Online Windrush Workshops 6th-8th July
Date/Time:
6th July 2020 - 8th July 2020
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Learning Through The Arts will be running online workshops as part of Children’s Art Week, a UK-wide programme run by Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education.
Sessions will be delivered live via Zoom and will tell the story of Windrush generation’s journey to the UK through three exciting crafts.
Please click on the links below for further details of each session. Tickets are free of charge but must be booked in advance via Eventbrite.
Monday 6th July 10.00- 10.45 am: Make Your Own Empire Windrush
Learn about the Windrush Generation and the 492 people who journeyed from the Caribbean to the UK in 1948 through making and decorating your own Empire Windrush ship.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-your-own-empire-windrush-tickets-110759956010
Tuesday 7th July 10.00- 10.45 am: Craft A Porthole
Reflect on the Windrush generation’s journey from the Caribbean to the UK by making your own ship porthole. Consider what it would have felt like to make such a long journey, and what you might have been able to see as you looked out of the ship’s windows.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/craft-a-porthole-tickets-110774752266
Wednesday 8th July 10.00- 10.45 am: Create A Welcome Flag
Celebrate the arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948 by making a welcome flag to greet the travellers. Imagine how they would have felt after their long journey to a new country and create a welcome flag to greet them when they arrive at Tilbury Docks.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/create-a-welcome-flag-tickets-110777163478
Please contact Learning Through the Arts on 07510 917517 or events@learningthroughthearts.co.uk for further information.
Children’s Art Week is run by Engage, the National Association for Gallery Education and supported in 2020 by Arts Council England, Creative Scotland and Arts Council of Wales and The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust.