Objects Practices Workshops

Travel Journal Bookbinding Workshop

by Enabling Village, SPD
14 May • 10:00am • Enabling Village
14 May • 02:00pm • Enabling Village

Create your own personal hand-bound travel journal at SPD’s craft workshops guided by our experienced artisans with disabilities in an inclusive setting.

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Travel Journal Bookbinding Workshop
Dates & Time:
Sat, 14 May | 10am to 1pm
Sat, 14 May | 2pm to 5pm

Venue: Enabling Village, Academy Block Classroom 3
Fee: $37.50 per pax (inclusive GST)
Registration: https://bit.ly/bookbindSHF22 (Registration link will be available from Thu, 21 Apr, 12pm onwards)

Create your own personal hand-bound travel journal at SPD’s inclusive craft workshops. Learn from scratch, including Coptic binding basic stapes, guided by our experienced artisans with disabilities in an inclusive setting. 

Participants will get to bring home their own A5/6 handbound travel journals. All materials and tools are provided and no prior experience is required. 

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Enabling Village

Enabling Village is the first inclusive community space in Singapore dedicated to integrating persons with disabilities in society. Located in Redhill and managed by SG Enable, it brings together community amenities, lifestyle retail services and inclusive programming for all with a special focus on disability-inclusive training and employment for persons with disabilities. Its community services include an inclusive pre-school, a community gym with specialised equipment, and an assistive technology centre.

Winning both local and international accolades for its universal design, enabling technology and social innovations, EV brings together like-minded stakeholders, community and corporate partners who are committed to driving inclusion, fostering connectedness and promoting inclusive enterprise.

For more information, visit www.enablingvillage.sg

SPD

SPD is a local charity set up to help people with disabilities of all ages to maximise their potential and integrate them into mainstream society. The sheltered workshop is one of SPD’s programmes providing vocational training for persons with disabilities. The SPD Artisan Collab is an initiative under the Sheltered workshop providing a platform for persons with disabilities to hone their skills in perfecting the art of bookbinding, leather-crafting & more.

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