May 16, 2013 / by Emily / Make A Comment / Filed under Asylum stories, Events
This unique performance will give you a glimpse into the heart of refugee women’s lives. The cast includes asylum seeker women from the Boaz Trust.
The production, put together by Community Arts North West (CAN), takes place on Saturday 15 June. There will be stories of courage, joy and hope, brought to you by women from Greater Manchester’s refugee communities. Directed by Cheryl Martin, the performances will be interactive so come and be prepared to take a leap into the unknown.
There are five showings during the course of the day and tickets are booking fast.
Click here to book or contact the Z Arts box office on 0161 232 6089 or boxoffice@zarts.org
Ticket range: £5.50 – £3.30
May 16, 2013 / by Emily / Make A Comment / Filed under Asylum, Asylum stories, Events, News
There’s a second chance to see the Tracing Presence exhibition featuring paintings of asylum seeking women who have stayed with the Boaz Trust.
Tracing presence is a series of large-scale portraits developed by Manchester based artist Elizabeth Kwant during her time with the Boaz Trust. Elizabeth’s work questions the fragility of existence, at once beautiful yet haunting. Presence and absence coexist in a tenuous relationship, inviting and disquieting, whilst embodying the paradox of life as an asylum seeker in the UK. A pre-determined position, on the outskirts of society, powerlessness, depression, fragility… Dignified? Strong? Beautiful? Present yet unseen, categorised yet unnamed. To be, but to have no voice, having life but waiting to live it.
The exhibition will be at Z-Arts Centre in Hulme, Manchester as part of refugee week.
Opening night is on 6 June at 6pm. There will be an artist talk on 13 June at 6 pm, with the exhibition running until 29 June.
Click here for more details and directions.
January 18, 2013 / by Emily / Make A Comment / Filed under Asylum stories, Events, News
The Tracing Presence exhibition opening night is on Thursday 24 January from 6.30 pm. All are welcome.
Tracing Presence is an exhibition by artist Elizabeth Kwant and features paintings of asylum seeking and refugee women who are or have been clients of the Boaz Trust.
Please join us for a relaxed evening of art and music. There will be a short presentation at 7.30 pm by Elizabeth Kwant, and Director and Founder of the Boaz Trust, Dave Smith.
Here’s how Elizabeth describes the paintings:
‘Tracing presence questions the fragility of existence, at once beautiful yet haunting. Presence and absence co-exist in a tenuous relationship, inviting and disquieting, whilst embodying the paradox of life as an asylum seeker in the UK. A pre-determined position, on the outskirts of society, powerlessness, depression, fragility… Dignified? Strong? Beautiful? Present yet unseen, categorised yet unnamed. To be, but to have no voice, having life but waiting to live it.’
The exhibition runs from 24 January until 7 February on the first floor of the Mustard Tree Building at 110 Oldham Road, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6AG.
