Tag Archives: Creative Nature

New Creative Nature Workshop for Young People (16-25) in Romford

Our work continues in Havering with Kaleidoscope, a grassroots organisation that has been working with young LGBTQ+ people in Romford since 2022. 

Often queer people have been called unnatural, but nature is filled with wonder and ambiguity. Take the most apparently basic animal, the fruit fly; researchers have found that fruit flies have metafemale, metamales and intersex gender identities, and bisexuality. One species of fungus has 23,000 genders. Gay penguins have been well documented in zoos and the wild. Starfish are asexual.

Dysbiosis: Nature, Creativity and Community

DYSBIOSIS is a creative wellbeing programme designed to improve mental health, reduce loneliness, and support underrepresented communities in London. Through multi-artform public workshops, a one-day conference and a touring exhibition, the programme fosters social connection, builds confidence and promotes sustainable, creative practices.

We have most of the funding, but our Arts Council grant is conditional on our raising some of the funding ourselves. You can help us achieve this, by donating and by spreading the word; we’d be very grateful!

Dysbiosis: Creative Nature Exhibition

“Such beautiful conversations, and lasting connections made” – Exhibition Launch Attendee

Last month we launched the DYSBIOSIS: CREATIVE NATURE EXHIBITION in Rainham. Over four workshops, Rainham and Wennington locals of all ages came together to observe the nature around us and express their thoughts creatively and together. A selection of these artworks are now available to view as you ascend the stairs at the Royals Youth Centre.

Here is an extract of a poem written by Wennington resident and Change Maker Laurence: