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Celebrating Neurodiversity
– by Matthew Delaney – This March, the Centrepieces Creative Writing group proudly took part in Neurodiversity Celebration Week. Over the course of several weeks, the group dived into several specially-made writing activities designed to promote awareness, empathy and understanding for neurodiversity and those who live with neurodiversity. One of the activities was a story picture prompt involving a Martian visitor who’d got lost (probably somewhere near Saturn…) and had found themselves in the bustling centre of London. Our writers were asked to write from the perspective of the Martian, exploring how they might interpret the unknown environment. Emphasis was… Read more
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Positive Affirmation Ink Doodling Workshops
– by Matthew Delaney – January is often a gloomy month. After the festive cheer of December, the start to the New Year can feel a little daunting for some. So this January I decided to put art into action to offer glimmers of hope and laughter amidst those darker evenings. Ink doodling is something I’ve found myself doing more and more. When I’m trying to concentrate, my mind frequently wanders into tangents, expressing some of the thoughts racing through my head. A love of typography has led to this expressive doodling becoming more and more elaborate over time. From… Read more
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Black History Month Workshops 2024
Blog post by: Isotou Nadia Halliday This year’s theme is ‘Rewriting The Narrative’. History in general has been written up by the victors but in today’s age how should we perceive the history of black people in our past? This in part is what Centrepieces did in Black History Month as well as produce some excellent artwork. Geoff Norris, Coordinator of Centrepieces, requested that we look at Angeline Morrison’s Sorrow Songs. Sorrow Songs is a term used about African Americans and their suffering during the period of slavery in the USA – Sorrow songs – Wikipedia. Ms Morrison clearly wanted to reflect the… Read more
