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 […]
Read more...Our new exhibition at the Ben Uri Gallery: 13th – 18th June.
We are very pleased to be exhibiting at the Ben Uri gallery. Thirty Six pounds, Ninety Five Pence: Artworks by contemporary migrant artists This group of artists have suffered the effect of war and political violence. They have lost everything and now face the challenges of living on £36.95 in an often hostile environment. […]
Read more...Latest News from the Studio
Dear Friends and Supporters, We are living in increasingly fractious times. Times of political, social and economic uncertainty – and with uncertainty come division, scapegoating and disengagement. One year after our last event, there still is no solution to the migrant crisis, nor peace in Syria or solace from the violent ideology of ISIL. Worse, […]
Read more...New Art Studio launches exhibition at Bernstein’s Bar
We are pleased announce the latest exhibition from the New Art Studio. It is a small collection of artwork made by members of the Studio. The private view will be on Wednesday 7th December. 6-8pm at Bernstein’s, 73 CHATSWORTH ROAD E50LH • HACKNEY • LONDON. Artwork will be for sale, with proceeds going to the […]
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