"The Shirt Factory is a multifaceted art project that takes its inspiration from the shirt factories of Derry. It is a socially engaged project that aims to explore the legacy of shirt making and female labor in the city as a contemporary art experience. Working across art forms this year-long project will work with individuals stitching together a range of themes; history, gender roles, economics and globalization, presenting public art events and reinventing the former City Shirt Factory on Patrick Street as a pop up museum."
http://theshirtfactoryderry.com/
I've been into this exhibition on a couple of occasions during the year and sure enough, it's a hive of activity.
There are women sewing and ironing, storytelling and reminiscing. The sewing machine orchestra was quite something - about 20 old singer sewing machines hooked up so that they 'play' as a group
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