This week we’re inviting you to come to our new home at Bristol Estate Community Room (BELTA) in Whitehawk, East Brighton. During this session, we'll be making gratitude cards for the people, things, and parts of ourselves we love! Join ONCA facilitators Ishtar Parrish Wain and Izzy Pearce on Fridays during term time, 2.30pm–4.30pm for a relaxed arts […]
**Content warning: mentions suicide and mental health** We The Human: A Quiet Blue Wall, is a collaborative artwork aiming to lower the number of suicides through the use of the Cultural and Creative sectors. Designed and developed by an artist from the community of the neurodiverse at risk of suicidal ideation and attempted suicide for […]
ASTRA by Naomi Foyle & Raven Kaliana is a new multimedia production, which won the Green Curtain Award and premiered in 2022 at Brighton Fringe. ASTRA is an adaptation of eco-science fiction novels The Gaia Chronicles by Naomi Foyle, designed and directed by Raven Kaliana. The story depicts a post-fossil fuel society struggling toward social […]
We're back after our half-term break and this week we'll be making cress heads! Join facilitators Ishtar Parrish Wain and Izzy Pearce at Bristol Estate Community Room on Fridays during term time, 2.30pm–4.30pm for a relaxed arts or crafts activity over a cuppa and a chat. All the sessions are friendly and informal, drop in […]
ASTRA by Naomi Foyle & Raven Kaliana is a new multimedia theatre production, which premiered in 2022 at Brighton Fringe and won the Green Curtain Award ASTRA is an adaptation of eco-science fiction novels The Gaia Chronicles by Naomi Foyle, designed and directed by Raven Kaliana. The story, which depicts a post-fossil fuel society struggling […]
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Create exciting animations with paper, light and colours - which can be video recorded and shared to striking effect in this workshop with Raven Kaliana. Puppetry has always represented the voice of the people – the effect is magnified with independently produced film. Complete the workshop with the […]
PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Join facilitators Ishtar Parrish Wain and Izzy Pearce at Bristol Estate Community Room on Fridays during term time, 3pm–5pm for a relaxed arts or crafts activity over a cuppa and a chat. All the sessions are friendly and informal, drop in for as long or as little as you […]
Have you got some bits and bobs lying around that could really do with being stored safely? At this weeks session we’ll be making drawstring pouches so you’ll leave with somewhere to put them! Join ONCA facilitators Ishtar Parrish Wain and Izzy Pearce on Fridays during term time, 3pm–5pm for a relaxed arts activity over a […]
Climate Café is a warm open space where people can come together to share their feelings around the climate crisis and other social justice issues that it relates to. During this session there will be a gentle creative activity that you can choose to take part in as much or as little as you like. […]
ONCA’s welcoming sewing space to make, mend and up-cycle textiles. Join the ONCA team on Friday morning for our free, community sewing space. WHAT TO EXPECT? A space to develop your own making projects Technical support and advice -Bring something that needs fixing, a new sewing project or an idea Use of ONCA’s sewing machines, […]
Todays session explores resist painting – creating marks with wax crayons and adding water colour on top to bring out the images. Join ONCA facilitators Ishtar Parrish Wain and Izzy Pearce on Fridays during term time, 3pm–5pm for a relaxed arts or crafts activity over a cuppa and a chat. All the sessions are friendly […]
"Our dream is to maintain, protect and conserve this area for many years to come... It's the only green area we have that purifies the air of the constant contamination from oil operations... Our resistance is tireless, non-negotiable... We want peace and tranquility. Let us live in our own way." -Eduardo Mendúa Click here to […]
ONCA’s welcoming sewing space to make, mend and up-cycle textiles. Join the ONCA team on Friday morning for our free, community sewing space. WHAT TO EXPECT? A space to develop your own making projects Technical support and advice -Bring something that needs fixing, a new sewing project or an idea Use of ONCA’s sewing machines, […]
This weeks activity will be seed sowing! We'll each choose and plant some edible and decorative seeds to take home, nurture and brighten up your window sill! Join ONCA facilitators Ishtar Parrish Wain and Izzy Pearce on Fridays during term time, 3pm–5pm for a relaxed arts or crafts activity over a cuppa and a chat. […]
Join the O N C A team for this fun and relaxed workshop where you will learn how to create a lavender pouch from reused or recycled fabric. In this session you will be introduced to using sewing machine techniques to create your own design to take away. You don't need any previous sewing experience […]
Join us for an event exploring mural art as a powerful tool for social change and its past, present and future within resistance movements. Colombian artist LILOPHILIA will give a talk about their love of print-making and how this serves their interest in Black feminist activism and advocacy for communities at risk. We’ll then hear […]
ONCA’s welcoming sewing space to make, mend and up-cycle textiles. Join the ONCA team on Friday morning for our free, community sewing space. WHAT TO EXPECT? A space to develop your own making projects Technical support and advice -Bring something that needs fixing, a new sewing project or an idea Use of ONCA’s sewing machines, […]
Make a celebratory Easter hat with us - as elaborate, colourful, decorative as you like! Join ONCA facilitators Ishtar Parrish Wain and Izzy Pearce on Fridays during term time, 3pm–5pm for a relaxed arts or crafts activity over a cuppa and a chat. All the sessions are friendly and informal, drop in for as long […]
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