It focussed on the idea of how light and colour, surface and sound can be used to excite and stimulate children, particularly those with multi-sensory impairment.

The artworks included curtains and hangings for a hydrotherapy pool and a large sensory tent which combined projected light and printed fabric.

The participating schools were:

Richard Cloudesley near the Barbican,
Rosemary School in Clerkenwell,
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson in Angel, Islington

The Cloth of Gold artists were:

Anna Ferrie, Cath Bristow and Giles Thacker

The project had the following structure:

An INSET session which enabled the teachers to familiarise themselves with screen printing and other print processes and to explore how the different techniques could be used to best effect with their respective pupils; collaborative print workshops in Rosemary and Richard Cloudesley schools including pupils from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson; multi-media workshops at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson with pupils from the other schools attending; and an exhibition of the finished work in the local area.

A Celebration to mark the end of the project took place in Rosemary School one evening in March 1999. It was an extremely successful and enjoyable event attended by the pupils, staff, friends and families from all three schools, the artists, the school governors, the funders and other interested parties.

Throughout the evening there was a showing of the video that had been taken during the workshops in Rosemary and Richard Cloudesley Schools. There was also a photographic display of the pupils at work.

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