Kafountine Lino Printing
was established in December 2013 in a remote fishing village in the south west of Senegal. The project aims to recognise and support artists who live in the village and to promote their work to a wider audience.
In addition, the project raises funding through the sale of original art work and other means to help develop a sustainable income and creative arts workshop in the village and to enable artists to pass on their skills to young people.
All proceeds from the sale of prints go directly to the artists. There are currently five artists working in the group – Musa Camara, Youssoupha Djiba (Iffa), Dembo Fixer, Maissa Ndong and Ebou Touray
The project is supported by Trevor Pollard who is based in Sheffield, UK but lives in Kafountine between December and April.
Members of the group are all artists in their own right and have been introduced to lino printing as a way of producing multiple and saleable images. Their work is inspired by ideas deeply rooted in their West African culture and the resulting imagery reflects this.
The group expanded from the original three members in December 2014 and now have a shop and print workshop in the main street of the village from where they can work and sell their prints.
Contact: trevorpollard@mac.com
see also: www.trevorpollard.com
and Facebook - link here
was established in December 2013 in a remote fishing village in the south west of Senegal. The project aims to recognise and support artists who live in the village and to promote their work to a wider audience.
In addition, the project raises funding through the sale of original art work and other means to help develop a sustainable income and creative arts workshop in the village and to enable artists to pass on their skills to young people.
All proceeds from the sale of prints go directly to the artists. There are currently five artists working in the group – Musa Camara, Youssoupha Djiba (Iffa), Dembo Fixer, Maissa Ndong and Ebou Touray
The project is supported by Trevor Pollard who is based in Sheffield, UK but lives in Kafountine between December and April.
Members of the group are all artists in their own right and have been introduced to lino printing as a way of producing multiple and saleable images. Their work is inspired by ideas deeply rooted in their West African culture and the resulting imagery reflects this.
The group expanded from the original three members in December 2014 and now have a shop and print workshop in the main street of the village from where they can work and sell their prints.
Contact: trevorpollard@mac.com
see also: www.trevorpollard.com
and Facebook - link here
