For the first time since 1999, we are opening the doors of the Purana Gurudwara to invite you in for a mid-summer music dream.

This beautiful, history laden space will host the 13th Summer Solstice Festival dedicated to classical music traditions synonymous with Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Taking you on a spectacular music experience are talented torchbearers of the classical music tradition from the UK, India, and Australia.

Celebrate International Yoga Day and World Music Day with us this Summer Solstice!

Traditional yoga teacher Shivani Mair and Drupad singer Deepa Shakti will introduce you to Nada Yoga, meaning "union through sound."

This ancient Indian practice fosters inner transformation through sound and tone, providing techniques to manage modern life's demands, enhance well-being, and simply be.

There isn't always enough out there that guides South Asian females on how to access the arts and develop their creative practice. 

In our first online event to kick off Summer Solstice 2024 we are demystifying the process in an interactive panel discussion, commissioned by SAA-uk, presented by Seetal Kaur of Forward Culture.

Featuring four incredible South Asian females who have made waves in the arts industry, they share their insights, experience, and top tips to show you how they have pursued creative career pathways, and how you can too!

We've got a plan to create a GIANT DOODLE with local artist Edek Thompson founder of Doodle Chats!

Come and draw, paint, play with collage ANYTHING you fancy and contribute to a GIANT DOODLE created together!

In this two-hour creative workshop we’ll be exploring the different techniques and styles used by designer William Morris to create our own handmade pattern tiles.

Taking inspiration from botanicals and wildlife, you’ll be able to design a repeating pattern inspired by one of Europe’s favourite fabric designers, perfect for fabrics, papers, and prints. This workshop is ideal if you are interested in learning how to turn your own drawings into patterns with the expert help of a hands on tutor.

Drypoint is a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is incised into a plate with a hard pointed needle. Traditionally the plate was copper but now acetate, zinc or Plexiglas are more commonly used. The technique appears to have been invented by the Housebook Master, a south German 15th century artist.

You will experiment with a variety of flowers and leaves to make and take away between 6 and 10 striking ‘blue prints’ (cyanotypes) ranging in paper finish and size. You will also hand stitch your own printed cyanotype-cover sketchbook to takeaway.