From festivals and workshops to community-led projects and cross-sector collaborations, our Cultural Producer’s alumni are helping to shape the cultural life of Newham (and beyond!).

This month, we’re celebrating just a few of the great things our graduates have been up to lately.

We are incredibly excited to announce that Creative Newham chair Sanaz Amidi and Creative Newham Partnerships Manager Kate Mason are in the running to speak at SXSW festival, but they need your votes!

Four teams of producers are collaborating with local organisations to explore pressing social justice issues through creative, community-led events or projects. Today, we spotlight the theme: Environment & Arts, in partnership with grassroots organisation Sustainably Muslim, led by Founder Director Nazia Sultana.

Four teams from our Cultural Producers Programme are collaborating with local organisations to explore key social justice themes through creative, community-led events or projects. Today we spotlight ‘Arts & Health’, a collaboration with the incredible team at Frames of Mind.

This September, Creative Newham joined the British Council’s Saudi Now programme to explore how creativity and community can drive change in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, a region where ancient heritage meets new cultural ambition. Meeting with educators, artists and cultural leaders, the team discovered shared values around creativity, inclusion and local empowerment.

Four teams from our Cultural Producers Programme are collaborating with local organisations to explore key social justice themes through creative, community-led events or projects. Today we spotlight ‘Culture & Heritage’, a collaboration with the brilliant Eastside Community Heritage, led by Judith Garfield MBE.

We had the pleasure of connecting with Jane Williams, Founder & Ceo of The Magpie Project, to talk about the incredible work they do throughout East London. Jane is currently leading as Community Host on our ‘Arts & Homelessness’ project with our Cultural Producers.

Today, we spotlight the theme: Arts & Social Housing, in partnership with The Magpie Project, a grassroots charity supporting mums and children under five who are experiencing housing precarity. The collaboration is led by CEO and Founder Jane Williams.