Sit down with the women of the Threads group, and see their latest exhibition piece, in line with Refugee Week.
Join Threads for a textiles workshop facilitated by local artists Claire Everett and Mahtab Grimshaw, and chat with the women about their new wall-hanging piece exhibited at TOSH, made collaboratively, responding to the theme of 'Home'.
Thursday 18th June, 11am-1pm
No experience necessary, open to all, all materials provided - just come along, have a chat and enjoy some sewing! Young people may join, but must be accompanied please.
Founded by local photographer Caroline Beale Johnson, Seeking Refuge is an ongoing initiative that works with people seeking asylum in the UK and people that have settled in Bournemouth. In ongoing creative workshops, including textiles and photography, people come together with the tools and support to tell their own stories however they choose to.
Find out more about the Seeking Refuge Project here.
About
"The idea for Seeking Refuge started when I read that by the end of 2019, there were nearly 26 million refugees in the world, with half being children. It’s such an important issue, but after Brexit, the way refugees were talked about in the media often created more confusion than clarity. I wanted to change that and share the real stories of refugees."
Beginning as a photography project exhibited in BEAF's 2020/2021 festival, Seeking Refuge has developed into an ongoing project offering regular creative workshops and events for refugees, as well as producing exhibition pieces created collaboratively with the Threads group.
Previous Threads installation pieces include:The Stories We Thread - a large tapestry of cyanotype prints on fabric. And A Seat At the Table - a communal work of embroidered plates of food, inspired by the countries of people seeking refuge in the UK.
Their latest exhibition piece, Home, is an embroidered wall-hanging made collaboratively in response to the theme of 'Home'.
Threads is a weekly textiles workshop facilitated by local artists, where refugee women can develop skills, enjoy creative projects, and meet people. The Threads workshops are currently facilitated by Claire Everett.
