New Art Studio

We are an art therapy studio, based in Islington and for refugees and asylum seekers from across London. Our members have experienced trauma and loss of loved ones during migration, and now they find themselves in the same terrifying situation with COVID-19 1/4

We are celebrating the end of #RefugeeWeek2022 with a BRAND NEW WEBSITE!! It's so shiny and new, give it a glance 👀 Enormous thanks to volunteer designer Andrew Smith for his hard work and keen eye 🙏 newartstudio.org.uk

Feeling inspired by all the posts about #RefugeeWeek2022 and want to take a more active role in supporting refugees? We are recruiting for a part-time fundraiser! There are 2 days left to apply to become a part of our small, passionate team 🤗 charityjob.co.uk/jobs/new-art-s…

"When I was a child I was a soldier. When I paint I get my childhood back - every colour is smthg different & makes me feel happy again. I love to touch it & I can speak easily. I get a bit of freedom for my mind" - a member talks about healing through #arttherapy. #RefugeeWeek22

This is a powerful expression of the refugee experience: amazing work by Stefano Addae and a reminder of how art can often express things in a way that words on a page cannot

It's #RefugeeWeek2022 and this year's theme is our speciality -✨healing✨As usual, our members say it best: "I fly in my art, it’s how I explain myself. There are no barriers. You choose the colour you want, the shape you want, no-one can tell you what to paint..." #arttherapy

Sayed's exhibition launches with a private view TONIGHT, 6.30-8pm at the Literary Café (NW5 2HP)! Here's a photo of a piece he made just last week at the studio ⬇️

Sayed is an asylum seeker from Afghanistan, who has been attending our art therapy studio for 15 years. When he joined, he had no arts experience or education; now he is launching his first ever solo show! 📢Private view tomorrow, 6.30-8pm, NW5 2HP - all welcome 📢

Amazing work happening in the studio today! #WomensArt #RefugeeTalent

“How should I break my fast?” This is my most common patient question this week. As 2 billion Muslims start #fasting for Ramadan I’ll answer here from my perspective as a doctor & cardiometabolic researcher. Hopefully you’ll find takeaways to enjoy a #RamadanMubarak A thread…

I get this must be bewildering for those not working in protection, on the face of it Gov announcement must look like it represents a great thing - more Ukrainians coming to safety. But the methods are so hugely worrying:

An asylum seeker with severe swelling of the leg once told me he had to walk four miles to and from the hospital. He collapsed several times, but couldn't afford to pay for a bus from the £37.65 a week he received for "essentials". theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/f…

PLEASE RETWEET My 16 year old daughter is broken hearted and trying to find her A level art black art portfolio left on a bus in Kentish Town or in the local area on Wednesday of this week - it contains all the art she’s produced #brokenarted @TfL @NewJournal @MPSCamden

Happy Valentines Day! One of our contributors found a stone while walking on the beach in Swansea during lockdown, another reminder that love is all around us! #ValentinesDay

We have a new blog post out, showing off an array of the excellent portraits our members have created over the years and reflecting on why portraiture can be so powerful for refugee and asylum seeker artists newartstudio.org.uk/2022/02/04/art… #arttherapy #refugeetalent #portraits

Great opportunity here for migrant artists based in or near Lewisham!! 👇👇

Despite gender-based claims, women face great difficulty in obtaining refugee status in the UK. The lack of information, doubts of applicants' credibility because of failure to understand circumstances typify how current Home Office practice limits female applicants' success

Happy #Caturday everyone!! Wishing you all a purrrrfect weekend 🐾