YAT Charity
The team at York Archaeological Trust is passionate about its charitable and community work. The team at YAT conduct a number of community-based projects including the Greater York Community Archaeology Project, which helps people to get involved in exploring the archaeology and history in the area they live, a Young Offenders Project and the Community Arts and Drama projects undertaken annually as part of the JORVIK Viking Festival. In addition to these projects, YAT also conducts oral history work which has brought together the memories of York residents to produce a series of history books.
Working in partnership, York Archaeological Trust, Arts Action York (the community arts team at City of York Council), and Hungate (York) Regeneration Ltd have recently encouraged community groups throughout the city to produce a series of paintings that illustrate what life was like in Viking York.
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Community Groups with their artwork.
Photos: Giles Rocholl Photography Ltd © 2009 |
The community groups, including adults with learning difficulties, families and older people in sheltered housing, have been working with artists over the last few months to create paintings based on Viking themes including voyaging, battle, markets and shops, and house and home.
The 24 paintings are prominently displayed on a 50 metre length of hoardings provided by developers Crosby Lend Lease and Hungate (York) Regeneration Ltd for community art displays at the Hungate site that is currently managed by York Archaeological Trust. This is the fourth exhibition of community paintings at the outdoor gallery on the hoardings. |
