Let’s Create: Exciting Creative Workshops at ESEACC this February Half Term
ESEACC (East & Southeast Asian Community Centre), formerly Hackney Chinese Community Services, is celebrating its move to a new home with a vibrant programme of creative workshops. Running over February half-term, these workshops welcome ESEA and local communities to get involved through art, storytelling, food, and hands-on activities. Led by experienced practitioners, the sessions include therapeutic cooking, Japanese orizome dyeing, papercutting, textiles, poetry, and cyanotype photography. Participants can also explore the An Viet Archives, engage in sensory clay modelling, and create Lunar New Year collages.
With something for all ages and backgrounds, this is a unique opportunity to connect, create, and celebrate the first ESEA community centre in the UK. Don’t miss out—join us for a week of creativity and community at ESEACC!
See the full programme here and below:
Sat 15th Feb 1-2:30pm
Around the Table: Writing About Food, Community, and Identity – A creative writing session reflecting on the deep connections between food, identity, and community through poetry. Led by Romalyn Ante (Ages 18+)
Sat 15th Feb 3-5pm
Lunar New Year Collage – Create a collage inspired by the Year of the Wood Snake to set personal intentions for the coming year. Led by June Lam (All ages)
Sat 15th Feb 3-6pm
Recipes of Life – A therapeutic cooking session where participants share personal stories through food, inspired by the Recipes of Life project. Led by Will Pham (Ages 18+)
Sun 16th Feb 10am-12:30pm, 2:30-5pm
Kakilang: Finding Our (Creative) Voice - Youth – An interactive session on bringing stories to life through performance and creative expression. Led by Daniel York Loh & Bettina Fung (Ages 12+)
Tue 18th & Thu 20th Feb 6-8pm
Discover Cyanotype – Experiment with the historic cyanotype process to create striking blue-toned photographic prints using light and objects. Led by Sayako Sugawara (Ages 12+)
Wed 19th Feb 10am-12pm
Orizome Dyeing – Learn the Japanese art of orizome, folding and dyeing paper to create beautiful geometric patterns for flags or tapestries. Led by Miyuki Kasahara (Ages 3+)
Thu 20th Feb 6-7:30pm
How do we remember? An archive lab with An Viet Archives – A deep dive into community and personal archiving, exploring the significance of memory and history. Led by Tra My Hickin (Ages 16+)
Fri 21st Feb 10am-12:30pm & 1:30-4pm
EAT, PLAY, STITCH – Create a collaborative textile patchwork banner using discarded fabrics to celebrate ESEACC’s Lunch Club. Led by Sue Man (Ages 14+)
Sat 22nd Feb 1-3pm & 3-5pm
Mind the Gap – A sensory clay and origami workshop prioritising neurodiverse individuals, exploring the space between chaos and calm. Led by Alison Lam (All ages)
Sun 23rd Feb 10am-12pm & 1:30-3:30pm
Paper Worlds – A hands-on, all-ages workshop exploring papercraft techniques to build imaginative environments and playful paper characters. Led by Amy Leung (Families & children of all ages)