Phil Milston is making progress with the fountain – yesterday he trialled putting lights into the lower star-shaped wall. This is going to be one of the centre-pieces for the Whitaker exhibition, which opens on November 15th. Remember we’ve got a stall at Haslingden Street Fair tomorrow. Please come along and say hello…
Category: fountains
Yesterday I travelled back after a couple of weeks holiday in France. On the train I suddenly became very aware that the Different Moons exhibition at the Whitaker, which seemed ages away when I left, is now going to open in only 8 or 9 weeks time! I checked my diary and reminded myself that…
Ramadan, and things have slowed down a little, such as in visiting people at their homes and recording interviews, but work on the Different Moons project continues nevertheless. Habiba Shenza has been coming along in the afternoons and is working on her animated film, using Mazhar Hussain‘s story of his voyage by ship to England in…
We’re beginning the serious business of fundraising for Different Moons. There’s now a programme of 80 workshops being planned with local organisations and groups, and involving both local and national artists working with all ages across the Asian heritage community in Rossendale. These workshops will focus on people’s stories – stories of families, memories of…