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New Art Studio
Exhibition
Thirty Six pounds, Ninety Five pence: Artworks by contemporary migrant artists
13 Jun 2017 – 18 Jun 2017
Event times
Textile workshop with independent refugee artist Salah Uh Din
Friday 16 June 2017 - 2pm to 4pm
Booking essential: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/textile-art-workshop-with-salah-ud-din-tickets-33933417766
Q&A with the Artists
Saturday 17 June 2017 - 12am to 1pm
Public Art Making day
Saturday 17 June 2017 - 1pm to 4pm
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 108a Boundary Road
- St John's Wood
- London
- NW8 0RH
- United Kingdom
Ben Uri proudly presents an exhibition of works by New Art Studio, a therapeutic art community for asylum seekers and refugees.
About
Contrary to common belief, asylum seekers are not allowed to work and receive just £36.95 a week in vouchers to live on. This group of artists has suffered the untold horrors of political violence and war, having lost family and friends, their cultures, languages, homes and identities. They now face the challenges of building a new life in an often hostile environment.
The paintings in this exhibition reflect the resilience and sensitivity of the migrant’s story: one of loss and hope.
