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An exhibition of paintings and craft work by members of Mary Seacole House of people they most admired in the world had a five-day showing in the Alima Gallery, Liverpool, in Apri 2007.

Entertainers and politicians were the favourite subjects in People of the World United by Art, an exhibition by 12 beginners whose work was guided by Support Worker Wendy Funcks.


"The main aim of the exhibition was to show that people who suffer from mental distress can produce art and craft work of a professional standard,” said Wendy. “The idea of ‘colouring in' should be banished and adults should be treated as such and not children. For this reason, Mary Seacole House believes in the fundamental principal that with patience, respect, understanding and professional teaching, any of us can do anything we desire".

AN exhibition of paintings and craft work by members of Mary Seacole House of people they most admired in the world
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Four blues and jazz greats by Hazel Johns (from left): Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Billie Holliday and Ella Fitzgerald.
Four blues and jazz greats by Hazel Johns (from left): Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Billie Holliday and Ella Fitzgerald.

"The members of Mary Seacole House took this on board and I asked them to think of people of colour they admired in the world – people who contributed to the lives of others and were generally forgotten because of the colour of their skin.

With this in mind, all the exhibits were produced by members who have never picked up a paintbrush or never used a sewing machine but each has their own story to tell of why they chose a particular piece".

Wendy is now looking for other opportunities to display the work.




 
KENTE CLOTH PROJECT - The idea was borne out of a marketing campaign by the Advocacy Project and Mary Seacole House.
The Kente Cloth Project was designed to involve all members of the Advocacy Project and its sister organisation, the Mary Seacole House, including trustees, staff, volunteers, and service users themselves.
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The Kente Cloth Project was designed to involve all members of the Advocacy Project and its sister organisation, the Mary Seacole House, including trustees, staff, volunteers, and service users themselves.

The theme had to include the kente cloth throughout, and several were imported from Ghana.

Over an eight-day period, three community photographic artists:

Vic Pigula

Bill McDonough

Peter Mack


worked within the organisations to produce a series of 20” x 30” images in and around the building. Much of the service users art is incorporated in the exhibition, and all participants helped in the design and selection process. The exhibition was launched on Friday 14th October 2006 as part of Black History Month.



 
 
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