Routes to New Roots

Photography: Ming de Nasty

Routes to New Roots is a collaborative project between The Community Integration Partnership and Craftspace to develop a craft social enterprise with newly arrived and refugee women.  

Our first event following the initial development period celebrates International Women’s Day at a drop-in textile workshop with textile artist Ruth Singer, Monday 8th March 2pm – 6pm at the Town Hall. Participants can have a go at sewing and embroidery. Make a fabric brooch inspired by where you’re from or places you’ve been.

The Routes to New Roots exhibition showcases textiles and metal collage made by women during sessions at seven children’s centres around Birmingham. The women worked with professional artists Nicola Griffiths, Ruth Singer and Melanie Tomlinson to create pieces which explore the theme of journeys. The sessions were held to recruit women for the social enterprise and give them experience of different craft techniques.

10th – 19th March

10am – 4pm Monday – Friday

Community Integration Partnership

9 George Street

Edgbaston

Birmingham

B15 1NP

For more information call Craftspace 0121 608 6668 or CIP 0121 454 900 or visit www.craftspace.co.uk

Craftspace has been working in collaboration with The Community Integration Partnership (CIP) for the past six years through a series of projects. CIP provide support and services to women seeking asylum, refugees and newly arrived women. In a new phase we have secured funding from The Baring Foundation to set up a crafts social enterprise over a three year period.

Craftspace and The Community Integration Partnership working together to develop a sustainable cratf social enterprise.