This will be our first Open House with Good Shepherd Studios and we are really excited! Come and spend the day with the family at the studios and discover local small businesses offering free and discounted products and services.
We will be running a creative Art Therapy session for adults but kids can join in too. Please arrive on time to settle in and get started we will be there from 3pm onwards and finish at 4.15. You will be painting a landscape of feelings and get to take home your artwork and a questionnaire in relation to your work. Great for adults and children, great for mindfulness. This activity will be at the special discounted rate of £5. So much to see and do on the day come and make the most a day of it with family and friends.
We are also SEN friendly feel free to contact us if you have any concerns we will be more than happy to address them.
There are limited packs and spaces online please book in advance to avoid disappointment. To book please follow the button below which will take you to an external link. A few workshops have been sold out already so booking in advance is highly recommended.
Any questions please do get in touch.
About Good Shepherd Studios
History
Good Shepherd Studios is a building within a site located on a residential street off Leytonstone High Road. The site also comprises of the Pastures Centre and Our Pastures Community Garden.
The building was previously known as the Good Shepherd Building and was built around 1880 to facilitate a home for “fallen” girls.
Fast-forward a few decades and the site is now owned by the London Borough of Waltham Forest. In 2020 the buildings were under threat of demolition and redevelopment and became the subject of the “Save Our Pastures” community-led campaign.
After much petitioning, the site was saved and the Council invited bids to take a lease of the Good Shepherd Building. After a successful proposal, work commenced in August 2022 to bring the building back to life in the form of Good Shepherds Studios. Home to a collection of design-led co-working and community spaces, the foundations of Good Shepherd Studios are now in place and the community are being involved in the direction the space will take.
Our Neighbours
The site is shared between Good Shepherd Studios (which includes the building, garden and outdoor "People's Pavilion"), Our Pastures Community Garden and the Pastures Centre and Lawn.
The Community Garden is run by volunteers who invite gardeners of all levels to join them on Saturdays and Sundays 10.00-13.00.
The Pastures Centre and Lawn is run by Waltham Forest Council and used for a number of leisure and sporting events as well as a weekday centre and art project (Snaresbrook Arts Project) for adults with learning difficulties.