corporate & charity clients
Before working with a brand we assess its social impact and corporate social responsibility both internally and externally. It is vital that the brands we work with are aligned to our ethos.
We will work with you to develop a strategy that is socially responsible and fulfills the Wood Street Walls goals - this could include engagement with your target audience, responding to or highlighting a social issue, using sustainable materials, equality. The budget will impact the level of creative control you will have on the design work - we can work to a specific design or develop a design based on the space, location, theme, materials, timings, artist.
NCS
NCS and Channel 4 created short documentaries as part of their new social series True Stories. Each one follows a different initiative that’s led by young people who are passionate about making a difference in their community.
We worked with local resident Moses who loves basketball and works with young people who are at-risk or have been caught up in gang-related violence. He wanted to create a space within his community in London where it’s safe for teenagers to play basketball without running into trouble.
He decided to bring Wood Street Walls onboard to makeover Bisterne Park Basketball Court (also known as Pirate ship park) E17 3RB so locals could come together and get more excited about sport. LBWF Parks team also got involved to improve the perimeter fencing which was looking tired and uninviting.
Following on from the success of a collaboration with LBWF at Henry Reynold’s Park, this is the second project executed Wood Street Walls under the Creative Courts title - we hope to promote the positive impact basketball can have in communities, giving young Londoners a bright, vibrant place to play and hoping to tap into a new audience.
(RED)
When we were approached to assist in a project with (RED) to drive heat and awareness around the AIDS fight we knew we had to be involved. Given the importance of the campaign and the profile of the artist - Shepherd Fairy - we had to find and secure a huge wall in a prominent location.
We handled all of the logistics for the wider team, including traffic management plans, booking the machinery, prepping the wall before the instal and our team worked alongside OBEY assisting as he painted.
In the weeks leading up to the sixth Global Fund Replenishment Conference, a collective of the world’s top street artists turned cities around the globe (RED) - alongside London, cities included Washington DC, New York, Berlin, Paris, Accra, Malmo, New Delhi, Horsens, Nairobi, Manila, Lima, Ho Chi Minh City and Dakar.
L&Q
Already supporting local initiatives and events such as Hackney WickED, L&Q identified the negative attitude held by artists towards developers and constructors developing the area and wanted to implement a campaign to offer a creative outlet that would mitigate the graffiti seen across other developments.
L&Q sought the help of Wood Street Walls CIC, whose core artists STATIC were working in a studio in Hackney Wick at the time, to consult on the approach to ensure local talent was represented and 180m of hoardings surrounding the perimeter of the site was covered with artwork.
The artists were given the theme of xx to base their work around but had full creative licence on the artwork.
Barking Riverside & Static
Barking Riverside is a huge new residential development on the RIver Thames which will have over 10,000 homes, community spaces and leisure and entertainment facilities.
L&Q wanted to instal a mural to the entry of the new development which covers 443 sqm and will take a number of years to complete. To engage with local residents who will be largely impacted by the large scale project we recommended getting pupils at George Carey School to be involved in the design. By giving local families a chance to be involved it not only gets their buy in but also gives them a sense of ownership and belonging.
Students were given a blank worksheet with the word WELCOME written across it and they each designed their own artwork. Wood Street Walls combined all the ideas to create the finished mural.
Education settings
We develop a strategy that will have the most impact with your students depending on their needs (age/experience/educational needs). We work with you to determine the artist based on design brief, public needs, experience and cost. The budget will affect the creative input of the school, number of iterations to the design, size and detail of the artwork and the number of touch points with pupil engagement.
Thomas Gamuel School
We worked with Thomas Gamuel School over the 2015 summer holidays. We were approached by the head teacher who wanted to brighten up the external walls of temporary portacabin classrooms in the playground to inspire creativity in the students.
Upon receiving the brief we knew that Malarky would be the perfect artist to be involved as the artwork needed to be bright and playful. To teach the children about colour he was briefed to paint using specific tones but had full creative control on what he painted.
When the students returned for the new school term, we held a creative workshop with a group of students and Malarky. The children used his murals as inspiration to create their own cartoon characters.
Belmont Park School
Belmont Park School supports some of Waltham Forest’s most vulnerable children, teaching 65 students aged 10 - 18 with Social, Emotional, and/or Mental Health issues.
Woodside Primary School
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Adult Learning Day Centre
Working with the Adult Learning Day Centre, located at 247 Markhouse Road, to bring the building to life to engage with their clients. A workshop was carried out with the Centre users to develop themes for the design and this was coupled with a public consultation. With key themes established we launched a poll to choose the final design. The installation took place over 3 weeks during the summer when weather conditions were at their optimum.
Local authority
Local Authorities - Public art is an effective method to engage with residents or a specific audience. We work with arts & culture, parks and regeneration teams. Upon receiving a brief we provide relevant examples of work we have done in the past to demonstrate the options available to achieve your goals. We are able to work to a specific brief or help you develop a design or strategy based on your aims or proposed outcomes. Projects can involve public engagement both on and offline using a range of tools.
Station Approach - LBWF & Bread Collective
As part of the redevelopment of Walthamstow Central station, LBWF wanted to install a mural that would capture the essence of the area. We wanted to harness the local community’s input so carried out a series of polls - in person at the station, online and on our stall at the Walthamstow Garden Party - which resulted in over 500 votes. The mural was painted by local art group Bread Collective.
borough of culture
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London is Open - City of London & Run
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Runnymede
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cricklewood
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Thamesmede
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Shop front & Signage
We work with on and offline stores to create branding and/or signage. We work with you to develop the design or the artist can take your design and install it.
Perky Blenders
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Lancasters
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The Flower Pot
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