80 Candles for 80 Years
“80 Candles for 80 Years” is a project in collaboration with the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, which we were invited to take part in. This initiative also involves the St. Helens Library Service. The project marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of AuschwitzBirkenau, and we were tasked with designing and creating a Holocaust Memorial Day candleholder.
The first step in creating our candleholder was to choose a life story. Our candleholder was designed to commemorate the life story of an individual or community that was persecuted and/or murdered by the Nazis. We chose to commemorate the life of Helene Melanie Lebel. Our very talented writer, Callum, wrote a poem inspired by her life story, and the members of our art club all drew the national flower of Vienna, Helene’s birthplace.
To create this candleholder, we used our Glowforge laser cutter, which cut the plywood and engraved the drawings and Callum’s poem. Our candleholder will be part of a special digital exhibition for HMD 2025 and will be used annually at the St Helens Library Holocaust Memorial Service.
Jigsaw Exhibition
All of our artists at Buzz Hub are signed up for an online gallery with Outside In. Outside In provides a platform for artists who encounter significant barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstance, or isolation.
Outside In is partnering with Jigsaw, the UK clothing company, which regularly displays rotating art in its shops. They saw Bill’s online gallery (one of our members) and are interested in featuring it at their Leeds location alongside another Outside In artist.
The collaboration will kick off with an in-store event at Jigsaw in Leeds on 14 November. This event will welcome friends, family, and customers, offering a unique opportunity for guests to engage directly with the artists and hear about their creative journeys. A recording of the event will also be available for wider audiences.
Bill creates beautiful watercolour and coffee landscape paintings. Jigsaw has chosen seven of Bill’s paintings to include in the exhibition. His works will be on display from 14th November 2024 – 6th March 2025.
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