Tribal Quilt is a project devised by book artist and illustrator Mary Pullen to promote a sense of community and belonging amongst participant individuals and establish positive links between local groups in the town of Colchester, Essex.
The project has been inspired by, and devised to be part of, the Cultural Olympiad 2012 and to fulfill the following aims:
• to devise a new piece of work to showcase
• to devise participatory activities
and to fulfill the following themes:
Tribe (specifically included in the title of the project)
Treasure
Access and Inclusion
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Workshops are being held at a number of Colchester based charity and community organisations participating in the project.
Larger scale community workshops will be held in June and July 2012.
A bookbinding and book arts workshop will be held with Colchester based artists from different artistic disciplines.
Workshop participants will learn traditional book making skills to create an Artist’s Book which will be a unique ‘treasure’.
The project has been inspired by, and devised to be part of, the Cultural Olympiad 2012 and to fulfill the following aims:
• to devise a new piece of work to showcase
• to devise participatory activities
and to fulfill the following themes:
Tribe (specifically included in the title of the project)
Treasure
Access and Inclusion
____________________________________________________
Workshops are being held at a number of Colchester based charity and community organisations participating in the project.
Larger scale community workshops will be held in June and July 2012.
A bookbinding and book arts workshop will be held with Colchester based artists from different artistic disciplines.
Workshop participants will learn traditional book making skills to create an Artist’s Book which will be a unique ‘treasure’.
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