Art

Ours is a 100-year vision, manifesting through arts and culture and rooted in nature; we’re transforming our Windsor Street neighbourhood into a people-powered place, known around the world for being a playful, innovative, resilient & loving community where everybody thrives. Founded and lead by social artists, we passionately believe that art and culture are essential tools for positive social change.

Squash’s participatory arts programme supports people who are often excluded from the arts to become active creators and cultural contributors. We collaborate with local and visiting artists to co-create work with residents, ensuring lived experience and local knowledge guide the process.  We employ artforms that are suggested by and relevant to our community members and address multiple social and cultural perspectives including: music, craft, visual arts, poetry, photography and dance.

At the heart of our vision is socially-engaged, nature-based creativity, art & design. Our arts practice is cyclical, chiming with the 8-fold year; eight ritual thresholds connected to nature; 4 solar festivals (seasonal solstices and equinoxes) & 4 fire festivals (Samhain, Imbolc, Beltaine & Lammas).

Come and join in our seasonal programme of abundant participation, working with artists, gardeners, architects and cooks to better understand, nurture, sustain and celebrate our communities, our lives and our planet.

SEE BELOW TO EXPLORE OUR CREATIVE JOURNEYS SO FAR.

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