Ardwick charity's memory book publishes artwork created during the pandemic
TLC-St Luke’s encouraged club members to create art during the pandemic and photographed their designs for a newsletter.
One of the contributors to the Memory Book by TLC-St Luke's with a published copy.
Submitted by Alison Kershaw
Local artists came together to launch a new book which features a collection of the work they produced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Memory Book has been created by mental health charity TLC-St Luke's in Ardwick, Greater Manchester and contains a collection of art works, poems, photographs, stories, diaries, and collages from different projects over the last year.
The book features work from 44 different contributors and will be a way of showing participants’ experiences over the year through art.
Under normal circumstances, TLC-St Luke's offer art drop-in sessions for people with mental health needs, but during the pandemic they had to find an alternative way to offer the sessions.
The team sent art packs to their frequent attendees and encouraged them to continue creating art during the pandemic and submit a photo, which would be included in the regular newsletter.
The charity has its own community-based publishing house which published the book.
Editor Nigel Wood said: "The Memory Book serves as a portable exhibition of what TLC-St Luke’s Art Project is all about and is a great testament to the resilience and creativity of everyone involved, as we all tried to find ways to cope and live our lives as best we could during a very difficult year."
The book can be purchased for £6.99 with all profits going to TLC-St Luke's Art Project. You can buy the book here.
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