Activity Day at BCA!

Black Cultural Archives

Join us for a day of fun and learning, with workshops, performances and more!

<h1>Activity Day at BCA</h1>Enjoy the summer holidays at BCA with a day of fun and learning, with workshops, performances and more! This day of activity is suitable for children of all ages.<h2>Activities</h2><ul><li>Games station (including Giant Connect 4, Giant Jenga, and BCA's Jigsaw)</li><li>Arts and Crafts station</li><li>Colouring in station</li></ul>Activity Day is FREE to attend. Workshops are ticketed and run on a pay-what-you-can donation basis.

<h3>“A Lightbulb Idea: the inventions of Lewis Latimer” workshop</h3>11.30am – 12.30pm1.00pm – 2.00pm

Join our exciting workshop on the life of the famous African American inventor reenacted, with demonstrations of lightbulb experiments for all to try! Themed books for a variety of ages will be on sale.Times:Workshop session 1: 11.30am – 12.30pmWorkshop session 2: 1.00pm – 2.00pmPlease note you can only book for one session. Please arrive on time for your workshop. Maximum of 10 children per session.Suitable for children aged 5 - 11 years

<h3>Zine-Making workshop</h3>Drawing inspiration from Black Cultural Archives’ collections we invite you to a collaborative making session. We will be making individual pieces in response to archival material that will form a zine.Times:1pm – 2.30pmSuitable for children aged 11 - 16 years

<h3>Carnival Paper Garment-Making workshop</h3>2pm – 3.30pm

Join multi-disciplinary artist, Favour Jonathan, for a Carnival-themed design and writing workshop, inspired by Claudia Jones.This workshop will include making paper garments for dancing at Carnival, and writing exercises where we explore what culture means to us and our favourite memories. By choosing words that represent you, your passions or interests, we will experiment with how best to bring this to life with found materials. At the end of the workshop you’ll have produced some colourful garments made out of paper-like collages.Times:2pm – 3.30pmSuitable for all ages

<h2>Tickets</h2>Activity Day at BCA is free to attend.Workshops are run on a pay-what-you-can donation basis. We accept donations to ensure Black Cultural Archives can continue to develop our learning and events programme, curate world-class exhibitions, improve and maintain our home of 1 Windrush Square, preserve our collections for future generations, and to teach Black British History to all.Recommended donation: £5We also welcome those who are unable to donate to still attend the workshops. If you are unable to donate, and would like to attend the workshop, please contact us at info@bcaheritage.org.uk

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