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Threads for Tomorrow – a café hosted by Ali Pretty
25 Mar, 2025 · 18:00 Africa/Abidjan
Threads for Tomorrow
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When Craft becomes Art
12 Feb, 2025 · 08:00 Africa/Abidjan
When Craft becomes Art

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Ali Pretty
Ali Pretty

Kinetika is a charity and a National Portfolio organisation of Arts Council England. Kinetika unites communities through exceptional silk-based designs and public spectacles that inspire social action and enrich local environments. Guided by a vision to pioneer community-driven art and design, we aspire to ignite enduring positive change, celebrate cultural diversity, and cultivate resilient, sustainable communities worldwide.  Our 28 years of experience champions an adaptable and accessible approach to co-creating designs in silk. Our methods engage diverse communities, enhance social cohesion and foster a sense of pride and belonging.

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BEACH OF DREAMS Film – YouTube

Very exciting initiative to walk the coastline – well done Ali Pretty and her team  of flag wavers – soon to happen all around the UK coastline.

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Beach of Dreams

Beach of Dreams, presented by Kinetika, is a UK-wide coastal arts festival activating and exploring the unique heritage, cultures and climate futures of our coastlines; supported by Arts Council England and Historic England.

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Beach of Dreams

How can artistic interventions that engage communities through walking create and foster an emotional connection to coastal landscapes? Join Ali Pretty , Walking Artist and the Director of Beach of Dreams, for an insightful session exploring the role walking artists can play in advancing the conversation on climate change and mobilising communities to celebrate and protect their coastlines.

fat man’s folly

A narrow gap in a drystone wall or rock face ie one a fat man would be foolish to try to get through. A number exist in the Lake District bearing that specific name but it is also a general term in Cumbria for any narrow gap.

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