THE ALICE BILLING HOUSE BLOG
Follow the journey of Alice Billing House as it evolves from an empty space on Stratford’s High Street to creative home to artists with a community-arts project space.
IN OUT EXHIBITION
As part of Alice Billings Connects, University of East London (UEL) students curated a new exhibition - In Out - at Gerry Raffles Square in Stratford from 27 January to 25 February 2024.
LIGHT UP STRATFORD
As part of a cultural programme along Stratford High Street to reinvigorate interest in Alice Billing House, in December 2023, Hive Creates commissioned Irish artist Andy Mac Manus to design artworks to showcase in the windows at The Westbridge Hotel and XIX Nineteen Cafe.
WHAT IS HOME TO YOU?
To celebrate South Asian Heritage month 2023, as part of the Alice Billings Connects programme, Hive Curates teamed up with local Newham based photographer Sylvie Belbouab to capture the stories and images of South Asian women in Newham.
HOUSING MEMORY - BLACK HISTORY MONTH
This free workshop, part of Alice Billings Connect, celebrated Black History month in Newham and explored themes of memory, displacement, trauma, belonging and home.
CREATING LEGACY THROUGH STORYTELLING
As part of Alice Billings connects, Hive Curates worked with Us.Man.Dere, a collective of young cultural tastemakers, to tell the stories behind the local businesses, provoke conversation around stories in the hopes of unearthing the culture and community that exists in the area.
MIND THE GAP POETRY WALK
As part of Hive Curate’s Alice Billings Connects programme, Curmiah Lisette of Tropical Theatre took participants of a poetry walk on a journey through Newhams heritage and history looking at the timeline and development of the local area, focusing on the Windrush 75th anniversary
BIGGER THAN BURLESQUE
Artist Lolo Brow was interviewed by Hive Curates ahead of an event organised as part of Alice Billings Connects, which was a cultural programme along Stratford High Street to reinvigorate interest in Alice Billing House.
INTRODUCING SENSE COLLECTIVE
In 2022, Hive Curates interviewed the Sense Collective, as part of Alice Billings Connects, which was a cultural programme along Stratford High Street to reinvigorate interest in the historic Alice Billing House.
BALANCE: ART AND WELLBEING
This event was hosted by Hive Curates , part of their cultural programme along Stratford High Street to reinvigorate interest in Alice Billing House. The event followed on from Mental Health Awareness week and promoted positivity and belonging on the high street.