OSC: "Show & Tell" Crit Night with local artist Dhanraz Ramdharry
Interested in sharing your creative work with others? Our informal crit nights offer a relaxed space to share work for peer feedback and connect with likeminded creatives.
Thurs 28th May, 6.30pm-8.30pm
Tickets: £4 donation
May host Dhanraz is a local artist specialising in oil portraiture and landscape, as well as charcoal works, life drawing, and animal portraits. From his studio in Southbourne, he also works on commissions and offers guided tuition.
Find out more & book via the link in our bio, or here: toshspace.co.uk/events
OSC: Summer £500 Lucky Draw 💥 Applications Open
Need a bit of financial support to push your creative practice forward?
Open School Creative is offering a £500 fund every three months, chosen at random, for artists and creatives living in BH postcodes.
Apply now for the Summer 2026 draw!
Deadline: 25 May 2026 ⏳
Full details and application link in bio (or: tinyurl.com/bdhc55wn)
Opportunity: Creative Community Workshop Leader Call-Out 📣
TOSH and BEAF are looking for freelance Community Workshop Leaders to deliver creative workshops as part of our community programme in Boscombe!
This role would suit artists and makers with varied skills and a strong interest in community practice.
We're keen to hear from practitioners who have experience of, or interest in, leading inclusive, engaging workshops where creativity is key to engaging attendees 🎨
Find out more & apply via the link in our TOSH bio, or here: toshspace.co.uk/blog
In line with Mental Health Awareness Week, we're sharing some of our community programmes here at TOSH, Boscombe
Community Fridays 🧶 Fridays, 3pm-5pm
These welcoming, artist-led community workshops are here for those who could use some company and creative activity in their week. Enjoy creative projects before heading over to the @socialcanteen.boscombe for a home-cooked meal
Community Music with @bsorchestra 🎻 Tuesdays, 3.30pm-5.30pm
Join BSO Associate Sam Mason and Ed Lee to listen to, create and play music alongside other people in a safe and supportive environment. No musical experience needed.
The Orchard Garden - our wildflower space at TOSH
TOG offers regular volunteering opportunities, and provides a green space for our wonderful annual community celebration here at TOSH...
Save the date - Community Garden Celebration | Sun 5th July, 2pm-4pm
More details to come...
All community workshops are set up to support mental health and combat isolation. Sessions are free to attend - sign up via email: [email protected]
Find out more: toshspace.co.uk/community
@mentalhealthfoundation
Mental Health Foundation
#creativehealthdorset
Image credits:
1, 2, 5 @carolinebealejohnson
3 - @bsorchestra
Works in progress from our international women's 'Threads' group 🪡🧵
The weekly Threads group, as part of the Seeking Refuge Project, are working towards a new collaborative piece, centred around the theme of 'Home'.
Coming together as a textile-based wall hanging, the piece will be exhibited as part of Refugee Week here at TOSH, where we also be offering the opportunity to sit down with the group in an open workshop 🧶
Save the date: Thursday 18th June, 11am-1pm
Discover Thread's latest exhibition piece 'Home', and get to know the people behind the project 💫
More details coming soon!
Find out more about Seeking Refuge Project via /community/seeking-refuge-project
@seekingrefugeproject
Sessions facilitated by @claireteresastudio
Project founded by @carolinebealejohnson@gotbeaf
Join us for M/Others Who Make ✨
When: Friday 15th May, 10.30am-12.00pm
Where: TOSH in Boscombe
Price: £5 Donation (Free tickets for those that need them most)
Let's gather, share and make together - with your children in attendance, or not. For mothers and non-binary parents of all ages and stages: any kind of maker and every kind of mother.
This month we've got the fab Claire Everett back to share more of her stitch knowledge 🪡 If you joined us in March, come and build upon your new skills, or bring along your own item to personalise 😍 if you missed us in March, come and learn new stitch techniques with us!
Book here /e/mothers-who-make-tickets-1142449570419
or via link in bio
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Join Boscombe and Southbourne based neurodivergent mother-artists Emilie Giles and Corrianna Clarke for this M/Others Who Make creative session.
- Let's gather, share and make together: A new creative craft each session, led by a local mother artist.
- With your children in attendance - or not! Events are adult-centred but children are welcome to attend and participate. We always have toys, books and space to play if needed.
- No particular level of experience is necessary to attend: Women at any stage of their creative journeys are welcome.
- We provide everything: Creative kit, guidance, tea, toast plus toys and play space for any little ones.
Our workshops welcome women and non-binary caregivers to create while
caring, particularly encouraging those who may be facing low confidence,
anxiety, isolation or financial difficulty.
We can't wait to see you!
