About
wifärt gallery is an online art gallery operating from Hackney, London.
The collection is composed entirely of drawings made by members of the public in exchange for access to a free wireless network in Dalston Square.
- How it works
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There is no building. Instead, there is a wireless network - FREE Hackney Wifi - broadcast across Dalston Square. When someone connects to it, instead of ticking a terms and conditions box, they are asked to draw a picture. That drawing is then analysed and assigned a formal title and curatorial note - no matter how bad it is - and published on wifartgallery.com.
The submission screen, as seen on a visitor's phone. Every single work - no matter how rushed, how abstract, how much it looks like something drawn by a child in under four seconds - is analysed and assigned a formal title and a curatorial note. A wonky circle becomes Compressed Geometry in Repose, 2026. A stick figure becomes a meditation on line, presence, and negative space. No work is exempt.
- Programme
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The gallery runs a rotating monthly theme, intended as a suggestion only. The current exhibition, The Threshold Between Presence and Absence, opened 1 June 2026. Patrons of the gallery are invited to vote on the theme each month.
- Funding
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wifärt gallery receives no public funding and is not affiliated with any institution. It is operated by Dan Berg, and all costs are covered by the generous support of wifärt gallery patrons.
Become a patron → - Visit the gallery
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The gallery is online. The wireless installation is in Dalston Square.
wifärt gallery has no physical space to visit. The collection lives at wifartgallery.com and is always on view. Dalston Square is where you go to submit a work.
- Submitting a work
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To add a work to the collection, visit Dalston Square, E8 and connect to FREE Hackney Wifi. The submission screen appears automatically on your phone. Draw something, submit it, and you're online.
- Where to sit
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The gallery recommends two spots that reliably receive signal and are worth the visit in their own right:
- Café Route - a mediterranean bistro, deli and bakery in Dalston Square.
- Hōm - owned and operated by Dalston Square residents.
- Opening hours
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The online collection is available at all times. The wireless network in Dalston Square operates continuously, subject to the availability of the gallery's infrastructure. Closures are unscheduled.
- Admission
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Free.
- Getting here
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Dalston Junction (Overground), 4 minutes on foot. Dalston Kingsland (Overground), 6 minutes on foot. Buses 30, 38, 56, 67, 76, 149, 242, 243, 277.
- Around the area
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The gallery makes no formal recommendations regarding local businesses. The following establishments are, however, noted.
- 98p store - retail outlet
- Morleys - local restaurant
- MyCigara - vape emporium
- Tours
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Group tours are not currently offered.
- On the pronunciation of wifärt
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wifärt is pronounced whyf-art. It is a compound of wi-fi and art. Any resemblance to the word for flatulence is entirely coincidental and the gallery considers the matter closed.
The gallery operates as a safe and inclusive space. Staff should not be subjected to the deliberate mispronunciation of the gallery's name, or to sniggers, nudges, or knowing looks when it is spoken aloud. Any such incident will be reported to the police as a hate crime.