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Thames-Side Studios is a provider of affordable studio spaces for artists, makers and designers.
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We run a permanent community of friendly, safe and professionally-managed high-quality studios on a 7-acre river-side site in London, and provide an environment that supports creative engagement and development for artists and makers to sustain their practice.

03/06/2026

Here are just a selection of some of the artists and makers you can visit at Thames-Side Studios Woolwich this Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June, 11am-5pm!

Everyone is tagged, just DM anyone directly if you want to check on their individual opening days.

02/06/2026

Jonathan Lawes is in Unit 0 (Studio 0-210) and will be opening his studio doors for Open Studios on both Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June.

Jonathan is a contemporary artist and designer known for his bold, geometric, and vibrant abstract works. His distinctive visual language is defined by layered shapes, intricate patterns, and a rhythmic interplay of colour and form. Abstract compositions form through an organic, process-led technique that embraces experimentation and evolves through the act of screen printing. Jonathan’s work has been exhibited widely and he has collaborated with leading brands across interiors, fashion, and lifestyle, including The Conran Shop, COS, Oliver Spencer, Joseph Joseph, and Gandia Blasco.

Meet this weekend!

30/05/2026

Taking part in our Woolwich Open Studios this weekend 6-7 June is Mike Omoniyi, award-winning entrepreneur and founder of Common Sense Studios based in Unit 2 (Studio 2-12).

Common Sense Studios is a full-service third space and content studio that amplifies the voices of creatives. Their work aims to make democracy healthier by building trust, telling better stories, and creating shared spaces for truth-seeking in divided times. Follow them .studios

29/05/2026

Do make sure you visit Marcia Bennett-Male during Woolwich Open Studios weekend on 6-7 June! Marcia is a stone carver with a textile practice based on the ground floor of Unit 0 (Studio 0-01).

As a freelance carver she has worked in the USA, with public art works across south-east London as well as letter cutting work throughout Dulwich Picture Gallery. She has run carving workshops in many galleries and museums including the Royal Academy of Arts and the British Museum. For over a decade she has taught at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Marcia has exhibited widely across the UK including the Royal Academy Summer Show as well as abroad in New York and Mexico City. She is a member of The Royal Society of Sculptors and a QEST scholar.

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27/05/2026

Chloe Barnes is based in Unit 4 (4-121) and was the winner of Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2025. She will be opening her studio on Saturday 6th June.

Chloe creates figurative monotypes that explore identity, sexuality, the psyche, and the experiences of women, including her own. She works from life, found film photography and her own self-portrait photos. Each monotype begins with a feeling, which she follows freely, embracing the speed constraints and unpredictability of the monoprinting process to ‘paint with print’ and push against conventional ideas of perfection. Intuitive mark-making, expressive movements, and ‘mistakes’ are all integral to my approach: ink can smear, lines can bleed, and the mirrored image can look entirely different from the painted plate.

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21/05/2026

Meet Ania Pawlik (7-229), an artist, illustrator and printmaker based in Unit 7 who’ll be taking part in our Woolwich Open Studios on 6-7 June.

Alongside visiting Ania in her studio, she will also be presenting her solo exhibition ‘Printed, Stitched, Rooted’ in the Lounge (Unit 0), showcasing a selection of textile works made through screen-printing and sewing. And on Sunday between 12-1.30pm you can join Ania in a free family workshop to paint, stamp or write your own special messsage on your very own mini banner to take home. No experience required, just bring your imagination! Ages 7+.

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20/05/2026

Our latest exhibition, Turps Off-Site Programme Show 2025-26 continues until Saturday 23rd May, open daily 12–5pm. All welcome!

PAINTERS:
Jonathan Armour .armour.studio
Susanne Baumann
Kitty Beamish
Joanna Boyle
Hermione Carline .carline
Olivia Crane
Stacey Duguid
Helen Eger
Martin Galton
Jay Harley .harley.art
Sarah Hills
Mark Ho
Nimmi Hutnik
Laura Jacobs
Jake Lamerton
Fidji Lapios .lapios
Julia Miranda
Angelique Nagovskaya
Alison P. O’Reilly
Nedret Pekcan
Nancy Pilkington
Sarah Praill
Caroline Price
Bradley Richards
Ellen Rose
Flora Scrymgeour
Kika Sroka-Miller
Carrie-Ann Stein
Henrietta Stuart
Aleksandra Suvorova
Lucia Tambini .ourini
Andy Thackery
John Woodman

Photography:

18/05/2026

Jake from Busy Brewing Coffee took over running the Arts Café at the beginning of the year. Alongside his friendly and welcoming staff, he’s crafted a diverse menu and built up a great atmosphere.

Open 7 days a week, there’s always something tasty to try. Head inside to enjoy a delicious range of savoury items with a hot drink. If the weather's good, grab a cold drink and pull up a seat on the balcony, overlooking the Thames.

He'll be open during our Open Studios weekend from 8.30-5pm.

16/05/2026

Broughton & Birnie’s studio (TW-131) will be open on Saturday 6th June for Woolwich Open Studios.

Kevin Broughton and Fiona Birnie began collaborating in 2001 developing a practice that has encompassed photography, video and installation with a current emphasis on painting and printing.

They are interested in the construction and definition of the reality we use to map and navigate our world. In their recent paintings they explore the sensation of experiences – attempting to represent the challenging combination of our restlessly fluid digital and physical worlds requires searching for recipes of visual codes that combine to access the physical, emotional and psychological of a specific context.

Noteworthy among their recent projects is curating ‘Breaking the Narrative’, Thames-Side Studios Gallery (2023), which explored disruption within traditional storytelling conventions.

They have featured in prestigious exhibitions at the Mannheimer Kunstverein, Germany and The Mall Galleries, London. Their work is held in the collections of Towner Eastbourne and Royal College of Art alongside private collections worldwide.

14/05/2026

Meet Giles from London Sculpture Workshop (LSW), a non-profit, open-access workshop in Woolwich specialising in sculpture, fabrication and casting.

LSW provide hands-on training in processes such as bronze casting, mould-making and metalwork, with a focus on learning through making and developing practical, industry-relevant skills.

As part of Open Studios, LSW will be hosting a series of drop-in clay workshops inspired by the film Close Encounters. Across the weekend, visitors will collaboratively build a large-scale clay mountain. Using raw clay, you can add, shape, press and carve — the form evolving continuously as people take part. This is a hands-on, open session — no experience needed. Stay for a few minutes or get fully involved.

Giles is available throughout the weekend to talk about what they do, available courses, and how to get involved.

Address

Harrington Way, Warspite Road
London
SE185NR

Telephone

+44 (0)20 8301 8844

Website

http://www.thames-sidestudios.co.uk/

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