Our Events
Our studio is a space that facilitates storytelling, its setting makes an intimate environment to connect and bring people together to share knowledge and create dialogues. We host events from, film screenings to creative workshops and exhibitions, encouraging artistic expression and social engagement. Believing that storytelling can empower action, many of our events bring focus to narratives of social injustices and human rights issues.
We also have set up a community series called Branches. Branches is a project to connect, communicate and collaborate with other artists in Taiwan. By organising this series of events, we hope to create a branch between artists, creators and their audience, by making a fun, informal space to support the creative scene. If you are a creative and are interested in being involved, please don't hesitate to send us a message.
Upcoming Events
MON, 31 OCT AT 19:30
Explore human rights stories from around the world through literature, aiming to bring awareness and action by reading non-fiction. Through this book club, together we can engage as readers and have a shared commitment to expand our understanding about global injustices.
The book we will read together this month is:
Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin
WED, 26 OCT AT 19:00-20:00
Join us for a Climate Fresk, to together understand the fundamental science behind climate change and empower you to take action. This collaborative and creative workshop will build a robust understanding of the human causes as well as the human and biological outcomes of the climate crisis.
The workshop is based on a 42-card game, each card represents a cause or a consequence of climate change. As a team, you aim to find the cause-effect relationship between the different components of climate change.
Previous Events
THURSDAY, 21 JULY AT 10:00 - 18:00
Amnesty International: Community Coworking is a space for people impassioned about change, and inspired to connect with others interested in human rights and social issues.
Recognising the importance of gathering space for community and movement development, this cosy coworking event will enable us to work alongside one another and combine our efforts, as we empower each other to fight for a better world.
SUN, 19 JUNE - 3 JULY AT 19:30
In collaboration with WaterBear, join us for a selection of film screenings dedicated to looking at the future of our planet. We will be showing inspirational content that gives focus to climate action, biodiversity, sustainability and community.
This climate crisis film screening series will feature WaterBear Network Original documentaries, locally-told stories, NGO campaigns, on-the-ground grassroot outreach, sustainable products and much more.
MON, 28 MAR AT 19:30
Explore human rights stories from around the world through literature, aiming to bring awareness and action by reading non-fiction. Through this book club, together we can engage as readers and have a shared commitment to expand our understanding about global injustices.
The book we will read together this month is:
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
MON, 4 APR AT 19:30
Join our book club, where we will feature a curated list of exceptional photography books – from recent releases to classic volumes of renowned photographers and critics. Every other month we will be choosing a photographic reading book for everyone to study together. The reading group will be for us to discuss what we have learned, share our favourite quotes, talk through ideas and find inspiration. Through leaning into a thoughtful discourse on photography together, we hope it might be just the push we all need to start applying our learnings to help improve and motivate us in all our own photographic practices.
MON, 14 MARCH 2022 AT 19:30
In celebration of International Women’s Day this month, join us for an evening to foster connection, collaboration and friendship with fellow women and non-binary photographers in Taipei.
This will be a social and relaxed networking event to bring together like-minded people working in the photography and creative industry. Together we will discuss the industry's inequalities and invite you to share your thoughts on what we as women photographers can do to; become more visible, be paid equally to our male counterparts and have access to equal opportunities from creative outlets.
MON, 21 FEB AT 19:30
Explore human rights stories from around the world through literature, aiming to bring awareness and action by reading non-fiction. Through this book club, together we can engage as readers and have a shared commitment to expand our understanding about global injustices.
The book we will read together this month is:
The Last Girl, My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad
MON, 7 FEB AT 19:30
Join our book club, where we will feature a curated list of exceptional photography books – from recent releases to classic volumes of renowned photographers and critics. Every other month we will be choosing a photographic reading book for everyone to study together. The reading group will be for us to discuss what we have learned, share our favourite quotes, talk through ideas and find inspiration. Through leaning into a thoughtful discourse on photography together, we hope it might be just the push we all need to start applying our learnings to help improve and motivate us in all our own photographic practices.
SUN, 28 NOV AT 19:30
Our creative game nights are open to everyone, no matter your linguistic or card gaming experience!
Unlock your vocabulary and join us for a fun Sunday evening running your imagination in the wildest word associations - or this Creative Board Game Sunday, we will be playing ‘Codenames’, a game for word-lovers. Codenames is a great way to engage with your new friends and teammates by deciphering clues and maybe with a little bit of guesswork.
8-14 NOV AT 19:30
Presenting the raw human stories of climate change, the third annual Climate Crisis Film Festival is coming to Taiwan with a one week program of film screenings. The Climate Crisis Film Festival is the UK’s first climate action film festival. Pioneering, aspirational, grassroots and youth-led, its diverse and eye-opening programming focuses on channeling constructive collective action and providing an intersectional analysis of climate, politics, economics and social justice.
MON, 29 OCT AT 19:30
Explore human rights stories from around the world through literature, aiming to bring awareness and action by reading non-fiction. Through this book club, together we can engage as readers and have a shared commitment to expand our understanding about global injustices.
