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Here’s some highlights of what Engage Here has been up to recently, you can click on each post for more information.

4th October 2020
5 Things I’ve Missed with Annette
The Covid-19 crisis has forced many people to stay indoors more than they normally would have. This is particularly true for the elderly community. We asked Annette, a poet and writer Annette what she’s missed most.
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Migrant Mother (1936) Dorothea Lange. Annette reminises about going to art exhibitions

12th September 2020
Silk Painting with Hackney Carers
A four-week, socially-distanced silk painting course held for members of Hackney Carers, a small independent charity, of whom many care for loved ones living with dementia.
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Loren embroidering her signature to finish her colourfully painted silk square

20th August 2020
Roundel printing with ST History Space and Hopscotch
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Hopscotch using the ombre technique of screenprinting to visualise the history of Somers Town, London

20th August 2020
Pop-Up Museum with Somers Town History Museum
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The pop-up museum, exhibited on a 1970’s milk float, seen here at Mornington Crescent, London

10th August 2020
Screenprinting with Kim
We met Kim during a series of weekly art workshops at St Mungo’s – Wix’s Lane, where she is a guest. One of the workshops was to design a t-shirt, a process by which Kim was fascinated.
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Kim screenprinting her t-shirt design