Hackney WickED Art Festival 2013 Programme Announced!
Fri 9 August 2013
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East London’s Contemporary Cutting-Edge 3 Day Art Festival – FREE ENTRY
Friday 16th – Sun 18th August 2013
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Media Launch Fri 16th 6.30-9pm (RSVP ONLY) with Private Views across ‘the Wick’ - we would
be delighted if you would like to attend, please respond to RSVP@hackneywicked.co.uk to
ensure that you are on the guest list
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350+ participating artists; 100+ participating open studios; 20+ participating galleries
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After cancellation in 2012 to make way for the Olympics, this unique community of the world’s
most densely populated area of artists comes back to bring you Hackney WickED Art Festival
2013
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Hackney WickED has worked closely with authorities to put on a safe, friendly, art-focused event
to continue its mission to CELEBRATE ART and SUPPORT COMMUNITY
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Hackney WickED Art Festival Hub will be in Queen’s Yard, Hackney Wick, which will be host of
the Buskers Corner Stage sponsored by Crate Brewery; Hackney WickED Head Quarters and
Performance Space (HWHQ); Fate for the WickED art market and a variety of pop-up venues
serving locally produced food, beers and cider
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Live performance by Sculpture on Sat 17 August at the Glass Factory – RSVP only
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Art Roulette: A WickED Game Pop-up at HWHQ, the Glass Factory – Fri 16 Aug 6-9pm
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The Tomorrow People 2013 exhibition curated by Elevator Gallery with Hackney WickED, will
take place at partner venue Forman’s Fish Island
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Extensive Hackney WickED Development Programme, education, tours, engaging and inspiring
adults and kids alike – based in partner venue Forman’s Fish Island Yard.
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Open Studios, Gallery Exhibitions, Performances, Pop-up Events and more throughout Hackney
Wick and Fish Island
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PROGRAMME OVERVIEW:
HACKNEY WICKED ART FESTIVAL 2013
STEP ONE: GET YOUR FESTIVAL MAP!
Hackney WickED maps will be available from the Glass Factory – a brand new venue/art
space that has joined Hackney WickED in the celebration of ART for 2013!
STEP TWO: ROAM THE WICK!
HACKNEY WICKED ‘FESTIVAL HUB’ at Queen’s Yard – the epicentre of
HWAF13
What you can expect form the Festival Hub from 6pm Friday 16th August onwards…..
HACKNEY WICKED HEAD QUARTERS (HWHQ) at GLASS FACTORY Unit 9a, Queens Yard
Fri 16th 6-9pm, Sat 17th 12-10pm; Sun 18th 12-9pm www.glassfactorye9.com #glassfactorye9
Promising a programme of kick-ass artistic and cultural events, Glass Factory will fling its doors wide
open for this year’s Hackney WickED and invite the neighbours in, with 3-days of Hackney WickED
curated events and the OFFICIAL HACKNEY WICKED BAR… for cocktails & fine things!
FRI 16th August
6pm-9pm Art Roulette at HWHQ with the Glass Factory
ArtRoulette is an independent curatorial concept that challenges the luck of the participants and the
artists. Everyone is invited to gamble on the roulette wheel situated amongst artworks that could be
yours to keep. The gallery based events feature emerging artists working in diverse mediums;
ArtRoulette offers an interactive and fair chance for all partakers to own a unique artwork from talented
newcomers.
SAT 17th August
12pm-5pm Steakhouse at Hackney WickED Steakhouse Live has put together a programme of dynamic
artists, to deliver a showcase of new and exciting work for Hackney WickED.
5pm-6pm Adam McAlavey ‘The Shrine’ ‘The Shrine’ is a living sculpture/installation. It vacuums the
performer into a frozen pose; the vacuum is created by the performers breathing. Adam performed this
at the London fetish event Rubber Cult where it attracted worshipers!
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6pm-7pm Hitomi Kammai Live painting and video performance "Rain", Music in performance: Hitomi
Kammai, Le Phasme - The combination of a live painting by Hitomi Kammai and a video by Yuko Yama,
that shows the rain in Japan that pollutes the ground but still enriches it for a new life.
7pm-8pm Parallel Relay – Glass A site-specific sound and light installation exploring the qualities of
glass, by sound artist Esther Ainsworth and light artist Kirsty Dixon.
