Watermans is temporarily closed. It closed on 11 April 2024, ahead of its planned move to a new building. For nearly 40 years, Watermans has been West London’s arts centre. Until it opens its new building Watermans will focus on its programme of outdoor performances at Bell Square and the delivery of activities for Creative People and Places Hounslow. Watermans' mission is to bring communities together through cultural practice and to enrich lives through the arts and creativity. As an independent charity, Watermans believes the arts is for everyone and that is at the heart of everything we do.
Since 1984, Watermans presented a thriving year-round programme of cinema, fringe theatre, exhibitions and workshops at its stunning riverside location in Brentford, opposite Kew Gardens. Watermans has a wide outreach programme across Hounslow and beyond too, reaching tens of thousands of people who would otherwise enjoy little or no arts provision, and working with them to build community through the arts.
Our new Brentford venue venue will include two cinema screens, a theatre, a contemporary art gallery and creative spaces for the community.
Bell Square, is our outdoor arts venue in Hounslow Town Centre, where we present fortnightly free performances May to November. The major Arts Council-funded Creative People and Places programme in Hounslow has been running for over ten years with a vision to build a confident, colourful and creative Hounslow,
Watermans is a social enterprise and holder of the Social Enterprise Mark. This means that any money we make is ploughed back into providing events and opportunities to take part for the whole community.
Contact: Watermans Arts Centre
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Discover the history of Hounslow in a whole new way! From the rare species of snails found in Isleworth Ait, to the thousands of animals entering the UK through Heathrow Airport’s Animal Reception Centre from across the world, this intriguing story is told through the recollections of local people
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Brentford Local Advisory Group members work collectively to create moments of inspiration that will stay with people forever.
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Feltham Local Activities Group members want to create large scale, fun community celebrations that bring people together and help communities and local organisations work in partnership.
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A talk and screening of a new or classic french film by film expert Jon Davies.
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Heston and Cranford Local Advisory Group want to encourage conversations about mental health, and to create new ways for people to build connections across the community.
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Hounslow Local Advisory Group is a friendly community led group that meets monthly to develop hands-on opportunities for people to get involved in creative activity.
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Watermans is the major arts centre in West London, based in Brentford. It houses an independent cinema, a 240-seat theatre, creative spaces for the community, and an internationally renowned contemporary art gallery dedicated to new media art.
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