RESIDENCIES
Brew Draw residencies offer time and space for deep reflection, listening, and grounding​​​
UPCOMING RESIDENCIES
Saturday 25th April & Sunday 26th April 2026
Like a Bird
Singing, sharing songs & practices, drawing, bird watching
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​Barney & Brew Studio, Woodoaks Farm, Denham Way, Maple Cross,
Herts, WD3 9XQ
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Saturday 11am-4pm - Bird-themed 'Shakti Sings' workshop - with Xenia Davis
Sunday 11-4pm - Like a Bird – a day of bird-loving activities: Stockers Lake Bird Sanctuary visit, sharing music and art in Barney&Brew Studio and at Woodoaks Farm
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Accommodation, with hot showers & kitchen available at Casa Brew, 10 minutes drive from the farm. Camping or bedrooms in the house available. Book NOW for one of the 5 bedrooms in the house.
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Casa Brew Rowans, 17 Sandy Lodge Lane, Moor Park, Hertfordshire HA6 2HZ
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Arrivals Friday from 2pm at Casa Brew - settle in, pitch your tent, check out your bedroom, cook dinner, chill and make music. Departures Sunday eve or Monday by 2pm.
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Non-residential Day rate for workshops - £33 for Shakti Sings Members, £35 for non-members /first timers / local visitors
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Residential Weekend 24-27th April, 3 nights Friday, Saturday, Sunday, including all workshops and refreshments:
£190 camping / £220 shared bedroom / £280 own bedroom,
Per night rates also available - email brewdrawing@gmail.com
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Meals: £10 for lunch daily. Please bring food to share and cook together for breakfasts and evening meals.
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For further details, travel info, and to book: brewdrawing@gmail.com
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We never want money to be a barrier to participation - please send a short statement
telling us why you want to attend, and we will offer you a grant or discount.
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​TRAVEL:
Travel to Casa Brew
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By train:
Casa Brew is 2 minutes walk from Moor Park tube station. 17 Sandy Lodge Lane, Moor Park, Herts HA6 2HZ
Moor Park station - Metropolitan Line.
Travel Direct to Woodoaks Farm:
Rickmansworth station, London Metropolitan Line (from Farringdon, Kings Cross, Baker Street, etc)
OR Chiltern Railways - London Marylebone to Rickmansworth
Buses from Rickmansworth station to Woodoaks Farm: 724, 725, W1
Bus Journey time - 5 minutes.
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Further info;
Rickmansworth Aquadrome / Stockers Lake
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FINLAND
WELL – International Drawing Residency
July 24th-29th 2026
Please join us in our Finnish lakeside studios in 2026 to explore personal and collective creative paths and to build a supportive community of practise. In July every year, Finnish artist Emma Fält opens her family land to local and international artists, drawers and creatives, offering a magical space to explore creativity and drawing practices.
​Avoin haku: WELL 2026 – Kansainvälinen piirustusresidenssi 24.–29. heinäkuuta 2026 | Nerohvirran kylä, Iisalmi, SuomiHaku on nyt avoinna WELL 2026 -residenssiin, joka on Emma Fält ja Angie Brewn neljäs kansainvälinen piirustusresidenssi Suomessa. He ovat järjestäneet piirrostutkimukseen liittyviä residenssejä ja tapahtumia mm. Ruotsissa, Suomessa, Ranskassa ja Englannissa.Residenssi järjestetään Niemelän talossa Nerohvirran kylässä, ja se kutsuu taiteilijoita, tutkijoita ja luovia tekijöitä, jotka ovat kiinnostuneita piirtämisestä. Osallistujat viettävät kuusi päivää työskennellen, reflektoiden ja jakaen ajatuksiaan kannustavassa yhteisössä.Metsien ja järvien ympäröimänä residenssi tarjoaa aikaa ja tilaa sekä itsenäiseen luovaan työskentelyyn että yhteiseen tekemiseen ja jakamiseen. Ohjelmaan sisältyy Emma Fältin ja Angela Brew’n vetämiä piirustus- ja äänitaidetyöpajoja sekä mahdollisuus jakaa omia työskentelytapoja, keskustella ja olla yhteydessä luontoon esimerkiksi uimisen, metsäkävelyiden ja luonnon antimien keräämisen kautta.Residenssiin otetaan enintään seitsemän osallistujaa, mikä luo sopivan ympäristön intiimille ja keskittyneelle työskentelylle sekä vuoropuhelulle.Osallistumismaksu on 390€ ja se kattaa ohjelman sekä yhteiset kasvisruokailut. Majoitusvaihtoehtoina ovat edulliset huoneet studiorakennuksessa tai telttailu lähialueella.Hae mukaan lähettämällä meille sähköpostia, kerro lyhyesti omasta työskentelystäsi ja siitä, miksi sinulle olisi tärkeää osallistua residenssiin, emmavilina@gmail.com​​​​​​​​​​​
Open Call: WELL 2026 – International Drawing Residency
July 24–29, 2026 | Nerohvirta Village, Iisalmi, Finland
Applications are now open for WELL 2026, the 4th International Drawing Residency hosted by artists Emma Fält and Angie Brew in the Finnish countryside.
