About this Event
Join this creative workshop for some stitching, chatting, and sharing inspired by the museum’s collections.
What you’ll get:
- Techniques taught by professional artist Helen Mather
- Materials included for your creations onsite
- A specially designed resource for online sessions
Explore resources and creations to inspire yours.
This month:
The 1984 to 1985 Miners’ Strike raised the importance of, amongst other things, community and solidarity. For Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, we will be exploring how solidarity and community can help support mental health, especially when campaigning or taking strike action.
Craftivism is a term used to describe activism that employs the slow-making methods of craft, often using textiles. It is a process of making that allows for contemplation, resilience building, and strategy, and is about collective empowerment.
In this workshop we will be using craftivist methods to create a collective message in textiles, inspired by the Miners’ Strike.
All textile abilities welcome, suitable for 11+ (under 18s must have an accompanying adult).
- Not suitable for groups of more than five people
- All materials provided
- Accompanying resources will be available in Large Print
- If you require British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation and/or Audio Description please contact [email protected] or 0161 838 9190
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
People's History Museum, Left Bank, Manchester, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00 to GBP 15.00
