Soft Sanctuary
2019 - 2020 - 2021
Image credit: Hannah Thomas
Soft Sanctuary is a project which artist Bella Milroy first developed for At The Library back in 2019 as a series of events at Bootle Library. The project centres disabled experiences through a universal concept of finding care and wellbeing, and celebrates the sanctuary nature of the library as a place to relax, feel safe and looked after. It has since developed into a programme of live events, written essays, recipes, film and podcasts. Exclusively featuring disabled artists, Soft Sanctuary explores the ceremonies of everyday life, and the disabled practices which offer us joy, ease and rest.
Find out more about the project and access all of the work featured in the latest iteration of the series (and to see more of the amazing work At The Library produce!), click here.
At The Library is an ongoing programme of artist-led projects, commissions and happenings in Sefton’s Libraries, which allows local people to connect and collaborate with artists, and rethinks the civic role of Libraries in our communities. It is part of the programme of projects created by Rule of Threes. To find out more about their incredible work and their wider creative programming, click here.