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Come work with us! S.i.A has two exciting roles available at our Community Centre and C.A.F.E. We are looking for a Centre & Rentals Manager.

January 2020

Centre and Rentals Manager: Day to Day Management and Administrative tasks in relation to the management of Sunshine International Arts’ Community Centre and Café – C.A.F.E ‘Carnival-Arts-For-Everyone’ Reporting to: Ray Mahabir, Artistic Director (Line Manager) Key Responsibilities: Managing and overseeing the centre’s operations. Management of the rental spaces and delivery of events. Administration on a […]

Come work with us! S.i.A has two exciting roles available at our Community Centre and C.A.F.E. We are looking for a Café & Artistic Assistant.

January 2020

Centre, Café and Artistic Support/Assistant Reporting to: Artistic Director & Centre Manager Role: This is an ideal opportunity for a hard working individual with an interest in the arts and/or carnival with some experience in hospitality looking for a casual and flexible position. Job Type: Casual 1-2 days a week Salary: London Living Wage Closes: 9th March […]

What S.i.A has been up to over the last 6 months…

October 2019

S.i.A has had a tremendous Summer of carnival projects, costume building and community engagement ! Each autumn we love taking a look back over the SUNSHINE months to reflect on all the incredible things we’ve been involved with. This April – September season saw S.i.A sustain various annual projects:Our Total audience […]

YOGA @ Sunshine

June 2019

Weekly Class Schedule: Tuesdays, 7:15 – 8:30pm with Lana (Please note: NO CLASS on Tuesday 18th June) Thursdays, 7:15pm – 8:30pm with Claire Sundays, 10:00am – 11:15am with Beckie (Please note: NO CLASS on Sundays throughout July or September) Drop ins welcome, although pre-booking is advised due to limited spaces. Suitable for beginners. £8 per […]

2019 MASCYCLE – MAS CAMP IS HERE!

June 2019

MASCYCLE ….Ah maS aH cOlour…a drop in the ocean… A SHOWCASE OF UPCYCLED COSTUMES FROM 2007-2018 IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN… Our vibrant South-London carnival centre hosts our annual MAS CAMP get-together! EVERYONE is WELCOME!! This year our Upcycled theme means carnival can be more AFFORDABLE for ALL. Our contribution to the Artform is […]

Mas Camp Begins on 25th July!

June 2018

This year’s Notting Hill Carnival promises to be an enlightening event not just for the lot of you that come down to our Mas Camp dates this summer but for the millions of people that line the West London streets this August. Come down to C.A.F.E. this summer and take part or volunteer in our […]

Sunshine Update – Gearing Up For Notting Hill Carnival

March 2018

Gearing up for Notting Hill Carnival 2018 !!! Sunshine International Art is giving Carnival Art a platform to highlight humanity’s destruction of the planet. Our Mas Band in 2018 is looking at how our Art can move people to Rejuvenate, Reincarnate, Rebirth our glorious planet. …Dance of Jouvert… AFRICAN spirits We de people, of this EARTH We […]

🍋 Roti, Rumpunch and Lime. 🍋 Mas Camp 2017 at Sunshine!

July 2017

Come on Sunday 6th August from 12-6 to experience our family day Mas Camp at Sunshine International Arts! Register yourself to take part or volunteer in this year’s production of Love and The Death of Carnival in Notting Hill Carnival. Family Day: 27th August // Adults’ Day: 28th August Call for performers at Notting Hill […]

Mas Camp at C.A.F.E.!

June 2017

Mas Camp: how community arts transforms Notting Hill Carnival How has a grassroots artform inspired Europe’s largest street festival, Notting Hill Carnival? Why not join Sunshine International Art’s Mas Camp? Mas Camp at Sunshine International Arts’ ‘C.A.F.E.’ (Carnival Arts for Everyone) is a melting pot of creative flair in a multitude of artistic crafts: feather flowing; […]

Freedom – Family – Fun! What does Carnival mean to you?

May 2017

Carnival is an explosive array of colour. Ornate, extravagant, ‘Mas’ (costumes) stimulate the visual senses and community comes together as one. Cutting through the loud Soca soundsystems is the individual’s voice of what Carnival means to them. We asked some of our participants what they love about carnival: “Being in carnival has given me the opportunity to […]