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Love to Sing course 2025

Running on Wednesdays (7.30pm - 9pm) from 26 March to 16 April (the last evening being a Friends and Family event), it will invigorate and refresh you.  You are invited to stay and watch the chorus 'at work' from 9.15 - 10pm.

Teach tracks and sheet music will be provided - you don't need to be able to read music to participate.  The White Rosettes sing 4 part close harmony.

If you are coming with a friend - please book separately.

Esther’s Revenge – Meet the Writers

Lagos based playwright, Kenneth Uphopho offers support to anyone interested in learning how to write a play. 

This dialogue based workshop will reveal itself as the medium by which a character comes alive. Discussion and conversation will be a key element of this workshop. You will learn about dramaturgical techniques crucial to writing and performing a play such as ‘Esther’s Revenge’.  

MAWANGA Dance Workshop. Move, Connect, Empower!

Feel the rhythm and let the music take over.

As part of the 3rd edition of the Leeds International African Arts Festival 2025, join us for an Afro fusion/Afrobeats dance workshop where movement becomes a celebration of culture, inclusivity, and self expression.

This is more than just dance. It is a journey through rhythm, storytelling, and connection. Open to all ages and dance levels. No experience needed. Just bring your energy and let the beat guide you.

Fee: £2 (Free for young people and children)

What to Bring

- Comfortable dance shoes

Who am I? North African Narratives

An exploration of North African creativity in the North West of England, Leeds and beyond. Join Jessica El Mal (Manchester Morocco) of the Arab British Centre chair a panel with Hannaa Hamdache (Leeds/Algeria) Mohammad Sultan (Manchester/ Libya) to find out more about their work, engage in cross-community dialogue and celebrate North African heritage and its impact on contemporary diaspora identities in the UK.

Programme Highlights:

Traditional & Contemporary North African Dance

Live Music & Spoken Word Performances

Coffee, craft and chat with Bowers

Come and have a cuppa and piece of home made cake, try a new craft or just have a chat!  Meet some of the Bowers trustees and find out about our wonderful building.  

Every Wednesday morning between 10am and 12pm in our central cafe area we will have a variety of crafts available (think knitting, crochet, card making etc…) and our little cafe will be available selling hot and cold drinks, snacks and home made cakes.  Prize bingo at 50p per ticket will be played.  

Lino Printing - An Introduction

Learn the art of lino printing with multidisciplinary artist and experienced tutor Annie Cunniffe.

This workshop will introduce you to safely using the various tools needed to produce stunning prints.  No experience of drawing, painting or printing is needed and this workshop is suitable for all abilities to just experiment and play. Learn how to successfully turn your lino cuts into beautiful prints using a printing press or brayer.

All materials, including paint, lino and cutting tools are provided at no additional cost.

Palette Knife Painting - with Heather Burton

We are thrilled to be bringing this follow up to the popular Painting with Knives workshop with professional artist Heather Burton.

Heather will guide you through the process of making a bold and expressive painting from beginning to end and ensure you create a magnificent painting to take home. Using the palette knife you will learn how to correctly apply and layer colour to a canvas to give you a strong composition and tonal value.
 
This event is for both experienced and beginner artists who want to try something bold and new.  

Writing Workshop: Light & Shadow

A free workshop, open for everyone, no experience needed, if you prefer, bring your own notebook and pens.
 
The workshop is a space for free-expression through creative writing. You will be offered to touch vulnerable parts of your soul to itensify the relationship to yourself. You will dive into a process with prompts and exercises crafted for you to deeply connect to your unconsciousness and complex identities.
 
Hosted by participants Milena amd Miles from @yip17.official.

Easter Watercolours with Joanne Whitaker

In celebration of Swarthmore opening on Saturdays we're offering a selection of fabulously affordable workshops throughout 2025.

These two hour sessions are perfect for you if you're wanting to try something new or if you'd like to refresh your skills!

Enjoy this Easter inspired workshop exploring techniques in watercolour. Produce chicks, eggs and bunnies.

Make four watercolour images which can be inserted into greetings cards to take home and gift to friends.

Sound Bath & Massage Workshop

This immersive workshop offers a unique opportunity to experience the benefits of both sound healing and massage in a serene, therapeutic and calming environment. The session is designed to calm the mind, release physical tension, using a combination of soothing sounds and skilled touch.

Amy uses sound healing including gong, crystal bowls and other instruments for the sound bath. Creating a relaxing atmosphere the sound and vibrations wash over you whilst you bathe in sound.