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 […]
Learn how to do simple weaving during the autumn school holidays in this workshop for 6 - 11 year olds. As the days get shorter and the trees lose the […]
Celebrate Samhain by making an autumnal wreath during the autumn school holidays in this workshop for 6 – 11 year olds. As the days get shorter and the trees lose […]
Learn how to print your own tote bag to take home with you! You'll be getting creative, collaging and making designs using the shapes of your favourite leaves, flowers and other objects. Afterwards, we'll use our heatpress machine to create colourful wearable works of art. Curious Kids is a workshop programme for 6 – 11 years […]
Join us for this after-school workshop, where we'll be designing and printing our very own T-shirts using a heatpress machine. There will be a range of colours and plenty of leaves, flowers and cut-out shapes to print with. We can't wait to see what is made! *Please note, there will be a variety of T-shirts […]
We're back with another Clothes Swap at as we head into winter! Bring your pre-loved clothes to for a late afternoon of swap shopping. How our clothes swap works: Bring your clean, pre-loved clothes and accessories. Please don’t bring anything that needs to go straight to recycling/the incinerator. Please count your items before arrival – […]
Join us as we explore the world of patching, mending and hand-sewing at our central Brighton gallery. We’ll be practicing basic stitches to gain confidence and learn how to fix our fabrics. All materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring along an item of clothing that needs patching up and we’ll work […]
Join us for this after-school workshop where we’ll learn how to build plant and flower presses! During this workshop we’ll be joined by one half of Brighton-based woodworking collective Cahoots, who will be teaching us how to make plant presses. Under guidance, children will have the chance to use a drill to put their presses […]
The Art Fair is back! Join us for a wholesome event where local crafters, artists and makers will gather to sell their unique products. This is a wonderful opportunity to support local artists and browse their bespoke items, perhaps for yourself or with a gift for someone else in mind. Either way, there will be […]
Let's come together online to discuss how we can address the cultural implications of the climate emergency in the Southeast Coastal region. It’s been half a year since the amazing South East Cultural Assembly, and it’s time for the Culture Declares Emergency Southeast Coastal Hub community to reconnect. Please come to an online meeting to […]
Join us for this Saturday morning session where we'll be making festive stockings together with the support of community artist, Ishtar Parrish Wain. Choosing from an array of fabric and cutting out from our templates, we’ll be practicing our hand-sewing skills to bring these festive artworks to life! Curious Kids is a workshop programme for […]
November brings with it Remembrance Day For Lost Species, and in honour of this we’ll be drawing and screen printing some of our favourite animals, both extinct and alive. Come along to browse our books for inspiration and honour these amazing creatures through printmaking. Curious Kids is a workshop programme for 6 – 11 years olds […]
is grateful to be closing the 2024 exhibition programme with work by Brighton-based artist, Tokini Fubara. ibi minji faari (translated from Kalabari Ijo: “the good water is going away”) is an exploration of the riverine landscapes of the oil-producing region of Nigeria—the Niger Delta. Join us for this evening event celebrating the exhibition opening and […]
“the invitation to stay with grieving becomes an activism in itself, becomes a sharing of edges and borders and boundaries with what the world is doing... maybe grief is how an ant and a fungus become allies and make art. maybe our bodies are being invited into making new forms of art, new postures” -Bayo […]
As part of Remembrance Day For Lost Species, we're delighted to bring you an event with local artist Saj Fareed where you'll be creating your very own nature inspired embossed foil artwork. Together, we will be using everyday foil oven trays and transforming them into shimmering stained glass effect works. This creative technique is super fun […]
For our final Curious Kids workshop, we'll be coming together to look forward into next year and all the joys it might bring, by making 2025 calendars. You'll be creating collages from vast collection of environmental magazines, to create 12 pieces of expressive original artwork - one for each month of the coming year. You […]
Exploring the Lost Species Day theme of ecological loss, this freewriting workshop will be a space for re-membering. Participants are encouraged to bring a totem/object that symbolises a dis/connection from their ecological surroundings (e.g. a feather, a blade of grass, a photo etc). Prompted with excerpts from writers such as Ken Saro Wiwa, Edouard Glissant and Alexis […]
"May our grief carve new ways to imagine and enact liberation." Chiara Francesca Galimberti Feral Theatre invites you to join them at for a ritual to mark Remembrance Day for Lost Species 2024. This will bring to a close Feral’s experimental Spells to Bind Giants series exploring radical interconnectedness, ecological loss and the transformative power of collective […]
Data Security and Data Protection
Please note that personal information provided by you via Eventbrite will be used by ONCA for the effective administration of your registration and to send our feedback survey, link to sign up to our newsletter and link to our membership registration page. ONCA will not pass your details on to any external organisations for marketing purposes. Click here to find out more about our Privacy Policy.
Accessibility
Please contact or 01273 607101 if you have specific access needs, please note the gallery is wheelchair accessible but the toilet is up five stairs. We have hearing assistive technology and our staff have Basic BSL & Deaf Awareness training. For more information about access and facilities at ONCA please click here.
Feedback
Have you been to an ONCA exhibition or event recently? If you would like to share your thoughts with us, please do so by clicking here to complete this form.
