Summer Gatherers at Arnolfini Gallery
13th August 2026, 11.30 - 13 pm
Join Viola for a gentle meditation and singing session that invites you to experience Jonathan Baldock: Held in a new way.
Rather than engaging with the artworks through looking alone, you’ll be guided to connect through meditation, listening and sound. Be led on an embodied and meditative journey, culminating in the creation of a shared soundscape inspired by the artworks on display.
No previous experience of meditation, movement or singing is needed. Please wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely.
We aim to create an accessible, inclusive and trauma-informed environment. All activities are offered as invitations, and you’re welcome to participate in whatever way feels right for you. You may choose to sing, listen, move, take breaks, or simply spend time in the space—there is no expectation to take part in any particular way.
This workshop is open to all ages and abilities and is free of charge
Please arrive at Arnolfini’s front desk 5 minutes before the 11.30am start time.
To book follow this link:
https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/arnolfini/thu-13-aug-flow-and-radiate-159122
Meditation & Embodiment Tools for Artist & Creatives
(available on-demand)
Do you ever feel stuck in your creative process and out of flow? Would you like to learn tools to get past creative blocks easier and faster?
This workshop is designed to equip you with a series of embodiment an meditation tools that you can apply directly to your practice and use to deepen your creative vision and intuition, as well as enhance your creative flow.
Have you ever experienced a burst of creative insight right before drifting off to sleep? Reaching for the phone or notebook to jot down an idea or a creative solution after a moment of rest?
This precious creative state has been called ‘the twilight zone’ between wake and sleep, a first stage of non-REM sleep, tought to be ‘an ideal cocktail for creativity’
What we experienced in our creative lives is that a similar state to the twilight zone can be achieved through meditation. By inducing a deep relaxation state without making you fall asleep, it gives you access to a deeper well of imagination, a fertile zone where thought, images, ideas connect in unexpected ways and ideas arise effortlessly and spontaneously.
Join Viola and Tessa in this workshop designed to bring you into that precious dream-like-but-alert state of mind where you can more easily receive insights, connect dots and find creative solutions.
Come dream your next creation with us!
HOW MUCH?
Full price: £20
Concession: £15
If you would like to access the replay but can’t pay the concession price email us for a pay-what-you-can option at hello@flowandradiate.com