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The project Our Corner of Paradise was a series of workshops held with young people in the Shieldfield area of Newcastle upon Tyne, that culminated in an exhibition at Slugtown.  
TitleOur Corner of Paradise Artists Young people of Shieldfield Dates01.11.2024 – 09.11.2024Location SlugtownLink Click here

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The project encouraged examining and caring for the everyday resources we have around us in Shieldfield. The project’s title was taken from Modern Nature, the diary of Derek Jarman’s iconic garden in Dungeness. Our Corner of Paradise considers how gardens and green spaces are far more than just space for cultivation, but sites for building community, conversation, knowledge sharing, quiet protest and degrowth.


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Workshops held over September and October included pulping and making handmade recycled paper, a pond-dipping walk and draw at Ouseburn pond, giant flower making, and creating sculptures out of waste.

The project was supported by Ragdoll Foundation and Malings Community Fund, and would not have been possible without the help of Shieldfield Youth Programme, Shieldfield Art Works, Michael Jefferies and Ouseburn Farm