About this Event
Inviting artists and community members to co-create a public-facing artwork which will be exhibited in Firepit’s Glass Gallery in celebration of community, care, and collective resistance.
The day will include a grounding meditation, collaborative group agreement‑making, supported individual art‑making with 1:1 facilitation, and a shared vegan and gluten‑free meal. The day will run as two 3hour sessions with a 1hour lunch break inbetween.
Rooted in queer resistance, self‑authorship, and radical re‑imagining, this anti-disciplinary workshop invites participants to explore personal and collective narratives through mediums such as sustainable textile upcycling, abstract painting and collage. Designed with neurodiversity and trauma-informed practice at its core, this workshop offers a calm, consent‑based space to slow down, reflect, and create within a community setting.
Led by experienced trauma‑informed facilitators with a vast and eclectic combined practice in inclusive LGBTQIA+ arts spaces, Exhibit P* centres underrepresented voices and prioritises wellbeing, sustainability, and connection.
About the facilitators:
Amy-Rose Edlyn (they/them) is a queer, multidisciplinary artist and facilitator currently in residence at Firepit Art Gallery and Studios CIC and practising co-founding Artistic Director of Bold Mellon Collective CIC. Amy’s practice spans several visual art/design mediums, performance and community-led facilitation, centring LGBTQIA+ communities, wellbeing, accessibility and collective care through politically engaged, neurodivergent-informed work.
Tasnim Siddiqa Amin (she/they) is a queer, working-class Bangladeshi-British artist, theatremaker and community arts producer from Tower Hamlets. Her interdisciplinary, trauma-informed practice spans theatre, performance, visual art and community facilitation, centring anti-racism, postcolonial and intersectional feminist approaches, with a focus on care-based, accessible and collaborative creative processes.
Emilia Nurmukhamet (she/they) is a Tatar performance maker, creative facilitator, and founding co-artistic director of the award-nominated Bold Mellon Collective. Their multidisciplinary, collaborative practice is grounded in play, mess and deep listening. Emilia has led workshops in movement, improvisation and self-producing practice across arts and education settings since 2019.
No prior artistic experience needed.
We encourage you to bring any materials you would also like to experiment with during the session, but please note, we would like to prioritise a culture of sharing between participants.
We also encourage you to bring along any stimuli you would like to explore such as photographs or writings as an example.
All materials provided.
A decompression area will be accessible with fidget toys and ear plugs available. Please contact [email protected] in advance to discuss any access requirements or comfort preferences you may have.
This project is generously supported by Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Photography and Filming take place during workshops and gallery opening times. Please let us know if you do not want to be on film. All material captured is used for either our social media or future promotion.
Firepit is a unique space, we have a gallery of beautiful and relevant art, artist studio spaces and a community event space. We will hold the event on a large communal table, next to the windows. You are in the heart of the gallery here and are surrounded by inspirational art.
How to get here:
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We are a Community Interest Company (CIC) & we run as a not-for-profit. In our space we have a beautiful art gallery and artists studios. We run many workshops and events, for both our local community and the general public.
As a CIC, we are committed to reinvesting our profits back into the community, ensuring sustainable and lasting impact. Join us in building a healthier, more vibrant neighbourhood, where the power of creativity becomes a catalyst for positive transformation and well-being for all.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Firepit Art Gallery and Studios CIC, 10 Cutter Lane, London, United Kingdom
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