‘Often we just see the spine’: Hackney illustrator welcomes first customers to bookshop where the covers are turned up
After an ‘amazing’ crowdfunding effort, acclaimed artist David Ziggy Greene has opened Jam on Hackney Road
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‘We’re all in’: Award-winning wildlife illustrator to open studio and shop in Clapton after crowdfunding success
Ben Rothery delighted to ‘put roots down’ in his local borough – with Hidden Planet set to open later this year
Art and conservation shop owner has two days to raise £10k for new premises in Clapton – or faces closing it for good
Illustrator Ben Rothery needs help if Hidden Planet is to survive and thrive
‘The NHS is our most vital asset’: Hackney illustrator donates series of artworks to Homerton Hospital
Jane Smith has gifted a number of illustrations and linocuts in tribute to the health service and the Homerton’s longstanding art programme
‘I wanted to change my life’: Local artist draws Hackney after taking up illustration when Covid hit
Becky Moriarty found plenty of inspiration in the borough after quitting her graphic design job – and even connected with her Irish roots along the way
Comic – Welcome Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
Artist Francisco de la Mora with his view on LTNs, informed by his upbringing in Mexico City
Comic – Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Our resident artist Francisco de la Mora brings a Mexican tradition to Hackney
Lucinda Rogers to exhibit drawings of a changing Ridley Road Market
The London artist and campaigner took to the streets to depict scenes many fear will be lost to gentrification, the overarching topic of the exhibition
Ministry of Stories volunteers bring schoolchildren’s visions to life in 17 new Penguin picture books
The Hoxton non-profit gave children full creative control over the stories, which feature the likes of job-seeking toucans and magical football boots
Draw talent: Shoreditch art school holds exhibition of work by artists aged 10 to 18
Future household names could be taking part in the Royal Drawing School’s annual exhibition for young artists
Draw talent: Shoreditch art school holds exhibition of work by artists aged 10 to 18
Future household names could be taking part in the Royal Drawing School’s annual exhibition for young artists