Embodied Creativity: Restoring Flow by Turning Inwards

Tuesday 13 January - 10:00 // with Laura Koubenec
Explore how staying connected to one's bodily sensations helps creative restoration. In this session, participants are invited to do a range of exploratory individual and partner exercises, move throughout the room, and share through open dialogue.

Somatic Fictions

Tuesday 13 January - 13:30 // with Lo Höckner

The concept of "Somatic Fictions" explores the body’s capacity to create and to recover by introducing body-based tools that engage the nervous system alongside the “felt sense”. The focus is on practices for restoring regulation of the autonomic nervous system, thus offering tools for strengthening resilience and tapping into non-verbal, sensory-based, action-oriented modes.

Exhibition: Max Lawrence (Live)

Tuesday 13 January - 16:30
An incredible live exhibition with vocalist extraordinaire Max Lawrence. This is free for anyone with a workshop ticket.

Reconnecting to Our Joy and Ease

Wednesday 14 January - 10:00 // with Karolin Goldstein
A highly interactive and experiential workshop designed specifically for young artists. The focus will be on rediscovering that inner sense of freedom, curiosity, and playfulness that is often buried under performance pressure, fear of judgment, and the expectations of the art world.

Ebb & Flow: The Psychology of Creative Rest

Wednesday 14 January - 13:30 // with Cordele Glass
Explore the underlying psychology of rest with special attention towards how rest interacts with the creative process. We'll touch on the Psychology of getting into states of flow and then investigate the ways in which rest directly contributes to every precondition necessary for getting "into the zone" and becoming deeply engaged with your creative work.

Exhibition: Special Guest Performance

Wednesday 14 January - 16:30
An exciting live exhibition will take place with a special guest performer. This is free for anyone with a workshop ticket.

Musical Expression and Movement

Thursday 15 January - 10:00 // with Daniel Dietz
Success does not necessarily have to be associated with high energy consumption. In this workshop, we will search for the causes and discover our joy of playing and ease through musical expression and movement. In a following afternoon session we will perform a musical/ movement based improvisation, exploring circumstance over performance.

Writing as Restorative Practice

Thursday 15 January - 13:30 // with Dzenana Vucic
'Writing as Restorative Practice' is a workshop designed to help participants develop a daily writing practice that is restorative to them, emotionally and creatively. These activities will serve as as entry points for participants to continue their restorative writing practice on their own.

Exhibition: Daniel Dietz (Live)

Thursday 15 January - 16:30
Success does not necessarily have to be associated with high energy consumption. In this workshop, we will search for the causes and discover our joy of playing and ease through musical expression and movement. In a following afternoon session we will perform a musical/ movement based improvisation, exploring circumstance over performance.

Inspiration Information

Tuesday 20 January - 10:00 // with Sean Donnelly
Inspiration Information: an interactive/reflective workshop that helps artists reframe media intake — how the forms of media we expose ourselves to reshape our attention, nervous systems, and creative voices — so consumption can become nourishment rather than drain.

Healing Through Creative Practice

Tuesday 20 January - 13:30 // with Eva Van Dijk
How can music and sound can be used as tools for emotional rebalancing, energy renewal, and strengthening one's inner (and social) connections? Explore Active and Embodied Listening- Exploring how different sounds, frequencies and tones affect energy and emotion.

Exhibition: Eva Van Dijk (Live)

Tuesday 20 January - 16:30
After spending years using music and creativity as a channel for growth and healing Eva Van Dijk will share a captivating performance which will help you explore the transformative power of music for yourself. This is free for anyone with a workshop ticket.

Embodied Vocalisation as a Form of Rest

Wednesday 21 January - 10:00 // with Max Lawrence
Explore embodied vocalisation as a form of rest and restoration. The voice is the first instrument we ever learn to use and we are intrinsically linked to it as a way to communicate and engage with the world and ourselves. Leave this workshop with more agency and curiosity in your voice as a tool of rest, rejuvenation and connection.

Vital Engagement: Recognizing and Avoiding Burnout

Wednesday 21 January - 13:30 // with Cordele Glass
Explore the psychology creative burnout. How to recognize it, how to deal with it when it's happened, and how to avoid it in the first place. We'll also explore the concept of Vital Engagement, what could be considered the opposite of burnout, in which we feel absorbed in creative work that is meaningful and restorative.

Exhibition: Leigh and Marie (Live)

Wednesday 21 January - 16:30
Leigh and Marie will use an eclectic and exciting mixture of exploratory sound design and live performance to help you awaken the curiosity and wonder we all need to feel truly grounded and restored. This is free for anyone with a workshop ticket.

Sustainable Creativity: Productivity for Creative Schedules

Thursday 22 January - 10:00 /// with Pirita Pättikangas
Many creatives aspire to have enough rest, but still end up having a super busy schedule. This workshop would help people create a more sustainable work schedule to keep them happier and more productive, working with their bodies instead of against them.

Restorative Flow: The Power of Deep Creative Immersion

Thursday 22 January - 13:30 /// with Freya van Husen
Grounded in Pauline Oliveros’ Deep Listening, this workshop explores how attentive awareness can restore creative energy and deepen artistic engagement. Engage in guided sonic meditations, somatic practices, and potentially collaborative sound-making.

Exhibition: Hawt Coco (Live)

Thursday 22 January - 16:30
An honest and participatory discussion about the relationship between Percussion & Emotional Catharsis followed by a live performance of experimental bass music and electronic percussion. This is free for anyone with a workshop ticket.