Hazel Oakes – Nocciola The Drawer

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Creative Workshops: Red Tent of Cosmana Navarra with Nocciola The Drawer

Dates and Time:
Friday 25th – Tuesday 29th April, 9am – 7pm Drop-in sessions
Artist will be in the tent on location

Bookable sessions:

  • Friday 25th April, 3pm – Collage workshop
  • Saturday 26th April, 10am and 4pm – Drawing workshop
  • Sunday 27th April, 1pm and 5pm – Sewing workshop
  • Monday 28th April, 10am and 2pm – Collage workshop
  • Tuesday 29th April, 9am and 3pm – Drawing workshop



Duration: 1hr 30min
Venue: Red Tent, Mdina Ditch

Red Tent of Cosmana Navarra is an immersive community art project in Rabat/Mdina, inspired by Cosmana Navarra, Malta’s first female patron of the arts. This vibrant initiative invites women and girls to gather inside a red tent, a symbol of communal sharing, traditionally used by women to connect and express themselves. Inside the tent, participants will have access to fabric, sewing materials, pens, and paper to visually communicate their personal stories, thoughts, and experiences.

The tent serves as a safe, supportive space where women can celebrate themselves and each other through creative expression. After the community’s work is completed, the artist will transform these individual contributions into a collective mural, painted on the outside of the tent. This moveable mural will reflect their experiences, sharing their message with the public. Red Tent of Cosmana Navarra brings women’s voices to life, honouring Cosmana’s legacy of art for the community.

Note for Participants:

  • Participants don’t need any prior creative experience.
  • Materials are included.
  • Participants are responsible for their own health and safety at all times when in Mdina Ditch.
  • The maximum number of participants is 6, accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Participation in the workshops is free of charge.
  • There are no requirements; women and girls are invited to come inside and share their vision and voice.
  • All women and girls are welcome who would like to be creative, have a go with art materials, and want to share their voice creatively using visual arts.
  • Participants can bring photos, drawings, or artwork they have previously created for inspiration.
  • Imagination is compulsory.

Q&A mal-Artist

1. Għidilna xi ftit dwarek

Jien artista murali, illustratriċi u esploratriċi kreattiva mil-Lvant tat-Tramuntana tar-Renju Unit, li naħdem bl-isem ta’ Nocciola The Drawer. Nispeċjalizza f’xogħlijiet artistiċi b’kuluri jgħajtu, distinti, mimlija kuluri li jgħaqqdu l-figura tal-mara u d-disinji vivaċi, kollha bil-għan li joħolqu sens ta’ avvanz, ispirazzjoni, emanċipazzjoni u ċelebrazzjoni.

2. Għidilna xi ftit dwar il-prattika tal-arti tiegħek u x’inhu dak li jispirak

Il-fatt li nivvjaġġa u ngħix f’pajjiżi differenti sawwar l-istil ta’ tpinġija tiegħi. Nispira ruħi minn nies u postijiet li jrawmu l-komunità, l-imħabba tiegħi lejn l-ivvjaġġar, in-nies u li nsib konnessjonijiet huwa dak li jagħtini s-saħħa biex inwettaq ix-xogħlijiet tiegħi. Jien ottimista nomadika, li qed infittex stejjer pożittivi f’din id-dinja sabiħa, filwaqt li naqbad b’mod viżwali l-ispirtu tal-komunità, il-ferħ u l-passjoni li jgħaqqdu lin-nies. Nagħmel ħilti biex naqsam l-ideat u l-ilħna tal-komunitajiet, u b’mod partikolari nħoss li għandi ntejjeb l-aspirazzjonijiet tan-nisa u tal-bniet. Jien favur il-qawwa tal-arti fl-ispazji pubbliċi, u b’hekk nagħmilha aċċessibbli għal kulħadd u nlaqqa’ lin-nies flimkien.

3. X’tittama li tikseb bir-residenza tiegħek f’Malta? 

Permezz ta’ the Red Tent ta’ Cosmana Navarra, l-għan tiegħi huwa li nħoloq proġett tal-arti inklużiv fil-komunità li jamplifika l-ilħna tal-bniet u tan-nisa, u b’hekk inħeġġeġ l-espressjoni kreattiva. Din l-inizjattiva, ispirata mill-ewwel patrun femminili tal-arti ta’ Malta, se tipprovdi spazju sikur għan-nisa u l-bniet fir-Rabat biex jaqsmu l-istejjer tagħhom permezz tal-kreattività. 

Bit-trasformazzjoni tal-kontributi tagħhom f’xogħol ta’ arti kollettiv, l-ilħna tagħhom se jidħlu fl-isfera pubblika, filwaqt li se niċċelebraw l-esperjenzi u l-identitajiet tagħhom. Din ir-residenza se tapprofondixxi l-impenn tiegħi mal-arti mmexxija mill-komunità, u b’hekk tippermettili nesplora perspettivi kulturali ġodda f’Malta filwaqt li nżomm il-legat tal-arti ta’ Cosmana Navarra għall-komunità.