learn. Explore the Grrrl Zine collection and learn how to risograph. Sit down, relax and catch up on your reading as you browse our library of

Print Club

Hosted by Sugar Storm studio Coming soon in 2025 – New Print Club Dates! Watch this space A pay-as-you-go screen printing club open to all. Continue or develop your screen printing practice using our print facilities or start a new hobby with the guidance and advice of a professional screen printer. Inductions: 11am – 2pm Open access: 2.30pm – 5.30pm Booking Links coming soon

Grrrl Zine Open Days

Grrrl Zine Fair Library Open Days drawn in purples and blues in a handwritten bubble font

Welcome to the Grrrl Zine Library Open Day! Join us at The Old Waterworks to explore our collection of 900 feminist zines. Friday 25 october 2024 12pm-5pm book here Sunday 17 November 2024 12pm – 5pm book here Friday 13 December 2024 12pm-5pm book here Let us know you’re coming BOOK HERE The Grrrl Zine Library is ✔️ Catalogued ✔️ Organised ✔️ Ready for visitors We’re excited to welcome guests to the Grrrl Zine Library revamp for monthly open days. We welcome students, researchers, activists, artists, and those who want a nosey to discover our collection of over 900 feminist zines from early 80s fanzines right through to zines published this year. You’ll be able to browse the collection in your own time,

Riso Inductions and Open Access

A hand with painted fingernails pushing in the second ink drum of a Risograph printer. A 'Destroy Fascism' sticker is visible on the front of the printer.

Risograph Inductions and Open Access Risograph printing at The Old Waterworks will return very soon, in order to make use of the open access sessions, you will first need to have an induction at TOW. For further enquires contact info@theoldwaterworks.com

TOW x TOMA x Pluto Press

The Old Waterworks and The Other MA host reading groups, workshops and events that explore the publications at Pluto Press. We hold a growing library of Pluto Press books here at The Old Waterworks, so next time you visit us, come and check them out. In 2024 we are exploring the themes of Sophie K Rosa’s book Radical Intimacy through a series of events hosted at The Old Waterworks with our friends The Other MA. Watch this space for more updates

How to Make a Bomb

Two vibrant red Atom Bomb roses in bloom on a teal background

The Agency of Visible Women

Ruth Jones founded The Agency of Visible Women in 2018. Initially intended as a play on words for a group exhibition, The Agency’s positive impact on its members in its capacity as an artist network resulted in Ruth and Damien Robinson’s determination to explore its potential. Ruth and Damien conducted research in their home town of Southend, working with the womxn and femmes they know and those they had not yet met. Out of this they created a publication giving voice to their collaborators’ (and their own) experiences within the creative sector. The resulting publication is “A Snapshot of Southend as a Cultural Environment for Womxn Artists”, a risographed artists’ edition of 50, published by The Old Waterworks. This is