To find out more about the latest projects that are underway as part of this programme please see the links to our events and news stories below. You can also donwload previous copies of our newsletter.
September 2023
Come on down to Merchants Way between 13:00 - 17:00 on Saturday 6th October for this fun fruity drop-in workshop, the annual country-wide Fun Palaces Festival.
September 2023
Join us down on Merchants Way during London Design Festival 2023 to celebrate the rich horticultural history of the area, and how nature and food have long been a source for design and creativity in Nine Elms.
September 2023
Royal Drawing School alumni, Viola Wang and Zuzana Pedrasik, are bringing their artistic expertise to Merchants Way on Saturday 9th September with this unmissable printmaking workshop, ‘Capture the Water’.
July 2023
We will be running a drop-in workshop on Saturday the 5th of August, 2-4pm on Merchant's Way, Nine Elms, London SW8 4SA - the pedestrian path alongside the New Covent Garden Market and this is a chance for anyone to get involved!
The Art4Space project will focus on creating a stunning corridor of autumn-coloured streamers made out of fabric!
June 2023
This June we’re linking in with a number of themes at Merchants Way with the latest craft and design craze, supporting food and sustainability in the Great Big Green Week and other activities, as well as linking in with Art & Architecture tours around NIne Elms as part of Wandsworth Art Fringe and joining in with the latest fashion and dance tends.
May 2023
From Wednesday 3rd May and across the Coronation Bank Holiday weekend, if you pop down to the VINCI ST. Modwen created Merchants Way, the public thoroughfare that connects Wandsworth Road with the US Embassy Quarter and passes through New Covent Garden Market, you’ll find two brilliant installations designed to mark the Coronation of King Charles III.
January 2023
Merchants Way is the new, colourful gateway through New Covent Garden Market to the riverside in Nine Elms. Consisting of a beautiful art installation bedecking the walls of the pathway, proud LGBTQ+ rainbow crossings on either side and opportunities for community activity within its alcoves, Merchants Way is bringing something new to Nine Elms.
November 2022
Christmas is just around the corner and we have some event dates for the diary to fire up those festive feelings! All events are free.
October 2022
Saturday 5th November, 2-4pm at Merchants Way South Alcove.
Join us in Merchants Way this November and learn about plants and poetry! Participants are invited to write a poem inspired by a fruit or vegetable and to share it on social media.
October 2022
Saturday 8th October, 2-4pm at Merchants Way South Alcove.
Come along to a free creative workshop with artist and illustrator Viola Wang. Join Viola as she shows an imaginative way to create characters and tell stories using vegetables!
September 2022
As summer draws to a close we're looking ahead to autumn colour, images and activities, with back to school and all things words, books and storytelling down on Merchants Way.
July 2022
Throughout summer 2022 until the end of August, free piano lessons are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3.30 – 7.30pm.
May 2022
Come down to Merchants Way this May to check out the bright, bold and beautiful new sunflower installation by London Event Forist, and take part in garden inspired activities as we celebrate the Chelsea Fringe 2022. This year’s theme is floral British summer and pollinators, so come along and bee inspired and let your imagination flutter…
December 2021
Wandsworth based artist Luke M Walker has worked with Griffin Primary School and local gardener Lindsay Schuman to create an installation in a specially designed ‘alcove' of the 'Buyers Walk' art installation at Merchant’s Way.
October 2021
A new large-scale public art commission will go on display this Autumn in one of London’s largest and most iconic marketplaces.
December 2020
This winter, more than ever, we need to light up our area with joy and laughter – Christmas is very definitely not cancelled in Nine Elms. Join in the celebrations with the Nine Elms Advent Calendar trail and our Thessaly trio of Christmas trees; all designed to make you smile this December.
September 2020
This October, the second 12-month iteration of the three-year long New Covent Garden Market Vitrine Art Commission project will be unveiled to the public, featuring a powerful new outdoor mural by south-east London based BLKBRD Collective.
March 2020
In October 2019, Eyal Granit’s vibrant citrus fruit artwork was unveiled on Nine Elms Lane, on the 20 metre façade of New Covent Garden Market.
March 2020
We are seeking proposals from artists for the second edition of Vitrine; a paid commission for a 20m long public art space on Nine Elms Lane.
October 2019
New Covent Garden Market Vitrine Art Commission is a new three-year long public art initiative, funded by VINCI St. Modwen (VSM) in association with Covent Garden Market Authority and realised in collaboration with London’s largest contemporary art festival Art Night.
October 2019
After a wonderful summer of fresh food and great events, Bonnington Cafe on Thessaly pop up is now closed for the autumn and winter. What pops up must pop down. After a remarkable few months at the Yvonne Carr Centre, the team has turned off the ovens, swept the floors and closed the doors on VINCI St. Modwen's summer pop-up.
June 2019
You may have admired Anna Skladmann’s artwork The Ghost in the Machine (Understanding the Language of Flowers) on the front of the Flower Market entrance on Nine Elms Lane, which was commissioned as part of a trail of artworks across Nine Elms for Art Night 2018...
May 2019
Edible Avenue SW8 is a community group which is passionate about improving the environment for the benefit of the SW8 community...
January 2019
1.30pm-5.30pm at South Thames College, Wandsworth Campus, Wandsworth High Street SW18 2PP....
September 2018
We are excited to announce that the new football pitches here at New Covent Garden Market will be officially opening on Saturday 22 September 2018. Come along from 10am to 4pm to celebrate with us....
July 2018
Art Night is London’s largest free contemporary arts festival, transforming a different part of the city annually for one unforgettable night on 7 July 2018 with a series of artist’s projects in extraordinary locations along the South Bank...
April 2018
Join us at the Food Exchange, New Covent Garden Market, for an exhibition of market photography through the years and a panel discussion on how markets are shaping London’s identity...
June 2017
VINCI St. Modwen hosted an evening of film and discussion to explore the past, present and future of the Covent Garden Market at the London Festival of Architecture 2017...
April 2017
VINCI St. Modwen and New Covent Garden Market present you with the ‘Home-Grown’ delights of The London Vegetable Orchestra...
March 2017
The Edible Avenue project, a joint venture between developer’s VINCI St. Modwen and The Edible Bus Stop, which has animated the boundary of New Covent Garden Market on Thessaly Road has come to life this Spring.....
March 2016
Covent Garden Market has scooped two awards at 2016’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, with its debut appearance at the world-renowned event....
April 2016
The Potting Shed Programme, which helps to teach local schools and community groups about sustainable gardening and food production, is due to re-launch on Wednesday 29 March....
March 2016
Developer’s VINCI St. Modwen have worked with The Edible Bus Stop, the London based award-winning collective, to animate the boundary of the New Covent Garden Market redevelopment site and engage with the local community....
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