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Reach Out Beyond- Empowering Women Thro’ Art
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Reach Out Beyond- Empowering Women Thro’ Art

REACH OUT BEYOND is a Women in Neighbourhood (WiN) project which seeks to engage women from a variety of cultural backgrounds through the medium of art. The project, which has received National Lottery funding, is coordinated by Gulnaz Brennan, Founder & Chair of WiN, working with team leaders Shafina Iqbal and Jamila Atcha. The project is a continuation of REACH OUT project delivered last year. For further details please contact Sarah at win.selfhelp@gamil.com
REACH OUT – WiN Launches Empowering Women Art Exhibition at the Octagon
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REACH OUT – WiN Launches Empowering Women Art Exhibition at the Octagon

We are very pleased to announce the launch of 'Reach Out' project at the Octagan by Emmerdale fame star Rokhsaneh Gwaham-Shahidi. She  launched the Exhibition alongside the Book and gave out certificates to participating women groups and individuals. The winner of the best mosaic will be chosen by our three judges -Maura Jackson, Sajida Hussain and Emma Gregson. REACH OUT is a Women in Neighbourhood (WiN) lottery funded project which seeks to engage women from a variety of cultural backgrounds & empower them through the medium of art. Launched at Great Lever Connected, the project is co ordinated by Gulnaz Brennan who is also the Founder & Chair of WiN, and was delivered with the support of Anna Kinley, Jenny Vining and Wendy Ann, Shafina and Urvashi Tulsidas. Women groups...
Reach Out Exhibition – Empowering Women Through Art
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Reach Out Exhibition – Empowering Women Through Art

REACH OUT is a Women in Neighbourhood (WiN) lottery funded project which seeks to engage women from a variety of cultural backgrounds & empower them through the medium of art. Launched at Great Lever Connected, the project is co ordinated by Gulnaz Brennan who is also the Founder & Chair of WiN, and was delivered with the support of Anna Kinley, Jenny Vining and Wendy Ann. Women groups from across Bolton created some very inspiring mosaic with ‘Women’ as the central theme. Art has a universal language and is a great medium to connect, engage and empower people. The exhibition is a culmination of ‘ Building Bridges’ NLDC  art course by Bolton College. The theme of ‘Women’ was chosen because women are often the unsung heroes of day to day life in our cities, towns and villages. Wom...
REACH OUT – Engaging & Breaking Barriers
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REACH OUT – Engaging & Breaking Barriers

REACH OUT is a Women in Neighbourhood (WiN) project which seeks to engage women from a variety of cultural backgrounds through the medium of art. The project has received National Lottery funding and is coordinated by Gulnaz Brennan, Founder & Chair of WiN, working with team leaders Jenny Vining, Wendy Ann, Urvashi Tulsidas and Anna Kinley. The launch, at the Great Lever Connected in Calvert Road, was well-attended and enthusiastically received. Gulnaz introduced the project, which is about mosaic creation, with a central theme of Women. Jenny gave a demonstration, encouraging participation and practice while introducing the project and discussing the materials and techniques involved. Various workshops and sessions were held at All Souls Church and several other community venues...
A Journey Into the World of Mosaics
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A Journey Into the World of Mosaics

For thousands of years, mosaics have been part of interior spaces. Their start can be traced back to primitive man’s simple arrangements of pebbles into patterns, describing a direction or message. The techniques gradually developed through history — from decorative floor and wall surfaces in villas and cathedrals to the modern expression of mosaics as art. Mosaics can be described as the art of decorating a surface with designs made up of small, closely placed pieces of hard material, or tesserae. Tesserae glass material, known by the Italian name smalti, is opaque and brilliant in color and can be manufactured in hundreds of hues. An Ancient Artform Scholars have traced mosaics back as far as the fourth millennium B.C. to the Temple of Uruk in Mesopotamia. Other examples equally as anci...
REACH OUT Empowering Women Through Art
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REACH OUT Empowering Women Through Art

REACH OUT is a Women in Neighbourhood (WiN) project which seeks to engage women from a variety of cultural backgrounds through the medium of art. The project, which has received National Lottery funding, is coordinated by Gulnaz Brennan, Founder & Chair of WiN, working with team leaders Jenny Vining and Wendy Ann. The launch, at the Great Lever Connected offices in Calvert Road, was well-attended and enthusiastically received. Jenny Vining introduced the project, which is mosaic creation with a central theme of Women. She gave a demonstration and encouraged participation and practice while she introduced the project and discussed the materials and techniques involved. .   Materials will be provided by REACH OUT and the aim of the group and the project is to develop a coll...