The British Sari Story competition for a British Sari was featured at the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace in October 2010. One of the winners was Zahra Ahmed, from Peterborough, who created this ‘mini’ sari while still at school, in her final year of A levels.Her polished and sophisticated design impressed the […]
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To coincide with The British Sari Story exhibition in Brent Museum, Brent Council funded a JC Decaux poster campaign. British Sari Story posters were posted prominently across the borough in November/December 2007. The British Sari Story was a search for a British Asian sari, 60 years after Indian independence.
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The British Sari Story, a project funded by Awards for All and the Heritage Lottery Fund, aimed to find a design for a British Sari. Press coverage: BBC Radio Leicester Simply Bhangra, global Asian entertainment site Asiana magazine March 2008 Society Guardian, September 2007 Rediff India Abroad, September 2007 Telegraph, Calcutta September 2007 Telegraph, Calcutta, April […]
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A record of embroidery classes that we ran in Harrow, north west London, made by filmmaker Monica Alcazar. As happened at other classes – interesting conversations and celebrations evolved. Monica was just in time to record the Valentine’s Day party … These classes took place in spring 2011 in Harrow, north west London. We ran them in […]
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Srebrenica Now went on display at Feltham Young Offenders’ Institution first art exhibition space for prisoners and staff in 2006. We created posters for display in the corridors and ran a short story competition. “We’re trying to give the lads access to the arts and use this space not only to encourage them to consider that […]
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Photographs from Srebrenica Now were put on display at the Education Centre of Wormwood Scrubs prison, London. Here is a selection of the reactions to the photographs when they were shown at the prison: What do these images suggest to you? • Few have hope for the future; some change and improvement are expected but take time […]
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