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Arte Útil archive nr:
233
Initiator:
Huit Facettes
Location:
Senegal
Category:
economy, social
Users:
Huit Facettes (Abdoulaye N'Doye, El Hadji Sy, Fode Camara, Cheikh Niass, Jean Marie Bruce, Mor Lisa Ba and Amadou Kane Sy (Kan-Si)), residents of Hamdallaye
Maintained by:
Huit Facettes, Local practitioners
Certification:
implemented
Duration:
1998 - ongoing
Huit Facettes
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Hamdallaye Project
Description:
The project is based on workshops lasting one or two weeks, which aim to bring together local and international artists. The goal is to improve the residents' basic skills and turn them into professional skills (i.e under-glass painting, ceramics, batik dyeing, carving, weaving, embroidery). Through the dialogue of Hamdallaye residents, they have decided to focus on specific kinds of skills, which must be based on criteria of accessibility, reduced costs and sustainability.
Goals:
To improve basic skills for the local community through a dialogue with artists form around the world.
Beneficial Outcomes:
The participants improve their skills and creativity in an useful way.