WHAT'S HAPPENING AT
AFRI-CO-LAB
Open House
Every Wednesday, 11 am - 5 pm
Open House returns on 4th February. We'll be open 11 am until 9pm.
Open House is our weekly drop-in at The Lab hosted by Khadija Khan. Come for work, play, or just to take a breather.
On the first Wednesday of the month, we keep the lights on a little longer for Late Night Opening until 9 pm.
Come as you are, stay as long as you like. Everyone’s welcome!​​
Somatic Movement for Every Body with Imogen Knight
Saturday 15th March
2 pm - 6pm
As the year gradually opens towards spring, what is arising within us, what might like to move?
Join Imogen Knight on this half-day workshop blending her inclusive person-centred movement practice and somatic therapy techniques to create a held and supported space to experience being present in your body.
This half-day workshop is for all those curious about exploring how we might be able to feel a little more of our authentic selves, be more present in our bodies, and move with ourselves and with others.
Creative Chill: Collages in Bloom
Thursday 5th February
7 pm - 9 pm
LAST SPACE REMAINING!
Join local artist, Catherine Farr, for Collages in Bloom, a Creative Chill evening to slow down, explore and play with colour, texture and shape.
Using upcycled, collected and recycled papers, Catherine guides participants to create joyful collages inspired by gardens, plants, simple shapes or anything that feels positive to you.
Every Body Yoga
New 5-week course - BOOK NOW!
1st March - 29th March
Sundays 11 am - 12.15 pm
Our next Every Body Yoga course starts in on Sunday, 1st March. Sign up now and enjoy five weeks of slow, grounding movement and body-positive connection.
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Led by experienced teacher Janice Kate Fisher, these small group classes create a calm, supportive space to rest, breathe and reconnect. Perfect if you’re looking for a gentle practice in an inclusive, body-diverse environment.
Join the Naulettes
New Community Choir Project
Starts 12th February
Thursdays 7 pm - 8.30 pm
FREE!
You hummed, and we listened!
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The Afri-Co-Lab Community Choir - The Naulettes is open and looking for voices to join.
Led by local musical talent, Deanne Naula Afri-Co-Lab is starting its first community singing project, and we would love for the community to come listen, learn, and sing with us.
Places are limited, so don't delay and sign up today!
Dare 2 Repair
Every other Sunday, 1 pm - 6 pm
Our next Dare 2 Repair will be on Sunday, 15th February
Save yourself some pennies and bring your broken textiles to our fortnightly repair club, Dare 2 Repair. Whether you are brand new to sewing or have been stitching for years, everyone’s welcome to join in.
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The Afri-Co-Lab team will have sewing machines ready and will be there to offer guidance, encouragement and a friendly space to get mending.
Darragh Dance
Mondays 5.30 pm & 7 pm
Wednesdays 9.15 am
Darragh Dance is a weekly class for all abilities, led by movement director and choreographer Darragh O’Leary.​
Expect pop-fuelled routines that will get you moving, sweating and laughing.
Individual classes £15/£10/£5 or
purchase a 4-Class Bundle £56/£36
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Electirc Palace X Afri-co-Lab Presents Dreamers
Sunday 15th February
7.30 pm
Electric Palace and Afri-Co-Lab present Dreamers as part of Blackity Black, our ongoing collaboration celebrating Black cinema. Curated by our very own Anna Maria Nabirye, who will be introducing the film.
Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor's visually bold directorial debut follows Nigerian migrant Isio at Hatchworth Removal Centre, where she meets her charismatic roommate Farah. As their friendship blossoms into romance, Isio must decide whether to trust a broken system or risk everything for love. A tender story of defiance that insists love can endure even in the most hostile places.
past events
Shop Front Gallery:
'I Am' by Victoria Oldman
From 3 June to 21 July, we showcased 'I Am' by Victoria Oldman in Afri-Co-Lab’s Shop Front Gallery – a living installation that evolved week by week, exploring policed identity, chosen family and self-determination.
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Our Shop Front Gallery offers paid opportunities for local artists and gives our neighbourhood 24-hour walk-by access to new work in Hastings & St Leonards.
Artists Connect
with Charlotte Stainton
We welcomed Charlotte Stainton to Artists Connect on 25 July 2025. An experimental artist working across digital and physical media, her practice draws on personal experience, queerness and an experimental mindset to create unfiltered, expressive pieces. She opened space for conversation around process, identity and play, while giving us all a chance to connect and reflect together.
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Artists Connect is our monthly gathering that celebrates local talent and creates space for creatives to meet, mingle and be inspired.
GET LIT! Off The Page - Writing To Be Heard
with Kyla Jardine
We came together for Get LIT! with writer and spoken word artist Kyla Jardine in July 2025. Her workshop Off the Page – Writing to Be Heard invited us to lift words off the paper and into the room. Through guided writing and playful experimentation, Kyla encouraged us to claim space with our voices and reconnect with our stories.
