World War 1 Trench Art Mail Art Project

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An intercultural WW1 project between young people based in the North East of England and international locations

Marking the Centenary of the First World War, this mail art project for young people (aged 11-25 years) aims to create cross-cultural dialogue and exchange through research and visual art. Theresa Easton, the North East of England Project Manager and Visual Artist, will be working with young people in her region. The young people will develop creative skills which will be used to make Mail Art which interprets their understanding of WW1 heritage in relation to project themes including:

Trench Art

Women & the War

People’s Stories

If you work with young people and are interested in developing a project with young people in the UK please contact: theresa_easton@yahoo.co.uk or check out http://theresaeaston.wordpress.com for information about book art projects.

If you would like to contribute your own Mail Art ideas please post your work to:

Theresa Easton

Ouseburn Warehouse Studios & Workshops

36 Lime Street

Ouseburn Valley

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

NE1 2PQ UK

Deadline for expression of interest: on-going.

Website: http://http://worldwar1trenchart.wordpress.com/
Members: 4
Latest Activity: Jan 14, 2015

WW1 MAIL ART PROJECT

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Can just Trench Art inspire creative mail art?

The answer is no - its fascinating looking on the web and seeing what kind of work is being made out there in response to the commemoration of WW1.I am receiving work from various locations around the world and have identified an excellent heritage…Continue

Tags: People, Young, Art, Trench, WW1

Started by Theresa Easton Dec 10, 2013.

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Comment by Guido Vermeulen on June 12, 2014 at 1:40pm: SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL DRONES

WAR BUCKS collaboration A. Moreno (Italy) and Guido Vermeulen (Belgium)

on an add and pass sheet diffused by Kerosene (Canada)

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on June 12, 2014 at 1:39pm: STOP SELLING WARS

by Colin Scholl, USA (made in prison, remarkable A4 collage)

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on June 12, 2014 at 1:38pm: Peace Ex Libris from Emilio Carrasco, Mexico

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on June 11, 2014 at 4:39pm: Do not play with the guns of war, Otto Sherman, USA

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on June 11, 2014 at 4:37pm: RESIST, from Edna Toffoli, Brasil

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on June 11, 2014 at 4:36pm: The missing ones, from Alan Turner, UK

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on June 9, 2014 at 3:31pm: Kiss of death of an unknown soldier

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on June 5, 2014 at 10:34am: Duck stories untold

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on May 30, 2014 at 1:41pm: The 1914-2014 jubilee, Roland Hallbritter, Germany

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on May 28, 2014 at 1:57pm: 1914-2014: portrait of a woman who resisted 100 years of war, Monica Rex, USA

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