Painting Connections

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August 1, 2016

In June 2015, Creative Wick started working with UCL’s Institute for Global Prosperity, Institute for Sustainable Resources and the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis on a research project into Hackney Wick and Fish Island’s informal sharing economy.

The research led to an exhibition on Hackney Wick & Fish Island’s creative community’s unique sharing economy that took place at Things Fashions. The Painting Connections, exhibition featured specially commissioned work from local artists Marie Brenneis, Natalie Ryde and Ansell Cizic and took place between 29–31 July 2016 as part of the Hackney Wicked Art Festival’s DIY Open Studios.

Here you can access the final report for this research – Sharing in the Creative Wick: East London Informal Economies and Science Data Pilot.

Creative Wick Video Art at Hackney Bridge launch

The Hackney Wick and Fish Island area offers a deep textural history of innovation and risk taking through a multitude of mediums. Creative Wick has selected a diverse offering of experimental and unique creative minds in video & film for the Hackney Bridge launch. Film a powerful tool offers a vast range of storytelling that…

HWFI Tour | Municipality of Syddjurs, Denmark

In December 2015, Creative Wick delivered a tour for representatives of the municipality of Syddjurs in Denmark who were interested in learning from Hackney Wick’s experience of culture and creative-led regeneration.

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