Event Details
People who attended the launch of "Story Makers 2008 - 2012", 13th March 2012. (Photo: Martin Melaugh) |
| Exhibition and associated activities: | Story Makers 2008-2011, Twenty-five textile stories: A festival of arpilleras and quilts with an associated launch, workshops and activities to mark International Women's Day 2012. |
| Description: | This exhibition, with an associated launch, workshops and activities features the story of the 25 textile installations displayed at the Verbal Arts Centre since 2008.
The exhibition depicts a variety of themes: local, international, human rights issues and the experiences of new communities. It also provides an opportunity for a get-together of many of the different participating groups and communities.
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A message from San Roc to Derry
Verbal Arts Centre |
| Commissioned by: | Verbal Arts Centre, and curator |
| Date(s): | 13th March 2012 - 18th June 2012 |
| Venue: | Verbal Arts Centre, Derry / Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Stable Lane and Mall Wall, Bishop Street Within, Derry / Londonderry, Northern Ireland. BT48 6PU |
| Curator: | Roberta Bacic |
| Facilitator: | Verbal Arts Centre & Curator |
| Outcome: | In the words of James Kerr, Executive Director, Verbal Arts Centre (VAC) the series of textile exhibitions at the VAC has been: "...a stimulating process of engagement with a new constituency of participants. It has encouraged us to learn new skills and make new friends and has added a new dimension of colour to the centre." |
| Photographs: | Photographs of launch of Exhibition, 13th March 2012 - View Here |
