Seeking Refuge

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13/05/2024

22/11/2023

20/06/2023

What an incredible weekend! Huge thank you to to everyone that came and to all the incredible artists involved.

Tonight is the Lock-In by The Outsiders Project. Tickets are almost sold out so get your ticket now. This will be followed by a special screening of Barbaric Genius; a remarkable story of John Healy’s life in our cinema space at 8.30pm.

Tomorrow is World Refugee Day. Please explore The Stories We Thread exhibition at TOSH, bringing together all the voices of the Seeking Refuge project; the young unaccompanied refugees, asylum seekers, and all the women and men refugees who come to our weekly workshops to create a large communal artwork. Seeking Refuge

Please also sign up for Future Worlds with Anders Birger, a workshop exploring future stories at B.A.D. at 2pm on Tues 20 June. Anders' exhibition 'For Clara' continues on at Studio Roost until Sunday.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beaf-arts-festival-2023-future-worlds-with-anders-birger-tickets-642095092707?aff=oddtdtcreator

Lots more going on throughout the week including a Rising Voices Special Edition, visit our website for more info.

Week

10/06/2023

I have been busy and so lucky to be working on so many amazing projects with We are in the countdown to the BEAF Festival. This image is one of the workshops. We have created a set of ‘painting with light’ postcards from these workshops, produced by participants from Bournemouth and Poole College in photography workshops at TOSH. The words on the postcards are inspired by their first thoughts of the UK when they arrived. The postcard will be on sale at the festival.

02/05/2023

Participants from Seeking Refuge are working together to create a large communal cyanotype, stitching together the stories and journeys of all those who have fled their homes and communities. The Stories We Thread will bring together all the voices of the Seeking Refuge project; the young unaccompanied refugees, asylum seekers, and all the refugees who come to our weekly workshops.

The exhibition will be displayed as part of BEAF Festival 2023 at The Old School House from 17-25 June 2023 which coincides with Refugee Week.

More: https://gotbeaf.co.uk/event/the-stories-we-thread/


ID: A close-up photograph of two women’s hands preparing the cyanotype artworks. They are using tweezers to put the fabric into a green liquid in large trays.

23/08/2022

The Seeking Refuge Project workshops are on going projects that give people seeking asylum, refugees and vulnerable migrants a welcoming space to come together, enjoy a cup of tea, work creatively, as well as meeting new people.
Join ‘Thursday Threads’ our weekly Women’s textile workshop, where women from all backgrounds can come together and enjoy some sewing, crochet, macrame and more. A free vegan lunch and drinks will also be provided.
Currently, we run two free women’s workshops, called ‘Thursday Threads’, which meet every Thursday, at in Boscombe.
‘Thursday Threads’ a workshop for Ukrainian Women, 10am – 12pm
‘Thursday Threads’ a workshop for International Women, 12.30- 2.30pm
Contact Caroline for more info if you or if you know someone that would like to join one of our workshops:
[email protected]

23/08/2022

The Seeking Refuge Project workshops are on going projects that give people seeking asylum, refugees and vulnerable migrants a welcoming space to come together, enjoy a cup of tea, work creatively, as well as meeting new people.
Join ‘Thursday Threads’ our weekly Women’s textile workshop, where women from all backgrounds can come together and enjoy some sewing, crochet, macrame and more. A free vegan lunch and drinks will also be provided.
Currently, we run two free women’s workshops, called ‘Thursday Threads’, which meet every Thursday, at in Boscombe.
‘Thursday Threads’ a workshop for Ukrainian Women, 10am – 12pm
‘Thursday Threads’ a workshop for International Women, 12.30- 2.30pm
Contact Caroline for more info if you or if you know someone that would like to join one of our workshops:
[email protected]

26/08/2021

26/08/2021

Seeking Refuge is so pleased to be sharing the exhibition at an amazing free one day festival which has been put together to raise money for charities including International Care Network and City of Sanctuary which are both invaluable with all the work they do for refugees and asylum seekers in the Bournemouth.

It’s a free festival at Merick Park BH2 6JL

The festival starts at 1pm
Please come along .trapp.photo

25/08/2021

Thank you .angele for beautifully recording the exhibition words and bringing this amazing work alive. Can not wait to share this at Increase The Peace Festival on Sunday 29th August from 1pm .trapp.photo @