Events

 This is the first in a series of workshops titled "Self-Defense for Minorities Who Must Make a Living in the Art World" conceived by the artist Yishay Garbasz. This workshop is especially designed for those experiencing multiple oppressions at the same time—such as those experiencing disability and/or poverty, sex workers, trans women, refugees, those with […]

Touki Bouki (1973), directed by Djibril Diop ​​Mambéty  OmU: Wolof with English subtitles, 95 mins   With a stunning mix of the surreal and the naturalistic, Djibril Diop Mambéty paints a fractured portrait of the disenchantment of postindependence Senegal in the early 1970s. In this picaresque fantasy-drama, the disaffected young lovers Anta and Mory, fed […]

Rafiki (2019) directed by Wanuri Kahiu OmU: English and Swahili with German subtitles, 83 mins   "Good Kenyan girls will be good Kenyan wives" - Kena learns early on what is expected of girls and women in her home country: to be good and to submit to the will of men. Her single mother is […]

These individual 60 min slots can be booked with Felicia Lazaridou, a psychologist and therapist from South London whose work focuses on the mental health of Black women. These sessions are open to Black women and Black non-binary people only. No, this is not “inverse privilege”. ;) It’s extending unconditional support and resources to empower […]

These individual 60 min slots can be booked with Felicia Lazaridou, a psychologist and therapist from South London whose work focuses on the mental health of Black women. These sessions are open to Black women and Black non-binary people only. No, this is not “inverse privilege”. ;) It’s extending unconditional support and resources to empower […]

These individual 60 min slots can be booked with Felicia Lazaridou, a psychologist and therapist from South London whose work focuses on the mental health of Black women. These sessions are open to Black women and Black non-binary people only. No, this is not “inverse privilege”. ;) It’s extending unconditional support and resources to empower […]

Sarah Naqvi (she/they) is offering individual 60min somatic bodywork sessions on Friday 20th 5-6pm, Saturday 21st 5-6pm and Tuesday 24th 5-6pm. Please register for one of these sessions using the form below. These 60 min individual, one-on-one sessions are offered *free of charge* to BIPoC women and BIPoC non-binary people only. First come, first served. […]

In this inaugural session of the MHAS reading group, we will kick off by reading together a powerful excerpt from adrienne maree brown’s Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (2019). We will then look at how some Black womxn artists, including Mickalene Thomas and Davinia-Ann Robinson, have engaged with and manifested such an embodied […]

Sarah Naqvi (she/they) is offering individual 60min somatic bodywork sessions on Friday 20th 5-6pm, Saturday 21st 5-6pm and Tuesday 24th 5-6pm. Please register for one of these sessions using the form below. These 60 min individual, one-on-one sessions are offered *free of charge* to BIPoC women and BIPoC non-binary people only. First come, first served. […]

Sarah Naqvi (she/they) is offering individual 60min somatic bodywork sessions on Friday 20th 5-6pm, Saturday 21st 5-6pm and Tuesday 24th 5-6pm. Please register for one of these sessions using the form below. These 60 min individual, one-on-one sessions are offered *free of charge* to BIPoC women and BIPoC non-binary people only. First come, first served. […]

La Marr Jurelle Bruce: How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind    “Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of […]

La Marr Jurelle Bruce: How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind    “Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of […]

La Marr Jurelle Bruce: How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind    “Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of […]

Photo credit: Mireia Guzmann   Yagi's Kaleidoscope is a documentary film series about the realities of Black women and girls in Germany/Europe. Central to Yergalem Taffere’s work is importance of making the narratives of Black women and girls more visible. Too often us Black women were and are seen, shown and exhibited from the perspective […]

La Marr Jurelle Bruce: How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind    “Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of […]

In this half-day retreat, we will meet with practices and techniques harnessing the powers of having a heart. A heart that feels, breaks, bends, shrinks, aches, and expands again. We will meet during the full moon in Pisces at the end of the summer, a time when we can come together to explore and embrace […]

La Marr Jurelle Bruce: How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind    “Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of […]

