Hackney Wicked Festival
30 July - 1 August
MOTHER STUDIOS
Hackney Wicked festival returns for its third year of open studios, exhibitions, live art events, film screenings and performances.
Set up by Hackney Wicked CIC, a social enterprise company, of which NFASP Trustee Joanna Hughes is one of the directors, the Hackney Wicked arts festival kicks off this weekend with a huge range of art, music and pop-up events.
There are 624 studios and more artists in Hackney Wick than anywhere else in the world.
Artists' studios opening up to the public for the festival include: Mother Studios, Maryland Studios, Wallis Studios, Liquid Studios, 9C Queen's Yard, 92 White Post Lane, Space, Peanut Factory and more.
To find out more about the open studios, go to: http://www.hackneywicked.com/openstudios.html
Event highlights include:
Gavin Turk returning as festival patron in Agile Rabbit show at The Lighthouse Pub, cabert and comedy at the Peanut Factory, graffiti jams, schools and education project featuring a boat sculpture park, closing party and carnival procession.
To find out more, go to: http://www.hackneywicked.com
Location: London
Date posted: 26th July 2010