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Anne Haworth’s Fan
Published Tuesday 27th July 2010 in Leisure and culture news
Creativity Works would like to invite you to work with them on a new art project taking place this summer in Accrington.
Working in partnership with the Haworth Art Gallery and Hyndburn Council, Creativity Works have invited artist Sarah Jay, to take up residence in Accrington market.
An artist with national experience Sarah has an interest in working with communities' stories, heritage collections and craft techniques. This August Sarah will be turning her sights to Accrington for inspiration. Working with the Haworth's collections ranging from the world renowned Tiffany glass to the belongings of the Haworth family, Sarah has designed a project that will tell the stories of the often overlooked Anne Haworth.
Anne and William Haworth were the brother and sister who built the house that is now Haworth Art Gallery, originally called Hollins Hill, and it was Anne who left the house to the people of Accrington when she died. Often recorded as doing good work with the community such as organising comfort boxes to be sent to the soldiers during the war, Anne's stories and the stories of the house as a family home are often forgotten.
There are a number of different ways to get involved with this project, and Sarah is eager to meet as many people as possible. Sarah will be in Accrington market at set times between August 6 and 28. She will be running a mixture of drop in sessions and set workshops where you can take place in a range of activities, for example printing from original printing blocks from Haworth Art Gallery's collections. To find out more information have a look at the project blog www.annehaworthsfan.wordpress.com , or to arrange a visit call Sarah on 07507888785.
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