Workshop

WHERE MAS IS MADE

WE WILL UNLOCK THE SECRETS BEHIND MAKING OUR HIGH QUALITY COSTUMES, WITH A FUN AND INTERACTIVE SESSION YOU CAN PICK UP TIPS AND TRICKS OUR DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPENED, SO PLEASE DO DROP IN, EXPLORE AND EXPERIENCE THE CREATIVITY OF CARNIVAL

OUR WORKSHOP IS AN EDUCATIONAL AND FUN PLACE TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS CARNIVAL.

WITH 20+ YEARS’ EXPERIENCE OF DEVELOPING AND LEARNING THE ART OF MAS – OUR MAS CAMP IS OPEN TO ALL AGES.

WE LOVE WHAT WE DO AND WE WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

WE WANT TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS THAT SHARE OUR VALUES

CREATIVITY CULTURE & EDUCATION

LEARN ABOUT NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL

OUR WORKSHOP IS AN EDUCATIONAL AND FUN PLACE TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS CARNIVAL.

WITH 20+ YEARS’ EXPERIENCE OF DEVELOPING AND LEARNING THE ART OF MAS – OUR MAS CAMP IS OPEN TO ALL AGES.

WE LOVE WHAT WE DO AND WE WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

WE WANT TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS THAT SHARE OUR VALUES

WORKSHOP

DROP IN TO OUR NEW WORKSHOP LOCATED RIGHT IN THE HEART OF LEYTON, WITH EASY ACCESS WE ARE A SHORT MINUTE WALK FROM LEEBRIDE TRAIN STATION.

OUR WORKSHOP IS UNIQUE BEING ONE OF KIND WHERE YOU CAN EXPLORE THE CREATIVE PROCESSES AS WELL AS SHOP FOR ALL YOUR CREATIVE NEEDS.

WE ARE OPEN TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, BUT YOUNG PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

TALKS

NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL HAS BEEN THROUGH QUITE THE JOURNEY TO GET TO HERE. JOIN WELL INFORMED INDIVIDUALS AS THEY EXPLORE THE BOLD AND AMBITIOUS FEATS CARNIVAL UNDERWENT

WE THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS ON THE ART OF MAS AND THE MEANINGS BEHIND CARNIVAL ITSELF.

WE’D LOVE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN THE WAY WHICH NHC PLAYS A HUGELY IMPORTANT ROLE IN BRITISH SOCIETY

NHC HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF BRITISH SUMMER TIME FESTIVALS, IN THE HEART OF LONDON OUR ART AND CULTURE IS EXPOSED TO UP TO 2 MILLION SPECTATORS ACROSS 2 DAYS.

JOIN OUR PIONEERS, ARTISTS AND CURATORS AS THEY DISCUSS THE HISTORY, THE VALUE IN CARNIVAL ARTS AND THE BUZZ OF CARNIVAL PRODUCTION – EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW AND MORE

COURSES

JOIN US TO EXPLORE THE ART OF CARNIVAL

JOIN US TO EXPLORE ‘HOW TO MAKE A DESIGN BECOME REALITY’

WHAT MAKES A GOOD COSTUME DESIGN

HOW TO DESIGN & TEMPLATE – BEGINNERS

HOW TO USE A GLUE GUN & DECORATE NEATLY

HOW TO FEATHER & EMBELLISH A HEADPIECE – ADVANCE

UNIQUELY, UCOM HAS A MAS CAMP THAT IS ACTIVE YEAR ROUND AND IN THE RUN UP TO CARNIVAL, THE DOORS TO THE WORKSHOP ARE OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT CARNIVAL ARTS AND THE CRAFT OF MAKING MAS

JUST DROP IN, GET INVOLVED AND KEEP THE CARNIVAL RITUALS ALIVE

WE’D LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU, SO PLEASE CONTACT US AND SAY HELLO

PAUL O’DONOGHUE – CREATIVE DIRECTOR