Botanical talk and art workshop on Maroon Rice
On Saturday 11th february, Botanical Encounters welcomed its first overseas speaker, Nicholaas Pinas who researches Maroon rice growing in Suriname and French Guiana at Naturalis Biodiversity center in Leiden,
Botanical Encounters in Balls, Barbados
On Sunday 29th January 2023, Botanical Encounters initiated a botanical art workshop in Balls, Barbados. Designed by Simbah Pilé, a Barbadian artist who now lives in Bath, UK, the
Decolonial collage workshop in a pre-Christmas atmosphere
On Saturday 26th November Bath was buzzing with Christmas market excitement. 44AD artspace was opening its artist studios to interested visitors and had their annual Bath humbug art market
Exploring Colonialism through Plant Motifs. Creative Workshop with Simbah Pilé
Saturday 26 November 2022 14.00-17.00 pm @ 44AD artspace basement studio Simbah Pilé isa contemporary Barbadian artist living and working in the UK. She graduated from Barbados Community College
Botanical Encounters: a creative workshop to free our representations of plants from colonial resonances and hierarchies
Monday 21st March 18.00-19.30 via Zoom Contributors: Ben Van Praag, Renée Jacobs, Simbah Pilé, Georges Felix, Christina Horvath, Richard White How is this workshop for: The workshop is free