Forman's Smokehouse Gallery

Hackney Wick is home to the highest concentration of artist studios in the world, as well as the annual Hackney Wicked Art Festival.

Forman's Smokehouse Gallery is a brand new art project space overlooking the London 2012 Olympic Park, and was founded to provide artists with a high profile platform from which to introduce their work to new audiences.

With spectacular exhibition space measuring more than 600 square metres (6600 sq ft) and with an unrivalled view of the new Olympic stadium, the gallery is situated on the top floor of Britain's oldest salmon smokers, H Forman & Son, which was forced to relocate to its new premises by the Olympic development.

Each month, invited curators will handpick artists from the local, national and international art community to create a dynamic and varied program of exhibitions.


East Meets East
Forman's Smokehouse Gallery opened in March 2010 with debut show, East Meets East, featuring international street artists from East London, and Eastern Europe.

In keeping with East London's traditionally renegade spirit, and made relevant by the development of one of the most deprived urban areas in Europe in the name of the Olympic movement, the exhibition will ask the audience to consider the part played by artists in the process of urban regeneration and renewal.

The show runs from the 4th to the 21st of March.

Gallery Opening Hours:
Friday 5pm to 9pm
Saturday 12pm to 5pm
Sunday 12pm to 5pm

Click here for directions to the Gallery www.formansfishisland.com/location

Join our group on Facebook here:
www.facebook.com/smokehousegallery

Read about us on Timeout's First Thursdays site: www.firstthursdays.co.uk

For more information please contact William Chamberlain.
tel: +44 (0) 7947 175 283
email: smokehousegallery@formans.co.uk

PS For a preview of our next Exhibition CONDUIT click here