The Line, London

The Line, London London’s public art walk The Line is London’s first dedicated public art walk.

It’s outdoor exhibition programme illuminates an inspiring landscape where everyone can explore art, nature and heritage for free. The route runs between Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and The O2 following the waterways and the line of the Greenwich Meridian. Explore The Line through our digital guide with the Bloomberg Connects app (free to download from the App Store or Google Play).

It may be cold but we’re enjoying the colours on The Line. Images:1. ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor and The Slide b...
05/01/2026

It may be cold but we’re enjoying the colours on The Line.

Images:
1. ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor and The Slide by Carsten Holler (.holler )
2. Dreams Are a Language Made of Images by Zineb Sedira ( )
3. Untitled The Line by Rasheed Araeen on the River Lea
4. River Lea between and
5. a cloud + a fence by Katie Schwab
6. Red Women by Madge Gill at Star Lane

We are hiring 💫 Finance & Operations Director. Are you a finance and operations whizz looking to work for an arts organi...
22/12/2025

We are hiring 💫 Finance & Operations Director.
Are you a finance and operations whizz looking to work for an arts organisation?

The Line is seeking a Finance and Operations Director to play a pivotal leadership role at an exciting time of organisational development.

This role would suit a mission-driven leader with strong charity finance experience and a proven ability to establish and uphold the systems that ensure smooth, effective operations.

Please go to link in bio or visit www.the-line.org/work-with-us/ for full details and responsibilities of this role.

📆 The closing date for applications is 11pm, Friday 9th January 2026.

First round interviews are expected to take place in person at The Line’s offices at Here East (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) on 21st or 22nd January 2026 with second round interviews on Monday 26th January.

Would you suit this role or know someone who would? Feel free to contact us at info@the-line.org for an informal conversation about the role.

❄️☀️ Some winter route updates for your visit this month: The Cody Dock site will remain open during the festive period,...
22/12/2025

❄️☀️ Some winter route updates for your visit this month:

The Cody Dock site will remain open during the festive period, with adjusted hours on specific days so you can still enjoy the dock:

🔹 Closed: 25 December (Christmas Day) and 1 January (New Year's Day)
🔹 Adjusted Hours (10:00 am - 4:00pm): all weekends from 26th - 28 December and throughout January
🔹 All Other Days: Open as usual

If you are visiting The Line outside of these times, you can take the alternative route between the river path and Star Lane station via Cody Road. Visit the Visitor Info page on our website for more info.

🚇 Public Transport over the festive period

All TFL public transport services, including the IFS Cloud Cable Cars, will not be running on 25 December and may be operating limited services between 20 December and 5 January. Please visit TFL to check your journey.

End of an era! Nadia has run since The Line launched - and opened its gates 7 days a week - 10 years ago. She’s kept T...
20/12/2025

End of an era! Nadia has run since The Line launched - and opened its gates 7 days a week - 10 years ago. She’s kept The Line’s visitors and team fuelled by her delicious homemade tagine, toasted paninis and legendary flapjacks.

Thank you Nadia 🙏 We will miss your smiles, kindness and enthusiasm for The Line but we look forward to hearing about your new catering ventures.

Nadia is pictured here with our book, The Line: Public Art in East London. She features in Andrew Jones’s essay celebrating the people on The Line.

Watch this space for news of Cody Dock’s new cafe offer 👀

We are hiring 💫 Are you a finance and operations whizz looking to work for an arts organisation? The Line is seeking a F...
16/12/2025

We are hiring 💫 Are you a finance and operations whizz looking to work for an arts organisation?

The Line is seeking a Finance and Operations Director to play a pivotal leadership role at an exciting time of organisational development.

This role would suit a mission-driven leader with strong charity finance experience and a proven ability to establish and uphold the systems that ensure smooth, effective operations.

Please go to link in bio or visit www.the-line.org/work-with-us/ for full details and responsibilities of this role.

📆 The closing date for applications is 11pm, Friday 9th January 2026.

First round interviews are expected to take place in person at The Line’s offices at Here East (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) on 21st or 22nd January 2026 with second round interviews on Monday 26th January.

Would you suit this role or know someone who would?

We are collaborating with local schools and artist facilitators to deliver Spaces to Explore: Prioritising Process in Cr...
11/12/2025

We are collaborating with local schools and artist facilitators to deliver Spaces to Explore: Prioritising Process in Creative Learning our two-year project establishing creative confidence in students through process-driven art, experiential learning, and meaningful play 🎨

The project is delivered by Lead Artists and Co-facilitators who have co-designed a programme of workshops tailored to the support needs of teachers and students at Harris Academy Chobham Primary, Star Lane Primary School and Vicarage Primary School.

🌱 We’re delighted to introduce a new area on our website dedicated to our Engagement Programme, where you can discover new content on our Learning, Health and Wellbeing, and Youth Employment programmes.

🔗 Explore information, resources and case studies on projects that reflect our commitment to the transformative impact of art and nature: https://the-line.org/engagement/

Spaces to Explore is delivered by Lead Artists Halima Akhtar (), Nisha Duggal () and Davinia-Ann Robinson (), and Co-facilitators Molly Burrows (), Folasade Lawal (), Tasha Brune-Goodey (.brune.goodey) (Y1) and Amelia Wornell (Y2).

Spaces to Explore is supported by the Hamlyn Foundation, who work collaboratively with organisations and individuals who are working to build a just society. The awarded grant is part of the foundation’s Arts-Based Learning programme.

