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Welcome
to April/ May’s issue of ArtWorks newsletter from Wychavon District
Council. It is jam packed full of news,
events, training, funding, and youth information for your interest. If you
would like any information and/or photos to be included in June/ July’s issue of
Artworks, then please let me know by 24th May.
Jenny
is now on maternity leave and the proud mother of baby Ruby. For all
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Droitwich Arts 4 All Day Saturday March 5th
2011 saw the third
Droitwich Spa Arts 4 All event, held at
the Norbury Theatre. The aim of this event was to raise the
profile of local arts organisations and artists, both voluntary
and professional, and to show the range of opportunities open to everyone in
the Droitwich Spa area. There was a great range
of performances, taster sessions, and displays on offer, including
music from Worcester School of Rock, Worcester Gilbert & Sullivan
Society, and W Factor finalists, along with a large range of displays of fine
arts, and even knitting. Over 300 people were involved in the day,
with much interest in signing up for activities. Performing arts
workshops were provided by And out of the
event came an “Arts
4 All” Directory 2011 which is available from the Theatre, Droitwich Library, and can be viewed via the “For Droitwich
Spa” website. The event was
organised by John Dudley, Liz McCabe, Jenny Davis, and David Goode, and was
made possible through a partnership between For Droitwich
Spa, The Norbury Theatre, and Wychavon
District Council’s Arts Development team. The universal feedback was that the
public wanted to do it again next year! |
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Showell Gallery The Showell Gallery at the Civic Centre, Pershore is now
exhibiting paintings from Peter Hawkins! Come down and take a look at
his work. Peter has always been
interested in the arts and over the last few years has been painting whilst
on holiday. When he took early retirement at the end of 2009 he had the opportunity
to spend more time painting and about three years ago moved from
watercolour to acrylics and enjoyed the flexibility of the medium. Peter likes his pictures
to mean something to him – places he has been, people he knows or events that have had an impact on
him. Some of his pictures
are for sale. 07766
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2012 Open Weekend Registration for the London
2012 Open weekend is now open! From the 22th – 24th July 2011 West
Midlands for 2012 will be celebrating one year to go to the Games and they
want you to join in! This year they want you to celebrate one year to go by showcasing the best art,
dance, film, music, heritage and sport in your area as the whole
of the Don't miss
this opportunity to demonstrate the talent in your local community
and participate in a moment of history. Taking part is simple, just decide
what you want to do and register at www.london2012.com/openweekend. Open Weekend is open to all organisations and
venues in the •
Takes place between 22 – 24 July 2011 For further information follow this link. |
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Godiva Awakes 2012
Choir – Be Part Of It! Imagineer Productions are offering the opportunity to
work with BAFTA award-winning composer Ilona Sekacz and
join the already 80 strong Godiva Awake’s Choir, to
be part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. They
are inviting people to attend a singing workshop
at Ombersley Memorial Hall, Sandys Road, Ombersley, Droitwich, Worcester WR9 0DT. Anyone aged 16+ with a passion for singing can attend no matter what level of
experience. The workshops will take place on Saturday 7th
May, 2pm until 4pm and Sunday 8th May, 2pm until 4pm. (Please note that no-one will be expected to sing on their own) You
only need to attend one of the workshops. The Choir will then meet every Tuesday
from 7pm – 9pm up to & including 28th June 2011. The final choir will be made
up of voices from across the region and will perform in 2012 as part of the
Godiva Awakes project. To register your interest for a place at one of the workshops or to
find out more about the Godiva Awakes project, contact Julie Boyle at Imagineer Productions on: Telephone: 02476 652882 / 02476 992480 OR E mail: julieb_imagineer@yahoo.co.uk OR info@imagineerproductions.co.uk
Godiva Awakes is part of Artists taking the lead, a series of
12 public art commissions across the For further information on
the Godiva Awakes Choir or the Godiva Awakes project visit |
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Evesham Library
Art Exhibition Evesham Library's exhibition area has changed
since it opened after our refurbishment. They now have an area 24 feet long by 4 feet high,
at the The library has an exciting programme of
exhibitions for 2011, and now on display is VW derelict which is a photographic
exhibition on dereliction from Jennifer Hewson.
