Family Takeover: Image, Light and Shadow - Camden Art Centre
Type
Children and Families
Format
In the Building
Date 7 Feb–21 Mar 2026
Price Free
Booking information:

Saturday 7, 21 February & 14, 21 March

Join artists Sana Malik and Maya Barter for family activities exploring the play and process of making art.

This series of workshops invites children and accompanying adults to make artworks inspired by themes explored in our current exhibitions, in particular the use of analogue photography processes in Nat Faulkner’s Strong water.

Sessions will introduce a range of techniques including cyanotype and frottage and will encourage participants to use their creativity to rethink photography, light, texture and more.

Activities are designed for children (aged 4+) and adults working together, activities may be messy.

There are two time slots on each workshop date, 11.15am – 12.15pm & 12.45 – 13.45pm.

Spaces are limited and we often have many participants on a waitlist for each session. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your order or get in touch with us so we can offer your place to another family.

20 spaces are currently available or each session, with another 20 being released two weeks before each session.

About each session The Artists

About each session

Using everyday materials and UV lights participants will create their own cyanotype prints to take away or add to a collective artwork.

Combining paper, film and cut-outs participants will create their own paper lanterns and bring them to life with light.

Using everyday materials and UV lights participants will create their own cyanotype prints to take away or add to a collective artwork.

Working with projectors and found imagery participants will create personal artworks inspired by light and shadow.

The Artists

Sana Malik is a London based artist whose practice explores themes of healing, softness, nourishment, and community through textiles, sculpture, and collage. Often using repeated motifs and vibrant colours, Sana explores identity through combining personal symbolism, sensory rituals, and fictional narratives. Sana is a previous participant in Camden Art Centre’s Transformative Futures Youth Collective and was also a recipient of the Transformative Futures Residency in 2023.

Maya Barter is multidisciplinary artist and designer based in London whose current practice explores the concepts of “home”, “archives” and “memory”. Rooted in material exploration and experimentation with new forms Maya uses photography, projections, textiles and collage to create a narrative thread. Maya is a previous participant in Camden Art Centre’s Transformative Futures Youth Collective and was also a recipient of the Transformative Futures Residency in 2024.