The Art of Resilience: From the Furnace to the Flow
About this Event
A week of workshops exploring resilience, creativity and connection.
Join Sarah Jay Hawley and a wonderful group of guest facilitators for The Art of Resilience: From the Furnace to the Flow, a series of workshops taking place at Yorkshire Artspace in Sheffield.
Running from 27 November to 4 December 2026, the programme brings together five individual sessions, each offering an opportunity to explore different perspectives on resilience and creative expression.
Whether you're drawn to one particular workshop or would like to experience several throughout the week, you're warmly invited to take part.
Public Exhibition
🕑: 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Official Opening Evening & Live Performance Friday, 27 November 2026
Host: Sarah Jay Hawley
Info: Join us for the official opening of The Art of Resilience: From the Furnace to the Flow.
An evening celebrating resilience, creativity and artistic expression, featuring a special live performance by Sarah Jay Hawley.
Guests are invited to experience the exhibition and join us in marking the beginning of this special event at Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Public Exhibition Saturday, 28 November - Friday 4 December 2026
Host: Sarah Jay Hawley
Info: The Art of Resilience: From the Furnace to the Flow opens to the public.
Visit Yorkshire Artspace to explore Sarah Jay Hawley's exhibition and its themes of resilience, transformation and creative expression.
Workshops
🕑: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Collage, Cake & Coffee 28 November
Host: Sarah Jay Hawley
Info: Over the last 18 months, myself Sarah Jay and Jasmine Givnan have both been through cancer. Both of us found our way through with the help of scissors, glue and a pile of old magazines. Collage gave us somewhere to play when everything felt heavy, and a way to process what we didn’t have words for. This isn’t a class and there’s nothing to get right. It’s a warm, sociable morning. Come and sit with us, have a cup of tea and a slice of cake, chat, cut, tear and stick, and add your piece to the community collage wall. It will grow throughout the exhibition. Stay for ten minutes or the whole afternoon. Tea, coffee, cake and all materials are provided, and everyone is welcome.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
From Freeze to Flow 30 November
Host: Sarah Jay Hawley
Info: Gentle voice and breath work to help the body move from tension into ease. Every voice is welcome, whether you sing every day or haven’t sung in years.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Behind the Mask 1 December
Host: Amanda Marples
Info: What does it cost to hold it all together? What happens when you have to stop? This gentle but practical workshop with neurodivergent writer and mentor Amanda Marples explores burnout and ways to come back to yourself through writing. Open to anyone experiencing prolonged demands and depleted capacity, including neurodivergent people, caregivers and those living with chronic illness, the session offers guided writing exercises exploring the price of burnout and what recovery and resilience might look like; acknowledging that this may not mean a return to how things were before. Sharing writing and experiences is optional. All materials are provided, but feel free to bring favourite pens or notebooks.
Amanda Marples is a neurodivergent writer, mental health social worker and mentor. She is the author of The Healing Workbook (2023) and other works of fiction and non-fiction, and she supports other neurodivergent writers at reconcilecreative.com
🕑: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Connecting Voice to Self 2 December
Host: Tina Warnock
Info: Our singing voice is as unique as our fingerprint and is intrinsically connected to our sense of self. When we tune into our breath, voice and natural sounds, we can connect with our inner world and open up opportunities for exploration. For example, different parts of ourselves such as the inner child, or critic can be accessed in a way that is safe and empowering. We may also discover that when we find strength and flexibility in our voice, this can translate to greater strength and flexibility in ourselves.
Tina is a registered music therapist, vocal psychotherapist and trainer in Austin Vocal Psychotherapy. Her main interest is the connection between the voice and the self which she has put at the centre of her therapeutic practice for the past 26 years. Her current work includes working with people in cancer treatment, and private practice.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-warnock-39880729
https://avptuk.com/
🕑: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Writing Resilience 3 December
Host: Beverley Ward
Info: Many writers use writing as a tool to process difficult life experiences and in doing so create themselves anew. In this workshop with memorist and facilitator, Beverley Ward, we’ll be taking inspiration from the Art of Resilience exhibition to create our own written responses in poetry and prose as we explore how writing can contribute to our experience of ourselves as resilient creators. No experience of writing is necessary for this workshop. Just bring a notebook, pen and a willingness to play and explore.
Beverley Ward is an author, facilitator, performer and creative coach. The author of Dear Blacksmith – A Story of Love and Loss, and the founder of The Writers Workshop, she’s passionate about the power of creative writing to inspire and transform.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Grounded in Resilience 4 December
Host: Helena Turner
Info: This 90-minute workshop combines yoga, breathwork and sound to cultivate resilience, confidence and inner calm. Participants will be guided through mindful movement, conscious breathing, affirmations and gentle sound practices designed to release tension, quiet self-limiting beliefs and reconnect with their innate strength.
Drawing on principles of Nada Yoga, we will explore the body as an instrument, using mantra and vibration to awaken presence, courage and authentic self-expression. These practices invite participants to move beyond habitual patterns, connect more deeply with themselves and experience a greater sense of balance and wellbeing.
The session concludes with a deeply nourishing sound bath, offering space for rest, integration and renewal. Suitable for all levels of experience, this workshop provides a restorative and uplifting opportunity to pause, reset and discover practical tools for navigating life’s challenges with greater steadiness, confidence and flow.
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