Creative Workshops: Exploring Life with Meningioma

Name: Creative Workshops: Exploring Life with Meningioma
Start: 2025-11-08T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-08T15:30:00+00:00
Location: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Schedule

Sat Nov 08 2025 at 10:00 am to 03:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery | London, EN

A pair of gentle, creative workshops for adults living with a meningioma. Explore your experiences through creativity
About this Event

🌿 About the Workshops

Living with a meningioma can bring changes to how we see ourselves and the world around us.
These two creative workshops offer a calm and supportive space to explore that experience through art and photography — helping you express what words alone can’t always capture.

No previous art experience is needed. You’ll be gently guided by experienced creative facilitators in a relaxed hospital environment.

🎨 Workshop 1: Holding My Story – Clay & Collage

Using soft air-dry clay and mixed-media collage, you’ll create a tactile piece that represents your emotions, memories, and sources of strength.
This hands-on, sensory activity encourages calm focus and self-expression in a supportive, understanding space.

✨ Workshop 2: Through My Eyes – Photography & Reflection

Discover new perspectives through the lens of a camera.
Using simple photographic exercises, you’ll explore how living with a meningioma shapes the way you see yourself, your surroundings, and your story.
We’ll take time to share and reflect on the images together.

💬 Why Join

Express your experiences creatively in a non-judgemental space
Connect with others who understand the journey of living with a meningioma
Experience calm, mindful moments through creative play

☕ Accessibility & Support

These sessions are designed with comfort and inclusion in mind. Seating and rest breaks are available, and you can participate at your own pace.
If you have mobility or access needs, please let us know when booking so we can make any necessary arrangements.

About the Organisers
These workshops are part of Margin — a collaboration between artist Emma Barnard and neurosurgeon Anand Pandit at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London.
Funded by the UCL Trellis: Arbor initiative, the project brings art and neuroscience together to explore the lived experience of meningioma through creativity, empathy, and reflection.