A Sense of Belonging Exhibition - An exciting new collaborative arts exhibition opened at the Bonington Gallery in Nottingham 10-30 January 2009

‘Sense of Belonging’ will showcase the work of emerging exiled artists as well as work created out of participatory arts initiatives, and will explore the concept of ‘belonging’ for refugees and asylum seekers in the East Midlands.

The exhibition includes contributions from visual artists Aria Ahmed, Jasim Ghafur and Thaer Ali; sculptors Obediar Madziva and Emmanuel Changunda; filmmaker and musician Gaylan Nazhad; and the several community arts organisations – Charnwood Arts in Loughborough; City Arts in Nottingham; Long Journey Home; and Soft-Touch Arts in Leicester.

A selection of Aria Ahmed's images are presented here to show the work. For more information contact  aria_ahmed@hotmail.com

Images are the copyright of Aria Ahmed.

Gallery 1 - Global Refugees and Exile, Displacement and Belonging Exhibition No.1

Gallery 2 - Global Refugees and Exile, Displacement and Belonging Exhibition No.2

Emmanuel Changunda is an exceptional  young artist of Zimbabwean origins associated with the Long Journey Home: Click here for more information.

John Perivolaris who leads the image-makers sub group of the network is currently involved in documenting Emmanuel's work:Click here for more information

Click on the links above to view the artist's work