UNICEF Ireland and Dublin City Council Integration Unit are collaborating on a project called ‘Suitcase Stories’ for refugee children living in Ireland to tell their stories.
The one-day workshop will be hosted in the Lantern Centre, 17 Synge Street, Dublin 8 on Saturday 11th September 2010. The workshop will run between 10am and 4pm and lunch and refreshments will be provided.
The artistic concept is ‘Suitcase stories’, whereby the inside of the suitcase will represent where they have come from and the outside will illustrate where they have come to. The process/images will reflect not only the past experiences and current reality of the young people, but also their future aspirations. The workshop will be facilitated by the exhibition curator and each young person will have an art teacher working with them.
The artwork and stories will be displayed at an exhibition in Dublin Civic Offices Wood Quay from 27th September until 8th October 2010. It is envisaged that the exhibition will both highlight the plight of these young people and provoke a debate about integration issues in Ireland. The exhibition will then go on tour around the main Dublin libraries and may travel nationwide.
In order to take part in the workshop the young people must be aged less than 18 years and have entered Ireland as a refugee. A chaperone is required to accompany them on the day. Please pass on the attached form to any young people or families who may be interested in taking part.
Please contact Declan Hayden 01 2225091 or Kieran O’Brien 01 8783000 with any queries.
Download the Participation Form