Tokyo Olympics in Queen's Park
Applicant: Inhouse Events
Award: £1000
Field: Arts, Culture
Support for: workshops
Project:
To coincide with the Tokyo Olympic Games, Queen’s Park Arena in Glasgow ran a series of drop in calligraphy workshops to run alongside a film festival screening Japanese films.
The workshops were open to anyone of any age and ability and completely free to attend. Approximately 120 people took part over 2 days and enjoyed not only learning about a traditional Japanese artform, but also gaining insight into elements of Japanese culture through the expertise and knowledge of the instructor.
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