Taking place at Niemelä House in Nerohvirta Village, this small residency invites artists, researchers, and creative practitioners interested in drawing practices to spend five days working, reflecting, and sharing within a supportive community.
Surrounded by forests and lakes, the residency offers time and space for both independent creative work and collective exchange. The programme includes drawing and listening workshops led by Emma Fält and Angela Brew, as well as opportunities to share practices, engage in conversation, and connect with nature through swimming, forest walks, and harvesting.
The residency accommodates up to seven participants, creating an intimate environment for focused work and dialogue.
The participation fee is 390€, covering the programme and shared vegetarian meals. Accommodation options include low-cost rooms in the studio house or camping nearby.
Application deadline: April 20th, 2026.
To apply, please send a short description of your practice and why you would like to participate to
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FLOW GOA
Residency with Angie Brew, Sarita Chouhan and local artists
dates tbc
More details to follow. We will gather together in a stunning Goan villa, to draw for a week. Please join us to explore our personal and collective creative paths and to build a supportive community of practise. Costs will be kept to a minimum, to cover expenses.
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PREVIOUS RESIDENCIES:
Drawing Room - Like a Bird
Drawing Residency & Exhibition​
April 8th - 13th, 2024
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1 week residency In Manhattan gallery explored theories and practices of creative collaboration, culminating in a Private View (PV) event on Saturday April 13th at 2:00 PM.
with Angie Brew and fellow New York artists. The residency and exhibition offered a wonderful opportunity to engage with Brew's work firsthand and connect with fellow artists and art enthusiasts. The final exhibition showcased Brew's latest creations and collaborations, including All the Birds, Murmur, A Little Bird Told Me, The Amber Tree, WeDraw, Drawing Conversations and Drawing Circles. Her art practice uses drawing as a way to tune in to ourselves and connect with one another and our earth, Brew shared her collaborative drawing methods and current projects and ran collaborative drawing workshops during the week, including Drawing to Problem Solve, Sensory drawing, Drawing Growth, Drawing Conversations and DoBeDo.
Brew aims to amplify the urgent alarm call of the world's birds, tapping in to the power of drawing.
Participating residents shaped the final display of collaborative artwork on April 13th and the catalogue of the residency.
50% of all sales from the exhibition were donated to bird rescue charities.
For more information and to sign up for future residencies please e mail brewdrawing@gmail.com
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MURMUR
Suffolk UK
May 10-12 2024
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Freedman and Brew ran a Spring weekend of collaborative listening and drawing at RSBP Minsmere, attending to what birds are telling us. As migrant birds arrived they gathered, walked and used drawing to tune in to lines of interconnection between humans and birds. Freedman and Brew host collaborative listening and drawing residencies at RSBP Minsmere, attending to what birds are telling us.
For bookings and further details please contact Angie Brew (UK)
brewdrawing@gmail.com
Sole Bay View Lodge
Cliff House Holiday Park
Minsmere Road
Dunwich
Suffolk
IP17 3DQ
Participants joined us in our cliff edge Suffolk studio, next to Minsmere RSPB reserve.
Murmur contributes to ongoing drawing collaborations and residencies, creating artwork and co-authored publications, exploring and drawing attention to the impacts of changing climate, habitat degradation and biodiversity loss.
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29th July - 2nd August 2024
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Iisalmi, Finland
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Summer Drawing Residency
in Niemelä house with artists Angie Brew and Emma Fält
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VIRTA / FLOW
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Welcome to VIRTA - time and space for deep reflection, listening, and grounding
In July every year, Finnish artist Emma Fält opens her family land to local and international artists, drawers and creatives, offering a magical space to explore creativity and drawing practices. 2024 was the 3rd residency, following PUU / WOOD 2019 and MAA / GROUND 2023. Artist Angie Brew co-hosts the week.
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The 2024 theme was FLOW, to follow our WOOD and GROUND themes from previous residencies. Residents were invited to interpret FLOW however they desired, thinking of water, air and / or mental state.
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