About the Exhibition
The original exhibition:
The exhibition was funded by the Arts Council and consisted of 4 wings, mounted on a lino world map. One wing focused on the wider Refugee experience in Britain. The other three wings focused on experiences of refugees from Somalia, Kurdistan, and Afghanistan. The boards featured images of those communities in their home countries and their new home, Manchester, and quotes from those interviewed as part of a HLF funded oral history project. In addition there were shelves that held ceramic artwork produced by young refugees as part of associated workshops.
The exhibition was seen by over 8,000 people between June 2006 and January 2008 at the following venues: Gorton Monastery, Longsight Library, St Luke's Church, Victoria Baths, Salford University, Urbis, St Anthony’s Centre, Trafford Park, Trafford Local Studies, Sale Waterside, The Greenheys Adult Education Centre, Manchester Town Hall, Oldham 6th Form College and the Zion Centre
A future for the exhibition:
The exhibition had to be taken apart in January 2008. It had become worn and difficult to put together after 18 months of touring. The old panels were donated to community and refugee groups. The original pictures, quotes and art work will be redesigned and printed onto light weight conference panels and made available for loan from January 2009.
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