About this Event
Drop in any time through the session and join printmaker Areej Abdi for a reflective printmaking activity creating small prints to exchange and take home. A print will take approximately 15 minutes.
This workshop is for all ages. Children must be supervised by a responsible adult.
Find us outside Marks and Spencers on Broad Street where there will be a Jelly gazebo and a member of the team to meet you in a high viz jacket. If we are busy you may need to wait for your turn to join in.
All the events at the Open for Art Festival are free to attend, there is an option to add a donation to help support the festival if you would like to and feel able to.
If you can no longer attend please let us know as places are limted and we can offer your space to someone else.
About the artist
Areej Abdi is a printmaker whose work focuses on experimental printmaking, mark making and wellbeing. She works across a variety of print processes, including photopolymer and intaglio techniques, exploring how images shift through layering, repetition, and process. Inspired by nature and organic forms, her practice is rooted in reflection and experimentation. Alongside her studio work, she has many years of experience delivering community-based workshops in libraries, schools, and public settings, creating supportive spaces where people can engage with creativity at their own pace.
OPEN FOR ART
19 JUNE - 28 JUNE 2026
REFLECT This year marks 10 years of Open for Art — a decade of artists, makers, communities, ideas and shared experiences in Reading’s largest town centre creative festival. As we celebrate this milestone, our theme invites everyone to pause and consider how creativity emerges from people coming together — experimenting, making, and reflecting. Our theme for 2026 is REFLECT.
For 10 days, we’re inviting Reading to slow down and seek out pop-up art in shops and businesses, encounter artists as they work, take part in creative sessions, and join conversations about how reflection shapes artistic practice.
Come and REFLECT with us this summer.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Broad Street, Broad Street, Reading, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