It shows the gradual decay of VW cars, though there amazing colours add
vibrancy to an otherwise sad site and lifts it into the realm of
"art". It runs to 7th May 2011. |
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Droitwich Arts Network Droitwich Arts Network is a forum for local artists and arts groups
to network and work collaboratively. Peter Hawkins, a visual artist, is the
new chair of the group. The next meeting is on Thursday 7th April, 7:15pm if you
would like to attend. New people are always welcome. Please
contact Peter at peshawk@talktalk.net for any
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Vale Arts Trail The
Vale Arts Trail is taking place from 21st -30th May
2011. There will be a wide range of exhibitions and workshops showing
the creative talent around the Vale of Evesham in
non-arts spaces such as cafes, libraries and churches. Exhibitions could
include painting, ceramics, sculpture, glass, textiles, jewellery,
metalwork, photography, furniture, calligraphy, drawing, mixed-media,
carving, printmaking and weaving. The
Greenhouse, an exhibition of photographs by Hazel Green As part
of the Vale Arts Trail Hazel Green will be having an exhibition in The Function
Room at The Ambassador in Avon Street Evesham on the
28th, 29th & 30th May (10am to 6pm). Places have their own life and
resonance. This exhibition traces the demise of her father's greenhouse
giving it renewed presence. |
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Dancefest need 100 dancers
for the 12 Moves ‘flashmob’ Would you like to take part? In the final week before 12 Moves breaks up for Easter
project choreographer Jennifer Irons is in Each
district will have a ‘flashmob group’ who will work together for 12
weeks and come together to create a large scale flashmob
event that will take place in 3 locations during Saturday 23 July. They will be working with groups who have
already been a part of 12 Moves but are also inviting anyone keen on dance to
come along and get involved. The Wychavon meeting point is Honeybourne Village Hall on
Thursday 7th April from 7.30pm – 8.30pm. Sessions start on Thursday 28 April and include some
Sunday rehearsals. If you would like more information and an enrolment form
please email info@12moves.com or call
the Dancefest office on 01905 611199. www.12moves.com
‘12 Moves’ is a Dancing for the Games project inspired by
London 2012 and part of the Cultural Olympiad in the ’12 Moves’ is produced by Dancefest
also supported by Bromsgrove District Council, Malvern Hills District
Council, Redditch Borough Council, Worcester City Council, Worcestershire
County Council, Wychavon District Council, Wyre
Forest District Council and VisitWorcester. |
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An opportunity to display your artwork! A restaurant in
Great Comberton would like a local art
group to display pictures there at no charge.
If you
are interested please contact Michael Smith on 01386 710685 / 07765
580942 There
is space for 16
paintings of normal size, and perhaps for a few larger ones. |
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Evesham Arts Centre To view
the full list of shows visit http://www.eveshamartscentre.co.uk/whatson.html
Arts
Centre Box Office: http://www.eveshamartscentre.co.uk/contacts.html April Thu 7th at 7:30pm - Twelfth Night www.newcenturytheatre.co.uk
Fri 8th at 7:30pm - www.cycleuktochina.com Sat 9th at 7:30pm - A Little Bit of Irish Tickets £7
from Arts Centre Box Office or from 01789 778047 Wed 27th at 7:30pm - Cinderella www.viennafestivalballet.com
May Wed 4th at 8pm - Bess of Hardwick & Hardwick Hall www.eveshamdfas.org.uk/
Wed 11th at 7:30pm - The Essence of Spring Tickets
£8.50 (numbered seats) Sue on 01386-859678 or 01386-858462 Sun 15th at 7:30pm - In the Mood www.fivestarswing.co.uk/
