Ukauchi

Date: Saturday 17 September 2022, 1pm – 3pm
Venue: The NewBridge Project Gallery Space

Claire Ogah of Overlaycouture describes herself as a cultural storyteller making wearable art and digital art. Self-taught, she’s previously been part of collective projects and commissioned by The NewBridge Project.

Supported by gobscure (whose residency at The NewBridge Project focuses on pluto presses choke points), Claire is hosting conversation, discussion, showing and sharing around some of her jewellery, fabric and digital art. her event focuses on how as a cultural misfit, a Nigerian Geordie, making bespoke work that is made with love and is proud to be loud ‘disrupts the corruption’.

 Material Histories: Clay
5th May 2022, 10am – 12pm
Led by Olivia Turner, artist

Material Histories: Textiles
13th May 2022, 10am – 12pm
Led by Claire Ogah, artist

Writing Histories
5th May 2022, 11am – 1pm
Led by Linda France, poet

Voicing Histories
11th June 2022, 10:30am – 12:30pm
Led by Pippa Anderson, voice specialist 

I will be taking part in the Making Histories workshops holding at the Great North Museum across a few days in May and June.  I will be leading the Material Histories: Textiles workshop on the 13th of May 2022, 10am – 12pm.

10th September 2021
Doors Open: 5:30PM

I will be taking part in an event by Teakisi exploring the role of women through out history and looking at how women’s roles in ancient cultures have influenced how women live today.

Location: Great North Museum-Hancock Barras Bridge, Tyne and Wear, NE2 4PT