Upcoming Events and Workshops
Help us make a Cultural Corner on Fegg Hayes Road
Help B arts, Fegg Hayes Futures, The Restoration Shack and Sylvester’s Community Trust turn the corner of Fegg Hayes Road into a Cultural Corner celebrating the wonderful creative and community projects that take place in Fegg Hayes, Chell and Chell Heath!
The project will include making planters with the Restoration Shack, creating an art trail with B arts, community growing and skills sharing with Fegg Hayes Futures and Sylvester’s Community Trust. Find out more email andrea@fegghayes.org.uk or Rebecca.frankenberg@b-arts.org.uk
Stained Glass Window Paper Cut Workshop, Monday 29th April 6-8pm
Join B arts Studio Artist Dan Higgs at B arts maker space at our base 72 Hartshill Road, Stoke, ST4 7RB.
The workshop will run from 6-8pm and participants will learn tips around designing and creating papercuts through a practical workshop, with opportunities to ask advice on how to approach different designs from an experienced papercut maker and artist.
Each participant will make a papercut stained glass window that will be feature in B arts upcoming new show about Molly Leigh in May! More information about that here - https://www.b-arts.org.uk/who-is-molly-leigh
We will be running regular artist led B arts Studio workshops. To find out more please get in touch info@b-arts.org.uk
Book your FREE place here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/881241907267?aff=oddtdtcreator
Drop-in writing workshop Friday 3rd May 12-2pm
Writer in Residence Natalie is back for a drop-in writing workshop at our Pay As You Feel Cafe on Friday 3rd May 12-2pm.
Drop in to say hello, chat about writing and try a creative exercise on the theme of community and food!
You can take a look at our community pantry and enjoy a tasty two course meal made from surplus waste food, and 'pay as you feel' for it.
Write 2 Speak Workshop & Open Mic
At B arts 72 Hartshill Road, ST4 7RB
Wednesday 8th May - Workshop 5.30pm, Open Mic Doors at 7pm
Join us from 5:30-6:30 for a spoken word workshop, open to everyone 16+, topical discussion, creative writing, and performance exercises. The workshop is followed by a signature Write2speak Open-Mic Event (doors at 7pm, event start 7.30pm).
If you have written pieces in your own time, feel free to bring your best bars, poems, and vocals! Or simply come with open heart, ears and mind.
If you have any questions please email us at info@write2speak.co.uk
Ian Mood Market Residency
Stoke Indoor Market, South Wolfe Street
May 2024 (Stoke Market is open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday)
Across May Ian will be taking over stalls 4 and 5 inside Stoke Indoor Market. He’ll be making a series of drawings and paintings celebrating the market and the people who work and visit. You can pop into to see Ian and the work as it progresses on market days across May 2024.
Alongside the residency we’ll be running some additional activities look out for more details coming soon.
More info about the programme can be found here:
https://www.b-arts.org.uk/stoke-market-residencies
B arts May Climate Cafe
At B arts 72 Hartshill Road, ST4 7RB
Saturday 4th May 10am-3pm
On the first Saturday of the month we hold our climate cafe event. Activities include; A book, toy and clothes swap, a volunteer run repair cafe—offering Jewellery repair, instrument repair, and arts workshops themed around climate justice; Stoke growing club activities and a free vegetarian (vegan option available) community meal made from surplus food donated from supermarkets.
All the activities are run on a free, drop in basis and open to all ages. Free Community meal 12.30-1.30pm (hot drinks available for purchase from the cafe throughout the event)
To find out more about the project
https://www.b-arts.org.uk/climate-cafe
If you have been to Climate Cafe before - we'd love to hear from you!
Who Is Molly Leigh?
Friday 10th, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May 2024
Who Is Molly Leigh is a brand new musical between B arts and musician Francesca Le Lohe and lyric writer Gareth Mattey, that will be tested by participants across the weekend of 10/11/12 May 2024 at B arts in Stoke.
After a successful Arts Council Project Grant, Francesca, Gareth and B arts have been awarded funding to test out creating an interactive musical about the local legend of accused Burslem witch Molly Leigh. As well as exploring Molly’s story, the project will explore women's stories, stories of difference and social exclusion.
Across the weekend women, non-binary, trans people and those from the LGBTQ+ community are invited to join a community choir led by local choir leader Mary Keith, and everyone is welcome to take part in story sharing, creative writing and poetry workshops (with British writer and activist Jasmine Gardosi), and be involved in acting in, and creating the set for the test show at the end of the weekend at B arts with a team of local creatives.
Contact kath.stanway@b-arts.org.uk / 075444814720 for more information.
Find out more about the project and meet the team here