Inverness groups Dopamine Dolls and Midnight Majic come together to host day of creative workshops at Wasps Creative Academy
Two Highland groups are teaming up to raise money for a local charity.
Dopamine Dolls and Midnight Majic DJ Collective will be running a day of creative workshops plus an evening drink, draw and DJ session at Wasps Inverness Creative Academy on Saturday, August 3.
Dopamine Dolls, a peer-led charity providing a community and support service for women non-binary people living with ADHD, and Midnight Majic, a DJ collective promoting music and creative community events across Inverness and further afield, will team up with other creative outlets to foster community connections and support ADHD awareness – with any money raised will be donated to Dopamine Dolls.
The day will consist of: screen printing on tote bags, mini DJ workshops, flower arranging, macramé and ceramic taster sessions. In the evening, visitors are invited to draw or paint to a soundtrack provided by Midnight Majic’s DJs, potentially supported by participants from the mini-DJ workshops.
The collaborating creative organisations taking part are Circus Art Space (hosting Screen Printing Tote Bags), Alice Sleeper-Atkins (hosting Floral Arrangement), Annie and the Hooks (hosting Make a Macramé Plant Hanger), Seed Ceramics (hosting Design a Ceramic Tile), and Isle of Riso (hosting Drink, Draw, and DJ).
Bringing either an alcoholic or soft drink to get the creative juices flowing is optional, while entry for the workshops is generally free – although some are charging a small fee to cover materials – with a donate what you can option. Booking is required as spaces are limited.
Ashley Hope, co-founder, chair, and CEO of Dopamine Dolls, said: “We’re so excited to be hosting this event with Midnight Majic. A lot of our Dolls are creative, and we’ve held a couple of craft sessions ourselves, but this will really give attendees the opportunity to embrace their own creativity.
“Everyone is welcome to come along, whether they have a connection to ADHD or not. If individuals or organisations would like to find out more about what we do at Dopamine Dolls, our volunteers will be on hand to speak with them.
“Any donations people can make in exchange for the new skills they’ll learn will be gratefully received, and will help us to continue supporting the ADHD community in the Highlands.
“Most importantly, this event will be a chance to come together with like-minded individuals, in a safe and inclusive space, and get lost in a world of creativity, no doubt creating some beautiful art and special memories along the way.”
Karen Lindsay, co-founder of Midnight Majic, said: “This is a collaboration we’ve been super excited about for a while. It’s our first event bringing together creatives from across the local area to host an intimate, interactive event.
“We hope that folks can make new friends and also foster new connections that might result in future collaborations.
“It’s a lot of hard work putting on events and building community here in Inverness. So, hopefully, as community organisers and artists, we can come together and support each other’s growth, while also providing something really exciting and valuable for those attending.
“Both Ashley and I are stoked that we’re able to do this in support of ADHD awareness and the wider work Dopamine Dolls does locally. So we’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone involved for donating their time and efforts.”
