Event Details
Participants viewing the film "Common Threads" by Jayla Jamison as part of a programme of outreach activities of the "Enduring Life: Arpillera Voices" exhibition. (Photo: Ying Liang) |
| Exhibition and associated activities: | Enduring Life: Arpillera Voices |
| Description: | This exhibition includes 20 pieces from the International Conflict Textiles collection as well as five pieces from the Northern Ireland Causeway Museum Service collection. It will be complemented with a number of workshops and other associated activities.
Web links:
Derry City and Strabane District Council, Museum and Visitor Service
Alley Arts and Conference Centre |
| Commissioned by: | Derry City and Strabane District Council, Museum and Visitor Service |
| Date(s): | 11th May 2016 - 15th July 2016 |
| Venue: | Alley Arts and Conference Centre, Strabane, Northern Ireland
1A Railway St, Strabane, Northern Ireland. BT82 8EF |
| Curator: | Roberta Bacic assisted by Jan Gijsemans |
| Facilitator: | Derry City and Strabane District Council, Museum and Visitor Service |
| Outcome: | Through the workshop, guided tour and film screening, a range of diverse groups have come in contact with and have had 'hands on' experience of arpilleras: St. Mary’s Primary School, Strabane; Bluebell Arts Project and Foyle Sign Language Centre, Derry.
Connections have been made with National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI) and the Gasyard Arts Factory, Derry.
Reports on the workshop with St. Mary's school, Strabane and the guided tour and film screening is available in the documents section below. See Report on film screening & guided tour 170616, and Workshop process and outcome - Strabane 2016. |
