Cultural Fusion is a community arts group established by local artists to promote and develop local arts activity. The aim is to keep alive an understanding of the traditions associated with South Asian henna customs at a time when successive generations are moving away from them.

Cultural Fusion represents arts practice that is unique to the area of Slough, which comprises of Pakistani/ Indian/ and African (Somali) communities to whom decorative arts are important for self-expression.

Its first project took place at Slough Museum with a small grant form a local Regeneration Fund and looked at the rituals, customs, history and traditions of henna art. This event involved local visual artists in a series of workshops ensuring these traditions are not lost. These workshops were highly celebrated amongst Slough’s diverse community, bringing positive responses from a wide audience.