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Bridges not Borders Exhibition Highlights

The long-awaited video of our exhibition is here! Bridges not Borders was an Arts Council England funded art and literature project run by Susmita Bhattacharya and Aiysha Jahan from September 2023 to October 2024. We built bridges locally, nationally and internationally through South Asian art and literature. We ran art workshops at libraries, schools, art and…

Spotlight Series: Shahriar Shaams

We love to celebrate and champion the wonderful writers who are part of our WBB family. This post is one of a series where we’ll share these writers’ latest work and catch up with their news. A Good Mother An extract from Shahriar’s short story published in Bridges not Borders We spent the morning at…

Exhibition Artist: Aamena Jahan

In this series, we will spotlight the four pieces that were commissioned for the Bridges not Borders Exhibition of South Asian Art (September 2024). Aamena Jahan’s Self Portraits in Truck Art represent the sides of a Pakistani truck. In January 2024, Year 6 students of Queensgate Foundation Primary, Isle of Wight, produced creative self portraits…

Exhibition Artist: Sarika Khurana

In this series, we will spotlight the four pieces that were commissioned for the Bridges not Borders Exhibition of South Asian Art (September 2024). Sarika Khurana’s Portsmouth Pattachitra is an artwork on wood inspired by Pattachitra Art. To help her develop her commission, Sarika analysed the Pattachitra art pieces produced by the Solent community at…

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