Sat 21st at 7:30pm - GaGa - The Ultimate Tribute to Queen Tickets £14
(£12 concs, members & groups 10+) from Arts
Centre Box Office |
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The Norbury Theatre Visit www.norburytheatre.co.uk for
details of how to purchase tickets. Film – All tickets
£4.50 at 7.30pm Letters to Juliet: Wednesday 20th April Brothers Bloom: Wednesday 4th May The Back-up Plan: Wednesday 18th May Children’s Theatre – All tickets £1.50 Theatre ‘Allo,
‘Allo 7.30pm
Thursday 7th – Saturday 9th April Tickets
£9.50 (£8.50 concessions) Macbeth 7.30pm
Saturday 14th May Tickets
£10 (£8 concessions) |
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Number 8 Community Arts Centre Cinema Tangled 3D (PG) Monday 11 April – 2.00pm & 7.30pm; Tuesday 12
April – 2.00pm; Friday 15 April – 2.00pm; Thursday 21 & Friday 22 April –
2.00pm Gnomeo
& Juliet 3D (U) Thursday 14 April – 2.00pm; Monday 18 April –
2.00pm & 7.30pm; Tuesday 19 April – 2.00pm Winnie the
Pooh (cert tbc) Tuesday 31 May – 2.00pm & 7.30pm; Wednesday 1 & Thursday 2
June – 2.00pm Live Events Big Wooden Horse & Theatre Royal
Winchester present The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers Wednesday
20 April – 2.30pm. Tickets: £6 Under 16 £5 Gallery Exhibitions Thursday 31 March – Wednesday 20 April Pershore’s young artists have expressed their feelings and
thoughts in a world of colour and texture focussing on environmental themes
and how we in Pershore affect the world around us. Creative Courses Looking for
exciting activities for children in the Easter holiday? At this fun half day workshop
children will participate in Easter themed activities including making cards
and Easter baskets (perfect for collecting eggs!) Suitable for 5-9 year olds. Box Office: 01386 555488 Opening Hours: Box Office, Coffee Bar
and Gallery open Monday to Saturday from 10.00am – 4.00pm and one hour before
an evening performance. |
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Shindig Alistair Anderson
in Concert Friday
8th April, 8pm at Hank Wangford and Brad Breath: No Hall 2 Small Sunday
10th April, 7:30pm at Bretforton, The
Fleece Shoo Shoo Baby Presents: The Entire History of Cabaret Friday
15th April, 8pm at Hot Fingers.
Featuring Thomas ‘Spats’ Langham, Malcolm Sked and
Danny Blyth Sunday
17th April, 7:30pm at Birlingham Village
Hall, WR10 3AB. 01386 750915 The Opera Dudes:
The Codfathers of Croon Sunday
17th April, 7:30pm at James Hickman and
Dan Cassidy in Concert Saturday
7th May, 8pm ay New Perspectives
Theatre Company: Lark rise to Candleford, by Flora
Thompson, adapted by Daniel Buckroyd Sunday
8th May, 7:30pm at Ashton-under-hill Village Hall, WR11 7SW. 01386
881594/881778 Badapple Theatre Company: The James Herriot Story Saturday
14th May, 8pm at Sunday
15th May, 7:30pm at Sunday
22nd May, 7:30pm at The Daniel Smith
Blues Band in Concert Saturday
21st May, 7:30pm at Eckington Village
Hall, WR10. 01386 750305 New Rope String
Band in Concert Saturday
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Dance at 8 Easy Jive for
Beginners! 7:30pm – 8:30pm. Wulstan
Hall, Classes
are just £5 per person – pay as you go. Starting
Friday 1st April for 6 weeks. Everyone welcome. For
more information and other courses please visit http://www.danceat8.com/pershore.html or call 01386 556 665 |
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Worcestershire’s First County Arts Trail
gets underway! Worcestershire
Guild of Design Craftsmen is delighted to have received applications from over 50
artists and craftspeople wishing to take part in the country’s
first Worcestershire Arts Trail. There will be 25 locations to visit on the 27th
– 30th May 2011, including several prestigious
galleries across the country.
