WALL OF ICONS
+*+Sanctify your heroes! Honour your icons! Paint their picture and put it up on the wall! +*+
Join us in making a shared space of devotion, over 3 afternoons at the new home for Friends of the Joiners Arms: painting, drawing, foil embossing and framing our icons, to make a tribute wall that will look over our stars of today.
We will ask you to share an image of an icon (personal one or famous), and then support each other in drawing/tracing/colouring/painting the image over an afternoon or 2 of reverence and sweetness. We will then frame these (using foil embossing and other misc. items) and collectively hang them.
Where:
18 Bohemia Place, Hackney, E8 1DU. The site is a live construction site - stay tuned for updates and changes to the schedule.
How to prepare:
Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Wear protective, closed-toe shoes.
We're supplying vegan & gluten free snacks, teas and cakes but extra contributions to the shared table are always welcome. :)
Let us know your access needs so we can prepare.
Accessibility Statement:
18 Bohemia Place is an active building site, with changing site conditions weekly. The landlord is carrying out landscaping and road works along Bohemia Place, as well as construction on neighbouring units, so wheelchair access might not be possible depending on the week. We will have a range of seating options, including seating with back-rests. Please let us know in advance your access needs so we can make sure that the site conditions as well as the tasks, are appropriate to welcome you safely.
Getting here:
The Landlord is currently carrying out landscaping construction work to Bohemia Place, the access road to the venue. The road is currently uneven and has site hoarding, temporary surfaces, as well as speedbumps. The entrance from Mare Street is often closed in the daytime (before 4.30pm) to facilitate the Landlord's roadworks, so you might need to approach from Nursery Road, off Morning Lane.
The Nursery Road entrance to Bohemia Place may be gated - wait at the gate until it is safe for you to enter.
You can get here by Bus:
- Hackney Central Station (Stop H, K, J): routes 253, 254, 106, 236, 394, N253.
- Mare Street (Stop T, E, F): routes 30, 38, 48, 55, 106, 236, 242, 253, 254, 276, 394, D6, N38, N55.
Amhurst Road (Stop L, R): routes 30, 56, 236, 253, 276
or by Overground:
- Hackney Central, Mildmay Line, 5mins walk;
- Hackney Downs, Weaver Line, 10 mins walk
It may be possible to park on Bohemia Place outside our unit, with many spaces available after 4.30pm.
Onsite:
There may be other contractors coming in and out of the unit as the landlord is carrying out repair works to the unit.
During the construction works you might expect to hear loud sounds (drilling, hammering) - we will provide ear plugs and covers for protection.
We'll take steps to minimise dust wherever possible, but we'll also provide dust-masks and keep the doors open for ventilation when it can't be avoided.
Toilets:
There are two toilets currently plumbed in on site. We are in the process of building three new ambulant and wheelchair-accessible toilets - but they're not ready yet! This means that the closest wheelchair accessible WC is next door at Hackney Brew Church. We will update this information as the new toilets get plumbed in.
On the day:
We will carry out site inductions to welcome you. You'll learn what to do in case of fire, and how to protect your own health and safety and those around you.
We'll explain a range of different activities and tasks, which will be suitable for a range of skill levels and access needs.
We'll provide snacks and hot drinks, including vegan and gluten free options.
Feel free to arrive/ leave at any time, but please let us know when you leave site so we know you're safe!