Events, Open Studios and After Party - Grow is part of Open House Festival 2023!
GROW: EVENTS, OPEN STUDIOS & AFTER PARTY
Join us for Open House Festival 2023 and help celebrate London’s housing, architecture and neighbourhoods. Each year, we join the festival to explore Grow’s history, heritage and contemporary context and this year, we’ll be marking our inclusion at events on Thurs 7, Friday 8 and hosting an Open Studios and afterparty on Saturday 9 September.
THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER - LIVE JAZZ W/ ARTIST GINA SOUTHGATE OPENING SHOW
Join us for the launch of artist Gina Southgate’s show on Grow’s mezz gallery. This event is combined with Grow’s weekly jazz jam. The opening of the show is 5-7pm where you can view the work and meet the artist and from 7.30pm enjoy jazz from some of London’s most upcoming musicians.
FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER - WAH WAH LIVE W/ YOUTHSAYERS, DOM SERVINI & EVES DROP COLLECTIVE
Well respected, soulful independent record label Wah Wah 45s begin a new residency at Grow showcasing live acts and DJs from inside and outside of the imprint with their trademark uplifting, family feel.
Kicking things off on Friday 8 September are musicians from the Youthsayers project, an initiative set up by Wah Wah’s very own Soothsayers a decade ago to give South London youth the opportunity to learn an instrument and play together in a band. The result is an ever evolving ensemble who take on material from the likes of Fela Kuti, Theon Cross and of course their Soothsayers mentors themselves.
SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER - GROW OPEN STUDIOS
Meet some of the GROW STUDIO artists of who shaped us into what we are today and see the usually hidden repurposed warehouses we have inhabited since 2007.
STUDIOS
About a Bike - Our resident bike workshop will have their finest bikes on display and will give some demonstrations throughout the day.
Acupuncture Treatment London - Matthew Ackroyd, acupuncture and Chinese medicine expert will be leading a Tai Chi session. Time TBA
Conscious Forms - Established in 2004 by Concrete Artist Junior Phipps. Junior is a master craftsmen who collaborates with private clients; architects and designers to create bespoke cast in-situ, seamless polished concrete furniture and surfaces for statements within the home, work or public space
.Hearth Bakery - The social enterprise bakery that specialises in baked goods using heritage flours will be serving delicious treats and coffee all day.
Sara Hoque - An artist that specialises in abstract landscapes will be opening up her shared studio to display the work of all the artists in her studio.
Studio U - Our ceramics studio will be showcasing their studio and sharing information about their workshops.
This year, we’re partnering with neighbours Main Yard Studios so you will have even more studios to view at this Open Studios event.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SUPPLIERS
Meet some of our community partners and suppliers including By Hand Ukraine, an organisation that hand delivers aid to Ukrainians and the project Grow is currently fundraising for.
LIVE MUSIC (1-6pm)
Expect live music from Conga drumming legend and world-class musician: Williams Cumberbatch.
AFTER PARTY (8pm-2am)
Music from Hackney Wick's most undercover DJs as they draw on their rare collections. TBA.
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About Grow Studios
Did you know Grow Studios was founded in 2007 by two locals living and working in Hackney Wick? The studios were repurposed from two empty warehouses - one was a commercial printers; the other a sausage factory backing onto the Lea Navigation canal. The studios were borne out of a DIY self-organising ethos to create useful and sustainable spaces for its tenants. GROW is a unit of these studios and a space to bring grassroots music, art and people together, operated as an experiment in ethical and sustainable business.