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Permindar KaurNothing is Fixed

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Community Takeover

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Ellie Kyungran HeoDid You Eat Rice?

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Opportunities 30 May – 30 August

Community Takeover Call OutsFood for Thought!

Event 22 June – 24 August

Space to Create!Summer programme

Event 10 July

New East Street public artworkJennifa Chowdhury: Pattern & Ornamental Encounters

Event 12 July – 20 September

Public art trailLight the South

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'Mela is expanding the definition of what Asian art can be' . Thanks to Museums Journal (@museumsassociation) for the article on our current exhibiting artist @permindarkaur and how South Asian festivals are encouraging artists to reclaim their heritage. . Read the full piece on Kaur's experience with the project Mela Monument, which showed @artasiasouthampton's Mela Festival earlier this month. Mela Monument also featured work by artists @rabiaraja_art and @ren.artbase, and was presented as part of the national public art programme, @cocreate.soton. . Link in bio 🔗 . Permindar Kaur's retrospective exhibition, Nothing is Fixed, continues at John Hansard Gallery until 7 September 2024. Read more on link in bio. . . #JHGKaur #PermindarKaur #RabiaRaja #RenWooldridge #Art #ContemporaryArt #ArtWriting #Artist #Sculpture #InstallationArt #ACESupported #Southampton #SotonArts #ArtAsia #SouthamptonMela #SouthamptonMelaFestival #CommunityFestival #SOCultured #SOProud #Workshops #PublicArt #CoCreation #InstallationArt #Art #Sculpture #CoCreatingPublicSpace #CCPS #MelaMonument #Culture #MuseumsJournal #MuseumsAssociation @uni_southampton @uos_engagement @aceagrams . 📷: @nosamalcolm
EVENT ALERT! 🚨 . Pop Up Shop Crafting with Tracey Bush Friday 26 July, 11am – 1pm FREE, just drop in . As part of our Community Takeover, join book artist @traceybush.uk for a workshop to make your own ‘pop up shop’ using sustainable cardboard packaging! Family friendly and suitable for all ages and abilities. . Tracey works with paper, creating artworks such as paper sculptures, collage drawings and artist’s books. . Community Takeover offers a space for experimentation and play, where communities can come together and share in our commitment to being a welcoming and inclusive space for all. From June to September, we will be hosting an array of exhibitions, events and workshops in response to Southampton’s food culture, heritage, wellbeing and sustainability. . Link in bio 🔗 . . #JHGTakeover #CommunityTakeover #Exhibition #Community #Art #Food #Sustainability #Southampton #SouthamptonCommunity @uni_southampton_wsa @artsunisouth @chaos_southampton @fantasticforfamilies
Earlier in 2024, John Hansard Gallery, GO! Southampton, @southamptonforward and @artasiasouthampton held an Open Call for Hampshire/Isle of Wight artists to design artworks for East Street in Southampton celebrating South Asian arts and culture. . We're delighted to unveil the selected work by Winchester-based Textile Artist/Designer/Researcher, Jennifa Chowdhury (@jennifanchowdhury). Jennifa’s work explores contemporary expressions of identity, heritage, and belonging, with a specific focus on the experiences of British-Bengali-Muslims. Her visual language is embedded in the exploration of pattern and ornamentation, drawing inspiration from the diverse influences behind traditional Islamic architecture, especially the construction of geometric patterns renowned for their symmetry and proportion. . This project has been developed through Southampton’s Public Art Group which includes @southamptoncitycouncil, John Hansard Gallery, @aspacearts, GO! Southampton and Southampton Forward in its membership. . You can find Jennifa's work now on East Street in the city! . Link in bio 🔗 . . #JennifaChowdhury #Art #Artist #OpenCall #PublicArt #Southampton #SotonArts #SOProud #SOCultured @visit_soton @sotonevents @your_southampton @aceagrams . 📷: @nosamalcolm