Cultural Conversations

Cultural Conversations

6 September to 11 October 2018, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA). Cultural Conversations, part of MIMA’s weekly Community Day, is a creative and discursive session for those who are learning English. Working with the Middlesbrough Collection and the town’s heritage, we support improved speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

Cultural Conversations, part of MIMA’s weekly Community Day, is a creative and discursive session for those who are learning English. Working with the Middlesbrough Collection and the town’s heritage, we support improved speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

These illustrations by Katie Chappell, artist, live illustrator and author document Cultural Conversations. As Chappell states: "I draw pictures so that people understand and share information." MIMA has worked closely with Chappell in Cultural Conversations to understand and evaluate the impact of the Community Day Programme.