The Art of Giving - THE T!NY iSSUE x GE @ Simmos

Welcome to The Art of Giving, a creative collaboration between , , and in Hackney Wick. This charity event marks the opening night of a two-week exhibition (until 18th Nov) curated by , celebrating food, culture, and the many ways art connects us.

As cities are shaped by migration, the dining table is often the first public space to arrive here. Around Simmos Coffee in Hackney Wick, market calls, multilingual menus, and the substitution of hard-to-find ingredients from home with London equivalents trace successive migrant cultures. Through foodways as a curatorial lens, the exhibition traces migration’s impact on sourcing, substitution, seating, custom, memory and the retelling of habits. We reframe recipes and utensils as archival artefacts

This project adopts hospitality as an exhibiting language. It supports small-format, wall-based works, in keeping with the viewing rhythm of the space. During the exhibition, a community recipe collection will be assembled. With consent, contributed recipes will be shared with the wider Simmos community, which allows migrant stories to continue in and beyond the space.

The exhibition features works by , , , , , and , artists from across East Asia exploring identity and belonging through photography, painting, installation, and watercolour. Each piece captures personal memories and shared moments, told through the universal language of food and creativity.

✨ Tickets

• Early Bird (until 31st Oct): £10
• Last Minute & Walk-in: £15

Your ticket includes:
🍴 Curated canapés (by from Give Endlessly) and dessert bites (by )designed exclusively for the event (don't worry we got vegan option!)
📖 One copy of THE T!NY iSSUE 002 Cooking Identity, Tasting Community
🎁 A few surprise little gifts from our generous GOOD partners
🔊 Sonic-environment of the night by

🌱 Proceeds from the event will go towards , a charity supporting East and Southeast Asian artists and creative voices in the UK.

Come celebrate the joy of giving, sharing, and belonging – over good art, good food, and good company 💖

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