From our founding in 1993 by radical educator and artist, Yvonne Humble, Rosetta Arts have delivered creative learning to thousands of people in East London to help them express their cultural identity. To celebrate this milestone, we’re running a year-long programme to showcase eclectic, diverse, and creative events, activities, research, and workshops anchored in their history within the borough of Newham. The celebration has been made possible thanks to a £77,334 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, who also support Newham Heritage Month alongside other projects in the borough.
The programme will reflect on the past 30 years and will honour the ways Rosetta Arts has brought creative outlets to the communities of Newham and wider East London; supporting personal wellbeing, creating economic prosperity, and making the community a better place to live through celebrations of heritage. The highlight of our programme will be a large 30th anniversary celebration at the Rosetta Arts Centre.
Upcoming Events
Autism Awareness Week Workshops 27th March – 2nd April (Adults)
More information soon
NLHF Frames of Mind – Age is not Beige 1st April, 3rd April Stratford Library (Family)
A digital self-portrait workshop exploring heritage and personal stories. Event sign-ups releasing soon
RDLAC Arts Youth Workshop – May
More info coming soon
RDLAC Arts Elderly Workshop – May
More info coming soon
30 Portraits and Rosetta Arts Archive Launch – September 4th
More info coming soon
Past Workshops
LCF Traces: Stories of Migration
A series of workshops by LCF exploring participants’ heritage and their stories of migration through textiles.
Education Links Mosaics and Photography Workshop
Education Link is a school for those at risk of exclusion, visited Rosetta Arts for a day to explore different visual arts.
Green Street, Queen’s Market, and Chrisp Street Family Photography Trail
Sylvie Belbouab and Pierre Bureau hosted a family photography trail exploring the heritage of Green Street, Queen’s market, and Chrisp Street celebrating the community through street photography.
Eco-Collage Workshop
Slovenian artist Petja Kolenko came to Rosetta to host a workshop exploring heritage by using normal household items which normally get wasted such as such as plastic bags and wrappers to create collages.
