Folk For Folk at National Waterways Museum : EXTENDED until 1st June!
In total more than 50 people are contributing to the project, with the finished works including textiles, paintings, sculpture, digital art and photography. The pieces will be on display at the National Waterways Museum Gloucester from 23rd March to 1st June 2024.
The Folk for Folk Team
The National Waterways Museum Gloucester is working with Gloucestershire Arts & Social Projects (GASP!) on Folk for Folk. GASP! has brought together five Gloucestershire-based young creatives to work with groups including Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children, Matson Makers and Art School Matson. Other groups at the University of Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire College and Creative Sustainability are also contributing.
Folk for Folk is funded by Arts Council England’s Unlocking Collections grant.
Visit the Exhibition
The National Waterways Museum Gloucester is open 10am-4pm, Tuesday-Saturday. The Folk for Folk Exhibition is included with Museum admission and is on Level 2 of the building, accessible by lift.
National Waterways Museum Gloucester, Llanthony Warehouse, The Docks, Gloucester, GL1 2EH
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Image Credit: Poster artwork by Jenna Thoresson. Last 2 images at the museum have this in their filenames - Credit Barbara Evripidou Canal & River Trust
Alt Image Text: There are a range of different folk inspired artworks - mostly brightly coloured saying 'Folk for Folk' in bold traditional letters. The poster artwork by Jenna Thoresson has a white background, with 8 scattered triangles in bold colours which looks really playful and modern. There's one image of the front of the National Waterways Museum with the Folk for Folk banners in the window (designed by Nadiyaa Jaffer) and they're a mixture of reds and blues.
The last picture is of Soozy and Hannah - two white women sitting on the floor of the exhibition, with painted plates on the wall behind them. They look tired after spending a long time installing, but look happy!