Hackney WickED

Welcome to the Wick… thanks to all the artists, creatives, venues, studios, galleries, spaces, places, people who we’ve co-created with since 2008 to put on HWED! Hope you all get a moment this weekend to enjoy the spirit of Hackney Wick past and present - we have no official events this year but on our anniversary weekend, we wanna appreciate the creative community and all the people who visited the studios and took part in making the madness that was Hackney WickED 🙌🏾

Big up Mai Nguyen Tri who is seen here by the station tonight doing what she does best, bringing dance, expression, playfulness and colour! 💫🌸💕 and the HWED billboard commission that Laura May Lewis brought to life - still here since 2013! Which is more than we can say of a lot of our beloved warehouses and yards… and peeps.

HWED had an abrupt end in the first lockdown; despite applying for funding and such, we were unsuccessful. We had some great ideas for some empty spaces even during the 'recovery' that didnt come to fruition. Then the website url got stolen, not for the first time!!! But just wondering... is there anyone out there? Is our co-created Open Studios and celebration of all art forms in the Wick missed? Or has the area just moved on so much, so far, that it's 'done'? Would you want to be part of a total DIY event again?

SAVE STRATFORD’S THEATRES! JOIN THE PROTEST: SATURDAY 28 AUGUST, 1PM THEATRE SQUARE, STRATFORD E15 1BN

• Save Stratford Circus arts centre stop the Council cutting professional shows and jobs

• Save Theatre Royal Stratford East! Stop the Council cutting its entire £256,000 grant to the venue

• Professional arts and youth services for everyone don’t cut one to pay for the other – fully fund culture for all!

JOIN THE PROTEST: SATURDAY 28 AUGUST, 1PM THEATRE SQUARE, STRATFORD E15 1BN

Equity N & E London

To contact us, email [email protected]

Sign the petition. Visit change.org/p/save-stratford-theatres – and pass onto anyone who may be interested

Send messages of protest. Email Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz on

[email protected],

‘Brighter Futures’ lead Carleene Lee-Phakoe on

[email protected]

Sign the Petition Save Stratford's theatres from Newham Council cuts