In this second session of our MHAS reading group, we will immerse ourselves in the poetry of M. NourbeSe Philip (we will read excerpts from Zong!), an ancestral work of what Toni Morrison terms “rememory” that carves out a space for healing, transformation and breath.   This event is free. Registration required using the form […]

The Watermelon Woman (1996) directed by Cheryl Dunye In English, 85 mins   Rediscover The Watermelon Woman  in this restored 20th Anniversary Edition. ‘The Watermelon Woman’ was the name given to the mythical Fae Richards, a beautiful yet elusive black Actress from the 1930’s. In all her films, it was her only billing, why should […]

In this workshop we work with different creative methods. Words, color, forms and material can have a power-giving, balancing and centering effect in their quality, especially in the colder seasons. In creative work we are active and present and can feel joy and playfulness (once again); arrive completely in the moment. The focus is on […]

La Marr Jurelle Bruce: How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind    “Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of […]

La Marr Jurelle Bruce: How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind    “Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of […]

La Marr Jurelle Bruce: How To Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind    “Hold tight. The way to go mad without losing your mind is sometimes unruly.” So begins La Marr Jurelle Bruce's urgent provocation and poignant meditation on madness in black radical art. Bruce theorizes four overlapping meanings of madness: the lived experience of […]

***Cancellation due to illness!*** Entrance is free! Donations appreciated. :) Language: English audio with German subtitles. Limited to 8 people, experience an intimate screening in a BIPoC safer community arts space. :) FLINTA* to the front! This screening is non-profit, and merely a small audience film event among friends. :) From celebrated writer and film […]

***New date! Please take note, this event will now be held on 1 December 2022 *** +++This event will be held in spoken German+++   What if the focus is on feeling good? In this voice empowerment workshop, we will learn to use the voice as a means of connecting to the body and directing […]

***DUE TO UNFORESEEN EVENTS, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.***.   Language: German with English whispered translations Light refreshments will be provided Affirmation book "There is room for me!" with text and illustrations by Mariela Georg   MHAS is delighted to host the book launch of Mariela Georg's newly-published children's book, There is Room for Me! […]

***Exhibition Extended due to popular demand! Opening hours this week: Tuesday, February 21 to Sunday, February 26 (last day): 1pm to 5pm daily.***   The exhibition will run from February 8 - 20, 2023. Opening hours are: Tuesdays to Sundays: 1pm - 5pm Mondays: CLOSED In conjunction with their artist residency at Mental Health Arts […]

Grief Workshop by Artist-in-Residence, Day Eve M Komet +++ This event is open to BIPoC persons only. +++ Places are limited so register early to avoid disappointment! :) Love is like a sweet garden. So often our love is tied to our grief or our grief is tied to our love. Learning how to live […]

Free Film Screening - Donations appreciated! :) Please do a COVID-19 self-test before you arrive in the space. Places limited, please register using the form below. QTIBIPOCS to the front! :) Stories of Our Lives is a Kenyan film, released in 2014. Created by the members of The Nest Collective, a Nairobi-based arts collective, the film is an […]

 Free Film Screening, Donations appreciated! :) Limited spaces, register using the form below! :) QTIBPOCS to the front! :) Please do a COVID-19 self-test before arriving at the venue. Isaac Julien's classic, Looking for Langston (1989) Looking for Langston is a lyrical exploration - and recreation - of the private world of poet, novelist and playwright […]

A Pop-Up Exhibition by artinnoface Opening times: Friday 21 April, 6pm - 10pm & Saturday 22 April, 6pm - 10pm. Look At My Mind, Floating Away is a select group of mixed media works spanning from 2020 to 2023. What started as a way to make something out of writer’s block, has become a collection […]

+++ New date: Film screening moved to Sunday, 23rd April 2023 +++ Free film screening, donations welcome! :) Places limited, please use the form below to register. QTIBIPOCS to the front! :) Please also do a home COVID-19 self-test before arriving at the venue.   Call Me Kuchu is a 2012 American documentary film directed […]

“When We Dare to be Powerful”*: An Exhibition of Palesa Ndlovukazi Sibiya’s Short Films, curated by Thuli Mlambo-James *This is a reference to Audre Lorde’s words: “When I dare to be powerful — to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” — […]

