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THE SPACE

THE STORY SO FAR

Since their inception in 2014, Wood Street Walls have been championing the need for affordable artist workspace in London and especially Waltham Forest.

Regeneration in Hackney Wick was pushing Tom Jackson and Craig Evans, collective known as Static, out of their studio. Wanting to work where they live, it quickly became clear that there was an acute lack of affordable creative space in Waltham Forest. 

Street art was the focal point to raise awareness of the growing need for artistic space in London and to demonstrate the positive impact the creative community has on an area.

Working with renowned artists like Conor HarringtonPhlegm and Invader and supporting well known but also local artists HATCH, Mark McClure and Lillylou the team have worked on over 45 collaborations in just over two years.

In 2015, acrowdfunding campaign was launched to repurpose an abandoned building near Wood Street into a creative hub. In October 2016 the team successfully raised £38,000 to make their plan a reality, including securing an £18,000 grant from the Mayor of London. 

In January 2017 the lease was signed on the former Manual Instruction Centre, previously known as the Dragon Building, and work began to repurpose the building in to a creative hub with shared workspace. 

You can view a selection of the pictures of the progress in our gallery.

 
 
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ARTIST WORKSPACE

Wood Street Studios will become a home to our resident artists. Each artist will have their own workspace, storage facility and workbench. Communal equipment like print beds and spray booths help us achieve our goal of the studios being cost effective for those working there. 

Resident artists will deliver free workshops to the local community in a pay it forward scheme that will open the doors to Wood Street Studios and provide access to art to all walks of life. 

We also have 24 hour access and fibre broadband. 

If you are an artist looking for a space get in touch. 

C0-WORKING SPACE 

Are you a sole trader or freelancer looking for a desk? Within Wood Street Studios we have a co-working space available.

Aside from the general t’s and c’s all we ask is that you deliver one free workshop a year to the community - something we have championed since our launch. Take a look at our crowdfunding story to find out more. 

We have 24 hour access, fibre broadband and access to artist tools such as screen print beds and spray room. To find out more contact Tom @ woodstreetwalls.co.uk 

More Pics to Come... 

More Pics to Come... 

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EVENT SPACE HIRE  

Get in touch if you are looking for a creative space to hire. 

Whether you are hosting a workshop, organising a launch event, running a community meeting or even holding a pop up kitchen we'll work with you to transform our space to suit your needs.