Shipton Gallery founder, Thomus Da Costa
This month, we speak with Thomus, founder of Shipton, a contemporary art platform rooted in Hackney Wick.
Community Mosaic-Making Workshops Pop-Up at Stratford Market Village
GROW Studios and Creative Land Trust have launched a new Community Project at Stratford Market Village making Mosaics under the direction of artist Tessa Hunkin. We're excited to launch a new community project alongside our Studio Provider Partners, GROW. Running from 3 March to 29 May 2026, the project offers free artist-led workshops twice a week, giving people of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to learn mosaic techniques, connect with their community and contribute to a lasting legacy artwork.
Faye Gosling
We speak to artist Faye Gosling, a Basketmaker and craftswoman working primarily with willow about her recent move to Suffolk whilst reflecting on her studio in London.
Otto Alexander
This month, we spent fashion week down in our Fashion District at Wallis Road Studios with knitwear and denim designer Otto Alexander. Otto is a denim designer running both a design and repair business from his studio in Mainyard Studios, one of our two studio providers based at Wallis Road, Hackney Wick.
Creative Land Trust 2025 Year Review
Creative Land Trust is thrilled to announce a dynamic partnership with Grow Studios to transform Alice Billings House into an inspiring hub for artists and creatives.
Resting Reef
This month’s In the Studio goes behind the scenes with Aura Elena Murillo Perez, a co-founder at Resting Reef and we discuss how they've turned their studio into a space that feels like home.
Shirhan Mohamed
This month’s In the Studio goes behind the scenes with Shirhan Mohamed, who reflects on her first ever studio space with us in Stratford.
Ecologies of Resilience report in collaboration with Dr Susan Jones
The Artists’ lives: ecologies for resilience report by Dr Susan Jones, for Creative Land Trust uncovers insights into the lives of artists and their macro and micro environments
Artist-in-Residence, Sam Ikhuoria
We spoke with Sam Ikhuoria, the artist in Residence for the Inspector of Nuisances project at Alice Billing House, and founder of The SHAPES UK, who describes his work as expressive abstracts that explores events, emotion and connection to places.
Tamsin Kavanagh
We caught up with multidisciplinary artist Tamsin Kavanagh, at her Alice Billing House studio, a desk with an editing screen is surrounded by paintings in progress on one side, and shelves with ceramics and studio equipment on the other. Tamsin works across moving images, sound, writing, painting, drawing, and ceramics.
