Arty lattes at Hackney café galleries
Two new local spaces in the south of the borough are coupling culture with cuisine
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Hackney WickED Festival set to wow despite Olympics challenge
Although physically dwarfed by the 2012 stadium and other developments in its backyard, this weekend art extravaganza promises to be as vibrant and exciting as ever
Drawing Room Biennial Fundraiser Exhibition
Until 18 May 2011, Drawing Room, Tannery Arts
‘RUN’ sculpture to be erected at Olympic Handball Arena in Hackney Wick
A glass and steel public artwork by internationally-renowned artist Monica Bonvicini will be installed in the Olympic Park next year
Yes, but is it drawing? London 2011 Biennial Fundraiser
The best works auctioned at east London’s Drawing Room, by Turner prizewinners and younger artists alike, are self-regarding, silly, and muse on the nature of drawing itself
Street art tours reveal hidden treasure
For those who don’t know their Stik from their Roa, a guided tour around London’s East End is the way to uncover works by artists on the verge of mainstream recognition
Artists and architects Assemble to create Folly for a Flyover
The winners of the CREATE11 Art Award announced today are to involve local people in the making of a public art commission in the borough