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Onyeka Igwe: “I was heartbroken about several different things and one of them was this dream of collective living…[But] I want to be a bit more open to the possibility that it could take a different shape from what I had imagined.” bit.ly/3XP0TiV

✨Join us next Friday 27 September, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, for the opening of ‘history is a living weapon in yr hand’, a solo exhibition of new work by London-based artist Onyeka Igwe! Click here to learn more about the show👉 bit.ly/3TDjmwt

💫 Join us on Sat 14 Sept from 3pm - 6pm for the Peer Ambassadors' public sharing of 'Saplings After the Forest Fire' 👉 To book your free ticket, please click here: bit.ly/4cNFV8B

✨Today is your last chance to see 'Hold Me Close (the forest is full of police)’ by Meera Shakti Osborne (@mso_4rt). We are open today from 12pm - 6pm - come along!

🌱 Join us for Peer Ambassadors Takeover: Saplings Amongst Thorns next Saturday 20 July from 2pm - 5pm. Book your free ticket online here! 👉bit.ly/4cFzgxT

💫We're open! Come see our newest exhibition 'Hold Me Close (the forest is full of police)' by artist Meera Shakti Osborne. Our opening hrs: Wed-Sat, 12pm - 6pm

✨ It is the final week of 'A Bedroom for Everyone' by Ed Webb-Ingall - come visit us before it closes! We are open from Wed - Sat, 10 - 6pm. The show is free and open to all. – at Hackney, London

✨🌱Join us at Close-Up Cinema on Sat 23 March, 2pm - 4pm for a public sharing and celebration of ‘Feelings from the Forest’, a series of work created by our current Peer Ambassadors and Artist in Residence Meera Shakti Osborne. Tickets here! 👉 bit.ly/4a40axU – at Hackney, London

💫 Join us on Friday 9 October, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, for the opening of ‘A Bedroom for Everyone’, a new exhibition of animation and print works by filmmaker and researcher, Ed Webb-Ingall. This exhibition is free & all are welcome! – at Hackney, London

✨Opportunity✨Do you live, work, or study in Hackney or Tower Hamlets? Are you 17-25 and interested in art? Want to work with artists and other creative young people? Looking for paid work experience? 🌀Apply now to join the Peer Ambassadors Programme!👉bit.ly/3YsGjnc – at Hackney, London

✨ Peer is pleased to announce our 2024 Exhibitions Programme! ✨ The programme includes new commissions and exhibitions by artists Ed Webb-Ingall, Meera Shakti Osborne, and Onyeka Igwe. – at Hackney, London

🐕 It is the final day of our current exhibition, ‘Outfits’ by Iris Touliatou at Peer. Iris’ exhibition is free and open to all. We are open today until 6pm! – at Hackney, London

💚 We are happy to announce that John Eng Kiet Bloomfield will take the position of Director (Maternity Cover) at Peer in January 2024! – at Hackney, London

🌟Huge congratulations to our forthcoming Peer participant, Leah Clements, who came in joint first place for the Mosaic Art Award of 2023! @HauserWirth – at Hackney, London

⚡Peer alumni, Moi Tran, is currently featuring at LUX (@LUXmovingimage) in a group exhibition, ‘Well Settled’. This exhibition will showcase new works commissioned by the An Việt Archives. Click here for more info 👉 bit.ly/3Ta6VZN – at Hackney, London

⚡Join us on Saturday 25 Nov at 2pm for a response to Peer’s current exhibition by writer and researcher Aurelia Guo! Aurelia will respond with a reading of her essay ‘London (Poverty)’ (2022). The event is free but booking is recommended. Book here! 👉 bit.ly/3Qyd3YX – at Hackney, London

We currently have an exciting opportunity for the position of Maternity Cover, Director of Peer. The deadline for applications is 11am on 23 October. Visit the link here for more info 👉 peeruk.org/opportunities – at Hackney, London

On The Record (@ontherecordcic) have just launched the first episode of their new podcast ‘Childcare Voices’. The podcast reflects on past experiences of organising childcare in East London. Listen here 👉 pod.link/1701995826

📣Join us from 1 - 4pm this Saturday at Hoxton Trust Community Garden (@HoxtonTrust) for our public sharing of ‘surviving the future: survival of the kindest’, a series of work produced by Peer Ambassadors and artist Meera Shakti Osborne. Tickets here 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/surviving… – at Hackney, London