Join East London Art Prize shortlisted artist Kuda Mushangi and Marianne Shillingford, Creative Director at Dulux, for a talk on how they interpret colour differently, exploring the transformative power of colour in creating the environment and the influence it has on how we navigate the world around us.

Followed by the conversation, Kuda and Marianne will host a practical, hands-on skills workshop experimenting a spectrum of new colours. You will have a chance to invent and name your own bespoke colour palette, as well as paint some unique artworks, bringing together the wealth of creativity in the room in a splash of colour and vibrancy.

This is a hands-on and interactive session, so be prepared to get stuck in! All materials and equipment are provided.

Please note there will be photography taken at this event for Bow Arts and Dulux’s internal reporting and for sharing in print and social media.

This event will be held in our outdoor courtyard (we have sheltered areas if the weather isn’t on our side!) at our main offices at Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ.

This event is curated by Wan Yi Sandra Lam, Curator: Programmes & Engagement at Bow Arts.

Free - Tickets must be booked to guarantee your place!

More about Kuda Mushangi

Mushangi, born in 1995, is an artist and architect based in London. Mushangi studied architecture at the Liverpool School of Architecture and earned his Master of Architecture degree in 2020. He gained recognition as a young emerging artist through an open-call competition held by Tate Modern and Tate Collective in 2020, and his work was featured on a billboard in Brixton, London. In 2021, he was awarded the Holy Arts Art Gallery Prize and was featured in Artist Talk Magazine. In 2022, he became a finalist for The Ingram Prize, the leading contemporary art collection in the UK. In 2024 Mushangi’s artwork was exhibited at the London Design Festival. Mushangi is eager to continue pushing and sharing his artwork within the broader art community.

More about Marianne Shillingford

With over 30 years’ experience in the interiors and design industry Marianne Shillingford is an expert colourist with a deep understanding of its power to transform our experience of the world around us. As Creative Director of Dulux she works with teams of leading colour scientists and experts in the built environment to create palettes that capture what we want and need from our homes and workplaces now and in the future. Her career in colour began with painting traditional signs, narrow boats and fairground rides which migrated into large scale mural work and specialist interior decoration and design. Colour and its application through paint has been the foundation of her career and it continues to be her greatest source of joy and creativity. Marianne is also the founder of the Colour in Design Awards which recognises and rewards inspiring use of colour in design by recent graduates.

Access information

The Bow Arts Trust offices have step-free access throughout from street level, including to the accessible toilet, and is service animal friendly. This venue does not have a hearing loop system. Accessible parking is not available on-site.

If you have any questions regarding accessibility at this venue or event, would like to make us aware of any access requirements that you have in advance of visiting, or would like this information in an alternate format including Easy Read, please email nunnery@bowarts.com or call 020 8980 7774 (Ext. 3)

Access requirements could include things like providing equipment, services or support (e.g. information in Easy Read, speech to text software, additional 1:1 support), adjusting workshop timings (e.g. more break times), adjustments to the event space (e.g. making sure you have a seat near the entrance) or anything else you can think of!

About the East London Art Prize Events Programme

The East London Art Prize events programme is a dynamic, free public programme open to all, which builds on the Prize’s ethos of providing ongoing support, development, and networking opportunities for artists in east London and beyond.

Featuring a constellation of workshops, talks, panels, lates, socials, labs, walks, and takeovers in collaboration with our Prize partners and featuring some familiar faces from our shortlist of 12 fantastic artists, this year’s events programme celebrates and pays homage to the huge abundance of talent and creativity nestled in east London.

These events have been developed by Wan Yi Sandra Lam, Curator: Programmes & Engagement at Bow Arts in collaboration with our Prize partners the British Council, The Line, London College of Fashion (LCF), London Legacy Development Corporation, University College London (UCL), V&A East, Whitechapel Gallery and Dulux.

Find out more about the wider programme here.

More about the East London Art Prize

The East London Art Prize is an all-media art prize designed to showcase the talent of artists working and living in east London, with an accompanying event programme supporting artists’ careers and opportunities. The Prize is generously funded by Minerva and Prue MacLeod. Find out more on the Prize webpage here.