Art Club: Gathered Colour | Free Natural Dyeing & Screen Printing Workshops
This August, Mafwa Theatre invites you to Gathered Colour, a special edition of Art Club delivered in partnership with Leeds Print Workshop.
Across two hands-on workshops, we'll explore how plants can be transformed into natural colour, before using those dyes to create screen prints and a large collaborative textile artwork.
Running over Monday 17th and Wednesday 19th August 2026, Gathered Colour offers the chance to learn new creative skills, spend time making alongside others and experience the process of natural dyeing and printmaking in a friendly, welcoming environment.
Whether you're completely new to printmaking or already enjoy getting creative, Art Club is open to adults aged 16+. No previous experience is needed—just curiosity and a willingness to experiment.
Workshop details
Gathered Colour takes place over two days at Leeds Print Workshop. Each day has a different focus, and the same workshop will run once in the morning and again in the afternoon.
You are welcome to attend one day or both days. We recommend attending one session on Monday and one session on Wednesday, as the screen printing workshop follows on from the natural dyeing workshop.
Monday 17 August
An Introduction to Natural Dyeing
Discover how colour can be made from plants. You’ll create natural dyes, experiment with colour and make test pieces.
Morning session: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Afternoon session: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Wednesday 19 August
Screen Printing with Plant-Based Inks
Use natural colour to create screen prints and help make a large collaborative textile artwork.
Morning session: 10:30am–12:30pm
Afternoon session: 1:30pm–3:30pm
Free to attend
Open to adults aged 16+
No experience needed
Materials and refreshments provided
Bus tickets are available to support travel
Spaces are limited, so early sign-up is encouraged.
About the collaboration
These Art Club workshops are a collaboration between Mafwa Theatre and Leeds Print Workshop, two Leeds organisations that believe creativity should be welcoming, accessible and open to everyone.
Mafwa Theatre creates free, trauma-informed arts activities that bring together refugees, people seeking asylum and settled communities through creativity, culture and nature. Leeds Print Workshop is an open-access printmaking studio supporting artists and communities to explore traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques.
These Art Club workshops will combine nature, printmaking and collaborative making, creating space to experiment, learn new skills and make something meaningful alongside others.