Art & Design
Get Carta – the art of mapping
Eight artists explore community, place, and nature at the Karin Janssen Project Space in Well Street
Read MoreFacing Power and Beauty
Jasper Joffe contrasts portraits of brutal dictators and images of Hollywood actresses at Rove Gallery in Hoxton
Read MoreJewel East competition: win jewellery making workshop for two with Holts Academy
Enjoy the East London Jewellery Week Trail and win a workshop session with top jewellery school
Read MoreEastern treasures at Jewellery Week
All eyes are on Perspex, precious metals and gemstones at Jewel East and other East London jewellery events
Read MorePlace Not Found
This exhibition at Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery explores the shifting nature of an rapidly changing area through the eyes of Korean artists
Read MoreEt Cetera – remarkable art from mundane materials
An exhibition at Hoxton Art Gallery finds unexpected beauty and fascination in the often-ignored debris of city life
Read MoreMythical creatures take over the King’s Land
Artist Nazir Tanbouli creates murals of mythical creatures on the Kingsland Estate in Haggerston
Read MorePain at the Dentist
Alvarado Gallery, 33 Chatsworth Road. Until 2 May 2012
Read MoreCommunity bluebell planting at Hackney Downs
Sunday 29 April from 11am, Wilson Williams Gallery Patio and the Community Orchard, Hackney Downs
Read MoreUnknown Quantities
Fishbar Gallery, 176 Dalston Lane, 25 April – 30 May
Read MoreHackney designers to show at Clerkenwell
Hackney Wick homeware designer Haidée Drew and Potter Jo Davies from Stoke Newington’s Chocolate Factory are amongst the exhibitors at Clerkenwell Design Week
Read MoreThe Invisible Line – seeing is believing
The Hackney Citizen takes a closer look at a new gallery in Dalston Lane
Read MoreHackney designers – the best in the borough
Design aficionados Dezeen are showcasing a different local talent each day until the start of the London 2012 Games
Read MoreSocial Fabric: threads of colonialism laid bare
If an antidote were needed to MP Diane Abbott’s notoriously clumsy tweets on the legacy of colonialism, it can be found at a subtle new exhibition which uses the textile trade to unpick the history and impact of the colonial past
Read MoreStreet VU: Shoreditch to get outdoor art gallery
The Hackney Citizen unearths a new and unusual art venue tucked under the iconic tube carriages on Great Eastern Street
Read MoreImages of Protest
Friday 6 – Saturday 28 January 2012, Rich Mix
Read MoreAbdoulaye Konaté: Power and Religion at Rivington Place
Last chance to see Abdoulaye Konaté’ s Pouvoir et Religion (Power and Religion) at Rivington Place; until 3 Jan 2012
Read MoreDesign Den at Barbican Centre
The Curve Gallery is host to this festive pop-up shop selling by works by a number of Hackney-based artists and designers
Read MoreHouse of Hackney launches Circus of alternatives
Circus is at The Tramshed in Shoreditch until 18 December 2011 from 10am – 8pm daily
Read MoreLong Way Back to Nowhere: New Works from the Holy Land
The Citizen talks to Nick Waplington about his time in the Middle East and how it inspired his new show at See Studio
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