Earlier in the year, we asked our members about the impact coming to New Art Studio has had on their lives and what we could do to improve. Now we have compiled the results into this evaluation report! Our members’ feedback is vital to make sure we are always supporting them the best we can, […]
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Book launch!
This week marks the publication of our director Tania Kaczynski’s book all about New Art Studio, Who Am I?: The story of a London art studio for asylum seekers and refugees, with The History Press. The book charts the studio’s progress since 2014, whilst considering the power of art in addressing trauma and displacement and […]
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EXHIBITION: THE ART OF ISOLATION
We are very happy to announce that New Art Studio will be showing work as part of a larger exhibition focusing on artwork made in lockdown. Our WhatsApp art making and sharing was very active during lockdown; not only did it keep our isolated members connected and sane, we also produced some incredible paintings. This […]
Read more...Some good news
Next week is Refugee Week and the theme is “Imagine”. Members of New Art Studio know too well the power and need for imagination during times of adversity.
Read more...An update and an appeal
We are now in the 9th week of lockdown. As this situation continues, the members are experiencing increasingly hard times. They are suffering profound depression, isolation, disintegration and flash backs. The anxiety that lockdown and corona provoke also activates past trauma.We remain connected via the usual new digital methods, WhatsApp has proved very successful, as […]
Read more...Stay at home
Stay at home means different things to each individual, depending on what your home is. For members of New Art Studio, staying at home is an extremely challenging request. Members may be living in NASS accommodation, in a tiny room sharing the house with strangers, or they may be in rooms in hostels. Many won’t have […]
Read more...COVID-19 update
In light of the current health crisis and the government’s guidelines, we have closed New Art Studio for a few months. The members of New Art Studio, although traumatised, are incredibly resilient and resourceful. Yet some live alone, which will be very challenging in the coming weeks and months. We remain in contact with our […]
Read more...Exhibition announcement: “BARRIERS” 26th April – 10th May
This collection of over 150 paintings is in celebration of the Studio’s 5th year; the artwork demonstrates the power of the human spirit and the freedom of the imagination. Come and be inspired by this collection of landscapes, figures, abstractions and everything in between. The exhibition will open on Friday […]
Read more...Voluntary position at the New Art Studio.
The New Art Studio: a therapeutic art studio for refugees & asylum seekers VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR QUALIFIED ART PSYCHOTHERAPIST The New Art Studio is a therapeutic art studio for asylum seekers and refugees, based at the Islington Arts Factory (London N7). The New Art Studio offers members the opportunity to recover from significant […]
Read more...Exhibition at Ben Uri Gallery
Private view – Tuesday 13th June. 6.30pm. Ben Uri Gallery & Museum 108a Boundary Road (off Abbey Road), London, NW8 0RH While the UK faces further political instability, we have been making preparations for the Studio’s exhibition at the Ben Uri Gallery. In times of crisis, be it political or personal, we need space and […]
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