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EXODUS - MANCHESTER-BASED PROJECTS
CAN worked with women asylum-seekers who access Medical Foundation for the Victims of Torture services to develop a series of animations using both textile and Stop Motion Animation techniques. The project ran at the end of 2008 with seven women, most of who had never participated in a film/animation project before. Five short animations were produced all exploring different personal stories that the women wanted to share. The women gave extremely positive feedback in the evaluation. They said that they were both amazed and empowered that they were able to produce and develop animation skills, and that they would be extremely keen to participate in future creative projects.
Attendance at the project was much higher than expected, involving 39 participants. The majority of the participants were women and children and of African Francophone origin. Manchester City Council Cultural Regeneration will fund further workshops this financial year.
These will be released on CD and internet-based music distribution websites.
CAN, Refugees and Asylum Seekers Participatory Action Research (RAPAR) and Commonword are working in partnership with The Indigent Group North West to develop a series of stories that are written by indigent (destitute) people living in and around Manchester. The stories will be published in a booklet in June 2009.
Somali hat-making is a traditional craft, and the skills will be passed on by older Somali women working as volunteer artist facilitators. A digital artist has been working with the group to document the project. An exhibition of photos from the project and the hats is planned for June 2009.
CAN has organised one taster dance workshop at George House Trust and will be doing another taster in March and a series of 8 workshops is planned for after April.
To see a selection of past Exodus projects visit the Exodus archive page
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Medical Foundation Women’s Textile/Animation
Following work with Ensemble in Summer 2008, CAN held seven African Dance & Drumming workshops at St George's
Community Centre, Collyhurst.
CAN has been working with Testimony women's group, running a series of gospel workshops leading to
recording sessions.
CAN is working with Somali Bravanese Sisters to develop a hat-making project in Moss Side.