DESIGN AND (SELF) CONFIDENCE
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @designswarm
7:30pm Tue 19 May
The Blue Moon, Cambridge @cambridgebluemoon
A career in design has never offered a straight path.
Right now, that uncertainty feels sharper than ever. AI is reshaping the industry, and an entire generation of designers is facing their first major disruption.
At our next talk, Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino draws on nearly two decades in the field to explore what it really means to stay grounded when the ground keeps moving.
From the trap of the saviour complex to process as anxiety management, she asks whether confidence might have less to do with skills than we think.
🗓 19 May | 📍 Cambridge
Link in bio to RSVP!
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FORWARD >> This years cohort of MA fine art students are delivering a pop-up show in the Grand Arcade Cambridge, 21st -25th May.
#cambridgeartist #grandarcadecambridge #cambridgearts
What a lovely opportunity to be invited to engage in… so beautifully curated, I felt like I was guided yet given space. Thank you @nabil.ali.creative for sharing your self and your studies, for inspiring @cam_colours to carefully bring innovators and creators together to build on colouring in Cambridge tomorrow… What did we plant? What are we nurturing? Let’s see what happens next! I’m excited! Thank you @cam_colours for such a fabulous afternoon and @camcreatives for supporting the collaboration ☺️ If you attended and haven’t connected with me, please do as I had to leave early to teach a workshop and missed the opportunity to link up with some of you…
<<FORWARD>> TALK AND SHOWCASE: The Endangered Alphabets Project by Tim Brookes.
What to expect
Carving letters from dying writing systems. Tim Brookes on craft, language, and why some things are worth preserving. Artist talk, June.
Tim Brookes
Tim Brookes is the founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project. His carvings, mostly of endangered minority writing, have been exhibited at, among other places, the Barbican Centre, the Bodleian Library, West Den Haag in the Netherlands, Mundolingua in Paris, and at Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress.
About the talk
Tim Brookes has spent seventeen years carving letters in wood mostly letters from writing systems the world is at risk of losing.
He is the founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project, a long-running body of work that documents and preserves minority scripts from around the globe.
In this talk, he'll speak about his practice, how it began, how it has evolved, and what seventeen years of working with wood and language has taught him about craft, patience, and why certain forms of knowledge are worth preserving.
It's a talk for anyone interested in making, lettering, language, or the quieter end of what art can do.
Event details
Sol Creative Foundry Ltd • Dry Drayton, England.
Friday 5 June 2026 17:30 PM - 18:30 PM
Free sign up:
/e/the-endangered-alphabets-project-by-tim-brookes-tickets-1989298783211
/tim-brookes-talk
What's Included
* Cakes by Amor Coffee Co.
* Tea and coffee
FORWARD from incollusion >>
We're hiring! Join a team at the forefront of the art/tech sector.
Following the launch of our 2026 Digital Arts Superorganism of report, Collusion is building our team to turn its findings into action.
We're looking for a Senior Producer (£35k pa pro rata, 28k for 0.8 FTE) and at least three new Advisory Board Members (voluntary, non-executive) to help us shape the future of art and tech in the East of England.
Apply by 12 noon Mon 08 June 2026. Applications for Advisory Board members reviewed on a rolling basis.
For full job and person specifications and details on how to get in touch, head to our link in bio or go to: .uk/news/collusion-is-recruiting-2026/
We encourage applications from people who represent groups who are currently underrepresented in the arts, including those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, the Global Majority, and/or people who identify as disabled, D/deaf or neurodivergent.
@aceagrams@angliaruskin@cambridgejunction@danceeast@norwichtheatre@norwichuniarts@cambridgeuniversity@sherrydobbin@theimmersivecoach@so_sha.mp3@anartistsinfo@norfolkartsforum
incollusion #seniorproducer #arttechcareer #artscareers #advisoryboard #artscouncilnpo createch
Friday 15 May: Surreal Collage workshop!
7.00-8.30pm. Cherry Hinton Hub, Cambridge
Join graphic artist Suzanne Morris (a.k.a. visualsumo) for a joyful, creative workshop to transform everyday materials like magazines and newspapers into surreal artwork.
Creative play reduces stress, sparks joy, and connects us with others. This session is a chance to slow down, get hands-on, and lose yourself in the meditative joy of making.
Collage is one of the most accessible art forms: there are no rules, and no experience is needed. All materials provided. Adults only.
Tickets are £10 and can be purchased on the day. Email [email protected] to let them know you're coming.
