MATC presents: Chain Reaction

The first workshop in a series of playful artist led experiences that explore process led co-production and collaborative making.
About this Event

Facilitated by artist Maisie Pritchard the session intends to explore how the act of creation thrives off both generative and destructive forces.

Participants will work together using recyclable scrap materials to visualise a sculptural collage of a collective creative consciousness.

The experience aims to amplify the importance of play and creative flow in the overall making process. The afternoon workshop aims to champion the idea that the act of making is the overall purpose of artist endeavour with the outcome secondary to the overall journey.

On completion of this first workshop, a fragment of the collective artwork will be selected and removed from the overall creation by the group.

This artistic remnant will then act as a visual catalyst for the next workshop in the chain reaction. This process will be repeated throughout the Autumn term at venues across Manchester culminating in a final workshop in late 2026 or early 2027.

Look out for future events throughout the Autumn term listed on MATC channels.

Maisie Pritchard

Maisie is an artist and creative facilitator living in Manchester with a studio at Paradise Works in Salford. Her practice is rooted in making and participation.

She works across a wide range of materials and approaches, drawing on everyday objects, improvised tools, and found / recycled materials. Interested in how artistic and design processes can crossover to generate functional and interactive artworks. Maisie enjoys working with the public to make playful and meaningful artworks, often relying on participation to create or activate the work within gallery and community settings. Sometimes this takes place through workshops or public interventions that involve sharing and exchanging creative skills and making processes.