Event Details
Representatives from Conflict Textiles, Void gallery, Tower Museum and arpillera workhop attendees pictured at the unveiling of 'Mujeres Disruptivas collective arpillera', on UN World Refugee Day 2023. (Photo: CRH) |
| Launch & Textile display: | Mujeres Disruptivas / Disruptive women unveiling: Refugee week 2023 |
| Description: | The unveiling of Mujeres Disruptivas / Disruptive women ollective arpillera, marking Refugee Week 2023 (19-25 June) embodies many threads of collaboration. It emerged from a workshop (see p.5-9) in the Void Gallery, Derry/Londonderry, associated to the Mujeres Disruptivas exhibition - Magee Campus Library, Ulster University. Arpilleristas Manoli Garcia Gonzalez and Pilar López from Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc, Badalona, Catalonia (exhibition co-curators with Conflict Textiles) facilitated the workshop as part of their wider visit to Northern Ireland to share their expertise in arpilleras.
The completed collective arpillera incorporates the disruptive element of the exhibition theme, whilst demonstrating solidarity with refugees who have had their lives disrupted.
The unveiling took place at 2pm, Tuesday 20th June, in the Void Gallery Education Space. A number of pieces from the Conflict Textiles collection were also exhibited as part of this event.
Underlining Conflict Textiles focus on Refugee Week 2023, curator Roberta Bacic facilitated a ‘hands on’ textile workshop, 11am – 3pm, Monday 19 June, linked to the solo exhibition by Ghafar Tajmohammad Afghani War Rugs Reimagined, Yorkton workshop, London.
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| Commissioned by: | Void Gallery, Derry-Londonderry |
| Date(s): | 20th June 2023 - 20th June 2023 |
| Venue: | Void Gallery, Derry-Londonderry
10 Waterloo Place, Derry-Londonderry, BT48 6BU |
| Curator: | Roberta Baic and Conflict Textiles team |
| Facilitator: | Zoe McSparron, Public Programmes, Void Gallery |
| Outcome: | The unveiling of the collective arpillera - taking place in the context of Refugee Week 2023 - was the culmination of the various strands of collaboration linked to 'Mujeres Disruptivas' exhibition and workshop. Those present - from Void Gallery staff to workshop participants - had an opportunity to share their experience of being part of this initiative. |
| Documents: |
• Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc visit: Photo gallery - view
• Event PR document, Void Gallery - view
• Textile list, Void gallery, 20 June 2023 - view
• Photo gallery, Refugee Day 2023 - view
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