This event invites artists and cultural workers together for an honest conversation about RECLAIMING ART.

Together, we’ll examine how art can be used as a tool for healing, social justice and transformation – especially when made accessible and experienced as a universal form of expression.

Guided by Artist and Creative Director, Ed Vince, the conversation will take place on a Manji, a traditional woven daybed that is a place for rest, reflection and collective care, and will unfold through thoughtful questions that invite multiple perspectives and deeper inquiry.

We will begin and end with Simran, a practice of stillness and deep listening, and create space for presence and authentic connection as we step outside familiar narratives towards collective possibility and meaningful action.

This gathering is part of a series beginning at our HQ in Slough that will later move to The Whitworth in Manchester. It aims to engage in honest exchange about what’s working – and what isn’t – within us and the systems we inhabit. Each will take place around Roo Dhissou’s Manji (A String of Love, 2025), offering a ground for fellowship, shared progress and collective care.