9pm-10pm Sculpture (Musician, Dan Hayhurst and animator, Reuben Sutherland) generate an unstable
agglomerate of post-techno dancefloor mutations, cybernetic electronics, pop, comic strips, mechanical
and digital animation, tape loops and computer sequences, heart and head, past and future.
SUN 18h August
12pm-4.30pm /i'klektik/ Hackney WickED is proud to announce a performance cocktail afternoon with
a multiform selection of performers curated by Eduard Solaz.
4.30pm-9pm AVTV is a collective of audio/visual artists formed to showcase live cinema, experimental
moving image, music and sound art, utilizing projection, LED screens and lighting to present a dynamic
live audio/visual experience.
Fate for the WickED
SAT 17th & SUN 18th August
12pm-8pm The annual art market of wondorous things, that this year will include a Graffiti Jam, Site
Specific Installations, Cheeky Tiki with a prop sale, performance and surprises throughout the day.
Artists include:
Adam McAlavey, Andrea Schoenborn, Billy AB, Bonzo, David Sailsbury, Box Head, Constantin Cornea,
Different Skies with Alistair Cartwright, Geoff Tibbs, Hannah Martin, Jon Siah, Ellin Jane, EsBeStreet,
Jason Gibilaro, Jealous Gallery, John Clair, La Bouche Zine, Lucille Clerc, Lucy Storrs - River of Misfits,
Mermaids & Other Monsters, Nathaniel Dinham; Nilly Brook, Outside World Allstars, Phillip
Hennessey, Ronke Osinowo, Russell Frost, Shadia Hameed, The Demolition Project, The Hackney Wick
Festival, Tiffany Winterbottom, Utilitart
Hackney WickED Buskers Corner Performance Stage (sponsored by Crate)
SAT 17th August
12pm-10pm Including performances by: Spoken Word Group Somaya, Siddhartha Bose, Gemma
Rogers & The Mil Men, Pantonic Steel Orchestra, Fear of Fluffing, Unit 15 presents "The Green Door on
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the Otherside", Avon Terra & Adam Vanni, Caps Eyes - Avon Terra, Chris Furness & Little Alaska,
Bryant, Vaness Caspersz,Heart Murmurs, Victoria McCormick, Polaroid 85, Shane Beales, The Sandy
Bells
Local highlight: PSALM SESSIONS is a pop-up gig run by a community of musicians based in and around
the Wick, inspired by songs of the Psalms & collaborating in celebration of FREEDOM, PEACE & HOPE to
support social JUSTICE causes, including Pussy Riot. For Hackney Wicked each Artist's performance will
focus on the themes above.
SUN 18th August
12pm-9pm Spoken Word Group by CALM ,Omer, Amber States, Crash Island, The London
Soundpainting Orchestra, Deaf Club, Portia Emare, Nife, Orchestra Bombo Productions, possibly with
special guests from the local Gospel Choir.
Pop-up food and drink stalls:
SAT 17th & SUN 18th August
12pm-10pm
Chorizo Buns and Smoothies by Crate
One of the festival favourites, Chorizo Buns washed down with a healthy smoothie, or a locally brewed
lager, IPA, pale ale, or cider (available at the Crate Brewery pop-up bar)
Colombian Arepas
Colombian Arepas serve traditional Colombian Streetfood, including Corn-Buns with tasty hot fillings.
Don Arancini
Specialising in Risotto Balls with a choice of flavours from chorizo chilli and saffron, smoked gammon
and mozzarella or wild mushroom and pecorino.
Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen
Born 3 years ago during Hackney WickED, we’ve been getting tasty ever since. We’ll be running a
Ghanaian street food and a la carte menu from The Yard.
Ning
Serving a wide selection of Classic Malaysian Street delights.
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Hackney WickED Queen’s Yard Partner presents…
The Yard Party at The Yard:
FRI 16th to SUN 18th August
Fri 5pm-12am, Sat 12pm-late, Sun 12pm-10pm
Upset The Rhythm Present 3 Day festival of live music running alongside Hackney WickED, at Queen’s
Yard
£10 Fri / £15 Sat / £FREE Sun
EXHIBITIONS
FRI 16th to SUN 18th August
Fri 6pm-9pm, Sat 12pm-6pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
THE TOMORROW PEOPLE: Elevator Gallery with Hackney WickED at Forman’s Fish Island
The Tomorrow People is an annual open exhibition that takes place over July/August. The Tomorrow
People offers a platform to the most exciting emerging artists, supporting transgressive new work
including installation, sculpture, photography and video.
