Talks & Workshops – Sarah Dixon Studio

Talks & workshops

Speaking, presentations and workshops is one way I share practice and inspiration, educate and provoke. Taking an inclusive, intersectional approach, holding space for peer-peer learning and sharing researched information, here are some of the talks and sessions available to your group or organisation.

creativity, care & wellbeing

Most recently I have been involved in facilitating workshops supporting people to explore issues including pregnancy and birth, Black maternal health, care, and NGO staff wellbeing. Working with non-profits and students of all ages, as well as corporate clients and small businesses, care is often the theme and is always integral. I also offer creative, crafting and art teaching and coaching, and can speak on any of the art projects here or design a bespoke session.

Who Cares?

Exploring questions of care in institutional and personal situations

This workshop is for adults in institutions – such as students in a University as in this session for the UAL Postgrad Community – or staff in a Museum or laboratory, business or school.

If you’d like to book a training session, workshop and/or film screening do get in touch to enquire.

NEURODIVERSITY

Speaking at Stroud Imagines: Neurodivergence

This is a talk about how we imagine differences in each other’s nervous systems – how can we try to do that, what do we need to learn and how do we think about language as well and the impact it may have on how we frame this thing called “neurodiversity”?

If you’d like to discuss having this talk and conversation at your organisation you can contact me here.

BLACK MATERNITY MATTERS

I support the FiveXMore campaign and I offer workshops and talks for organisations to explore how we can improve maternal care for Black mothers and to address systemic racism in perinatal care.

The entire session was very powerful and informative. I had a few ‘aha’ moments during the session. How deep this issue is ingrained into the system and how much broader it is that I first imagined it to be. Talking about this issue, educating ourselves, sharing the information with other women about their rights and how they can stand up to injustice is crucial. Sarah also mentioned building a support network around you when going through pregnancy and birth which I think is a great advice.

Participant

Flying Start Luton - Early Years Support

gut feelings

Extreme pregnancy sickness: learning and support

Hyperemesis gravidarum (extreme pregnancy sickness) affects 1-3% of people in pregnancy. In a commission with medical engineers at UCL and the UAL Postgrad Community, I made a film exploring my own and others’ experiences of hyperemesis.

Many participants found that healthcare professionals often still don’t really understand or recognise this debiliating condition.

For support and guidance you can reach out to Pregnancy Sickness Support, the charity that advocates for people with HG and supported this project.

If you’d like to book a training session, workshop and/or film screening do get in touch to enquire.

BRILLiANT WOMEN

The Periodic Table of Brilliant Women and Girls highlights women who tend to be marginalised and removed from the collective imagination of who shapes human culture. If you would like a talk to inspire your staff or pupils, and think together about how we can change the path for future girls and women let’s have a chat. Commissions for custom Periodic Tables are also taken.

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Mon – Thu 10:00-17:00; Fri 10:00-13:00