The book we will read together this month is:
Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore
THU, 20 MAY AT 11:00
Do you have a project that you need to complete but miss the energy of having other artists to bounce off of in the room? Drop by our Creative Coworking Thursdays!
This Thursday we are opening our studio up to creative freelancers to use our space to be productive, stay focused and connect with other creatives in the city. Simply, drop by, grab a seat and work for the day surrounding yourself in an artistic environment.
SUN, 14 MAR AT 19:30
Interested in watching Taiwanese films and learning about Human Rights Issues in Taiwan? Our Sunday night film screenings will be showing documentaries covering a variety of social and human rights issues in Taiwan.
From the death penalty to free speech and women rights, the films will feature powerful stories of people working on important issues and fighting for justice on the island.
SUN, 17 JAN AT 19:30
Unlock your imagination and join us for a fun evening of creativity with board games. Come relax on a cosy Sunday evening playing and sketching your own fun and entertaining game.
Our creative game nights are open to everyone, no matter your art or card gaming experience! But sharing is caring, so feel free to bring your art materials or own games if you have something you’d like to contribute.
SUN, 27 DEC 2020 AT 19:30
Interested in watching Taiwanese films but not sure where to start? Our Sunday night film screenings are a cosy way to unwind and connect with others interested in Taiwanese film.
This selection’s theme will be Taiwan’s LGBTQIA+ cinema. We will be showing a collection of Taiwanese blockbusters, indie short films and documentaries that celebrate queer culture and feature stories of the fight for gay rights in Taiwan.
SAT, 5 DEC 2020 AT 11:00
Join us for our fourth Branches Art Market, with this one having a festive flair!
From artwork to handy crafted items, Branches Art Market is the perfect chance to pick up a gift, a unique souvenir or something funky to put on your wall. Christmas themed work will be created specifically for this market and some artists will be giving little workshops, so you can go home with your own crafted piece of work!
By hosting this event at our cosy studio location, we hope to produce a branch between the creator and their audience, by making an intimate and affordable market space to support and connect you with local creatives.
SUN, 8 NOV 2020 AT 15:00
Have you ever wanted to record on paper your favourite street or view in Taipei but aren’t sure how? Join our Branches Art Workshop series for a calming couple of hours learning how to paint a historical Taiwanese street scene with watercolour.
This workshop will be led by Taiwanese artist, Yuning Tsai. Her personal work portrays the messy objects in traditional Taiwanese markets, as she expresses the tough reality combined with the beautiful side of ordinary people's life in Taipei. Her paintings of local workers are often rich in colour and full of life.
THU, 24 SEP 2020 AT 11:00
Do you have a project that you need to complete but miss the energy of having other artists to bounce off of in the room? Drop by our Creative Coworking Thursdays!
This Thursday we are opening our studio up to creative freelancers to use our space to be productive, stay focused and connect with other creatives in the city. Simply, drop by, grab a seat and work for the day surrounding yourself in an artistic environment.
SUN, 30 AUG 2020 AT 15:00
Join us for a relaxing afternoon making bespoke jewellery pieces at this creative workshop. In this class you will learn how to make a necklace and a bracelet; you will be guided through the process of weaving and combining unique pottery pieces made by 日日土. By selecting your favourite ceramic items, allow yourself to make your own personalised and individual accessory pieces.
SUN, 19 JUL 2020 AT 15:00
Join our Branches Art Workshop series for a relaxed and experimental drawing workshop to release your creative side. This workshop will be a silly and calming exercise that will allow your pencil to flow without the pressure of making your drawing look perfect. Blind drawing is an interesting and fun activity to do together as a group, and see everyone’s unique way of observing an object.
SAT, 20 JUN 2020 AT 11:00
Coinciding with World Refugee Day on June 20, this exhibition in collaboration with the reporters from Taiwan and the UK, displays the diverse daily life of refugees from Syria, Venezuela, Gaza and Rohingya people across the world. Through their voices, videos, images and stories, the exhibition disseminates the words of each refugee individual who is eager to voice out across borders under the COVID-19 crisis.
The exhibition also invites audiences to engage in and interact with the refugees who are thousands of kilometres away and seek the route together.
SUN, 7 JUN 2020 AT 11:00
This interactive exhibition invites you to reflect on the current coronavirus pandemic, taking the time by yourself to gather your thoughts and write down your musings. Here you will have the opportunity to take one self-portrait displaying your emotions towards COVID-19 with our large-format analogue camera.
Taiwan is praised for how it is handling the domestic burden of coronavirus, and this exhibition aims to capture the range of emotions felt and recognise the weight upon participants when stepping in front of the lens. We welcome everyone to be a part of this exercise to express what has been experienced since the outbreak began.
THU, 3 OCT 2019 AT 19:30
Join us for an evening of informal presentations from a selection of talented artists in Taipei. They will be discussing their creative practise and introducing projects they are currently working on.
Hosting this event we hope to form a branch between the creator and the audience. Come along, listen and hang out with fellow creatives in the city!