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The story in my shoe: The Shoe Tales Exhibition
Milkwood Gallery, 41 Lochaber Street in Roath, Cardiff
Friday 24th September -18th October 2010.
The collection of almost 500 postcard stories will be displayed in an intriguing and interactive installation.
We’re looking for people to donate unwanted shoes – in whatever state – to contribute to the installation. Once they’ve participated in the exhibition, any in good condition will be donated to charity.
Important Dates:
September 15th – the deadline for contributing your Shoe Tales if you’d like them included in the exhibition. Click here to take part
September 15th – 22nd: the week for dropping off any shoes to contribute to the exhibition. Either bring them to Milkwood Gallery, or contact Sarah to arrange to have them picked up.
There’ll be taster information, press releases, photographs, tweets and links appearing over the summer about the Shoe tales exhibition. Stay in touch! We
lookforward to seeing you at the exhibition and hearing your stories.
Past events:
Shoe Tales activity at the Small Weekend Festival Saturday 23rd May, from 3-8pm at Milgi Lounge, City Road, Cardiff
Giant shoes, storytelling, creative collage and postcard display - take part in a communal art project.
For further information on the happenings, goings on and occurences on this weekend of fun visit www.smallweekend.com
Shoe Tales showcase and storytelling evening: November 3rd 2008
On November 3rd, 2008 Milgi Lounge in Cardiff opened its doors to the public for the Shoe Tales Story- craft night. On four flat screens looped a DVD displaying a selection of postcards recieved so far. A portfolio album displayed nearby all the original postcards sent into Shoetales over the past year. Visitors were fascinated by the huge variety of anecdotes, drawings, wordings and reflections about footwear. Two giant shoe sculptures, namely a classy Winkle Picker and a bright and adventurous Start- rite shoe stood in front of the screens and were a means ofinspiring people to respond to the project by making and telling their Shoe stories.
Collages, crosswords, limericks and cartoons were some of the inventive techniques people used to tell the world about their memorable shoes. As long as you have something to say then you can tell a story - people thrived from being given the chance to create something and think about something everyday in a new way. Refreshing, dynamic and collaborative, the evening generated about 100 new stories for the project and a table full of miniture shoe sculptures fit for, as one was labeled, 'tiny monopods mostly'