Got questions? Comment here, DM, or email us at [email protected] and we'll happily chat! 💛
OSC: Building your Artist Website, with Tom Wishart 💻
Learn how to build an artist website that showcases your work and brings in the right audiences, regardless of your technical experience.
Thursday 21 May, 5.30pm-7pm at TOSH
Tickets: £5 donation
Tom will cover:
- Structuring your site effectively
- Reflecting your artistic style through design
- Choosing the right platform depending on your confidence level
- Handling images so that artwork looks sharp, without slowing the site down
There will also be 1–to–1s available to book for more tailored support after attending this intro session.
Limited spaces remaining!
Book now via the link in our bio, or here: /e/osc-building-your-artist-website-tickets-1988196774072?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
Arts & Community at TOSH Boscombe this May
Here's a roundup of our diverse mix of creative and community activity this month. Come along to try something new, and support some local facilitators / non-profit orgs!
Book all events via the link in our bio or here: toshspace.co.uk/events
Lead image: Photography by Erin Down @erindown.media , artwork by @zsuzsanna.r.b , shot in her studio at TOSH
What’s on at TOSH this May 🪻
Join us this month for arts career development, creative activity, and community support...
Arts career support at TOSH, with Open School Creative:
• Building your Artist Website, with @thankstomwebdesign | Thurs 21 May, 5pm | £5
• Crit Night with @dhanrazart | Thurs 28 May, 6.30pm | £4
TOSH programmes and partnerships:
• Community Fridays, faciliated by Claire
• Creative Writing with The Outsiders Project
• Music with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
• Make Art with Outside In
Running in our hire spaces, we've got:
• Community Movers with Rachael of CYC
• Bike Tool Library with New Forest Off Road Club
• Art workshops for women, with Footprints Project
• Arts & Crafts for adults with learning disabilities, with ArtsAble
• NEW Life Drawing with Dog Drawing Room
• NEW 'Yes I Can' crafts with Claire
• M/Others Who Make with Cora & Emilie
• Gelli Printing with Jasmine
• Collage & Journal Club with Colle
• Life Drawing with Wendy
• NEW Beats + Breath with The Soulty Surfer
• NEW "Life Designed by You" workshop with Amy
• Ancient Drumming Circle with Babita
• Pilates with Debbie
• Kirtan with Oulani, Raven and Friends
• Immersive Sound Journeys with Robin
• Meditation with Gabrielle, of Dorset Heartfulness
• Yoga with Lacey
• Sound Bath with Kamila
Book all of the above via EVENTS - link in our bio - or via toshspace.co.uk/events
Image credits
Lead image - Photography by Erin Down @erindown.media , artwork by Rachael Lee rachleeart, shot in her studio @toshstudios
Final image - Photography by @carolinebealejohnson , artwork by @seekingrefugeproject
OSC: Lucky Draw Winner @dhanrazart 📣
Dhanraz is a classically trained local artist specialising in oil portraiture, charcoal works, life drawing, landscapes, and animal portraits.
Our OSC £500 fund has allowed Dhan to purchase classical casts for both himself and for his students, to practise portraiture and anatomy.
“For many centuries famous sculptures have been used to train artists, removing the need for a live model which can be expensive and trickier to draw/paint. It was an essential part of my training at Sarum…”
Using sight-size techniques in observations and drawing allows Dhanraz’s art students to eventually progress on to live portraits.
Keen to meet Dhanraz for some creative guidance and feedback?
Come along to our next Crit Night on Thursday 28th May, 6.30pm-8.30pm
Find out more & book here: /e/osc-creative-crit-night-hosted-by-dhanraz-ramdharry-tickets-1986897584160?aff=oddtdtcreator
Apply for our Summer £500 draw via the link in our bio…
When did you last make something with your own hands? 🙌
This May, join us for the Collé Journal Club at @toshspacebmo Bournemouth, a warm afternoon of colour, intuitive making and creative community.
No experience needed. Bring curiosity, nothing more. 🤍🦋
May 23rd · 2–4pm · TOSH Bournemouth
Tickets via link in @colle.uk bio
#collage #collageworkshop #creativewellbeing #cutandpaste #westicktogether
Writing workshops with The Outsiders Project at TOSH
Join our trained outsider artists for these weekly writing workshops, free to attend for people that meet our criteria of people sidelined from society. No experience necessary.
Session dates, term time only:
Mondays 11am-12.30pm
Tuesdays 6pm-8pm
Wednesdays LGBT+ group 5pm-7pm
The Outsiders Project exists to support artists, proving that those sidelined from society can produce work of outstanding quality and worth.
Find out more here: /community/the-outsiders-project
@outsidersprojectboscombe
Images by @carolinebealejohnson
