Event
Journeys Festival International Portsmouth
19 Oct 2017 – 29 Oct 2017
Journeys Festival International
Leicester, United Kingdom
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The Container Project
Exhibition
The Container Project
20 Oct 2017 – 29 Oct 2017
The Container Project
Address
- Portsmouth Cathedral
- High St
- Portsmouth
England - PO1 2HH
- United Kingdom
Event map
The Container Project transforms a shipping container into an immersive project space for the Festival. Positioned outside Portsmouth Cathedral, the container is in the heart of Old Portsmouth, close to the waterfront.
About
The space will host the oral story-telling exhibition from local migrants, new and old, provide a canvas for live graf ti painting, and host an exciting digital drumming project from The Gambia.
In Portsmouth, the Festival presents urban artist N4T4 who will spray the outside of the Container with a mural inspired by the theme of ‘Unity’ in collaboration with local artist Fark. Come and see N4T4 at work on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st October, 10am - 5pm.
Inside the Container, Journeys Festival International is thrilled to present two exciting exhibitions:
Spearman
Sun 22 – Weds 25 October
12 – 2pm and 4 – 6pm each day
Artists Tony Spencer and Kye Wilson present a video installation depicting a West African musician known as Spearman. Using visual arts and technology the installation creates an exchange of vibrant Gambian arts and culture by transporting audiences to Spearman’s home village.
Spearman is supported by public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England in partnership with Furry Fruits Visual Arts
Journeys to Portsmouth
Thurs 26 – Sun 29 October
12 – 2pm and 4 – 6pm each day
Learn about how Portsmouth has welcomed its new residents in this unique audio-visual documentary exhibition.
The exhibition consists of a series of oral stories that were recorded as part of the Journeys to Portsmouth project. Across the summer, the project introduced established migrants living in Portsmouth with refugee and asylum seekers new to the city. Together they discussed topics of home, feelings of belonging and welcome in the city, whilst exploring the city and learning about Portsmouth’s extraordinary heritage.
Created in partnership with Friends Without Borders and supported by British Red Cross.
Alongside Spearman Journeys Festival International is also hosting drumming performances by Drum Nation, Tony Spencer and West African Master Drummer Khalifa Conte.
Sun 22nd October // 2pm.
Artists Tony Spencer, Kye Wilson and renowned British Photographer Vanley Burke will also host an artist's talk, discussing themes of tribal solidarity, existentialism, African culture identity, migration and integration in Africa to Diaspora // Portsmouth
We will have a fantastic performance from local women’s singing groups Allunde & Africappella // Portsmouth who will be performing inside Portsmouth Cathedral on Tuesday 24th October.
Another perfomance not to be missed, students from Admiral Lord Nelson School at the Container will perform a dance in
response to the Journeys to Portsmouth Project.
Sat 28 October // 3.30pm & 3.45pm
