Tangent ⟡ Idea-Generation Workshop @ Mish Mash Café

Monthly Creative Community

TANGENT is an idea-generation workshop for creatives of all kinds (especially if you don’t call yourself one!). It aims to create the kind of welcoming, embodied space that many creatives are missing - one that simply allows ideas to emerge before they’re evaluated.

Through a monthly theme, somatic grounding exercises, creative prompts, and conversation starters, you are invited to come out of the mind and into the body, quiet that inner critic, and engage with the part of you who is naturally creative and curious. What can we find when we give ourselves permission to create for the sake of creating itself?

You are invited to engage in the prompts in whichever way you choose; this might look like chatting to a new face across the table to get inspired, or quietly writing/drawing in your journal. It might be jotting down words and phrases that catch your ear for a future creative project, or doodling aimlessly while you listen to the buzz of the café. You won't be asked to share what you write.

We hope you leave this workshop feeling inspired, connected to community, and creatively nourished - carrying ideas that feel more likely to take root and come to fruition.

Just bring a journal, a pen, and a book for our book swap - the rest is up to you! 🍊

Please note that this event is 18+

Photos and video by my dear, talented friend Tadhg O’Brien

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Ticket Options

To keep Tangent as accessible and inclusive as possible, there are a few ticket options available. All tickets include the full two-hour workshop, as well as a new book from our book swap table (just bring one with you to exchange).

Full Orange ⟡ €15

A full-price ticket. If you’re in a position to choose this option, thank you!

Tangerine ⟡ €10

A reduced-price ticket, available for anyone who needs it. No explanations required.

Pip! ⟡ €0

Each month, a small number of free spots are reserved. If money is tight but you’d really benefit from some creative community right now, you’re very welcome to reach out on Instagram @tangentdublin (no questions asked).

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Your Facilitator

Maria Kelly is an Irish singer-songwriter with over a decade of experience in writing, performing, and releasing music. Celebrated for her emotionally honest songwriting and intimate indie-folk sound, Maria’s debut album The Sum of the In-Between and her most recent release Waiting Room have reached millions of listeners worldwide – with Waiting Room recently named one of the Best Irish Albums of 2025 by The Irish Times.

Maria has gone on to host intimate living room tours, curate multidisciplinary exhibitions, facilitated adult courses of 'The Artist's Way', and founded Tangent – a monthly writing community that sparks creative inspiration and fosters connection within Dublin’s artistic scene.

Maria’s facilitation style is grounded, kind, and collaborative – rooted in a deep belief in the power of creativity to reconnect us to ourselves and each other. Whether through music or group work, she creates spaces where people feel safe to show up honestly, explore their voice, and trust the creative process.