After the Different Moons exhibition being open for best part of a week, we’re preparing for the Bazaar on Saturday (22nd), again at the Whitaker in Rawtenstall.  Look out for Asian crafts, and henna-painting, live music, bookstalls, saree stalls and Asian food. We’ll also have, later in the day, live music from Chris Davies and…

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There’s suddenly a real sense of urgency – it’s not long now before the exhibition opens. I’m working on making the four lanterns (above) for the Fountain Room. Shamshad is collating all the written work that has been produced during the various workshops in Haslingden – in English, Urdu and Bengali; Habiba is working on…

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Preparing the artwork that’s going to make up the Different Moons exhibition at the Whitaker (which opens in just over months time) is now everyone’s priority. A lot of this is simply designing the information boards and the graphic displays along with the catalogue. But there’s also a more creative side to it. The poems written by…

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We can announce that we’ve been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant towards the Different Moons project. A total of almost £70,000 over two years to further the pilot work we’ve been undertaking since Spring 2013. We’re delighted! With the first deadline being the exhibition, opening on November 15th, at the Whitaker Museum & Gallery…

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We’ve started on the second of the planned animated films. The story, once more, is taken from the recorded interview with Mr Mazhar Hussain; its a short section in which he talks about his sea journey from Pakistan to England.Habiba Shenza is creating the animation, and she has already edited the sound recording into the…

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