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Thursday Threads Exhibiting at Wells Contemporary
Members of ‘Thursday Threads’ are currently exhibiting at the prolific Wells Arts Contemporary, and it is their very first time exhibiting
Creativity Works is proud to be supporting ‘Thursday Threads’ and artist Samantha Hickman at Wells Arts Contemporary Exhibition.
The Thursday Threads group members are extremely excited to be taking part in this high profile event. Over the past few months they have shared stories, skills and creative approaches in the friendly and supportive group. Artist and Art Therapist Samantha Hickman has facilitated a creative and empowering process of story cloths which has promoted positive relationships and recovery for group members. Participants say they have gained self-confidence, increased their sense of resilience, and learnt new skills. The story cloths are artworks in themselves, each one unique and individually created with connections to personal stories.
The exhibition will run until Sunday 28 August, and if you’re unable to attend in person you can view it online here: https://www.wellsartcontemporary.co.uk/2022-ve
The Private View
Members had the opportunity to celebrate all of their hard work at the Private View.
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- Philippa, Guinevere, Lesia, Sandra, Hazel and Sam
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- Hazel and Milo
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- Members of the public contributing to the Sunflower
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- Philippa, volunteer Janet and Artist Samantha Hickman
About Thursday Threads
Thursday Threads is a free-hand sewing course, conducted at The Hive Community Centre in Peasedown St. John with funding via Creativity Works. Participants are residents from Bath & North East Somerset. Story Cloths, or arpilleras as they are known in Chile, are a way to translate our lived experiences into a creative format so that they may be viewed from another perspective. Participants are encouraged to have an open mind and to let the creative process guide them on their stitching journey.
We believe creativity is vital to the process of change and growth for people participating on our programmes. Creative processes arouse curiosity and interest and help meaningful engagement and positive focus. Transferable skills are learned such as research and development, problem solving and communication. Participants can express themselves and develop local community peer support.