WAKE UP unfolds across performance, fine art, film, music, fashion, and workshops. Each edition transforms space into an immersive environment where myth, body, and community collide. We are committed to the queer community, to creativity, spirituality, openness, and inclusivity.
This year’s Halloween edition (31 October – 6 November 2025), themed Skin of Time, expands WAKE UP into a week-long programme: an opening performance night and Halloween party, daily workshops on queer expression, feminism, and intimacy, and a closing ceremony with live performances and DJs.
Wake Up Programme Schedule
Free Walk-In Art Exhibition Open from 1 November to 6 November Day Time (Except for Workshop & Closing Ceremony Time)
31 October (Friday)
7pm–11pm- Opening Ceremony: Performance, DJ & Halloween Party
1 November (Saturday)
12:30–3:30pm — Movement Workshop with Annarose
7–9pm — Shibari Workshop with JX Studio (Julia)
2 November (Sunday)
4:30–6:30pm — Nüshu Writing Workshop with Jiayi Chen
7–9pm — Shibari Life Drawing with ART CLUB
3 November (Monday)
Continuous Art Exhibition & Open Activities (details TBA)
4 November (Tuesday)
6–8pm — Drag Makeup Workshop with Luke Slyka
5 November (Wednesday)
8:00–9:30pm — Shibari Workshop with Mistress Amber
6 November (Thursday)
7pm–11pm —- Closing Ceremony: Performance & DJ
More about Artwork East Gallery
Artwork East Gallery is a community-oriented venue dedicated to experimentation and exchange. WAKE UP transforms the gallery into an immersive environment for ritual and celebration. For the Halloween edition, the space will become a dreamlike stage draped in veils and shadows — part sanctuary, part masquerade — inviting participants to cross thresholds together through costume, play, and collective energy.
Who is WAKE UP?
Founded by Scarlett Wang and Eliz, WAKE UP is a queer-led platform rooted in community values and experimental art, unfolding as a gathering where everyone has a place.
“WAKE UP has already become an emerging landmark in London’s art landscape.”
Ben Chuan Qin.
WAKE UP 01 (Jan 2025): An unforgettable, glamorous night of magic inside St John’s church.
WAKE UP 02: Metamorphosis (July 2025): A celebration of community culture, shared values, and artistic exchange at the Bath House, Hackney.
WAKE UP 03: Skin of Time (Oct–Nov 2025): The Halloween edition will be a celebration of participation and inclusivity, where everyone brings something and leaves enriched.
Wake Up runs from 31 October to 6 November 2025 at Artwork East Gallery, 32–34 Osier Way, E10 5SB, United Kingdom.
Instagram: Event @wakeup001101 | Venue @art.works.east
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