ALTERNATIVE ARTS is a pioneering arts organisation based in Spitalfields, East London. We invest in new artists and new ideas and aim to make the arts highly accessible to the public.

We produce an annual programme of diverse arts events including fashion, photography, literature, music, dance, theatre, art exhibitions and festivals.

Current projects include:- ALTERNATIVE FASHION WEEK showing new designers every spring, PHOTOMONTH East London international photography festival, WISEWORDS celebrating women writers, artists and performers during Women’s History month, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FAIR and International Women’s Week in Tower Hamlets, COVENT GARDEN MAY FAYRE & PUPPET FESTIVAL with Punch & Judy Professors from all over the country, SPITALFIELDS FOOD FESTIVAL the most exciting culinary destination in the city.