Nguzo Saba Centre and Merseyside Dance Initiative presented a spectacular collaboration showcase event at the Harris Library on Saturday 14th June 2008. The event united music, dance and fashion design through analyses of cultural identity in a performance exploring traditions, helping other communities to understand and to conserve it for future generations through original and contemporary works of art.  read more »

North West Celebrates its 1000^th Arts Award

1000 Arts Awards have now been awarded to young people from the North West region.  read more »

The Preston 2008 Mela was held on the 15th June on Avenham Park in Preston. The event is a celebration of South Asian culture, and the diversity of culture wthin Preston. Prescap ran workshops to create a new 'Mandala' site decoration from metal and fabric, celebrating Preston in the lead up to the event.  Preston FM also made a live broadcast from the event and helped the NHS celebrate their 60th anniversary.  read more »

The aim of this project was to investigate how young Muslim people of Preston see their identity.

Three groups of young people, two from schools and a youth groups, took a creative look at being Young, British and Muslim in Preston. The project explored identity in a variety of ways, considering the different levels of identity in different social environments. How did someone exhibit themselves at home or at school with their friends.

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