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Sarah Hopkins and Sameera Khan were responsible for a very successful workshop for a group of Muslim women in Cardiff as part of the outreach activities of Artes Mundi. The individual collagraph blocks made at the workshop were then printed up as a small edition onto one large sheet of handmade paper, at the very limits of our largest press. The resulting print was spectacular, not only for its range of imagery but also for the texture and colour. It was exhibited in Cardiff and also at the Festival of Muslim Cultures Print Project exhibition at the Taliesin in Swansea in July 2006.
detail of large collagraph print
It was also included in the catalogue of the Contemporary Welsh Printmakers exhibition in Pakistan. The catalogue, which was in Welsh, English and Urdu featured a section on the collaboration between SPW and the All Wales Ethnic Minority Association. Through the auspices of the Artes Mundi trustees, we were able to mount more workshops in Swansea and bring artist Aleem Dad Khan from Pakistan to work on the project.
The Muslim women who had taken part in the original workshop were so enthusiastic that they came over to Swansea to do more workshops.
Artes Mundi celebrates diversity and the global language of visual art. As its Latin name suggests, Artes Mundi (‘Arts of the World’) has been initiated to encourage international exchange between diverse cultures. It provides a framework of activity including a biennial international exhibition, public events and education and outreach programmes.
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contemporary welsh printmakers
contemporary pakistani printmakers
Liberty Paterson says in the catalogue:
“Artists Sameera Khan and Sarah Hopkins led the workshops, teaching the women the technique of collagraph printmaking. It was impressive to witness the
gentle way Sameera and Sarah encouraged the women to explore their own creativity and culture, developing new skills, and increasing their knowledge of contemporary visual art.
The results were spectacular. It was difficult to believe that the women had absolutely no previous artistic experience. The professional quality of the prints led to the work being exhibited in the National Museum Cardiff.
One of the women participating commented that the workshop had enabled her to “express ideas of who I really am”. Clearly the workshop had helped the women to create their own identities, find new places from which to speak whilst discovering a sense of pride in the value they bring to their communities.”
LIBERTY PATERSON
Artes Mundi is a unique platform for visual culture from around the world and celebrates artists whose work adds to our understanding of humanity. Artes Mundi comprises a major exhibition at the National Museum Cardiff, a series of television documentaries in partnership with BBC Wales, a fund of £30,000 to enable works by some of the shortlisted artists to be purchased for the National Collections of Wales, the £40,000 Artes Mundi Prize and a lively public event and education programme including an international conference. The next Artes Mundi exhibition will take place at the National Museum Cardiff in 2008.
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Muslim women’s groups came over to Swansea to take part in further workshops to learn new print processes lead by Sameera Khan and Aleem dad Khan.
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