
welcome to #migmat2025
Thank you for joining us on our 10th year celebration of sanctuary in the Steel City. See all our events below!
Bienvenido
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Salut
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Privet
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Khush Amdeed
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Bine ati venit
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Yōkoso
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Huānyíng
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Ahlaan bik
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Willkommen
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Sanctuary Artists Arts & Crafts Workshop
Join Annie Anthony Mays and the Sanctuary Artists for an arts and crafts workshop at the Sanctuary.

Container for No-Land's Soil
Crafting connection beyond borders.
A hands-on ceramics workshop exploring migration, displacement, and belonging.






MAP OF SHEFFIELD
Mapping stories, celebrating cultures, connecting Sheffield through shared creative roots.

Cambodia: Legacies of Conflict and Resilience
50 years ago, Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge leading to the Cambodian genocide. Artists, Dayanny So, Charles Fox, and Komarine Romdenh-Romluc, reflect on experiences of the conflict and reckoning with its aftermath. The audience is also invited to join a workshop led by Dayanny So, using Cambodian textiles.

Food for Thought
A writing workshop exploring personal and cultural histories through food

Routes to Roots
Routes to Routes is a powerful multi-arts performance featuring South Asian voices from Bradford, Sheffield, and Croydon. Using creative workshops, the project explores themes of migration, heritage, and identity to make performances, film, and art.
Come and see the premiere of our short film Routes to Roots: The Story of the Madras Jazz Group.
www.mayaproductions.co.uk

Creative Nature Workshop
Join us for a relaxed afternoon exploring nature’s connection to Sheffield. With support from the Dysbiosis Collective, create a personal response to the theme and collaborate on a group installation, showcased at the Migration Matters Festival. No prior experience required—just bring your creativity and curiosity!

Kazna Asker x Stand and Be Counted Theatre - Fashion Design Workshop
Design, create, and express yourself through fashion, art, and community.
This workshop is designed to be most suitable for children aged 5-11.

We've Got Food At Home! Zine Fest
We’ve got food at home! Zine Fest is a celebration of our beautiful global cuisines that we cook and eat in our homes everyday. We’ll have a pop-up foodie zine library, local zinesters sharing their work, all-day zine-making workshop table where we'll be encouraging you to create your own foodie zine pages!

Among Good People x Stand and Be Counted Theatre - Football Shirt Customisation Workshop
Football Shirt Customisation Workshop - Join us for a hands-on workshop where you can customise your own football shirt!

Echoes of Exile Workshop
Echoes of Exile is a creative workshop led by Mozambican-born artist and IMIX Refugee Ambassador MoYah.

In the Cut
In the Cut is a pop-up Black barbershop and hairdressers to raise awareness about Black mental health and celebrate these shops as healing spaces.