Celebrate the creative genius of east and south east London at CREATE10.
Based in Old Street, we at Spoonfed HQ have long known that the east is where it's at (although where it's at does occasionally stray south). Indeed Tracey Emin, Gavin Turk and Dizzee Rascal all hail from this neck of the woods. But apart from spawning a whole species of amazing and questionable artistic talent, east London is also pretty good at organising arty little get-togethers. CREATE10 is just one of those shindigs, celebrating the wealth of home-grown talent, cultural institutions and arts venues that reside in east and south east London. And with 12,000 artists apparently living and working in the area there's a whole lot to celebrate.
Trivia aside, for six weeks this summer anyone ready and willing to participate is invited to engage with local artists and explore the rapidly changing cityscapes of Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest, especially in light of the approaching 2012 Olympic Games. This festival will also play host to the CREATE Art Award and music project Young London: Into Music which trains 150 young people to star alongside the hottest names in grime, dupstep and indie.
Other highlights include the amazing UP Projects Portavilion, a mobile, frequently changing social hub which will be popping up in Tower Hamlets, a performance of The Duchess of Malfi in a vacant part of the Royal Albert Basin, outdoor ping pong and a 21st century pleasure garden.
CREATE10 runs from 19 June- 1 August.
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