E17 Art Trail / September 2010

E17 Art Trail   from 3rd-12th September.  1200 Artists exhibit in William Morris' birthplace Over 200 exhibitions and events in open houses, studios, public and commercial spaces, museums and galleries. East London is getting ready for one of London’s fastest growing visual arts festivals, when for 10 days in September Walthamstow artists open their homes and studios, transform public and commercial spaces and embellish the streets. As audiences go around the trail they will encounter alter egos, letterpress studios, puppetry, quilts, sheds, live graffiti, fairy tales and legends, tapestry, miniature theatre, show reels, art quizzes, menageries and many invitations to tea! The E17 Art Trail, now in its sixth year, has a fitting theme - Welcome to Walthamstow – initially inspired by the incredible hospitality of local artists and communities exhibiting on the E17 Art Trail. For 2010 organisers have also invited guest artists from as near as neighbouring boroughs and as far as France, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Slovenia, the US, Lebanon and Jamaica and now want to welcome visitors to this unexpected arts destination at the end of the Victoria Line. Laura Kerry, one of the founding organisers: “Each year we think we must have reached a plateau in terms of numbers participating but the event keeps growing and the things artists propose to do keep getting more ambitious. Right now over 1200 artists and local people are preparing art for 200 exhibitions and events. There are many more artists moving to the area and exhibiting for the first time on the E17 Art Trail, plus more film and video art, performance and dance alongside regular favorites. Personally I’m very excited to see the return of Dr Knit and his knitting laboratory…” For full details and to view the ‘Trail Guide’ visit: www.e17arttrail.co.uk Welcome to Walthamstow