Sheba Festival 2023
FESTIVAL LAUNCH, LEIGH CENTRAL LIBRARY, SATURDAY 17 JUNE
12-4PM
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Join us for an afternoon of celebration to mark the beginning of this year's festival ‘Creating Place’.
This event is curated in collaboration with the Turnpike Gallery and Everything Human Rights and will feature local artists and performers as well as offering workshops for all ages!
Throughout the day we have musical performances from some of Greater Manchester's finest artists!
12.30-1.30 : performance by Manchester International Roots Orchestra (MIRO) a unique ensemble of musicians with roots from across the world including refugee musicians
1.30-2 pm : Lunch & refreshments
2-4 pm: Everything Human Rights will take over the stage with some world class Afrobeat dancers and musicians.
Kubatana Dance Group (Southern African Dance Group)
Mbira Performance by Mbada
Marimba & Saxophone Performance
Everything Human Rights Youth Group
Participatory art workshops will be run by Beena Nouri as part of the forthcoming ‘Creating Place’ Exhibition. These workshops are open for all and we welcome both children and adults to come and create!
As always this event is completely free of charge and open to all. Places are limited so please book your tickets early.
Refreshments will be provided!
Click on this link to reserve your tickets
Or visit bit.ly/3Mi8RKr
Click on this link to donate!
Location: The Turnpike Gallery, 1st Floor Leigh Library WN7 1EB
This event is curated in collaboration with the Turnpike Gallery and Everything Human Rights and will feature local artists and performers as well as offering workshops for all ages!
Throughout the day we have musical performances from some of Greater Manchester's finest artists!
12.30-1.30 : performance by Manchester International Roots Orchestra (MIRO) a unique ensemble of musicians with roots from across the world including refugee musicians
1.30-2 pm : Lunch & refreshments
2-4 pm: Everything Human Rights will take over the stage with some world class Afrobeat dancers and musicians.
Kubatana Dance Group (Southern African Dance Group)
Mbira Performance by Mbada
Marimba & Saxophone Performance
Everything Human Rights Youth Group
Participatory art workshops will be run by Beena Nouri as part of the forthcoming ‘Creating Place’ Exhibition. These workshops are open for all and we welcome both children and adults to come and create!
As always this event is completely free of charge and open to all. Places are limited so please book your tickets early.
Refreshments will be provided!
Click on this link to reserve your tickets
Or visit bit.ly/3Mi8RKr
Click on this link to donate!
Location: The Turnpike Gallery, 1st Floor Leigh Library WN7 1EB
Workshop on Socially Engaged Practice, Turnpike Gallery,
Wednesday 21 June 2-4 pm
Join our Artistic Director Fereshteh Mozaffari for an interactive workshop on socially engaged practice and how to empower communities through the power of art.
This workshop is for adults from any backgrounds including curators, arts practitioners or those who would like to start a career in community arts.
Book your ticket here
Or visit: https://bit.ly/42NID9Y
Click on this link to donate!
Location: Location: The Turnpike Gallery, 1st Floor Leigh Library WN7 1EB
This workshop is for adults from any backgrounds including curators, arts practitioners or those who would like to start a career in community arts.
Book your ticket here
Or visit: https://bit.ly/42NID9Y
Click on this link to donate!
Location: Location: The Turnpike Gallery, 1st Floor Leigh Library WN7 1EB
Poetry Performance: Sheba Arts Writing Group,
Friday 23 June 4.30-7pm
Over the past few months, we have been working with an enthusiastic group of women and non-binary people to develop new writing on the theme of identity, displacement and adaptation. This is a Lottery Community funded project in collaboration with Commonword, the grassroots publishing organisation in Manchester.
The group has held 16 sessions with Maryam Alsaeid , Dipali Das and Peter Kalu as facilitators and developed some outstanding pieces of work to be shared with a wider audience. We will also share space with some of our youth creatives who participated in a 2 year long project with Manchester Museum and MMU.
We will have live music by Parisa Pirzadeh and Naomi Kalu for this event.
Refreshments will be provided.
Please book your tickets using this link
Or visit bit.ly/3Om6Rn5
Donate here
Location: Bridge 5 Mill, 22a Bewick Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 7HR
The group has held 16 sessions with Maryam Alsaeid , Dipali Das and Peter Kalu as facilitators and developed some outstanding pieces of work to be shared with a wider audience. We will also share space with some of our youth creatives who participated in a 2 year long project with Manchester Museum and MMU.
We will have live music by Parisa Pirzadeh and Naomi Kalu for this event.
Refreshments will be provided.
Please book your tickets using this link
Or visit bit.ly/3Om6Rn5
Donate here
Location: Bridge 5 Mill, 22a Bewick Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 7HR
Going Organic: A Day With Kindling Trust in Stockport
Saturday 24 June 12-4 pm
Join us for an Away day at Woodbank Community food Hub
This event is for age+5
A family day out at Woodbank Community Food Hub, a thriving urban organic market garden in Stockport. In collaboration with Kindling Trust we welcome families to come and enjoy a day out in nature!
