Artist Thahmina Begum and Yorkshire Contemporary will support you and your little one to play, connect and grow together through the arts.
Parents, carers, siblings and their under 5s can paint, make slime, build cardboard castles, relax with a book, play with stacking cups or make music together.
Held at Hamara Healthy Living Centre in Beeston on Monday mornings, start the week off with artist-led playtime, a delicious coffee and space to learn and play with new activities throughout the year.
These sessions are free, relaxed and flexible. Everyone is welcome.
Practical information:
These sessions are free, drop-in sessions. No booking required, just turn up!
These sessions are staffed but please stay with your child at all times.
Access:
- Play Sessions take place on the ground floor of Hamara Healthy Living Centre.
- There is ramped access from the street and level access throughout the route to the play sessions.
- FREE, drop in, hot drinks and snacks provided
About the artist
Thahmina Begum lives and works in Beeston, Leeds. She is an artist, poet, and workshop facilitator as well as a qualified and registered Art Psychotherapist (HCPC, BATT). Begum’s recent work/commissions include working with British Library, Leeds Art Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Yorkshire Sculpture International and Leeds 2023. She has clinical experience in the NHS, schools, online and in community art therapy projects across Yorkshire. She explores cultures, identities, and the British/Bangladeshi/Muslim diaspora through her work. She believes that art can improve health and wellbeing. Her diverse practice includes printmaking, collage, embroidery, painting, drawing, poetry, and creative conversations.
Yorkshire Contemporary is collaborating with Hamara Healthy Living Centre to provide a positive, relaxed session each week for families with young children to play together as part of Inside Out, Yorkshire Contemporary’s art and play project for children and families in Beeston and Beeston Hill.
Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund.
