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Led by community artist Julie Lin, Kitchen Stories offers immigrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers time away from daily challenges to share conversations and memories in a unique way.
During a three hour workshop, participants work with Julie to share stories about cooking, eating, and family; uncover precious lost memories; and illustrate their experiences through drawing and collage. Each participant brings with them a recipe from their home country and the dish to share. To start, the group enjoys the various meals and discusses stories and memories that the food evokes. After this conversation, Julie leads the participants in a food related art project, in which they create an image of their recipe and their kitchen story.
This round of workshops will be held in Providence at ¡CityArts!. As a final product, artwork created during the workshops will be displayed in the CityArts/Highlander gallery, along with Julie Lin’s own mixed media paintings and work done by immigrants and refugees living in Baltimore, MD.The recipes will be added to Julie’s recipe book, and website. (A downloadable copy of the Kitchen Stories recipe book can also be found on the website.)
Participants in Kitchen Stories are given the opportunity not only to share their memories and stories, but to display their artwork and be a part of an art project that has impacted hundreds of immigrants and refugees who have experienced the struggles and joys of starting a new life in the United States.
To learn more about Kitchen Stories, visit http://kitchenstoriesproject.com/index.html.
Visit the Gallery:
February 22 – March 16
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM,
Monday through Friday
891 Broad Street
About the Gallery:
The CityArts/Highlander Gallery displays a changing rotation of exhibits year round, highlighting the work of both students and local artists. It is located in the newly renovated Berkander Building in the center of culturally vibrant South Providence and is meant to serve the community both educationally and culturally.
To learn about exhibiting at the CityArts/Highlander Gallery, check out Exhibit Here.
To learn about past exhibits at the CityArts/Highlander Gallery, check out Past Exhibits.