To round off our off-program for Gallery Weekend, we will be closing with an evening of short films by BIPOC filmmakers! Donation-based entrance, all donations will be split between the filmmakers at the end of the event. :-) ***BIPOC-only event*** Registration not required. Bring yourself and your friends and lovers! POCs are also lovingly reminded […]

Discussion Event with Luce Delire (co-editor) of  TEXTE ZUR KUNST ISSUE NO. 129 / MARCH 2023 "TRANS PERSPECTIVES"   A discussion evening with Luce Delire, Mine Pleasure Bouvar and other contributors to the issue. This event will be held in spoken German. +++  This event prioritizes the safety of trans, non-binary and genderqueer folk over […]

**This event is postponed due to a scheduling conflict! More info soon!** Reading Group Session #1 with MHAS' founder, Kathy-Ann. These small reading group sessions are limited to 15 people. First come, first served! Read and discuss excerpts from this brilliant and urgently resounding new work by Christina Sharpe. Hot off the press! Ordinary Notes […]

The Ancestral Healing Tarot deck™️ makes its debut appearance in Berlin at MHAS! Let Harriet Tubman and her underground railroad conductors accompany you on your journey to self-love and self-care. Mark your calendars! Opening on Monday 22 May, 2023, at 7pm The full 83 card tarot deck will be exhibited in the space. Come dwell, […]

Ancestral Healing Tarot Workshop by Care In conjunction with the finissage/closing day of Care's Ancestral Healing Tarot exhibition at MHAS, they will offer an ancestral healing tarot workshop! Due to the nature of the ancestral healing tarot deck, this workshop is a safe(r) space event only for people who self-identify as BIPOCs. Please register using […]

*** This event is rescheduled for Fall 2023. More information will be posted here.*** MHAS is happy to kick off a series of "Thinking & Discussion", wherein we will watch a short video input of a featured critical thinker/writer/artist in conversation, and then read a passage or two from their work, and then open to […]

Photo credit: Micha Serraf Listening and Sound Workshop with South African artist, performer and sonic researcher Gugulethu A. Duma aka Dumama. Friday 21 July, 6pm - 8pm. Please do a COVID-19 self-test before coming. Thank you! Limited to 15 people, register early before spaces run out! :) Open to ALL. :) BIPoCs to the front, […]

WRITING TAPAS: Creative Writing for Mental Health ONLINE Workshop with Katti Jisuk Seo ***BIPOC-Only FREE Workshop*** Please register using the form below. July 31, Toronto: 8-10 am // Berlin: 2-4 pm // Sydney: 10 pm-midnight +++ A Toronto-Berlin-Sydney based workshop for BIPOC around the world.+++ Do not miss this event! This workshop guides you through […]

pic credit: by Glenda Martinus. EXHIBITION OPENING: Saturday 9 September at 7pm. :) All are welcome. The artist collective Family Connection presents a group installation that reflects on slave revolts, plantations escapes and 20th century labour struggles in the Caribbean. The group is looking in particular at these struggles on islands that share Dutch occupation […]

Multitudes of Blackness: An Exhibition by AnK and Brook 4 May to 18 May 2024 Exhibition Opening Times: Tuesday to Saturday 3pm to 7pm, Mondays closed.   ->  Opening vernissage with the artists Saturday, 4 May at 7pm with live performance by DIKUMBI -> Open mic for Black queer folks on Sunday 12 May at […]

German below! ++ A MHAS collaboration with Lukulule e.V. ++ Date: Saturday 08.06.2024, 19 - 20:30 h Location: Lukulule e.V., Stockmeyerstr. 41, Hall 4.i, 20457 Hamburg Language: German A production by BIPOC with an all-BIPOC cast. Admission is free, open to all, BIPOCs between 18 and 25 years are especially welcome! :) The event series […]

Join us for a workshop with our Climate Action Artist Residency x MHAS Berlin Artist-in-Residence Ropate Rakūita Wailūtu Kama! When: Saturday, 14 September, 2 to 4pm at MHAS Working on a project on climate change? Or are you currently illustrating or writing a children's book that decenters the white gaze and re-focuses on Black and […]