Older people in West Belfast celebrated in tapestry and storytelling project

Participant, Patrick Altinas with Eileen McClory, Off the Rails Dance, poet Stephen De Burca, Lorraine Calderwood, Arts Council NI, participant, Chris Altinas, and project facilitator, Sandy Cuthbert

Older people in West Belfast celebrated in tapestry and storytelling project

Proudly supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s National Lottery Arts and Older People Programme, an innovative initiative funded by the National Lottery and Public Health Agency, ‘A Tapestry of Time’, is a community arts project giving a platform to the voices and experiences of older people.

The group in West Belfast, meet each week to engage in somatic movement and textiles encouraging collaboration and fostering connection, including guidance from Off The Rails Dance and poet Stephen De Burca.

Read more: artscouncil-ni.org/news/older-people-in-west-belfast-celebrated-in-storytelling-project

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