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Community / Creative Spaces

The Funshops are all about bringing people together and celebrating community. We’ve worked with community centres and creative hubs to bring this vision to life and to create safe, joyful spaces for people from marginalised backgrounds. Take a look at our work below.

  • A group of 7 people, draped in a range of sarees smiling at the camera

    The Ledward Centre

    We hosted a Funshop with The Ledward Centre, Brighton’s first LGBTQ+ community centre. Read about the Funshop.

  • People draped in Sarees standing on a staircase at the RSA Funshop

    RSA House

    Our first Funshop in London was held at the RSA House. Read about the Funshop.

  • Poppy, a British-Bengali woman wearing a black saree, stands across from two white-British women also wearing sarees

    Festive Funshop

    Our last Funshop of 2024 took place at About Balance, a holistic centre in Brighton. Read about the Funshop.

  • A group of women all wearing sarees smile and blow kisses toward the camera

    Self Love Festival

    We had great fun being part of this Women of Colour festival and meeting some incredible people. We ran two Funshops on this day. Read about the Funshops.

  • Eleven women wearing sarees smile toward the camera

    Age Without Limits

    Funded by Age Without Limits, this Funshop was created with the goal of celebrating ageing and challenging ageism. Read about the Funshop!

  • A group of women stand together blowing kisses toward the camera, draped in colourful sarees

    Two Temple Place

    We ran two Funshops connected to Two Temple Places’ Lives Less Ordinary exhibition. Read about the Funshops.

  • Poppy helps a woman drape herself into a grey saree, while two other women watch

    Barts North Wing

    We delivered a Funshop at Barts North Wing, a historic and cultural venue on the site of St Bartholomew's Hospital, to celebrate Diwali!

  • Several people draped in sarees stand in a line together and smile

    Aashna

    We partnered with Aashna, a psychotherapist collective, to host a Funshop in celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride & South Asian Heritage Month.

  • A group of women draped in sarees stand in a line and smile with two other women sitting on the floor in front of them

    Empowerment Funshop at the Elgar Centre

    The CLICK Arts Foundation invited us to host a Funshop at the Elgar Centre, as part of an evening of draping and dancing.

Corporate / Team Days

We have delivered private Funshops for businesses as an exercise in team building. The Funshops are a unique, fun, and informal way for colleagues to connect and collaborate outside of the office.

  • 5 people draped in sarees blowing kisses

    Orange Collective

    A SareeNaSorry Funshop around mental health in partnership with Orange Collective who focus on Arts and Wellbeing. Read about the Funshop.

  • A blue saree laid out on the floor with a green patterned saree hung on a rectangle post behind it

    Think Ahead: Team Day Funshop

    We hosted a Funshop for Think Ahead; an organisation training individuals to work in the mental health industry. Read about the Funshop.

  • A group of women wearing colourful sarees smile at the camera, some standing up with four women kneeling in front of them

    Together Co: Team Day Funshop

    We delivered a short Funshop to the team at Together Co; a Brighton-based charity tackling the loneliness epidemic in the city. Read about the Funshop.

  • A group of people draped in different coloured sarees crowd together smiling at the camera

    Lansdowne Club

    A Funshop at the infamous Lansdowne Club in celebration of Diwali

Local Businesses

SareeNaSorry is based in Brighton & Hove and most of our Funshops have taken place across the city. We love partnering with local businesses and contributing to the energetic Brighton social scene.

Email us to organise a Funshop
Sometimes we are just meant to meet. Good luck with your album launch tomorrow Saphron. You embody power here. Thank you for inviting me to share saree love with you! Can’t wait for that photoshoot around Brighton! @draudreyt and @clickartsfoun
Join @draudreyt and I at @clickartsfoundation for this collaboration between dancing and draping!