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Performance 7pm Friday 16th and Artists Q&A Saturday 17th
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Multi-media performance piece by the artist Christopher Matthews
Cre8 Gallery
ImagiNation: Exhibition with Live Paint event Saturday 17th and a Breakfast & Art session 8:30-10:30am
Sunday 18th and group mural 12-8pm Sunday 18th
Live Arts Development Agency (LADA) at The White Building
A rolling programme of performance films and a Live Art pop up shop.
London Framing Workshop
Framers Exhibition: A mixed show featuring works by designer makers including ceramicist Jo Davies and
stained glass artist Piotr Frac. Also on show will be various art originals and prints collected by Simon
including work by locals such as Mantis, Aida, Sweetooth and John Atherton.
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Primal Forms: Timothy Cresswell
Creswell presents intricate hand-crafted spheres formed from integral interactions and intersections of
waves, spirals and orbits.
Schwartz Gallery
Ex-va-vate-site-one
A group show curated by artist-curator Ismail Erbil that investigates the relationship between finished
works and those found in the artists’ studios, thinking of this relationship as a type of excavation.
SEE Studio
Dada Bar: Live Visual Arts, Poetry, Theatre, Performance, Graphic Design 6-9pm Friday 16th, 12-9pm
Saturday 17th and 12-8pm Sunday 18th
Stour Space
Roll Over Play Dead: Exhibition with Workshops Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th
Welcome Screen
Google Search What God Wants for YOU: Keith Allyn Spencer
Inaugural exhibition Welcome Screen will host a solo exhibition of paintings by American artist Keith
Allyn Spencer.
POP-UP EVENTS
FRI 16th to SUN 18th August
Fri 6pm-9pm, Sat 12pm-6pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
The Lab Film Festival: Located at Mother Studios Project Space, 9D-F Queens Yard
A festival with its’ roots firmly within Hackney WickED Film scene, curated by previous Director Jo
Hughes. thelabfilmfestival.org
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Nova DJs
6-11:45pm Friday 16th to Sunday 18th
Vinyl Pimp
Music event
11am-10pm Friday 16th to Sunday 18th
Big Wolf Artist Agency: Street Performance Showcase featuring musicians, circus performers, actors,
face and body painters, (Sat & Sun only)
Goldsmith Vintage Studios: Goldsmith Vintage Emporium Open Studio and Pop-up Shop
Open Studio / Warehouse and Pop-Up shop for Vintage Clothing Retailers (Sat & Sun only)
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Collective 98: Multi-media Exhibition featuring Video/Audio/Performance Artists with Sound/Art
Workshops on Saturday
45 Dace Road: Chop Shop: Pop-Up Shop promoting a new shop space where people can recreate their
own ideas of clothing. Featuring music and a live artist response to pop-up space.
The Bicycle Library: Located White Post Lane, next to the bridge into Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
TBL is a mobile City Cycle Shop/ Library/ Gallery and Café. Step inside our double decker bus of wonders,
cosy up on the top deck with a cuppa, browse the “TWOnFRO” city cycle gear and accessories, or chat to
one of our librarians who will recommend the right bicycle for you. Then ride away with it for a few
hours or even a few days, and when you’re done…
Wick on Wheels: a roaming production and recycling unit, which travels across Hackney Wick & Fish
Island and the surrounding areas of East London. An open resource which engages with local
communities to reuse, recycle, repair and re-make. It will explore and encourage direct, collective on
site production using existing local materials, resources and skills. bringing something special to HWAF
this year.
OPEN STUDIOS
FRI 16th to SUN 18th August
Fri 6pm-9pm, Sat 12pm-6pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
66 Berkshire Road, The Colour Works Studios, 41 Dace Road, Daro Works, 38 Eastway, The Hive, Lion
Works - 55-57 Wallis Road, London Centre for Book Arts (LCBA), Mother Studios, Oslo House East Wing,
Oslo House West Wing, The Peanut Factory, Peanut Factory Studios, 9C Queen’s Yard, Schwartz Wharf,
SPACE - Bridget Riley Studios, SPACE – Eastway Laundry Studios, Stour Space Studios, TM Studio, Tunnel
Studios, Vittoria Wharf Studios, Wallis Studios, The White Building Studios, 43 White Post Lane.
