Workshop
Try Papercuts - FREE Workshop 11-18 Years
05 Mar 2016
The Amelia
Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Exhibition
Wycinanki: The Art of Polish Papercuts
15 Jan 2016 – 16 Apr 2016
Event times
Open Tues - Sat 9:30am to 5pm
Cost of entry
FREE
Address
- The Amelia
- Civic Centre, Mount Pleasant,
- Royal Tunbridge Wells
England - TN1 1JN
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Bus stops out side The Amelia at the War Memorial in the centre of town.
- The Amelia is a 5 minute walk uphill from Tunbridge Wells train station.
Event map
This exhibition brings together examples of the Polish Folk Art Wycinanki from the Horniman Museum & Gardens. Displayed together with contemporary responses from artist Orly Orbach and the Tunbridge Wells Polish community.
About
This exhibition, curated by Justyna Pyz, brings together examples of the Polish folk art Wycinanki from the Horniman Museum & Gardens. Perhaps modelled on traditional Jewish Paper cuts, Wycinanki originated as an inexpensive means of decorating the homes of rural labourers. they were often ,ade for religious festivals and family celebrations and feature bold and colourful symbolic designs.
The exhibition will show extraordinary paper cuts commisioned by the Horniman in 2010, together with contemporary responses from artist Orly Orbach and the Tunbridge Wells Polish community.
