It’s exciting times at Amatina HQ, as funding was recently awarded
for Reading’s Year of Culture theme ‘art
in unusual places’! And what better than to feature a sample of project ‘Around the World in 80 Washing Lines’
in launderettes around Reading?
Why launderettes, you ask? Well, typically art tends to be exhibited in galleries
and more traditional art venues. Laundrettes would provide people who may not
typically engage with the arts with access to it. The art installation would
provide an additional feature for the launderette, and a fitting one too. It’s
a great way for launderettes to offer something different, and this is a topic
I’ll be exploring in my next blog!
The
residents of Reading will be the inspiration for my art making, as I plan to
run a cross-section of workshops across community groups in Reading to engage
with the various backgrounds and diverse make-up of people that we have. This
will then provide the images and stories for the art installation that will be
hung up in launderettes around Reading. I’m really looking forward to hearing
and learning about the stories behind the washing lines directly from Reading
residents!
The stories and images will then feed into the overall ‘Around the World in 80 Washing Lines’ project, which is all about culture, diversity and the similarities between us as human beings. I feel it’s an incredibly important message to highlight in today’s world, where often our attention is honed in on our differences.
So the workshops are to follow shortly and soon after the images will be hitting a launderette in Reading! I’ll keep you posted on progress across my social media platforms ;)
