The pictures by children in Coventry and Volgograd imagining what their city might look like in 2084 (when Coventry and Volgograd will have been twinned for 140 years) are now on show outside Coventry Central Library. For a closer look, … Continue reading My City 2084 – Exhibition
Feature from The Guardian, exploring town-twinning: “The issue of how to create links between communities and individuals without endorsing political regimes remains problematic. Even so, there are those who still think that twinning agreements can make a difference to life … Continue reading A tale of twin cities: how Coventry and Stalingrad invented the concept [The Guardian]
We asked children in Coventry and Volgograd to consider their ‘twins’ and to imagine what their city might look like in 2084 (the 140th anniversary of the twinning). These wonderful imaginings and messages will be exhibited in both cities during … Continue reading Coventry & Volgograd 2084
On March 1st, we held an event to link artists in the twin cities and to start a dialogue exploring how the cities in which we live and work affect our artistic practice. Making use of the (mostly working) internet, … Continue reading My City:My Art
Despite the vagaries of skype and a fluctuating internet connection, we managed to link up with artists in Volgograd to share thoughts about the influence our cities exert on our work. There was a great turn out in Coventry and … Continue reading Simultaneous PK
Our Friends in Volgograd have sent this info about an international photo competition (deadline 30th April): PROVISIONS of the INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST Mashkov Museum Mundial to be included into the cultural program of hosting 2018 FIFA World CupTM in Volgograd … Continue reading Volgograd Football Photography Competition
‘My City, My Art’ is a web-enabled (un)conference pairing artists in the twin cities of Coventry and Volgograd to inspire partnership, the development of new work and identify the potential for exchanges. Part One: 8 Pecha Kucha style presentations, 4 … Continue reading My City, My Art
In 1943, Emily Smith, Coventry’s Mayor, and 830 other Coventry women (and some men) signed their names onto a tablecloth. Each one paid sixpence to sign and the money raised went towards medical aid for Stalingrad. The names were embroidered … Continue reading About Twin Story
The twinning began with the creation of the tablecloth in 1943, made to raise funds to help with medical aid to Stalingrad (as Volgograd was then). You can read all about how the tablecloth came into being, and how this … Continue reading The Tablecloth 1943
Made in 2004, the Twin60 website marked the twinning of the two cities 60 years on through the creation of a Virtual Tablecloth, made up of contributions from citizens of Coventry and Volgograd. Click here to explore the Twin 60 … Continue reading Twin 60 : the Virtual Tablecloth 2004
Twin Story : exploring the twinning of Coventry & Volgograd 