RECOVERED HISTORIES. AN ART COUNCIL ENGLAND FUNDED PROJECT MAY TO SEPTEMBER 2019
RECOVERED HISTORIES - An Art Project. Artist George Sfougaras Funded by Arts Council England, Lottery Fund. Partners: ArtReach, Leicester Print Workshop, Leicester Cathedral, New Walk Museum, National Portrait Gallery, ROOTS (City of Sanctuary Volunteers/participants) Focus 'Recovered Histories' comments on shared human history, addressing change and reconciliation. Layers of meaning are created through the symbolic use of pattern and light, combined with artwork and archive material from migrant families. Using the artist's background, alongside volunteers, including Bishop Guli Francis Dehqani, herself an Iranian refugee, George Sfougaras will further develop his artistic practice, create new partnerships and give voice to refugees’ experiences. The artwork will reach out to audiences, encouraging discussions, creating images that comment on current and past migrations. Exhibition An exhibition of new prints and mixed media works ...