Hackney Wicked is an annual arts festival that takes place in Hackney Wick in East London.[1]
The first Hackney Wicked festival took place from 8 to 10 August 2008.[2][3] It was started by local artists and supported by The Residence Gallery, the Elevator Gallery, the Decima Gallery and The Wallis Gallery
It has been held annually since, with more artists and venues across Hackney Wick supporting the event. The 2019 festival included 90 artists, 55 venues and 75 events.[4] It is now regularly listed in London What's On guides.[5][6] In 2014, the V&A's Friday Late was a partner with the festival.[7]
The event receives funding from the Arts Council England[8] and since 2015 has been sponsored by the L&Q group.[9] It receives support from artists and venues in Hackney Wick. Key supporters of the event include: the Residence Gallery, the Elevator Gallery, the Decima Gallery, The Wallis Gallery,[10] SEE Studio,[11] Coracle Regatta,[10] Openvizor,[12] Create, CRATE Brewery, Carlton London Exhibition Space, Gavin Turk, the Schwartz Gallery,[12] Stour Space,[13] Forman's Smokehouse Gallery[10] and the Arts Council England.[citation needed]
In 2015 the organisers couldn't fully fund the growing event and instead opted to put money and efforts into smaller events.[14]
References
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- ^ Westall, Mark (6 August 2008). "HACKNEY WICKED ARTS FESTIVAL-FREE ENTRY 8th 9th 10th August 2008". FAD Magazine. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Hackney Wicked Art Festival, 8th - 10th August 2008 on ArtRabbit". 1 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Hackney WickED | London's Hackney Wick artists open their doors for exciting weekend of events, 28th to 30th July". Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Hackney WickED: DIY Open Studios | Things to do in London". Time Out London. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Hackney Wick Transforms With A Mega Art Festival". Londonist. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Hackney Wicked Teams Up With The V&A For Friday Lates". Artlyst. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Arts Council Funding List
- ^ "L&Q Group". www.lqgroup.org.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Hackney WickED Art Festival Launches". Artlyst. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ By (1 August 2011). "Hackney Wicked". Design Week. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Hackney WickED festival: a cultural phenomenon - a-n The Artists Information Company". Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ Team. "27 & 28.07.19 | Hackney WickED DIY Open Studios 2019 | Stour Space". Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Hackney WickED cancelled due to lack of funding". Eastlondonlines. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2019.