Programme of exhibitions and events:
April - May 2008 Short Films -
Cumbria Multicultural Women's Network
In collaboration with Baltic Link Trust, five members of Cumbria Multicultural Women's Network took part in a Visible Voice film-makers course in Barrow. Over the course of three workshops the women learned how to make and edit a short film. By the end of the course three short documentary films were produced which demonstrated the power of this means of communicating real life stories. The films can be seen on the Visible Voice website or click here to find out more about the films and the work of the Multicultural Centre in Barrow.
Visible Voice is a multinational research project being undertaken by Vincent O'Brien, Priniciple Lecturer in Health at the University of Cumbria.
http://www.threevoices.co.uk/Threevoices/Home.html http://uk.youtube.com/user/threevoices
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'Migrant Stories'
3 Short films on one DVD
'Migrant Mothers' made by Jo Ann Saltigo and Lili Orzac,
'Away From Home' by Maha Ismail and Yesim ar Farouk,
'My Homeland', by Maha Ismail
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March / April 2007
Exhibition: Rytojus 2007; migration - migracija
Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, Cumbria UK
www. brewery arts.co.uk
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Slide show of migrant agricultural workers
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Fens, East Anglia 2007 - Nick May |
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Members of Cumbria Multi-cultural Women's Network visit
their work at the exhibition, Kendal 2007 |
International photographic and new media exhibition by Lithuanian and UK artists on the theme of the human experiences of migration; with personal stories and family snapshots from community participant authors from Cumbria, Norwich, Pociuneliai and Siauliai.
Artists: Laura Garbstiene, Ignas Krunglevicius, Nick,May, Diane Rickerby with documentary film edited by Egle Budvytyte, Goda Budvytyte, Ieva Miseviciute.
Also work by Aleksandras Ostasenkovas, Regina Sulskyte, Juozas Bindokas, Remigijus Venckus, Rolandas Parafinavicius, Raimis Ragus.
February 2007 BALTIC Festival, Norwich, UK
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Kelme Little Theatre at Norwich Baltic Festival
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More than 30 people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania came to Norwich for the county's first Baltic States Festival. The event, which celebrated Lithuanian Indepedence day, was a chance for the visitors to showcase their crafts and perform a concert.
This festival, the first of its kind, was instigated in support of Norwich British Lithuanian Association and migrant workers in the east anglian region. It is hoped that this will prove to be the first festival of many, developing into an annual festival celebrating different national migrant communities each year.
Performers:
Lithuania: Kelme Little Theatre; Zaneta Jasaityte, fashion designer, artist and animator;
Jurgita Sutkute, leather work accessories, held a fashion show;
Albertina Rudiene showcased her skills with straw handicraft;
Raimona Ramanauskiene and Vytautas Ramanauskas demonstrated their skills in the use of birch-bark handicraft. Items created in this way have been found dating back to the Neolithic period;
Irena Felomena Juskiene demonstrates traditional Lithuanian handicrafts;
Romas Masteike Aistis Miculis and
Ausra Masteikaite Micule performed a selection of traditional Lithuanian folk music with their family band Griezyne;
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| Zaneta Jasaityte with her work at the festival |
Latvia: Latgales Damu Pops, pop group
Estonia:
Sille Ilves, one of Estonia's most respected fiddle-players, performed with her husband Martin Leamon;
Catlin Jaago,
Silver Sepp
and Marko Magi performed a number of works with their band Ro:Toro
Partners and stake holders: BBC Norfolk, Norwich Mind, British Lithuanian Association, Norwich
For more images from the BBC website click here
October 2006
July / October 2005
The second year of ‘Rytojus' photographic documentary project took place in the original communities of Pociuneliai and Zagare, Lithuania. Both communities welcomed the opportunity to continue
to self-record the changes occurrring within their communties. Of the forty five participants who took part this year, twenty six community authors recorded images for the project for the first time. This year also, efforts were made to include relevant textual detail to images of each author which involved a valuable input from students woking in the History department of Siauliai University.
In addition to the self recording by community members of all ages, sixty pupils at the Special Needs Residential School in Zagare took part in the project. Single use cameras were given to groups of children for use during school and leisure times. Some children who live at home took cameras home to photograph their families. Roma children and their families contributed to the project. New images from from this documentation will be added to the archive and will appear on the website when resources allow.
An exhibition of the latest community photos was mounted by young members of the community and exhibited at the Cherry Festival, Zagare, on July 24 2005.
January / February 2005
1 Exhibition Rytojus prasidejo vakar
Mid Pennine Arts Centre, Burnley, UK
www.midpenninearts.org
Professional and community photographs of rural communities in Lithuania which are experiencing the effects of rapid social and economic change.
Artists: Aleksandras Ostasenkovas, Regina Sulskyte, Juozas Bindokas, Rolandas Parafinavicious, Andy Ford, claire Parr and the communities of Zagare and Pociuneliai, Lithuania.
2 Exhibition Lithuanian Photography
Aleksandras Ostasenkovas, Regina Sulskyte, Juozas Bindokas, Rolandas Parafinavicious
Norwich Art Centre, Norwich , UK
www.norwichartscentre.co.uk
September / October 2004
Exposition at international festival of photography, 'Kaunas Photo Days'
Kaunas , Lithuania and presentation of the project at the academic conference,
"Visual Society: Traditions and Integrations" at Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas within the framework of the festival. www.light.lt
May 2004
Exhibition Lithuanian Photography
Aleksandras Ostasenkovas, Regina Sulskyte
Folly Art Gallery, Lancaster UK July 2004
www.folly.co.uk/
May 2004
Half hour TV documentary made for Splius TV.Siauliai, Lithuania .
The Lithuanian Diaspora in Britain has expressed considerable interest in the project. Photographs and articles about the project have appeared in Tiltas, the journal of the British Lithuanian Society. Further developments arising from this interest are under discussion and will be published later.
BALTIC LINK TRUST
We foresee that the next phase of this project will involve a development in community work, with a parallel increase in opportunities for education and research activities.
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