Local creative economy champions Creative Wick have produced some research findings in an assessment of the impact of Covid-19 on the sector in Hackney Wick & Fish Island, and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The Living Lab report ‘We need each other more than ever’ can be downloaded in full here
It highlights the importance of having access to locally trusted networks for connections, support and information sharing.
Find out more about the Living Lab here
The Cultural Interest Group (CIG) meets monthly and has over 2000 local members. More information and to join the mailing list here
We’re living through the economic shock of our lifetimes, but East London is a good place to be if you’re in need of inspirational training opportunities and financial support
Consulting young people on architectural and cultural plans is often patronising and then regularly gets ignored, anyway. Not so with this new project from Beyond the Box
The shock of Covid spurred some truly brilliant new collaborations in Hackney Wick, with an impact reaching far beyond, too
If you didn’t make the socially distanced event, here’s the show
Marking the launch of The Wick with live music from Aiko plus DJ sets from Justin Robertson & Ben Osborne
Rapid gentrification has caused extreme changes to the artist community of Hackney Wick & Fish Island. But coronavirus has brought about a new focus on collaboration and with it, a new optimism
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