Fair Trade: Material Matters
Work by artist Jane Frost October 09
Above: Work made by the public in response to Jane Frosts work.
Jane Frost’s artwork work raises the profile of resources and materials used in creating work as well as the communities and the environment it is placed in, the effect it will have over time and the market it is placed in. She combines textile based skills and materials with work that highlights peoples’ interaction with the environment to encourage a sensitivity and awareness of shared living space. As a participant in the Moscow Biennale in February and March 2007 she made links with Fair Trade fortnight in the UK using the project Fair Trade: Material Matters.
"I invited people of all ages to draw a self-portrait, they kept the original and I took a carbon copy to work with, stitching onto recycled blankets.
Biennales are Art markets and are based on the same principles as the financial stock exchange. The future value of the work is invested in by dealers and marketers, the artist is usually excluded from this dealing; this denies the artist a right to the future value of their own work. The title 'Fair Trade Art' relates to an action of exchange where both sides of the transaction benefit and the action is in the present".
Below: Fair trade tea party and stitch and expression workshop
Installation of Fair Trade Material Matters has been used to link The Sainsbury Centre for Art, UEA, Norwich with Black History month 2009 and Museums and Galleries month 2008
The work will be exhibited at risc during October 2009, linking to Reading International Festival
Below:Y 7 and & 8 pupils form Pheonix college stitch pieces on the theme of family and environment. The work was then exhibited in the exhibition.
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Friday, 12th of February 2010
Art Junction Exhibition opened 8th feb 2010, 6pm The opening included Music, Art and Performance RISC, Global Cafe You can visit the exhibition from 2nd – 28th feb 2010 (not including Mondays). Resource is dedicated to assisting people whose lives have been disrupted by mental health difficulties, to regain confidence and skills and direction for leading vocationally and socially productive lives. W
e are established to offer people experiencing mental health problems opportunities for meaningful work, education and relationships. The Art Junction group is supported by Resource; the group was set up 8 years ago by artists and creative people whose lives have been disrupted by mental health illness and who work from Resource, we are committed to promoting the work of artists who live with mental illness. The purpose of the art junction group is to provide opportunities for expression to further personal fulfillment, to give opportunities to acquire and develop new skills, to develop self confidence and self esteem through participation in the arts. Art Junction helps to develop and nurture the artistic and creative potential of our members, and; increase their access to the benefits of the arts, as an integral part of individuals' care and recovery. We have a gallery space within our Art junction café, which has permanent ever changing exhibitions. Viewing by appointment. Resource 4 Waylen Street Reading RG1 7UR Tel 0118 580722 
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