Culture
Writers, artists, archives and what survives.
Children
Young survivors turn to art to escape the shadow of war
A drawing programme running out of two shelters has enrolled more than four hundred children since spring.
Books
A library rebuilt from donated copies, shelf by shelf
Volunteers have catalogued nine thousand titles in a rented ground floor.
Archive
Oral history project records a hundredth interview
The recordings are being deposited with two university archives.
Music
Musicians stage a first concert in eighteen months
The programme mixed classical repertoire with three new compositions.
Craft
Embroidery cooperative reopens in a smaller workshop
Twenty-two women returned to work on a reduced schedule.
Film
Documentary shot on phones wins a regional award
The film was edited across three cities over eleven months.