HACKNEY WICKED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
SAT 17th to SUN 18th August
Sat 12pm-6pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
Engaging and inspiring children and adults alike… with ART. A series of free workshops and events will
take place as part of Hackney WickED Art Festival 2013 as part of its dynamic Development programme
line-up, including a self-led tour into Hackney Wick’s past, during which participants record their
experiences to produce an interactive website featuring “Now” and “Then”; a clay workshop interacting
with materials to create imprints, reliefs and sculptures; workshops including ‘wrapping’,
‘screenprinting’, ‘photogramming’; talks and a Forman’s Fish Island Development Playground with a
Yurt, parachutes and interactive art and activities!
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HACKNEY WICKED WALKING TOURS
Pay-what-you-want 1hr walking tour by Hackney Tours around Hackney Wick, including Fish Island. Visit
some key Hackney Wicked exhibitions then discover the many layers underneath: the Victorian history,
the uncertain post-Olympic future and a little bit of community politics. Explore the effect of precarious
living and regeneration on this unique location and its inhabitants. Has the Wick had its day?
EATING AND DRINKING TIPS…
Cafe Greenway, Counter Café, Crate Brewery, Electric Matchbox Ltd, Forman's Fish Island, German Deli,
Re-Juce, The Hackney Pearl, Moka East
*look out for HWAF stickers in windows and support businesses who support the community & festival*
GETTING HERE…
Tube: Hackney Wick Overground. Plan your journey here.
Buses: N8 / N26 / 30 / 236 / 276 / 339 / 488 / 588.
Click here for a map of the local bus stops and bus
destinations.
Click the individual bus numbers above for timetables and routes.
Bicycle: Great cycle access via the canal paths and Greenway. Click here to plan your route.
ENDS – Notes to Editor Overleaf
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Notes to Editor
Hackney WickED have also launched a Crowdfunding Campaign called #WickEDForever to help support
the festival by urging supporters all over the world to share the crowdfunding page link and make
donations from as little as £1 Hackney WickED Tax!
For updates on the Hackney WickED Art Festival Programme and its’ initiatives please visit:
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Twitter: Hackney_WickED
#hackneywicked
#wickedforever
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hackneywicked
Background:
“The Wick” lies between the Olympic Park and Victoria Park and is a cauldron of creative and artistic
talent.
Hackney Wick has more artists per capita than anywhere else in the world with 624 Studios in Hackney
Wick; 1 in 7 people is either an artist or arts centre practitioners (Survey by MUF Architects, 2009).
The areas iconic industrial warehouses harbour a mass of studios associated with the some of London’s
top artists. East London has undergone a raft of transformations over the last decade putting it at the
centre of the map for creative arts in Europe.
Since its inception in 2008 Hackney WickED has:
- Been a major stakeholder in the East London arts community, successfully providing an infrastructure
and platform for local artists, galleries and studios to work together alongside established and
international names.
- Delivered a cutting edge program of events encouraging artists and curators to develop their practice –
transforming streets, canal paths and public spaces in the process.
- Has strived to make art events free and accessible for all through the curation of four Hackney WickED
Art Festivals since 2008. Hackney WickED has established itself as one of London's biggest and most
unique creative art festivals.
- Increased employment in the area by becoming a sustainable event and by bringing new visitors to the
area during the festival - benefiting artists and local businesses.
- Been committed to deepening community relationships by organising a community education &
development program to inspire young people and involve both the wider residential population and
local businesses.
- Commissioned site-specific artworks and engaged with art collectives both locally and
internationally.
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Anna Maloney M: + 44 7977 443 953
Tammy Owens M: +44 7825 077 601
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Hackney WickED Community Interest Company Board of Directors:
Jack Brown
Kirsty Dixon
Laura May Lewis
Anna Maloney
Fabio Scarpa
Simon Reuben White
Hackney Wicked CIC is a Community Interest Company registered in England and Wales under Company
number 6898972. Hackney Wicked CIC owns all the rights to The Hackney Wicked Art Festival, its
website, the name 'Hackney WickED, the festival logo and all publicity materials.
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