Venue Morley Gallery
11am to 4pm on Saaturday 8 March and Sunday 9 March.

Woman's involvement in Arts and Crafts traditional fosters creativity, cultural identity
and economic independence. The Arts are the heart and soul of community life.

We remember that the International Art Movements owe much to Traditional Arts & Crafts
from many remote corners of the world and celebrate International Woman’s Day with our
absent fellow artists living overseas.

Artefacts from India and Africa will be on sale in the gallery between 11am –4pm on Saturday
and Sunday 8 and 9 March 2008.

India
The Arts and Crafts of India will be represented by a display of artefacts, for sale,
produced by Women's Groups supplied by Ganesha,

Ganesha is London's pioneering fair trade retailer, selling home and personal accessories
from the Southbank, since 1995. They support women's groups in India and beyond
and have been described as 'marvellous' by the late Anita Roddick at Body Shop.
www.GANESHA.co.uk
shop@ganesha.co.uk

Africa
Africa is represented by women from:
Bethesda Arts Centre,
Muller Street,
And
Nieu Bethsada.
6286 South Africa.

The organisation is London and South African based.

UK address

The Director  
30 Chestnut Avenue
London N8 8NY 
(Reg. Charity No. 1089122)
jeni@bethesdafoundation.org
info@bethesdafoundation.org.za
www.bethesdafoundation.org

It is supported by Archbishop Desmond Tutu who says……

…..”We can all make a difference to someone somewhere and through
the Bethesda Foundation empowerment programme you can change a life
of hopelessness to its glorious counterpart….”

The Arts Centre at Nieu Bethesda has found expression in the Arts Centres textiles training
programme. Participants are encouraged to think as artists, art training is provided to develop
drawing skills and individually designed pieces of work designed to express stories and subjects
from their own lives are produced.