On a warm and sunny Sunday, Small Works Hackney celebrated the Global Sharing Day by hosting a Big Lunch with the community of Regent Estate. The legendary Caribbean food of local chef Rosa and the inviting sandwiches brought by other residents nourished informal chats as well as passionate discussions about […] more »
Make your square
On a beautiful, clear and crisp Saturday morning in Hackney, CLEAR VILLAGE and CIVA joined the community of Regent Estate and members of the Tenants and Residents Association for a day of design and making at Workshop 44. The plan for the day was simple; get together to share, exchange […] more »
AG Music Video
This Tuesday we started one of the coolest projects so far run in the Workshop44. We will create in collaboration with YouthWorld, OffCentre and the BBC a music video for our very own talented AG. Throughout this month we will run every Tuesday a workshop meant to create a scenario […] more »
Art Exhibition: Family and Community Life
[AFG_gallery id=’14’] Children are taking out their utensils to show us how it’s done. Expecting a rainbow of color on the theme ‘Family and Community Life’ to brighten up our workshop. They have just another week to finish up their masterpieces and hand them over to a critical jury, the […] more »
Break dance Workshop
Keir Philip has been teaching and performing break dancing for a couple of years; starting as a weekly instructor in Bristol before taking his moves around the world with him. Whether delivering workshops from townships in South Africa (as part of the White Ribbon Alliance – protecting women’s rights), to […] more »
BLC – Hackney 2012
‘Tackling interviews’ workshops for unemployed people at Workshop44. These free workshops encourage participants to improve presentation, confidence and practical techniques needed when undertaking interviews. Incorporating video projection, intensive and fully interactive workshops are facilitated using techniques in drama, video and sound to stimulate and engage participants to develop their practical […] more »
Bikeworks
Bikeworks Bikeworks is a social enterprise that uses bicycle programs to engage with troubled communities and tackle social and environmental problems at a local level. For just one day, our workshop got turned into a bike repairing shop as Bikeworks showed up with their tools, rolled up their sleeves and […] more »
Neighborhood clean-up poster drawing
[AFG_gallery id=’17’] Keeping the neighborhood clean from litter and dog fouling is one of those ever recurring themes in Resident Association meetings on the Regents Estate. Picking up on this queue from the locals, we decided to apply a new strategy and get the children involved. As always, Tom, the […] more »
Screening of ‘La Haine’
[AFG_gallery id=’16’] The Other Cinema, from the creators of Secret Cinema, returns this May for its second edition and global launch with one of the most provocative, truthful and relevant films made about urban youth,’La Haine’, with a live score by Asian Dub Foundation. Screenings will be taking part in […] more »