Frontier voices

As part of Hadrian’s Wall 1900, artist Karen MacDougall ran a project called Frontier Voices: A Creative Exploration at 12 sites along and around the Wall. At each, she worked with local communities to celebrate the Wall’s history and the area’s diversity through art.

Three English Heritage sites were included in the project. At Corbridge Roman Town, Dr Frances McIntosh ran a Roman pottery handling session with a group of Scouts, who then created their own felt face pots to celebrate the Romans’ sheep rearing skills.

At Birdoswald Roman Fort, Karen, Frances and a group of volunteers used words and images to produce poems at a creative writing workshop. Karen selected poems inspired by objects from Birdoswald to be displayed on banners in the café.

For Temple of Mithras at Carrawburgh Roman Fort, Karen, Frances and volunteers explored the stories of the Carrawburgh Mithraeum and of the metal Roman votive plaques found in the area. In response, participants created their own votive plaques.

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