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New #CuriousKids workshop! Join us for stocking making on Saturday 23 November, 10am - 12pm at ONCA Gallery. Our amazing facilitator Ishtar will guide your littles ones choosing fabric, cutting out templates & hand-sewing stockings 🧦 Book now: buff.ly/40DFviB

Next weekend come to ONCA ART FAIR where local artists, makers & crafters will sell their unique products! Perfect place to shop / support the flourishing creativity! FREE ENTRY + raffle to win a bundle of goodies from artists. Book now: buff.ly/3YXQli4

We love to see important messages made eternal in the form of mosaics!! 🌸 SMASH THE PATRIARCHY (with petals on) 🌸 is a design by Luna Moon Mosaics made from recycled materials like tiles, vintage crockery, beads & buttons!✨ Available at ONCA Art Fair: buff.ly/4fINAXt

Are you joining us online tomorrow with Culture Declares Emergency for our local hub meeting? We’ll be sharing ideas for future climate-related events that serve South East communities from 09:30 - 11:30am✨ Let us know you’re coming: onca.org.uk/event/culture-…

Right now the olive harvest is happening in occupied Palestine 🇵🇸 "After all, I feel so relieved. I feel that I am connected to my land. I am in Gaza. I am in Palestine." - Bisan buff.ly/3V2a7qt

Our final exhibition ibi minji faari (translated from Kalabari Ijo: “the good water is going away”) is an exploration of riverine landscapes of the oil-producing region of Nigeria—the Niger Delta by artist Tokini Fubara for Lost Species Day💧 buff.ly/4hU98CB

We have absolutely loved running the #CuriousKids programme 🍂 and are always in complete awe of the creativity kids bring to the sessions like these imaginative T-shirt designs ! There are a few more sessions before we close at the end of the year: buff.ly/3V2MuxU

As part of #CuriousKids for @lostspeciesday we'll be creating nature inspired embossed foil artworks with artist Saj Fareed. Together, we will be using everyday foil oven trays and transforming them into shimmering stained-glass-effect works 🦚 Book now: buff.ly/3OnRdXk

🔦 Tokini Fubara is the last artist to ever exhibit at ONCA. Their exhibition 💧ibi minji faari💧 builds on previous works on race, space & borders, turning to the creeks surrounding their place of origin in Port Harcourt city, Nigeria. 30 Nov - 13 Dec buff.ly/3Z0APkj

Our final ever exhibition is up on ArtRabbit 🥲 (We're not crying you are) read about it now and leave us a comment if you want to! buff.ly/4i6mAmT

Tonight is the final time we do this! Join us at the private view of ibi minji faari between 6 - 8pm to celebrate with Tokini Fubara & The Black Gallerina who have been working tirelessly to bring ONCA's final exhibition into existence 💧 Book free tickets: buff.ly/4g1MvKQ

Inspired by a 4-year collaborative writing project between Clare Whistler & Laura Coleman, from East Sussex to Isle of Eigg in Scotland, this workshop explores how to forge embodied connections through letter writing on Thursday 12 December, 6:30 - 8pm. buff.ly/3ZjPvLQ

Harness the elements of water & air through collective spell casting with Feral Theatre in honour of @lostspeciesday 🌬️💧 Join us on Saturday 7 December, 5 - 8pm for a ritual which includes a walk to the sea's edge, fire and shared food. Book now: buff.ly/3B7GhtV

Here are all the times you can see our final exhibition! Tokini Fubara: ibi minji faari 💧 “Slowly, quietly, the Niger Delta is being mauled beyond repair.…And the Niger Delta is the world.” — Ike Okonta and Oronto Douglas, Where Vultures Feast Curated by The Black Gallerina

We have been so moved by the loving messages we've received throughout about ONCA's closure. To hold all these offerings we're creating a digital guestbook ✨ Contribute your memories of ONCA or a message about how our organisation has impacted you: buff.ly/3Zo2Rqi

THE RISING TIDE AGAINST WHITE SUPREMACY ✊🏾 is an artwork by Matice Moore seeking a new home! We close our doors in less than 2 weeks & we want to re-home this large artwork to a Black- or PoC-led, LGBTQIA+ or educational space. Email [email protected] if you're interested ✨

A final thank you! In the last year, we've held 12 exhibitions, 24 workshops, and 26 events including the South East Cultural Assembly, working with over 31 artists, writers, thinkers, researchers and creatives. We're so grateful to our team and all of you for the last 12 years💌