The Citizen talks to Nick Waplington about his time in the Middle East and how it inspired his new show at See Studio

Helen Gordon’s debut novel Landfall finds emotional depth in escaping from Hackney to the suburbs

Punk and pearls at Hackney Wick, Saturday 17- Sunday 18 September

A group of Hackney artists pay tribute to the borough’s printmaking heritage with a new exhibition at Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery

Hackney is to get a new neighbourhood which will be built on the site of the Olympic Park after the 2012 Games

The Citizen finds out more about this recently-opened Hackney Wick venue

This popular three day extravaganza drew thousands of art and music lovers to Hackney Wick and Fish Island last month. The Citizen explores the galleries

Tower Hamlets council considers plans for waste incinerator plant a stone’s throw from one of the borough’s creative quarters

Although physically dwarfed by the 2012 stadium and other developments in its backyard, this weekend art extravaganza promises to be as vibrant and exciting as ever

Create and submit your films, 6 – 14 August 2011