DWYS Presents "We Gather" with Sheffield City Archives
In 2023 Dig Where You Stand commissioned fourteen artists to explore local archives and produce new work that captures the unknown history of people of colour in the region.
Much of the historical material used by artists was found in Sheffield City Archives. We gather there now to hear from visual artists Kedisha Coakley, Seiko Kinoshita and Patricia Bugembe, alongside Senior Archivist Cheryl Bailey. Together they discuss their experience working in the archives, discovering new stories and producing creative responses in the form of portraiture, wallpaper and installation.
Join us to find out more about the fascinating hidden history of South Yorkshire and how visual arts can be used to bring it to life. This is also a unique opportunity to see some of the original archive material that inspired the artists’ work.
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Creative Workshop with Sile Sibanda
Uncover the hidden history of South Yorkshire and tell these previously untold stories through your own poetry and creative writing with Sile Sibanda. For ages 12 - 17.
DWYS Presents "We Gather" with Sheffield City Archives
Join us for a fascinating discussion about the hidden history of South Yorkshire and how the visual arts can bring it to life. Featuring commissioned artists Kedisha Coakley, Seiko Kinoshita and Patricia Bugembe with Senior Archivist Cheryl Bailey.
Ancestral Futures - Street Procession & Performance by Eelyn Lee & Collaborators
Join us for live procession through Sheffield City Centre to honour the first recorded Chinese people in Sheffield and numerous other ancestors from East and South-East Asian communities who passed through or settled in South Yorkshire.
