The nice sign has been painted over .... its all blue now....
The nice sign has been painted over .... its all blue now....
The Wick Curiosity Shop will come to the Wick in early March for a week long outing. We are currently looking for an empty shop to take over. Please get in touch if you know of any exciting locations.
As part of the week long outing we will be hosting 5 walks as part of the Route Book project. Re-Planting Sunflower Avenue, revisiting Printers Paradise, Knitting our way through the wick, Take a swim in the canal and explore all things fish.
Also up and coming on the Horizon are the brand new 'WICK SESSIONS' hosted by the Curiosity Shop. Bringing together Wick based projects and the people behind it for an informal chat.
Watch this space for more or sign up to our mailing list to keep posted.
Collecting stories of the River Lea Navigation Canal between
Hackney Wick to Old Ford Lock
What can you tell us about the canal?
What do you remember?
Come and meet Chris Dorley Brown, Jessie
Brennan and Daniel Lehan who are creating new artworks about the
canal.
The event starts with a film screening which includes rare footage of Cliff Richard and The Shadows' visit to Hackney Wick in the 1960s, plus scenes from Lesney Toy Factory, Hackney's first computer pub, Kingsmead Estate and the Trowbridge blowdown. 11am to 11.45am.
Then join the artists to add your stories and contribute to the creation of a physical map of Hackney Wick from 12 - 2pm
Saturday 22nd January
11am to 2pm
Free - Refreshments provided
Hackney Museum , 1 Reading Lane, E8 1GQ
All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an
adult.
The Cut is an oral history project led by artists and produced by SPACE. Three artists and a team of local volunteers are exploring the Hackney Cut, or Lea River Navigation Canal , and the industrial, physical and social history of Hackney Wick. By collecting stories (up to the present day) from the people who work and live alongside the canal the project will document the importance of The Cut to the community in an area undergoing huge change.
Contact: Fiona Fieber fifi@spacestudios.org.uk 0208 525 4347 www.spacestudios.org.uk
Some images of the seed bomb walk to plant wild flower seeds along Sunflower Avenue on a sunny Sunday morning in Hackney Wick.
Sunflower Avenue connects MaBley Green to Victoria Park cutting straight through the heart of Hackney Wick. It is a Local Initiative by Lea Bank Square Purple Garden to establish a planted connection between the two local parks
View
Sunflower Abenue in a larger map
As part of 'Made in Hackney Wick' public works has secured a commission from muf architecture & art to run a project in the Hackney Wick entitled 'Route Book'.
As the landscape of Hackney Wick and Fish Island changes once again and new routes are being cut across the area, bridges being build and new connections being made we will revisit every day journeys, walks and narratives that cut through Hackney Wick and Fish Island from a very local perspective.
'Route Book' will directly contribute to - and be a continuation of the Wick Curiosity Shop. Watch this space.
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SPACE has received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a major new artist led project in Hackney Wick.
Over 8 months, from September 2010, oral historian, Lisa Rigg, will work with SPACE and artists to capture and then present the outcomes in March 2011, storing the histories at Hackney Museum and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The artists will engage with diverse groups of local people in these areas through collaborative and participatory processes. Spaces for dialogue will be created within communities, through which divergent histories and aspirations for the future may be explored. The programme will build on SPACE's current collaborations, such as Hackney Wick Festival, to create initiatives that will be realised in both highly visible and socially embedded ways.
For more information or if you want to get involved click here
For information on the Lauch event which will take place as part of the Hackney Wick Festival click here
Head down to the Main Yard Gallery, 90 Wallis Road E9 5LN this Saturday for the ninth installment of the ever popular Hackney Flea Market. Since launching last year the market has been a regular occurrence in the wick holding both indoor and outdoor events. A wide range of stalls means you will probably definitely find what you are looking for plus food and musical entertainment all day.
Click on the flier for more info...
Hyper-local news site Hackney Voice have produced a short audio report on Hackney Wick and the changes facing the area under pressure from Olympic Developments over the river. Speaking to people involved both in the Wick and with the Olympic Development the piece aims to capture an understanding of how the area is developing and what is being done to manage that change.
Jump over the to Hackney Voice site to listen.
The Guardian has published a short film profiling Hackney Wick showing some familiar faces and places.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/davehillblog/video/2009/nov/19/2012-olympics-hackney-wick