📸 Alaa Satir

'Hear & Their' is the latest community-made artwork featured alongside Helen Cammock's 'OnWindtides' (2024) , created by...
02/12/2025

'Hear & Their' is the latest community-made artwork featured alongside Helen Cammock's 'OnWindtides' (2024) , created by local community groups through workshopped conversations with the artist, and each piece allows new interpretations from the bridge to emerge.⁠

Helen Cammock's () large-scale text installation sits on a cable bridge over the River Lea, nearby Cody Dock. The commission explores movement, migration and change, and was developed in relation to the local area, its heritage, and its diverse communities.⁠ A changing display of community-made works sits nearby, creating a dialogue with the words on the bridge.

📍 Visit 'On WindTides' on the River Lea, just North of Cody Dock (), to see the installation and current display.⁠

On WindTides is one of three co-commissions developed by The Line in collaboration with local residents. Supported by Newham Council () and with thanks to UK Power Networks⁠.

The artwork reads: 'Hear & their is more understandable when you've touched both'
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📷 Luke McArthur

Oh, what a night! Reflecting on the launch event for our new book, ‘The Line: Public Art in East London’, which took pla...
01/12/2025

Oh, what a night! Reflecting on the launch event for our new book, ‘The Line: Public Art in East London’, which took place at The RSA ().

We were delighted to welcome so many of The Line’s artists, collaborators, lenders, stakeholders, funders, and the photographers whose spectacular images populate the book.

Huge thanks to artist Larry Achiampong (), writer Emma Dabiri () and Director of V&A East Gus Casely-Hayford () for a powerful in conversation during the event.

🌿 The book, published by Phaidon Monacelli (), celebrates 10 years of public art on The Line. Contributing writers include Megan Piper () in conversation with Gus Casely-Hayford, Emma Dabiri, Jes Fernie () and Andrew Jones ().

Give the book as a gift this Holiday season – and give back to The Line in the process. Sales of the books purchased directly will support our ongoing exhibition and engagement programmes through The Line’s Community Interest Company. Order yours at: https://the-line.org/support-us-2/

📸 Jane Lam

Join us at the Royal Society of Sculptors () on Thursday 11 December, 6.30–8pm for a lively discussion about sculpture i...
25/11/2025

Join us at the Royal Society of Sculptors () on Thursday 11 December, 6.30–8pm for a lively discussion about sculpture in London's public realm, in celebration of our 10th anniversary year and the launch of our new book - The Line – Public Art in East London.

Hear from Laura Ford (), Artist and President of the Royal Society of Sculptors, Isabel de Vasconcellos (), curator & author of Fourth Plinth, and Sarah Carington (), Director of The Line, as they explore art in the public realm through the past, present and future.

❄️ Tickets available and include mince pies and a drink
🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-art-in-london-past-present-and-future-tickets-1969170327458?aff=oddtdtcreator

📖 The Line's new book - The Line: Public Art in East London - can be found in stores globally. Sales of the book purchased directly from The Line will support our ongoing exhibition and engagement programmes through The Line's Community Interest Company.

📸 Laura Ford's Bird Boy (without a tail), 2011. Credit: Vassilis Skopelitis ()

✨ 📖 We are thrilled to launch our new book, 'The Line – Public Art in East London'. Find your copy in stores globally, o...
20/11/2025

✨ 📖 We are thrilled to launch our new book, 'The Line – Public Art in East London'. Find your copy in stores globally, or support The Line by purchasing directly from us.

Marking 10 years of public art on The Line, this major new book published with Phaidon Monacelli () features over 150 spectacular colour photographs that contextualise the route – from eye-level images of every work installed since 2015 to breathtaking aerial drone shots of the route today.

Contributing writers include Megan Piper (_meganpiper) in conversation with Gus Casely-Hayford (Director of ), Emma Dabiri (emmadabiri), Jes Fernie (jesfernie), and Andrew Jones ()

🌿 Give the book as a gift – and give back to The Line in the process.

Sales of books purchased directly will support our ongoing exhibition and engagement programmes through The Line’s Community Interest Company. Available at: https://the-line.org/support-us-2/

Images of Sarah Carrington, Megan Piper, Gus Casely-Hayford, Emma Dabiri with 'The Line – Public Art in East London'.

13/11/2025

🦢 The Line's route runs through Cody Dock (), a once-derelict dock that has been transformed into a creative community space along the River Lea, offering an exciting programme of events and volunteering opportunities.

To celebrate our 10th anniversary year, we are asking 10 people about their favourite artworks and experiences on The Line over the years. We spoke to Simon Myers, Chief Executive at Cody Dock, about his favourite work - DNA DL90 by - and what The Line means to him. ⁠
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From monumental large-scale sculptures to performances on water, our journey has been shaped by artists, communities, and supporters just like you ☀️ Please join us as we mark this anniversary with our vibrant exhibition and engagement programmes this year, and enter into an exciting new phase of our journey 🌱⁠
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'Reach out to someone' is the latest community-made artwork featured alongside Helen Cammock's 'OnWindtides' (2024) , cr...
03/11/2025

'Reach out to someone' is the latest community-made artwork featured alongside Helen Cammock's 'OnWindtides' (2024) , created by participants from London College of Fashion's () Portal Centre for Social Impact.

Helen Cammock's () large-scale text installation sits on a cable bridge over the River Lea, nearby Cody Dock. The commission explores movement, migration and change, and was developed in relation to the local area, its heritage and its diverse communities.⁠

A changing display of community-made works sits nearby, creating a dialogue with the words on the bridge. These works were created by local community groups through workshopped conversations with the artist, and each piece allows new interpretations from the bridge to emerge.⁠

📍 Visit 'On WindTides' on the River Lea, just North of Cody Dock (), to see the installation and current display.⁠

On WindTides is one of three co-commissions developed by The Line in collaboration with local residents. Supported by Newham Council () and with thanks to UK Power Networks⁠

📷 Luke McArthur

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