Updates
Giocherenda workshop
Threading Stories workshop June 10th-11th2019, Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University The workshop is led by Giocherenda, a group of young refugees who came to Palermo (Italy) from various African Countries. In Palermo, they have found a place...
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Strands of Time and Place
opening in July at Gawthorpe Hall https://www.gawthorpetextiles.org.uk/post/182399353663/strands-of-place-and-time
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British Textile Biennale with SuperSlowWay
Thread Bearing Witness will be appearing at Gawthorpe Hall in the autumn, but look out for Strands of Time and Place which will be in July. https://superslowway.org.uk/projects/britishtextilebiennial-2019-2/
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Syrian embroideries for sale
Beautiful hand-stitched embroideries by Asmaa. Contributions made to refugee charities. Email: a.kettle@mmu.ac.uk
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One more tent for the multi-language Mushaira
This tent of poetry pod is by Anca Ioana Lumezeanu
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Multi Language Mushiara
Another beautiful tent by Freya Godwin for the Mushaira
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Ibukun Jesusanmi – Personal reflection and future plans
Being an artist in residence at the Whitworth and collaborating with WYC (Whitworth Young Contemporaries) and Manchester City of Sanctuary had a great impact on Ibukun's life. She has grown so much as a person and as an artist and, as for many other people part of...
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Ibukun Jesusanmi – Working with Whitworth Young Contemporary and Manchester City of Sanctuary
at THE WHITWORTH With Sally Thelwell, the Whitworth's Youth Engagment Coordinator, Ibukun Jesusanmi aimed to create a social campaign to raise awareness towards the issues related to migration and the refugee crisis. On the 14th of October, they organised a family...
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Manchester Children’s book festival, Multi Language Mushiara
More poetry pods for the Muschiara project with Emma Martin, Manchester Schools and Pods made by textile students at Manchester School of Art Poetry pod by Anca Lumezeanu Poetry Pod by Samiya Nazeer
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Manchester multi language-Mushaira
Four schools in Manchester are working with the artist Emma Martin, Students from Manchester School of Art have made Mushairas for the schools to write poetry. This one is by Eloise Pierce. Traditionally mushairas are poetry performances in South East Asian...
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