About us
Creative Wick was set up to facilitate a permanent, sustainable,
creative economy in Hackney Wick and Fish Island.
Established in 2010, Creative Wick provides free access to a local business network, the Cultural Interest Group, sources commercial opportunities for local artists and creative practitioners, delivers a range of creative education projects and facilitates academic research.
Creative Wick seeks to benefit local residents, businesses and institutions
with an interest in the permanence of grassroots art, culture
and creativity in Hackney Wick and Fish Island.
William Chamberlain is founding director of Creative Wick and the founder and chairman of the Cultural Interest Group, a local business to business innovation network established in 2010.
He is co-founder of the Hackney Wick & Fish Island Community Development Trust set up to engage local stakeholders to secure ownership of buildings and spaces in the community interest.
William is also a solicitor and partner at Counterculture LLP where he advises creative and cultural organisations on social enterprise and urban regeneration.
William is also a solicitor and partner at Counterculture LLP where he advises creative and cultural organisations on social enterprise and urban regeneration.
He is currently working towards a part-time practice-based PhD on the role of the creative economy and social enterprise in urban regeneration after being awarded a scholarship by the Institute of Media and Creative Industries at Loughborough University London. William is a founding member of Collective Community Action, a campaign group advocating for greater community engagement in all London development and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
William Chamberlain
Founder
Abbie is our Project Assistant and works across all of Creative Wick's initiatives.
Abbie has a desire to widen access to the arts, which she carried through to the Courtauld Institute of Art, where she studied Art History and researched social injustice in relation to the creative industry.
Alongside her work at Creative Wick, Abbie also works with our supporters, Footwork Trust, an independent charity that identifies and supports social innovators to create positive change for people and places.
Alongside her work at Creative Wick, Abbie also works with our supporters, Footwork Trust, an independent charity that identifies and supports social innovators to create positive change for people and places.
Abbie Hedaux
Programme Assistant
Josephine Chime is Creative Coordinator for Creative Wick and a Hackney Wick resident and artist. Chime is a past contributor to the Hackney Wicked Art Festival via open studios, group shows and a collaborative events.
A mix media artist her creative practice sees her move between art and design, teaming with industry clients creating installations, products and illustrations for Gilles Peterson, Boiler Room, Havana Club and British Council to working with a diverse range of schools using art workshops as an expressive healing tool.
Josephine Chime
Creative Producer
Aidan Bailey is an experienced chartered accountant and joined the board of Creative Wick as a Non-Exec Director in 2018. His experience ranges from FTSE 100 to start-up companies and charities and he brings industry sector knowledge in online retail, property and investment management.
Aidan also brings audit, financial and management accounting and reporting experience as well as significant project experience.
Aidan Bailey
Director
Cindy joined the board of Creative Wick as a Non-Executive Director in 2019.
Cindy heads up EquityChair, a niche recruitment business focused on placing Non-Executive Chairs and Directors predominantly into SMEs, both privately owned and with VC/PE funding. She also works closely with social investment funds and their portfolios across the UK through a long-standing partnership with Big Society Capital.
Cindy heads up EquityChair, a niche recruitment business focused on placing Non-Executive Chairs and Directors predominantly into SMEs, both privately owned and with VC/PE funding. She also works closely with social investment funds and their portfolios across the UK through a long-standing partnership with Big Society Capital.
Prior to joining the Equity family of businesses (EquityFD, EquityFC and EquityInterim), Cindy spent 10 years at 3i plc as a Director of the Business Leaders Network.
She was also a Trustee of the Rio Cinema between 2016-2020. The Rio Cinema is a Grade II listed independent Art Deco cinema in Dalston. A charity, the Rio offers a range of services to the community, including special screenings for the over-60’s and those suffering from dementia.
In 2017 the cinema successfully raised £125,000 to restore the art deco exterior and build a second screen in the large basement space. The second screen seating 28 opened in December 2017. In 2019, The Daily Telegraph named the Rio one of the best cinemas in London.
Cindy Casciani
Director
