Heritage Community Crafts CIC






The African Caribbean Elders Association is a social and community charity for African and Caribbean older Seniors, who meet once a week at The William Morris Community Centre in Walthamstow.

We have spent the last three months working on an artistic work that was made during our Workshops, by members of ACEA and other similar African and Caribbean London Community Groups.

The artwork is called 'Home' and is based on the carpet design in the West Indian Front Room in the Museum of the Home. This installation, curated by Dr. Michael McMillan, explores the migrant experience of African-Caribbean families setting up home in the UK in the 1950/60s.
If you are a Gallery interested in displaying our artwork please get in touch.





Above: The West Indian Front Room in the Museum of the Home. The Installation is curated by Dr. Michael McMillan. www.michaelmcmillan.uk










Above: Details from the artwork ‘Home’. Materials: Printed fabric, upcycled jewellery, lace, beads and framed photos. Dimensions: 130cm width / 200cm height.

This project has been made possible with funding from The Heritage Lottery Fund.






Friendship Bracelet-Making Workshop at Youth Centre Art Against Knives.









Funded by Grange Big Local.




Make a Miniature Tudor Locket at Sutton House

Hackney Community Group 'Young At Heart' meet in Sutton House, 2 and 4 Homerton High St, London E9 6JQ.

Elizabeth drew inspiration from the painting of Mrs Sadlier in the Great Chamber. In the painting she is coyly pointing at an orange tree. Orange trees represent happiness and prosperity so we embellished our portraits with tiny orange circles during our Workshop.

Tudor portrait miniatures were tokens of love and affection.

Everyone bought creative vibes to the Workshop, and expressed themselves in their own style - no two lockets were the same.


















Upcycling fabric, plastics and badge making Workshops with young women at a PRU in North London.









Jewellery Workshops using upcycled materials with teenagers at a London Youth Centre in Finchley. As part of their Duke of Edinburgh's Award module.






Crochet for Beginners Workshop.
Miniature Collage Workshop.








Miniature Chairs and collage Workshops with Seniors at the Barnet African Caribbean Association. The 'Small Talk' miniature house contained snippets of conversations about memories from 'back home', using their flag's colours and African wax print fabrics.

It was displayed at Barnet Museum during the London Festival of Architecture 2023.











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