EVENTS
Tahaddi - Fundraiser for Lebanon
Tahaddi - Fundraiser for Lebanon
Tahaddi are a Lebanese NGO who provide education, health and psychosocial services to families in Lebanon facing severe economic hardship, and who have also been helping people who have been displaced by the recent invasion. Join us on 2 March for a day of artistic and musical solidarity to raise money to help them do their vital work.
Expect:
Live music by Bassel Hariri, a Syrian violinist from Aleppo who has dedicated his music career to exploring different avenues of expressing the sound of the Arab violin
Art workshop led by Bosla Arts, a platform sharing the work and stories of artists worldwide facing grave challenges to their artistic freedom of expression
Music from around the world on cassette chosen by Sha3by Chic of London DJ collective Koshari
DJ sets
More TBC!
Creative Writing Workshop & Open Mic Night: Solidarity Sessions
Join Bosla Arts for a day of creative resistance and solidarity on Sunday 9 March at The Jago in London.
Programme:
I'm (not) Fine: Creative Writing Workshop led by Fedzilla
A creative writing workshop for beginners. Writing as self care and a creative act of resistance.
In this writing session, open to all, rapper and poet Fedzilla walks you through prompts, ideas and personal experience in putting despair, anxiety and hope on paper. Via short stories, poetry, spoken word and more, you’ll be exploring the innate value of your stories and thoughts. We’ll dive into metaphors, opening lines, tone, repetition, rhyme and all the tools you may need to get comfortable on paper. However that may look for you.
We encourage everyone to join, participate and give it a try. There is no expectation to finish nor share with the group, however a chance will be given to share it at the open mic later in the day if you’re feeling inspired. Come find a space where you are supported and encouraged, we’d love to have you there.
Open Mic Night: Solidarity Sessions
A space to come together in solidarity with others.
Bosla Arts' Open Mic Night is back! We want to hear a song, poem, spoken word, stand-up comedy, or anything else you feel like sharing on the theme of solidarity (however you might interpret it). And if you wish to listen that’s fine too.
See you there!
Creative Solidarity
Creative Solidarity with Palestine
Bosla Arts is wrapping up 2024 with a day of workshops and events in solidarity with Palestine. Saturday, 7 December 11am - 10pm at Palestine House in London.
Come for the whole day or for a specific workshop (see agenda below). All ticket sales will be donated to the families affected.
Schedule:
11:00 - 13:30
Birds of Gaza - Lino Print Workshop led by artist Zafeerah Heesambee.
13:30 - 15:00
Lunch with cassette set by Sha3by Chic
15:00 - 17:00
Rage and Hope on Paper - Creative Writing Workshop
18:00 - 22:00
Open Mic Night: Solidarity Sessions
Play + Connect (Refugee Week)
Play + Connect (Refugee Week)
Come and join Bosla Arts for a Play + Connect session as part of London Refugee Week!
Enjoy games from a variety of different cultures and languages.
The Art Persists Podcast - LIVE (Refugee Week)
The Art Persists Podcast - LIVE (Refugee Week)
In celebration of London Refugee Week, join Bosla Arts and Counterpoints Arts for a live recording on The Art Persists Podcast! With speakers Ian Solomon Kawall and Boseda Olawoye. Hosted by Georgia Beeston.
Open Mic Night: Solidarity Sessions (Refugee Week)
Open Mic Night: Solidarity Sessions (Refugee Week)
In celebration of London Refugee Week, join Bosla Arts for an Open Mic on the theme of solidarity. We want to hear a song, poem, spoken word, stand up comedy, or anything else you feel like sharing. And if you just want to listen that’s fine too!
Schedule:
17:45: Sign up to perform
18:00: Event begins
21:30: Event ends
Open Mic Night: Solidarity Sessions
Open Mic Night: Solidarity Sessions
The Bosla Arts x The Frontline Club Open Mic Night is back by popular demand for a third session!
Come and join us on Friday, 31 May for another evening of music, poetry, and more based on the theme of solidarity.
Open to all! We want to hear a song, poem, spoken word, stand up comedy, or anything else you feel like sharing. And if you just want to listen that’s fine too.
Schedule:
6:30pm: Check in for performers to confirm slot
7pm: Event begins
Watch a highlight from our 1st Open Mic here.
Open Mic Night
Bosla Arts: Open Mic Night
The Bosla Arts x The Frontline Club Open Mic Night is back! Come and join us on Thursday 4 April for another evening of music, poetry, and more based on the theme of solidarity.
Open to all! We want to hear a song, poem, spoken word, stand up comedy, or anything else you feel like sharing. And if you just want to listen that’s fine too.
Schedule:
6:30pm: Check in for performers to confirm slot
7pm: Event begins
Watch a highlight from our 1st Open Mic here.
Open Mic Night
Bosla Arts: Open Mic Night
Introducing the first Bosla Arts x The Frontline Club Open Mic Night! Come and join us on Friday 1 March for an evening of music, poetry, and more based on the theme of solidarity.
NOTE: TICKET INCLUDES A HOUSE DRINK.
Open to all! We want to hear a song, poem, spoken word, stand up comedy, or anything else you feel like sharing. And if you just want to listen that’s fine too.
Let’s come together on these difficult days.
Schedule:
6:30pm: Check in for performers to confirm slot
7pm: Event begins
THE BRINK: EXHIBITION & EVENTS
Join us for THE BRINK - an exhibition, magazine launch, and series of events featuring the work of Ukrainian artists who navigate the profound impact of Russia's full-blown invasion of Ukraine on their work.
The exhibition will be open Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm, with opening night on Friday. We also have a great programme of events, check below!
All events are free to attend (registration essential) and will take place at Yorkton Workshops in London.
Full programme below.
PROGRAMME
Friday 14th July
MAGAZINE & EXHIBITION LAUNCH PARTY
6:30-8PM
Join us for the exhibition and magazine launch party!
Tickets and drinks free! Registration essential.
Saturday 15th July
ART & SOLIDARITY: EVENING OF MUSIC & PERFORMANCE
6-8PM
An evening of music and performance in solidarity with those around the world facing oppression.
Featuring artists: Ege Dundar, Ziad Hisham, Hena Sharma, and Olga Tkachenko.
Tickets and drinks free! Registration essential.
Sunday 16th July
FILM SCREENING & Q&A: OUTSIDE
3-4:30PM
Join us in the gallery for a film screening of Outside, a documentary by Olha Zhurba. Outside follows the story of Roma, a 13-year-old boy neglected by his family and the state, who becomes a poster boy for the Ukrainian Revolution in 2014. The screening will be followed by a Q&A. Free to attend, registration essential.
The Art Persists: Live Podcast and Music
Bosla Arts and Counterpoints Arts are hosting the first ever live podcast recording of The Art Persists Podcast, featuring renowned artists Laura Nyahuye, Ghafar Tajmohammad, and Olga Tkachenko, hosted by Georgia Beeston.
Storytelling and Listening Workshop
Former SOAS students Hossam Fazulla and Georgia Beeston (Bosla Arts), and Andrew Awad (Wassle) will return to SOAS to run a workshop.