FIRWARD>> MAY HALF TERM KIDS WORKSHOPS
Printmaking and mark-making for children aged 5+ 26-31 May 2026 • Sol Creative Foundry, Cambridge
STYROFOAM PRINTING
with Su Morris
Tue 26 May • 10:30am -11:30am Wed 27 May • 1:30pm - 2:30pm
£12 per child
LINO PRINTING - FAMILY SESSION with Su Morris
Tue 26 May • 1:30pm -4:30pm Wed 27 May • 9:30am - 2:30pm
£39 per family
CYANOTYPE PRINTING
with Su Morris
Sat 30 May • 10:30am - 12:00pm Sat 30 May • 2:00pm - 3:30pm
£12 per child
WILD LINES: INKS & PASTELS
with Christine Haseldine
Sun 31 May • 10:30am - 12:00pm Sun 31 May • 2:00pm - 3:30pm
E11 per child
CAFÉ POP-UPS
Tue 26 & Wed 27 May - Amor Coffee Company Sat 30& Sun 31 May - Turtle Dove Cambridge
All materials included • No experience needed. Spaces are limited, advance booking required.
To book your spot or find out more:
solcreativefoundry.com/halfterm
[email protected]@solcreativefoundry
Sol Creative Foundry Unit 5, Irwin Centre,
Dry Drayton, CB23 8AR
FORWARD>> Dear Arbury - and friends of Arbury - residents. Please come and join Hilary Cox Condron and @sanscottart at @kettlesyard this Sunday! We will be printing and embellishing fabric to tell our Arbury stories, as we prepare beautiful willow woven flags for @arburycarnival parade.
If you have a piece of fabric that you'd like to be stitched into the flags, please bring it along.
If you haven't been to the studio at Kettle's Yard before, just tell reception youve come along for the workshop and they'll show you the way.
All free. All welcome. And drop in at any time between one and four.
With @camcityevents #arbury #cambridge
FORWARD >> Spring Show at the Keate Family Arts Trust
The Spring Show at the Keate Family Arts Trust brings together selected works by 13 local artists in harmony with a snap-shot of the Trust collection, including works by Patrick Heron, John Piper and Gertrude Hermes.
Over 50 featured artworks, ranging from textiles and sculpture, to painting drawing, photography and prints, are presented within the domestic setting of 7 Trafalgar Road, Cambridge, CB4 1EU - home to the late David Keate's extensive collection of C20th and contemporary art, books, and his former residence.
Opening times:
Saturday 9 May 10am-5pm Sunday 10 May 10am-5pm
Saturday 16 May 10am-5pm Sunday 17 May 10am-5pm
(May be open by appointment subject to availability.
Please enquire.)
Venue:
7 Trafalgar Road, Cambridge, CB4 1EU. Accessed via steps from the street.
(Just round the corner from lots of lovely cafes!)
Featured artists include:
Aggie Forster
Anna Flack
Cat Mellis
Chrissie Gutsell
David Brown
David Keate (KFAT collection)
Emily Jolley
Emma Malfroy
Evelyn Polk
Gertrude Hermes (KFAT collection)
Helen Cook
Jayne Ruffell-Ward
John Piper (KFAT collection)
Karen Jinks
Laura Chaplin
Patrick Heron (KFAT collection)
Peter Keate (KFAT collection)
Renee Halpern (KFAT collection)
Sid White-Jones
Unknown artists (KFAT collection)
And more!
Curator: Emily Jolley
Mixed Media in Nature
ART IN THE BURROW WORKSHOP
A day bursting with inspiration, creativity and connection!
Join artist Laura Pearson-Clark in the grounds of Stow Hall Gardens and immerse yourself in nature. This time we'll be focusing on depicting impressive display of the flowering wisteria that cascades around the textured brickwork.
STOW HALL GARDENS, PE34 3HU
10TH MAY 2026
Stow Hall Gardens
@stow_hall_gardens
10AM TO 16:00PM
£125 PER PERSON
INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS, LIGHT LUNCH FOLLOWED BY CAKE & GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE
Tel: 07966 727289
email: [email protected]
This weekend in Artspace: Opening Reception Friday 24th April 7-9pm then Saturday and Sunday April 25th-26th 11-5pm.
Charity Art Sale for @arthur_rank_hospice
An exhibition and sale of art works, including original paintings and prints, by mainly Cambridge based artists, to raise funds for Arthur Rank Hospice. Most works will be priced at under £120. Don't miss your chance to buy an original piece of art and support a much-loved local charity!
The sale has been organised by a husband and wife team who will also be cycling from London to Paris as part of their fundraising for the hospice.
Artspace is at 5 Green's Road, Cambridge CB4 3EF
