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Hackney Council has put out the call: it wants the help of local artists to renovate that much-loved stretch of Dalston known as Ridley Road.
Part of the exciting, million-quid overhaul of the street, the chosen artists will be asked to create two public works that reflect the character and spirit of Ridley Road Market. The council has also made it clear that the artworks need to reference the history and heritage of the area. Considering the market started in 1880, there’s a lot of history and heritage to work with. The final request is that applicants should know all about the area and understand the market’s special significance.
‘There is a great tradition in Dalston of hosting exciting, progressive and participatory public art from the Peace Mural to the Dalston House installation,’ said Councillor Guy Nicholson. ‘It's now time to look beyond Dalston’s cultural quarter in and around Ashwin Street, to Ridley Road street market as the space for the next arts-led interventions in Dalston.’
The plan, currently, is to exhibit the works at the end of the market that connects with Kingsland Road. Prime real estate!
If this sounds like you (or someone you know) why not get in touch with the council?
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