We will be planting seeds to take home, enjoying a hot meal together, learning to make pickles and going for a walk around the site. There will be hot drinks and snacks available all day and plenty of opportunities to meet new people and learn about the exciting projects that take place at the Woodbank Community Food Hub.
This event is totally free of charge and we welcome anyone to attend. Spaces are limited so please book in advance!
If you need to claim your travel expenses please tick the relevant box!
Sign up here
Or visit bit.ly/3Whs83s
Donate here
To learn more about Kindling Trust please visit their website: https://kindling.org.uk/
Meeting location TBC
This event is for age+5
A family day out at Woodbank Community Food Hub, a thriving urban organic market garden in Stockport. In collaboration with Kindling Trust we welcome families to come and enjoy a day out in nature!
We will be planting seeds to take home, enjoying a hot meal together, learning to make pickles and going for a walk around the site. There will be hot drinks and snacks available all day and plenty of opportunities to meet new people and learn about the exciting projects that take place at the Woodbank Community Food Hub.
This event is totally free of charge and we welcome anyone to attend. Spaces are limited so please book in advance!
If you need to claim your travel expenses please tick the relevant box!
Sign up here
Or visit bit.ly/3Whs83s
Donate here
To learn more about Kindling Trust please visit their website: https://kindling.org.uk/
Meeting location TBC
Tactile Time with Nikta Mohammadi - Islington Mill, Salford
Thursday 29th June 6-8pm
This workshop is for adults from any gender and background. We encourage participants with experience of migration or dislocation.
Nikta Mohammadi is an Iranian artist and producer, based in West Yorkshire, working across moving image, performance, sound and text. Her current project explores how the concept of landscape, particularly British rural landscape, is perceived by people with experience of migration or dislocation.
Come and hear more about Nikta’s artistic practice and take part in image-making and creative writing exploring landscape, memory and dreams!
Spaces are limited, please book in advance.
Book your ticket here
Or visit bit.ly/3obhGxI
Donate here
To learn more about Nikta , please visit https://www.niktamohammadi.com/
Nikta Mohammadi is an Iranian artist and producer, based in West Yorkshire, working across moving image, performance, sound and text. Her current project explores how the concept of landscape, particularly British rural landscape, is perceived by people with experience of migration or dislocation.
Come and hear more about Nikta’s artistic practice and take part in image-making and creative writing exploring landscape, memory and dreams!
Spaces are limited, please book in advance.
Book your ticket here
Or visit bit.ly/3obhGxI
Donate here
To learn more about Nikta , please visit https://www.niktamohammadi.com/
Poetry Workshop with Natasha Tingle - Turnpike Gallery, Leigh
Saturday 1st July 11am-1pm
Let me in your space, and let's write!
We will make a space to share our unique experiences, those we bring into our new places. We will write some poetry based on prompts and examples, with plenty of support if needed. At the end we will share them with friends and family.
This workshop is for 18+ (adults) from any backgrounds.
About Nathasha: Natasha Tingle is a British Indian woman living in Wigan. Her poetry seeks to inspire and connect with audiences. She performs around the country, and is published. She runs a community writing group.
Sign up here
Or visit bit.ly/41HTBwg
Donate here
Location: The Turnpike Gallery, 1st Floor Leigh Library WN7 1EB
We will make a space to share our unique experiences, those we bring into our new places. We will write some poetry based on prompts and examples, with plenty of support if needed. At the end we will share them with friends and family.
This workshop is for 18+ (adults) from any backgrounds.
About Nathasha: Natasha Tingle is a British Indian woman living in Wigan. Her poetry seeks to inspire and connect with audiences. She performs around the country, and is published. She runs a community writing group.
Sign up here
Or visit bit.ly/41HTBwg
Donate here
Location: The Turnpike Gallery, 1st Floor Leigh Library WN7 1EB
Table Talk : Decolonising Cultural Spaces: Artists' Experience
Date TBC
Join us for a table talk about decolonisation of cultural institutions from the artists who have worked with museums and galleries. We will share
space with some established artists from the North of England and some youth creatives from our contemporary belonging project. The speakers will share their experience working with cultural institutions in the UK , inviting the audience to take part in the discussions.
Date and time to be confirmed soon.
space with some established artists from the North of England and some youth creatives from our contemporary belonging project. The speakers will share their experience working with cultural institutions in the UK , inviting the audience to take part in the discussions.
Date and time to be confirmed soon.
La Nagualita: Sally Hilton (TBC)
We have been working with the wonderful Sally Hilton, a trans activist and artist from Guatemala to produce her show inspired by her life story and an old Guatemalan folktale. The first commissioned piece of La Nagualita was performed as part of Sheba Festival 2021. We supported Sally to fundraise and develop the second stage of this amazing show directed by Maddie Wakeling.
In this new piece, a group of four dancers from LGBTQ+ communities will join the team to create a unique piece of work.
Watch this space for dates and ticket link.
In this new piece, a group of four dancers from LGBTQ+ communities will join the team to create a unique piece of work.
Watch this space for dates and ticket link.
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