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Guest Editor: Kwame Safo, The British Council
Taking things global from East London roots – my story
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Spring ’25, issue 16
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Taking things global from East London roots – my story
A digest including loads of things to do, local announcements, special offers on #WickWednesdays, gossip and other info from the neighbourhood
The Wick presents a guide to the many opportunities that now exist in East London if you’re looking for work or training in the creative sector
Alexander Whitley choreographs his work incorporating the latest digital platforms, pushing the creative needle of contemporary dance ever forwards
It’s important that big incoming organisations invest their sizable public realm budgets locally, as these projects demonstrate
On her passion for Japan’s dance theatre style Butoh, the creative community and performing in the streets
Greater involvement from the local community can shape future development projects and avoid the mistakes of the past
What might our informal and threatened co-living spaces reveal about how other homes and neighbourhoods could be built?
A local resident with a unique insight into an area, as Director of Architecture studio Stanton Williams
It’s said that the celebrated photographer David Bailey’s grandmother collected glasses there and was paid in gin. Certainly printers, mechanics, scrap metal merchants and more
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
A standing legacy is a rarity; it’s easy to talk about, but a challenge to implement. Although London is world-renowned for a myriad of things,
The once historic rowing club has sat mothballed for a decade in a standoff over redevelopment and the changing use of local waterways
At first glance it might not appear to be the greenest of places, but Hackney Wick is bursting with plant life. From the roof gardens
No less than six world class universities have now gravitated to establish campuses on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, offering an inspiring range of courses
Breaking into an arts and culture role can seem like a closed shop if you don’t know where to start, so here’s our guide to what’s out there
Andrea Stark of Creative UK and a veteran of many other culture sector roles tells us how she managed to make it – and how you can too
Meet the teen entrepreneur who turned his lockdown dog-walking venture into a fully-fledged retail business
Meet the first local to take the helm at The Wick, as he reveals his passions and hopes for the area
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