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Alt. Fiction Writing Weekend Alt.Fiction is proud to present its Spring Writing Weekend – the
perfect chance for writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror to meet
and work
with like-minded people and enjoy workshops and talks with
established authors in the field. Offering workshops, feedback sessions and expert advice,
this weekend is sure to both inform and inspire. Spring Writing Weekend, 20th-22nd May at
Legacy Chesterfield Hotel, Malkin Street, Chesterfield, S41 7UA Guest
Speakers: The
Spring Writing Weekend costs just £180,
including two nights’ shared accommodation, all meals and hot drinks, plus a
full programme of writing activities throughout Saturday and Sunday featuring
two guest authors. To book
your place, or for any enquiries, email alt.fiction@writingeastmidlands.co.uk or call Alex on 07896 228367 |
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From cake decorating to welly waddling!
Livestock judging to photography competitions, this show really does
have a little
bit of everything for all the family to enjoy. There will be an
all day BBQ as well as a licensed bar for your refreshment needs. Young
Farmers are an entirely voluntary organisation led by young people, for young
people. They help to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for
charities nationwide every year. Some of
the competitions taking place: ·
Mock Auctions ·
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Live Craft demonstration ·
YFC’S Got Talent ·
Photography and craft ·
Floral Art And so much more!!! Saturday 28th
May, gates open at 9am until 5pm. Tickets are priced at £5 for adults and children under 10 years old go free. Events run throughout the day. For
more information on this event or to request a new members information pack
please contact |
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Droitwich Spa Arts
Society Every first Tuesday in the Month at Rotary House,
Corbett Avenue, Droitwich Spa Members meet for painting and
drawing together, including outdoor events using water colour,
pastel, pen and wash, acrylics, and experimenting with new media. Experienced
members are willing to help novice painters with their work. Interactive
chats with jokes enhance the evening creating an environment where
much work is progressed. The entrance fee each evening is
£3 for
visitors. (Annual membership is £25) – First Visit Free! For more information please ring
Eve Race on 01905
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Wychavon Area
Network for Artists WANA - (Wychavon Area Network for Artists)
Thursday 14th
April at 7.00 in the Abbey Room, Number 8 Tony Taylor BWS Watercolour demonstration using
loose technique. This is only open to WANA members,
membership of WANA is only £16 pa. To find out how to join and the benefits of being
a member visit: www.wana.org.uk |
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Divine Mother
workshop Saturday 16th April The workshop begins at 10.30am and usually finishes
around 4.30pm.
They talk, share, visualise, paint with flower essences and oils and gold
leaf, have fun and transform on a deep level. No previous painting experience is
necessary. The Divine Mother connects us to this huge powerful
loving energy, in its many different forms; how we relate to our
own mothers , how we mother others, how we nurture ourselves, and
particularly how we respect and relate to ourselves and our divine
mother earth, and bring the feminine back into balance. For further information and other workshops
visit www.christinebarnett.co.uk |
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The Fleece Inn Gordon Giltrap –
Charity Gig Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th
April from 7:30pm. Tickets £10. In aid of the Tracey Sollis
Leukaemia Trust this is Gordon's 6th consecutive
year at the Fleece Inn. Giltrap's performances at The Fleece are sell outs every
time and all ticket sales are donated to the charity. He is one of the Corn dolly making
and Strawcraft 3rd
Tuesday of the month 7.30pm Amanda
Davies 01386 831700 |
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SurveyMonkey: Safeguard Training Thank you to everyone who filled out the
questionnaire regarding the Safeguarding for Children and Young People Training.
