Date Thursday 01 October 2026
Location London College of Communication - T806 (Tower block, floor 8, room 806)
Overview
Throughout history, artists have used diaries and journals to support their creative practice and wellbeing.
From random clippings to scribbled notes to unexpected moments of artistic genius, a journal is the perfect way to contain, preserve, and expand your creative practice while supporting your wellbeing at the same time.
In this workshop, you will discover a portion of UAL Archives and Special Collections Centre's vast and inspiring collection of diaries and journals made by creatives in a guided handling session. Then you will have the opportunity to take direct inspiration from what you have seen to create your own visual journal from scratch, expertly facilitated by artist Tasch Von Uexkull, founder of Assemblage Collective.
We will share a simple book-binding technique to create the structure, along with tips to personalise your cover.
Afterwards, we will explore a variety of written and visual prompts alongside an array of collage materials so you can start your journalling journey.
We will provide all the materials you need. However, you are welcome to bring along any of your own materials to personalise your visual diary, such as small artworks, scraps of paper with notes or drawings and other ephemera you might want to include.
You will take home your personalised A5 journal, new connections and lots of tips for continuing your new journalling practice to support both your practice and your personal wellbeing.
This workshop is facilitated by Assemblage Collective in partnership with UAL Archives and Special Collections Centre and supported by Arts SU.
Assemblage Collective is an arts collective based in London specialising in hands-on artistic workshops harnessing papercraft and creativity to bring people together. Assemblage is in residence at the Foundling Museum in London where they host 10 workshops a year for young people aged 18-30, as well as offering a range of other events open to all at different venues across London.
The workshop will be facilitated by Tascha Von Uexkull, founder of Assemblage Collective. Tascha is a creative producer and workshop facilitator, currently working at the Foundling Museum as the Youth & Communities Manager.
Where: This event will take place at the London College of Communication in room T806. All UAL students are welcome to join. Please just bring your UAL ID to enter the building (alternatively, a temporary pass can be requested from the front desk on arrival).
Directions to the room
When you enter the barriers, head straight up the main staircase. At the top of the stairs, turn right towards the canteen. Walk straight through the canteen, at the end of the canteen hall, turn right through the double doors, past the women's toilets and through another set of double doors towards the lifts. Press the lift button, and when it arrives, select floor '8'. When the lift doors open on floor 8, the room will be on the left.
Access:
The space has step-free access. If anyone requires a step-free route to the space, please let us know or notify reception upon arrival. They will take you through the ground-floor café, up a gradual ramp with handrails on either side, and left through a door that opens with their pass, into the elevator lobby. From there, you should be able to call the elevator to the 8th floor, where the room is located. When inside the lift, if the button panel by the door is not at an accessible height, there are lift buttons at a lower level along the right-hand side. Please do get in touch with The Arts Programme team if you have any questions or require any reasonable adjustments in order to attend and participate in this workshop: artsprogramme@su.arts.ac.uk
Coming on your own?
Don't worry, other people will be attending on their own as well; this event is open to all UAL students and can be a great opportunity to make more connections!
Creative Wellbeing
This year's programme of events has been created in direct response to the recommendations in the Arts SU report on Creative Burnout, 'Inside the Kiln'. Drawing on focus groups with students from across UAL, the report examines how creative burnout affects students’ ability to generate ideas, experiment, take risks, and remain connected to their creative practice. We hope sessions like this provide students with access to new materials, additional forms of creative self-care and resilience.
Read the full report here.
Skills you can gain from this opportunity:
By taking part in this opportunity we hope you will develop your skills in:
Creative and Conceptual skills
Communication and Collaboration
Cultural and Contextual Awareness
Arts Programme Skills Recognition framework
