PWSH

111 Queen Street, Cardiff, CF10 2AQ

This space is collaboratively curated by lead artist and practitioner Rachel Kinchin and shared by two projects: PWSH and an emerging neurodiverse arts collective born out of creative wellness sessions for neurodivergent adults, known as Neurospicy Play Dates.

PWSH is a playful, radical public art project that began in Cardiff City Centre in 2021, creating joyful murals that celebrate difference and re-imagine public spaces. Over the last four years, PWSH artists—illustrators, designers, and multidisciplinary creatives—have transformed corners of Cardiff with vibrant, inclusive artwork, amplifying local talent and fostering creativity in public life. This new chapter at Hypha expands their mission beyond murals, exploring creative wellness, accessibility, and collaboration at the heart of one of Cardiff’s busiest streets.

Neurospicy Play Dates grew out of weekly creative wellness sessions for adults navigating neurodivergence. Their ethos is rooted in experimentation—“fuck around and find out”—while exploring visual arts through sculpture, installation, weaving, drawing, collage, digital media, and textiles. Together, these projects share a commitment to inclusion, intersectionality, and creating meaningful, supportive spaces for making art.

Public Programme

PWSH runs an ever-evolving programme of residencies, creative wellness sessions, art workshops, takeovers, and exhibitions, alongside Neurospicy Play Dates, which offer body doubling, peer discussions, and explorations of adult diagnosis through art-making. The collective will co-create a manifesto for an inclusive neurodiverse arts network and develop ways to welcome more artists into their space.

Public-facing activity includes weekly art clubs for Deaf creatives in partnership with Our Visual World, and a collaboration with Benthyg to pilot Wales’ first high-street library of arty things, lending materials to make creativity more accessible. The space will also showcase rotating window art, ensuring a continuous public art presence, day and night. Prints and artworks will be available for sale to sustain the project and future opportunities.

Visitors can expect an inclusive environment with access support, quiet times, and sensory-friendly measures in place. PWSH welcomes conversations and collaborations—drop by, say haia, and be part of re-imagining Cardiff’s creative future.