Art Refuge uses art and art therapy to support the mental health and well-being of people displaced due to conflict, persecution and poverty, both in the UK and internationally. Now they are offering art as a thread to connect us with each other and offer hope and ways of coping through the coronavirus. Here’s their offer:
Help make a CoronaQuilt
The Corona pattern is a traditional pattern, a bit like a crown, made up of triangles and squares, sewn together to make a patchwork cloth. The design and style of your individual square is up to you, and the uniqueness and variation across the world is what will make this project wonderful.
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What to do
Make a square image using collage, paint, drawing, photography or text on the theme of RITUALS OF THE EVERYDAY. You could use a piece of cloth or paper 21x21cm square (the length of the short side of an A4 sheet of paper) or take a photo on your mobile phone using a square format. You can sew, draw, collage, glue, write, photograph. If you have none of these materials, but you have the technology, you can make an image on an i-pad or smartphone. If you can’t get the size or shape right it doesn’t matter.
Send a photo of your finished square with your name and a short description. (Let us know if you prefer to be anonymous). ArtRefuge will share your square on social media #coronaquilt and website and will stitch the squares together to create a virtual quilt which you will be able to see grow online.
LOOK AFTER YOUR SQUARES CAREFULLY
Once the coronavirus has come to a close, and we are returning to ordinary patterns of life, we encourage you to connect in your local community. Bring your individual squares to make a collective coronaquilt. Exhibit the complete patchwork quilt in your school, town hall or older people’s home – as a collective celebration of resilience, and the Rituals of the Everyday, that have carried each individual person through this challenging time.
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Until then, email Art Refuge photos of your square or direct message on Instagram @coronaquilt. They will upload to Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
we are also happy to print & send to you – contact us here