An arts organisation based at Acme Studios in Purfleet has been awarded almost £100,000 for a special ‘Silk River’ project.
The arts projects will see Kinetika work with Indian partners Think Arts, based on Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, to create 20 scrolls handpainted onto Bengal Silk.
The year-long exchange will see artists, writers and photographers from both continents working to capture and interpret the experience of journeying along these mighty rivers.
One of the artists working on the project is Jacci Todd, from Leigh, who works at the Thurrock studios and also worked on the Thurrock 100 project.
Ali Pretty, Artistic Director, Kinetika, said: “I am excited that funding from the Arts Council has given me the opportunity to create new artworks that will connect thousands of people, telling the story of their journeys.”
“Silk River takes Thurrock 100 – and puts it in an international context for the first time.
“It not only provides a way to reimagine India, but also marks the culmination of my work to date.
Ms Pretty said the new project would use the same model of participation used in Thurrock 100 – which was a “response to changing social, economic and environmental circumstances”.
The £97,430 grant came from the Arts Council’s Reimagine India programme.
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