[Netnews-action] 11 Feb -- 25 March: Refuge : Testomonies of a lost home

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11th February - 25th March "Refuge : Testomonies of a lost home"
exhibition
Gallery Oldham, Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham OL1 1AL. "There
is no place like home; home is in my heart and all my family live there.
If I could change the world there would be hope, people would live for
longer, no poverty, only safety and shelter, happiness and a better
future." - Jubaer Alam Maznura, aged 10, Bangladesh.  Artist Yasmin
Yaqub launches her first major solo exhibition, Refuge: Testimonies of a
Lost Home, at Gallery Oldham. Refuge, initiated by Shisha, the
international agency for contemporary South Asian crafts and visual
arts, in partnership with Gallery Oldham, is a visually stunning and
thought-provoking exhibition about the concept of home and the
experience of political migration. The gallery is open Monday to
Saturday, 10am-5pm and admission is free. For more information call 0161
911 4653 or visit www.galleryoldham.org.uk