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Workshop around the theme UWU Art workshop with the practitioner Sara Had in total 5 workshops with three schools Initially had two more poetry workshops but got canceled Workshop – presentation, introduction, four corners, looking at the exhibition and select favourite piece, collage and stencil My task: introduce myself, about NSI and the exhibition plus… read more
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Whilst preparing for the exhibition, I contacted the artists who had their work selected. A lot of them returned with no response, however, a few came back to me which I had a chance to interact with them and it led to an opportunity to build a relationship with a new group. One of the… read more
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I could have gave a detailed description on how the installation of the exhibition, ‘Unity without Uniformity’. However, frankly I couldn’t remember much of it but the fact I was tired and stressed. There was minor disagreement on one of walls display juxtaposition and series of interruption from the people. On the day of the… read more
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Today was a very special day for the competition ‘In Someone else’s Shoes’. Because it was a in-person’s judging day, where the judges come together in our office building and discuss the few of the artworks/poetry that are tie on certain places. There are first, second, third place, plus an honourable mention. The judging was… read more
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As soon as we’ve returned from the spring break, Ama has found out with one of our application for grant has been accepted and we receive the good amount 1500 pounds! This was entirely on her where she applied for at least over five different funds and such. Although I helped looking for other possible… read more
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NSI’s international competition (Conversation on conflict), ‘In someone else’s shoes’ has ended on 6th March. In total combining both art, poetry and songs, there were over 2000 submission and our team had to shortlist them one by one and pass onto the judges within a week. I was involved in the process as well, I… read more
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For the longest time, Canterbury was known as Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury’s tale’ but on 4th of March, Wednesday was my first time going to Canterbury-not to mention I started the day very early 5:00 am which is rare. We were invited to assist the workshop at Christ Church University in Kent. Two secondary schools (Canterbury Academy… read more
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When comes to working collaboratively or as a team, I often get stressed. But I came into realisation that a large part of it is to do with my control freak nature, especially producing a visual work I have my stubborn way of doing things. This is something I gathered about myself in the placement… read more
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This is a follow up post to the visit to the Manchester. Even before the reading room closing for installation, there were already a collection of a3 sized prints displayed in the middle of the hall, and there were library users who were carefully going around to view them. While waiting for the closure, I… read more
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It was 12th February, Thursday. Instead of being in the office, we were at Euston station waiting for the train to Manchester. ‘Bridges to Sunflower’ was a project that has been planned back from last October, it was collaborative workshop/exhibition with The Sunflower Dream Project-a creative charity for children in Ukraine. It first started by… read more