Engage Artist

Chava Rosenzweig

Year:
2010-11
Project summary:

Since graduating I have continued to concentrate on developing my own practice, whilst setting up my own business, providing therapeutic workshops for people with alzheimer’s and dementia and people with mental health issues. In September 2010 I have a piece, ‘Fragile’, in the Jewish Museum in Manchester. I’ve been commissioned to run workshops in low income areas of Manchester on the subject of ‘My Manchester’ helping people to express what Manchester means to them through art. This will use art to show outcomes that cannot be expressed in other ways. This will inform future social policy. I am also doing ceramic workshops with the Chinese Women’s Centre and the Jewish Museum to explore cultural diversity.

 

This work reinforces my belief that art is a very strong tool in helping society to express and preserve feelings and emotions, which might not otherwise be expressed. My practice is enriched by working with other people in this way. The AA2A residency is a unique opportunity to work with other practitioners and up-coming artists in the art college environment. Part of my enjoyment is to see how we can use art as a tool to improve people’s lives, to enable them to tell their story. This interest is encouraging me to pursue research into the ‘use’ of art in society, how art plays a bigger role in people’s lives than they realise.  This work will be an exploration of how we use art, how art is used and how it influences events in our world.

 

My aim is to push the materials to their limits and to use ancient materials, such as porcelain and silver, in a contemporary way. The finished product will be an art installation, preferably outdoors, accessible to the public, which promotes the concept behind the piece.

 

 

 

 

Since graduating I have continued to concentrate on developing my own practice, whilst setting up my own business, providing therapeutic workshops for people with alzheimer’s and dementia and people with mental health issues. In September 2010 I have a piece, ‘Fragile’, in the Jewish Museum in Manchester. I’ve been commissioned to run workshops in low income areas of Manchester on the subject of ‘My Manchester’ helping people to express what Manchester means to them through art. This will use art to show outcomes that cannot be expressed in other ways. This will inform future social policy. I am also doing ceramic workshops with the Chinese Women’s Centre and the Jewish Museum to explore cultural diversity.

 

This work reinforces my belief that art is a very strong tool in helping society to express and preserve feelings and emotions, which might not otherwise be expressed. My practice is enriched by working with other people in this way. The AA2A residency is a unique opportunity to work with other practitioners and up-coming artists in the art college environment. Part of my enjoyment is to see how we can use art as a tool to improve people’s lives, to enable them to tell their story. This interest is encouraging me to pursue research into the ‘use’ of art in society, how art plays a bigger role in people’s lives than they realise.  This work will be an exploration of how we use art, how art is used and how it influences events in our world.

 

My aim is to push the materials to their limits and to use ancient materials, such as porcelain and silver, in a contemporary way. The finished product will be an art installation, preferably outdoors, accessible to the public, which promotes the concept behind the piece.

 

 

 

 

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