Are you a neurodivergent* artist living in rural West Wales?

Would you like to hang out with other neurodivergent artist folks in a relaxed and informal way?

*You do not need a formal diagnosis to come along.

Hello, I’m Karn (they/them), I am looking to meet folks and create mutually supportive spaces for connection and creative practice tending. The vision for Creative Brew is to grow a supportive community for creative parallel play/body-doubling, chat, co-working, and soundboarding to help us connect, root and flourish.  

You are warmly invited to join me in this newly formed in-person and digital space to share your creative practice in an informal way, and explore the kind of future you would like to see in our community.

Following the hugely successful inaugural Brew-times, our next hangouts will be held on Mondays between 5-7 pm through November, with alternating weeks between online and in-person sessions at SPAN Arts, Narberth. See the full date list below.

You are warmly invited to attend any /all of the dates are are welcome to join for as little or long as you want.

If you cannot make these dates but would like to come to future meet ups, please fill out the form to keep in touch.

Offering this space is an experiment in local community building, after the initial two sessions were funded by A-N Artist Bursary. 

These sessions are offered on a contribute-what-you-can, no questions asked, sliding scale basis of £5 - £15. This is to help keep this accessible while supporting my time and energy in coordinating and hosting.
Not being able to contribute financially does not exclude you from joining. Contribution options are via  Buy Me a Coffee, PayPal or in cash at an in-person gathering. 
☼ Diolch yn fawr iawn. ☼

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Creative Brew Online Hang Out
Held on Zoom (I'll email you a link when you sign up here)

Monday 3rd November, 5-7pm
Monday 17th November, 5-7pm

What to expect:

.✺ Parallel play/body doubling for creative practice/craft/fun

.✺ Invitation to chat if you would like, and also a warm invitation to quietly be in the space

.✺ A prompt halfway through the two hours to take a break/grab a drink/move about, to support gentle focus.

.✺.✺Please bring along things to noodle and doodle with on the call. 
.✺.✺You may come along at any point and leave at any time. 

Closed captioning will be available on Zoom. 
You can have your camera off and on through the hangout, engage in the chat or verbally, and move around when you need to. 

Creative Brew In-Person Hang Out
SPAN Arts, The Towns Moor, Moorfield Rd, Narberth, SA67 7AG

Monday 10th November, 5pm - 7pm
Monday 24th November, 5pm - 7pm (limited capacity in the Green Room)

What to expect:

.✺ Refreshments and WiFi access will be available.

.✺ Parallel play/body doubling for creative practice/craft/fun

.✺ Invitation to chat if you would like, and also a warm invitation to quietly be in the space

.✺ A prompt halfway through the two hours to take a break/grab a drink/move about, to support gentle focus.

.✺.✺ Bring along something that you’re working on - small art/craft project, digital admin you need some body-doubling support with, your current book/reading research, anything you like that you would like to noodle/work with.

.✺.✺You may come along at any point and leave at any time. 

VENUE AND PARKING INFORMATION

Paid parking is available just outside; the machines will take cards.
Disabled parking spaces are opposite the space.
Bus stop outside the HWB, Narberth, 2 min walk to the space.
The space is disabled accessible and has gender-neutral bathroom facilities.
No other groups will be meeting in the venue at the time of the Creative Brew session.
The door will be unlocked, so you can just come in and say hello, or there is a doorbell to the right of the door that you can ring, and we will come and greet you and take you into the space.

These sessions are offered on a pay-what-you-feel contribution basis to help cover the running costs of Creative Brew. Not being able to financially contribute does not exclude you from attending these hangouts. Any donations are welcome via Buy Me a Coffee, or in cash at in-person gathering.

If you cannot make these dates but would like to come to future meet ups, please fill out the form to keep in touch.

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About me + the project:

I am a queer, transdisciplinary artist and facilitator born, raised and returned to South Pembrokeshire following an ADHD diagnosis in 2023 in my late 30s. I currently make work in relationship with the outer and inner landscapes, using gathered materials and working seasonally. I am interested in folklore, ritual, spirituality, community organising and mutual aid, grief, hope, and what it is to relate to self and other. This has manifested as botanical and earth-based work on paper, writing, performance, installation and other things. I have recently received a second round of ‘Creative Steps’ funding from Arts Council Wales, and the first two Creative Brew sessions were funded by A-N’s 2025 Artist Bursary. 

If you have any questions or would like to get in touch to speak about your access needs to support your attendance, please get in touch with me at hello@karnjohn.co.uk