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Valleys Kids

September 2023 – April 2024

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund 

As part of the public programme for AM10, we worked in partnership with venues to develop a series of projects with communities. These were realised in response to the themes and ideas present in the practice and works on display from each of the seven artists. The projects took multiple forms while communities also contributed to our podcast series and the production of interpretative labels shown in the galleries. 

Credit: Valleys Kids exhibition, 06.02.24. Photography: Polly Thomas

Credit: Valleys Kids exhibition, 06.02.24. Photography: Polly Thomas

 

 

 

 

Valleys Kids responded to Alia Farid’s work and collaborated with artists Menna Buss and Rebecca Wyn Kelly on the production of new works that were presented in Explore, an exhibition at The Factory in Porth in early February 2024. Valleys Kids also held a joint workshop and exhibition opening with members of the Threads group from Glynn Vivian Art Gallery on 6 February. As well as these research visits and public events, this project involved 16 participants and comprised five workshops, four interviews for inclusion in podcasts, a text produced as a ‘para-label’, and two exchange visits. 

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Blue monoprints of leaves and natural items are displayed on a white wall.
Two elderly ladies are looking and pointing at embroidered pieces of fabric hung up on a gallery wall.
Elderly ladies are sat down at a long table covered in a purple tablecloth with white polka dots. They are using leaves and natural items to create prints.
Elderly ladies are sat down at a long table covered in a purple tablecloth with white polka dots. They are using leaves and natural items to create prints.
Two elderly ladies are sat down at a table, talking to a female workshop leader and getting help with their embroidery.
A gallery with prints and artwork are displayed on the wall. Hung in the centre of a room is a white sheet which reads: HIRAETH LONGING FOR A PLACE CYSYLLTIAD A LLE A YEARNING IN YOUR HEART TEIMLAD YN DY ENAID BELONGING PERTHYN
A person is embroidering a piece of fabric with a face illustrated on it.
An elderly person is writing text in a speech bubble coming from an illustration of a woman.
Two elderly women, wearing winter jumpers are drawing with pencils at a table. They are talking and laughing together.
Four elderly people are sat down, experiencing an exhibition where chilli leaves are projected onto the walls.

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