‘Pattern Makers’ is a collaborative process through artistic exploration and making led by artists Paul Bokslag and Liz Nilsson with culturally diverse and new communities. Pattern Makers is a process over eight months with members of the Syrian community in county Kilkenny and the wider community of Callan, Thomastown and Ferrybank. The process aims to engage participants in an exploration of place, belonging and pattern-making. Pattern Makers will utilise the new resource of PrintBlock Callan, opening up and expanding this asset to culturally diverse communities. The artistic outputs will be a tangible element of a collaborative art and design practice, platformed at VISUAL as part of Workhouse Union\u2019s Matters of Care conference. Participants will acquire screen printing skills, conceptualise patterns and engage in a collaborative creative process and enquiry. The workshops will be facilitated by artists Liz Nilsson and co designed by Paul Bokslag, both of whom have extensive knowledge and experience working in collaborative practice.<\/p>\n