Welcome to World Arts Gallery
(Latest update: January 11, 2009)
NEWS
Speak For Yourself Following on from their success with Flavours of Leicester, the city's first ethnic comic book, artist Paul Barrand and writer Tim Haq have done it again .
World Arts Gallery in partnership with East Midlands Economic Network, Crown Hills Community College, Leicester Comedy Festival and Leicester City Council brought Paul and Tim together to develop a new comic book book this based around the theme of Racism and Extremism.
"It is really important that the students have an opportunity to talk about these issues outside the usual classroom context,Ó said English teacher Phil East. ÒThey have been encouraged to think about how they can tell a story in pictures and have really responded to the opportunity."
Tim adds: "The comic has opened up a lot of debate and that is its function."
Speak For Yourself is available from all good bookstores or can be ordered online from amazon.co.uk
What the media has to say:
The Leicester Mercury visited one of the workshops. See what they had to say. Click here
Secondary Education & News also reported on the workshops. Click here
We now take All major credit cards: World Arts Gallery has always seen itself as a social enterprise and worked on the principals of Fair Trade. As well as ensuring heritage and craft skills were brought back into use, we have ran a number of workshops to bring that knowledge to a wider and diverse audience. We felt we had gone as far as we could as a vountary organisation. Therefore the decision was taken to make World Arts Gallery a more professional organisation. As of September, World Arts Gallery became a not-for-profit social enterprise cooperative company limited by guarantee.
Our shop on Hinckley Road has been completely refurbished with new furniture designs as well as a large range of hand crafted musical instruments, made by musicians in the centuries old tradional methods. We have updated our website and will be looking to develop it as an e-commerce site as soon as resources allow. You comments as always are greatly appreciated.
LOVE SEATS and SETTEES: A new addition this year is our collection of Chaise Lounges (LOVE SEATS) made specially for us. These chairs used to be a great favourite with Mughal Emperors but went out of fashion. Now back due to popular demand. We also have a nice selection of chairs, settees and three piece suites.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Traditional Ethnic music instruments made by musicians with love and affection. We have a large range of musical instruments including Tabla Sets, Dholkis, Ongo Bongos, Chimtas, Didgeridoos and the ever popular Hand Drum shown here made out of hand beaten brass - these are available in two sizes starting from £50. HANDCARVED TABLES and STOOLS: We have a large selection of hand made and carved tables and stools of all sizes for all occassions. I am sure we have something for everyone. This lovely stool with leather cushion is only £75.
We have many more items in our shop so why not come down and browse at your
leisure Please call +44 (0)116 223 5931 or email us at info@worldartsgallery.net for a
personal service that is guaranteed second to none.
