Murmuration Arts

Calling all crawley Mothers 🗣️ We are delighted to announce that following our Illustration led workshops we can now start offering a weekly drop in for creativity chat and tea in our Langley Green location to all Crawley Mothers. Starting on Wednesday 15 April 2026. Your little ones will love enjoying the slides, mud kitchen and water play and all the other things whilst you can socialise around the fire and fill your cup, figuratively and literally. As always if you ever have any questions or concerns before joining us, please od not hesitate to reach out. If you wish to pre-register,follow th elink in our bio. Every Wednesday (term time) 10:00 - 11.30 ⏰ Start back on Wednesday 15 April 2026. FREE tea & fruit ☕️ FREE entrance 🎟️ Location: Willow Tree Nursery (your child does not need to go to the nursery to attend) Cherry Lane, Langley Green, Crawley RH11 7NX Walk / bus / free parking Private fenced garden with indoor activity space Follow the bunting Meet local mothers Toilets on site with changing mat Call / Text / Email Marion with any questions [email protected] 07736 834 057 Funded by: @tnlcommunityfund In Partnership with @willowtreecherrylane Produced by: Murmuration Arts

BIG NEWS Dancefloor Activist is coming in 2027. An outdoor, participatory dance show bringing people together through movement — an inclusive, non-verbal language that transcends barriers. Want to know more or be part of the action? Find @gloverman_art and Marion in the Marketplace, Small Hall, Table 18 at this year’s Outdoor Arts Conference (Guildhall). We’d love to talk with producers about commissioning the work and how we can activate your audiences. Can’t wait until then? Check the link in our bio to watch the show pitch on YouTube. [ID] Blue background with ethereal colours around the edge, in the center is a logo of a person standing strong with their fist in the air, their silhouette framed by a circle. Next to this reads DANCEFLOOR ACTIVIST, then below COMING 2027. Underneath a M decorated by a small murmuration of birds as the logo for Murmuration Arts. Background Bhangra music is also playing @outdoorartsuk

A huge thank you to @rosiepowellfreelance for so beautifully creating our evaluation video, marking the end of our Nightlight Lullabies Derby chapter. And heartfelt thanks to everyone who took part and shared their thoughts on what an incredible, moving project this has been. Funders / Partners Nightlight Lullabies Derby is created and produced by Murmuration Arts. Made possible by @heritagefunduk and @aceagrams . In partnership with @derbymuseums , Royal School for the Deaf Derby and @derbyfeste . Supported by D-Youth Hub, @actiondeafness and Family Hub Derby.

The two best parts of running these Mother Circle workshops are, first, having time to talk one-on-one with mothers—getting to know them and guiding them through the activity. Second, watching the beautiful, calm mirroring of their little ones, and wanting to take that same time for creativity too. Guest artist: @samcowellcreative Facilitation: Marion Duggan Produced by: @murmurationarts Funded by: @artscouncilengland @tnlcommunityfund

A few weeks ago, we embraced the art of letting go with a papercutting workshop inspired by Eric Carle (@officialericcarle ) and Louise Lockhart (@theprintedpeanut ). The mothers took scissors to their paintings and prints—sometimes even each other’s—and we ended up with some stunning results. It was also a lovely reminder of mothers working alongside their children, creating even with arms full. The room was full of a beautiful energy, with all the mothers working together to create collaborative images while chatting, and children enjoying the garden or sticking close by. This book is really coming together, and many of these images have helped shape some of the final spreads. We can’t wait to share more soon. In the meantime, an exciting update is coming tomorrow—watch our pages for more… ✨ Guest artist: @samcowellcreative Facilitation: @niafinlay and Marion Duggan Produced by: @murmurationarts Funded by: @artscouncilengland @tnlcommunityfund

Next stop on the Nightlight Lullabies tour… Light Up Thurrock Were you there? Along the illuminated trail, you could find our pieces Lulled to Sleep and A Lullaby For…. Our moon also featured a brand-new lullaby—written by @artsoutburst and local mothers, and produced by @artsoutburst (a first for us, as this lullaby wasn’t created by our team) its so lovely to of been made hyper locally. If you visited, send us a snap on the moon or beneath our dreamy mobile canopy 🌙

What a pleasure it was to be painting by the fire circle for our sunset workshop. It was great watching the children play in the garden while the mothers took turns painting sunsets at our table. So many beautiful paintings were created, and we can’t wait to see them make it into our book. Guest artist: @samcowellcreative Facilitation: @niafinlay and Marion Duggan Produced by: @murmurationarts Funded by: @artscouncilengland @tnlcommunityfund

With the dust now settled on Nightlight Lullabies, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the scale and impact of the project. - 21 hearing mothers created A Lullaby for Derby, recorded in both audio and British Sign Language. - 41 students and parents who are deaf developed The Signing Mother, A Visual Vernacular For Derby film. - 6096 Visitors to our exhibition at Derby Museum and Art Gallery. - 16 young people who are deaf and 10 museum volunteers trained as video and oral historians, recognising that their own stories are heritage — and worth preserving. - 75,000 Total views, plays, and interactions across social media with our work. Thank you to everyone who gave their time, care and creativity to be part of this important project. You can see our evaluation summary on our website - link in bio Nightlight Lullabies Derby is created and produced by @MurmurationArts . Made possible by @heritagefunduk and @aceagrams . In partnership with @DerbyMuseums , The Royal School For The Deaf Derby and @DerbyFeste ́. Supported by D-Youth Hub, @ActionDeafness and @FamilyHubDerby .

Marion and Martin had a whirlwind of a time at Outdoor Arts National Conference chatting all things Dancefloor Activist and Nightlight Lullabies! It was so exciting to meet so many inspiring creators. Thank you to everyone who stopped by — we loved connecting with you. We can’t wait to see what unfolds over the rest of the year… and a big thank you for having us, @outdoorartsuk #OutdoorArts #OAUK26

A sneak peek at these beautiful prints from our Mothers Circle | Langley Green printing workshop week — we can’t wait to see everyone’s hard work all put together. Mothers experimented with both relief and monoprinting, with gorgeous outcomes. Printmaking was a real dive into embracing the imperfections and unpredictability of the process. Thank you to all our mothers and little ones for taking part! Guest artist: @samcowellcreative Facilitation: @niafinlay and Marion Duggan Produced by: @murmurationarts Funded by: @aceagrams @tnlcommunityfund

Mothers Circle | Langley Green has been a total joy these past few weeks. Watching the mothers make time for creativity and explore alternative ways of creating has been wonderful. It’s been especially lovely to watch the beautiful balance of making alongside little ones. Our first workshop with guest artist Sam Cowell saw our mothers experimenting with mark-making using a wide range of materials, with the eventual goal of creating some beautiful collaborative illustrations. Watch this space! Guest artist: @samcowellcreative Circle Facilitation: @niafinlay and Marion Duggan Produced by: @murmurationarts Funded by: @aceagrams @tnlcommunityfund

New promo video for Nightlight Lullabies Featuring our BSL-interpreted tour, available as part of every booking. Beautifully captured by @rosiepowellfreelance For bookings for your light show or one-off event, get in touch at [email protected] Image description: White illuminated large-scale mobile circles hang overhead alongside rainbow and star shapes. Below, a woman interprets the soundscape in British Sign Language to a small group. Two figures in winter clothing watch from the foreground, while a tree glows with purple light in the background.