CoolTan Arts Mad Hatter?s Tea Party

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CoolTan Arts Mad Hatter?s Tea Party

Saturday 13th June 2015

1pm-4pm

CoolTan Arts, Third Floor, 224-236 Walworth Road, SE17 1JE

CoolTan Arts opens its doors for a fun filled afternoon with The Mad Hatter?s Tea Party celebration - a chance to try new things, meet new people and get creative! Join in different crafting workshops, watch an original play, and visit CoolTan?s latest art exhibition, ?Cats 22?. Healthy refreshments made by our amazing volunteers will be sold throughout the day, or pop into our chillout room where you can learn about and try different teas for relaxation.

Everyone is welcome to join us for this wonderful celebration of CoolTan Arts and its talented members and volunteers!

Location: CoolTan Arts, Third Floor, 224-236 Walworth Road, SE17 1JE.

Schedule of Events

1pm ? Lewis Carroll Reading

We will kick off the day with a reading of Lewis Carroll?s Jabberwocky ? a unique poem that is sure to both delight and confound your ears!

1.15pm ?Jewellery making: Recycled beauty

Maybelle will be showing you how to make your own beautiful handmade pieces from recyclable materials!

- Mental Health and Wellbeing Talk

Come along to hear from our London Health Ambassadors. Learn top tips for on health and wellbeing and how to become a London Health Ambassador yourself ? teaching others how to be happier and healthier too

2.15pm ? Mood Palette: Tracking Your Mood Creatively

We are delighted to have a talk from our very own volunteer Caroline, who will be explaining an exciting new creative wellbeing project. Though her focus is in fashion, Caroline?s Mood Palette system allows you to track your mood through artistic means - from creating a palette of your mood colours to drawings that express your feelings ? enabling you to turn your moods into new artistic creations.

2.45pm ? Light-Up Headbands & Ties Workshop: Light Up Your Life!

In celebration of our upcoming Midnight Walk, our volunteer Caroline will be leading a workshop to create light up headbands that tie in with the theme of our Cats 22 exhibition. Join her to learn how to hide intricate electronics within cat ear headbands and ties that will light up when moved!

There will be a small fee for participation in this workshop, which can be paid on the day or in advance. To register your interest, please email [email protected].

-'Paste Paper' workshop

Join us for a workshop on a craft technique that is cheap, easy and effective; all it is, is wallpaper paste, paint, paper and things you can find at home like combs and brushes but the effect is one groovy art piece!

A great workshop to get you thinking about using different materials and other ways to use paint, you get effective results easily and you can do it at home for very little cost.

4pm ? Blasting Stigma

We are pleased to welcome Pindrop Theatre to CoolTan, who will be presenting a play about the discrimination faced by those experiencing mental distress. Developed through an open workshop involving people with personal experience of mental distress, Blasting Stigma will tell the stories of the discrimination and trials they have faced.

Cats 22 Art Exhibition: Our captivating new show will explore ideas of parodox, the surreal and perception. Meow! All artwork has been created by CoolTan artists in a variety of mediums in creative workshops at CoolTan Arts. The exhibition will run from 10th June to 10th September. Open Monday to Friday 10-5pm.

Website: http://www.cooltanarts.org.uk/

Telephone: 0207 701 2696