Welcome to the "Face of the Community" blog. My names Thomas Rimmington, and I'm leading this community arts project.
After spending time in Space 109 community centre ( I was using it as a studio space for my portrait painting) when I first moved to York, I got to know a few of the local residents of Walmgate. Listening to some of their stories I became aware of the rich history and cultural diversity of the area . I thought it would be great to capture some of these experiences and so formed an idea for a project named "Face of the Community". It was my aim to create a project that would celebrate the identity and bring to light the experiences of the residents and the people involved in this community.
The project has begun with filming, interviews and photographing of residents and members of the Walmgate community.
