Empowerment Doll-making workshop with artist Rita Kappia
Bonington Gallery
In this workshop, you can make your own Empowerment Doll using a range of common materials.
- From: Saturday 24 July 2021, 10.30 am
- To: Saturday 24 July 2021, 12 pm
- Booking deadline: Friday 23 July 2021, 12.00 pm
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In this workshop, you can make your own Empowerment Doll using a range of common materials. Advance registration is required and a free package of the materials you will need to make your doll will be sent to you. The workshop is open to all, and may be of particular interest to young people age 8-12, families, younger children supported by an adult, or adults and older children with an interest in dollmaking, textiles, fabrics, lace, or art. The session will be delivered live by Zoom and you will be supported by Rita to create your own doll.
Open to all but limited to 20 participants (advance registration). Aimed at young people age 8-12 and to families but all participants welcome to register.
Rita Kappia is an artist dollmaker from Nottingham. Rita Kappia's Empowerment Dolls have become synonymous with exploring artistic expression and self-identity - an exploration of one’s sense-of-self. Her collectables have served as a reminder and representation of new empowering thoughts, feelings and expressions to explore and cultivate.
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