Curious Kids: Black Joy Drawing Workshop
25 October
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Explore what Black joy means in this creative drawing workshop for 6 – 11 year olds, with Brighton-based artist Nalo Solo.
The theme of this Curious Kids workshop is Black joy and allyship. During the workshop we will engage in a judgement-free and age appropriate discussion about what Black joy means and how to be a good ally to the Black and POC community to keep Black joy thriving.
Children and their grown ups will be guided to express what Black joy means to them if they are of Black or POC heritage, or how to be an ally if they are not. As a group we will create a banner together that reads ‘Black joy ally’ using a range of mixed media materials. The aim of the workshop is to have fun whilst learning something and creating a meangiful piece of art collectively.
Curious Kids is a workshop programme for 6 – 11 years olds taking place between autumn and winter at ONCA. The workshops provide vital opportunities for social connections and creative play, crucial for childhood development and positive wellbeing, while reducing barriers to accessing art.
About the artist
Nalo Solo is a visual artist, illustrator, graphic designer, writer and spoken word poet. Nalo’s work questions how to rebuild the self and surrounding community with authenticity and ethical practice whilst still stuck in regressive systems and negotiating the long term after effects of trauma on physical and mental health. Reaffirming the self whilst rejecting individualism. Nalo’s aim is to use creativity to repurpose negative experiences to uplift the marginalised and promote compassion.
This workshop is free to attend but all children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the session, with no more than two children per one adult in attendance. You only need to book tickets for children. Snacks will be provided so please make ONCA aware of any allergies in advance. This activity may be messy so please wear appropriate clothing.
This project is funded by the UK government and Brighton & Hove City Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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