Creative Encounters: Colours
Visual artist and colour therapist Momtaz Begum-Hossain leads a weaving workshop focused on colour, after live music by fresh London talent Asha Gold.
London can be a big place, but there are plenty of friendly faces and creative communities to find your place in. Creative Encounters invites you to experience the array of art and culture that makes this city a home to so many.
Find a creative home in the heart of the city with our monthly creative sessions, bringing together Londoners old and new for conversation, music and making.
Join us on the third Wednesday of the month for live music, hands on creative challenges, poetry from the National Poetry Library, and plenty of things to make and do while you meet new people. So if you’re new to the capital and feeling a little lost – or just eager to meet people and discover something new, come join us and make the Southbank Centre your home for the evening.
September sees visual artist and colour therapist Momtaz Begum-Hossain lead a weaving workshop where she guides us to reflect on the meanings of colour. There’s also the chance to hear live music by fresh, up-and-coming London talent, Asha Gold.
Momtaz Begum-Hossain is a colour therapist and craftist who bridges the gap between ‘art and craft’ with vibrant, colourful, tactile creations. She has written several books including Bollywood Crafts: 20 Projects Inspired by Popular Indian Cinema and has been running arts and crafts workshops for over a decade, collaborating with major events and venues including English Heritage and the British Asian Festival.
Begum-Hossain’s most recent book, Hello Rainbow: Finding Happiness in Colour is inspired by her colour theory HelloHue®, a seven-point manifesto for how to use colour to boost your mind and mood. She is also a Happiness Facilitator and teaches people how to find happiness in their lives.
Asha Gold blends silky pop melodies with contemporary R&B production. Harnessing the power of London and her Indian heritage, she creates an infectious sound made up of a fresh array of modern R&B beats, mood-setting piano and her velvety voice.
With support from Rolling Stone, BBC Radio 1, BBC Asian Network, BBC 1Xtra, The Line Of Best Fit and many more global tastemakers, the UK artist is one of the most exciting contemporary R&B artists around right now.
Need to know
Creative Encounters is a monthly programme with events on the third Wednesday of the month. This is sometimes subject to change, so do always check the website for dates. These are friendly sessions designed for both those attending on their own or with others. There are opportunities to socialise and take part in activities together, but you are also very welcome to have a solo experience.
Creative Encounters is part of our Open Doors programme to welcome everyone into our creative spaces.
This is a free event with no booking required.
Access
There is a ramp down to The Clore Ballroom stage and wheelchair accessible bathrooms throughout the venue.
If you require British Sign Language interpretation, please email [email protected] and we will try to accommodate your request.
For your visit
This event is held at the The Clore Ballroom Southbank Centre
The Clore Ballroom is open six days a week.
Tuesday, 10am – 6pm*
Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
*If we’re hosting a performance, the building will stay open until the event ends.
Plan your visit
The Clore Ballroom is located inside our Royal Festival Hall on Level 2.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
There is step-free access to The Clore Ballroom, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall, via a ramp.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
Next to The Clore Ballroom is our Ballroom Cafe where you can grab a coffee and a piece of freshly made cake. Also on Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.