Family Day — Patchwork blanket

Oozells Square, Brindleyplace
FREE* drop in, suggested donation £3

A call out to all Birmingham sewers and stitchers to help families make patchworks to add to a composite textile inspired by Osman Yousefzada’s exhibition at Ikon Gallery. Customise the blanket with with hand stitching, textile painting and printing. Organised as part of the Brindleyplace Family Fun Day. This workshop, based outside Ikon, is suitable for children over 3 accompanied by an adult.

This event is part of The Migrant Festival which runs from 14–17 June 2018. A four day festival, curated by fashion designer Osman Yousefzada, fusing themes of migration, fashion, art and music. Download the full programme here.

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Events 14.06.2018 / 10.00am–6.00pm

The Migrant Festival

To coincide with his Ikon exhibition (6 -29 June), artist and designer Osman Yousefzada curated a four day festival, fusing themes of migration, fashion, art and music. Events included a film screening of The True Cost (2015) with an introduction by Executive Producer Livia Firth; fashion activist Caryn Franklin in conversation with Oriole Cullen, Curator of Fashion and Textiles at the V&A; Diaspora Disco, a night of reggae and disco including DJs from Saathi Night and a headline set from London-based artists George Henry Longly and Prem Sahib (Anal House Meltdown); and much more.

Family Day — Patchwork blanket

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