Excited to announce artist at BCVA, Anand Chhabra has been commissioned to work with the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) and their Citizen UK researchers work with a group of volunteers researchers who have an interest in Punjabi Migration to Wolverhampton. Its a great opportunity to tell the stories of some of the 40,000 Punjabi’s in the city and give them their due respect for the positive impact that has arisen with some incredible stories and journeys of migration. The work is being produced in partnership with the NPG along with co-partners at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. Anand will also work with Poet Laurete (inset) Dr Kuli Kohli which is an honour as she is an amazing artist and is the current Wolverhampton’s Poet Laureate and the first ever asian disabled woman to hold the post. Kuli will inform the work of the researchers by writing poetry about the inidividuals and groups. Anand has been training the group on archival research and conducting oral history interviews. Anand will help towards shaping up the project artistic vision for an exhibtion and taking portraits of th important figures that will tell stories of migration inspired and led by the group. Its going to be fantastic!
Citizen UK Researchers present work on mind mapping a few of their stories on Punjabi Migration to the City and by working through research, outputs and outcomes. © Anand Chhabra