Windrush Amplified Art Grant 2026: Olivia Twist
Olivia Twist is the third recipient of the Windrush Amplified Art Grant, in partnership with First Rail London, the Hackney Archives and Young Hackney.
Olivia Twist
Olivia Twist was selected as 2026’s Windrush Amplified Art recipient. Olivia will be working with young people from Forest Road Youth Hub (Young Hackney) over the summer holidays to create new artworks as well as members of the Hackney Pensioners Convention to design a series of special edition Freedom Pass holders.
Olivia’s final work will be inspired by these sessions as well as exploring Windrush-related items during her visits to The Hackney Archives and will be revealed in October.
About the artist
Olivia Twist is an Illustrator and Educator from East London with a socially engaged practice which centres community.
The key threads which can be found in her work are place, the mundane and overlooked narratives. Her visual language comprises of a myriad of esoteric layers informed by a propensity for human-centred research methods.
As a practitioner her aims are to provide her audience with ‘the shock of the familiar’ and to trigger greater intergenerational discussion.
She has a particular interest in participatory design, relational aesthetics and documenting social history as it unfolds.
HOME GOOD AND WARM – Olivia Twist
This year’s work will be produced in partnership with First Rail London - operators of the Windrush Line, Young Hackney, Hackney Archives and the Hackney Pensioners convention.
Olivia Twist will deliver sessions on the following dates for young people ages 13-19. Sessions are free.
Tuesday 28 July @ 4pm - Hackney Archives
Thursday 30 June @ 4pm - Forest Road Youth Hub
Tuesday 4 August @ 4pm - Forest Road Youth Hub
You can see more of Olivia Twist’s work at yesoliviatwist.com
Other recipients of the Windrush Amplified Art Grant
2024 – Wayne Snooze Stories From St Thomas
2025 – Jazz Grant To Travel This Ship