The Old Waterworks (TOW) is an artist-led charity in Southend-on-Sea that provides studios, facilities, and research and development opportunities for artists.
TOW is home to studios occupied by artists living in and around Southend. We have a research library which houses the Grrrl Zine Library and hosts the Agency of Visible Women’s weekly meetings, and a risograph printer where we provide a service for small-run DIY publications, workshops and low cost printing. On Wednesday evenings in our screening room the White Bus Cinema hosts archive film screenings on their 16mm and 35mm projectors.