Celebrate food, memory and everyday creativity with Artist Fiona Quadri through zine-making.

Reflect on the kitchen table as a space of gathering and storytelling – use collage, drawing, and writing to create your own mini zines inspired by personal moments, traditions, and shared meals.

A zine is as a domestic and DIY publishing format. Just like the kitchen table, zine making is resourceful, adaptive, and personal. Whether it’s recipes passed down through generations, conversations over meals, or the table as a creative workspace, this session encourages participants to document and share their experiences through handmade publications.

This workshop is part of our ‘Kitchen Tables’ workshop area – a space for exploring making connected to the many uses of our dining spaces, and what they mean to us.

Key Details:

• Suitable for ages 12+
• This workshop is free
• Sign up on the day or book ‘A Know Before You Go’ session
• There are 8 places available each session
• The workshops will last approx 45 minutes
• Location: Bell tent in Cathedral Square
• There are 5 workshops which will take place at varying times within the same Kitchen Tables venue

Know Before You Go

This is a ‘Know Before You Go’ workshop. Here you have the opportunity to pre-book a selection of activities that are otherwise ‘sign-up on the day’ or ‘drop-in’.

We have also included additional information such as an explanation of what to expect, steps to the workshop activity and a description of the environment.

This new approach is designed to help you feel informed, supported and welcome before you start the experience, and allow you to book to guarantee a space.

Please only book if a ‘Know Before You Go’ workshop would benefit you. This workshop is also available to sign up on the day from 12:00 pm onwards. 

About Fiona Quadri

Fiona Quadri is a visual artist, community archivist, creative facilitator and the founder of Zinetopia, a platform offering critical, creative workshops. Grounded in Postcolonial Studies, Quadri translates tangled histories into visual narratives that explore Displacement, Community, and Race through the lens of QUEER BIPOC experiences. Her work centres on collective being, using expressive illustration, cultural symbolism, and tactile collage to challenge dominant narratives and nurture spaces of belonging. Thriving at the intersection of education, activism, and creative expression, Quadri collaborates with grassroots initiatives such as Da’aro Youth Project and Black Wellbeing Collective while partnering with institutions and brands, including Converse, Tate, and Lush. Alongside her freelance practice, Quadri currently teaches at Ravensbourne University, facilitating briefs around the convergence of art, culture and politics.