This training has been put on hold due to the changes taking place
with central government and safe guarding. The training will now take place later in
the year, after September. |
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Creative Writing Courses with local writer Sue Johnson 8 Week Creative Writing Course at
Number 8 Community Arts Centre, Pershore Friday 6th May - Friday 24th June
2011 10.00 - 12.00 Cost £60.00 For
further details and to book a place, please contact Sue on 01386 556177 Sue
is also organising a Flash Fiction Competition: THE WRITER'S
TOOLKIT - FLASH FICTION COMPETITION Write a story in 150 words (not
including the title) Theme: WATER 1st prize:
£50 2nd prize: £25 3rd prize:
£15 Entry fee: £3.00 or 2 for £5.00 Closing date: 30th April 2011 Judge: Sue Johnson All
entries should be double spaced with a separate cover sheet giving your name, address/email and title of your story. Entries will be returned
if accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope. Please
send your entries to Sue Johnson, 10 Woodward Close, Please
make cheques payable to: S Johnson Winning entries will be published on The Writer's Toolkit website (www.writers-toolkit.co.uk) |
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Oil Painting Techniques Start: 24 April 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Which canvas, which paint, which brush, how to blend, dry brush,
'wet in wet', 'Fat over lean'-what does that mean? All these questions and
many more explored in creative ways to render effects and styles. This course will try different surfaces, different brushes and get to grips with
the core qualities of oils. You'll paint
abstracts, landscapes, still life, people, clouds, water, fur and any special
requests if there is the time. It's a lot to do over a weekend and at the
very least you'll have a good laugh trying.
One to one tuition is given at every stage with technical brush skills and
you'll also look at the essential ingredients to picture making, such as
tonal values and balance, composition and the centre of interest. Most materials provided.
Some materials required. Click here
for more information and to book your place. |
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Marketing
Projects for Young People in the Arts, Youth and Cultural Sectors
Artswork is delighted to have the new one-day
course taking place in partnership with WAYC in Leamington Spa
on the 19th
May 2011, 10 am- 4.15 pm. There is a special half price fee of £75
available on this course. This course explores ways to develop effective marketing techniques
for your youth arts project. The session offers practical examples and structures
for planning your marketing strategy, including drawing up an action plan,
collating resources, design and print, using the new and social media and
managing public relations with the local community. This course also looks at
the exit strategy of ending a youth arts project by celebrating its
completion and bringing it to a successful close. A practical and informative training
session aimed at filling you with the confidence, skills and knowledge
needed to market and celebrate your project successfully. All participants will receive a certificate
of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a
wealth of practical resources. For more information, or to book a place on this
course please contact Rachel, Programme Manager – Artsplan via: 02380 682535 / artsplan@artswork.org.uk |
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Geese Theatre
Company – Actors/Groupworkers Geese Theatre Company is a team of actors
and group workers who present interactive drama and conduct workshops, staff training
and consultation within the Criminal Justice System. The company has an
international reputation for innovative work with offenders and youth at risk
and since 1987 has worked in more than 150 custodial institutions and with 42
probation areas. During this time, it has worked with more than 150,000
offenders and 30,000 other individuals. |
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Wychavon Community Grants Scheme 2011 We have
£80,000
funding available to voluntary and charitable groups! This year’s
theme is play and this can include all aspects of community life
such as community buildings, sports and arts as long as it benefits the
community. Projects
could include: ·
Improvements at a local sports club to allow more young people to
play. ·
The development of new activities at a youth club, such as art
activities. ·
Contributions towards a new play area. The
important things are: ·
It meets local needs and benefits local residents ·
It has community support ·
It is well planned and involves as many local people as possible. ·
You can meet the full costs of the project through other grant aid
and the groups own fundraising activities. For advice and
guidance have a look at our website: www.wychavon.gov.uk Applications
are welcome from groups and organisations across the district. Contact Tracy
Grubb on 01386 565168 tracy.grubb@wychavon.gov.uk
The closing date for all applications is noon on Friday 17th June 2011. |
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The Wellcome
Trust – Arts Awards The Wellcome
Trust is inviting organisations and individuals to apply for funding through
its Arts Awards. The Arts Awards support projects
that engage the public with biomedical science through the arts including dance, drama,
performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative
writing or digital media. Applications are invited for projects of
up to £30,000 through their small & medium-sized grant
programme, and for projects above £30,000 through their large grant
programme. The aim of the awards is to
support arts projects that reach new audiences which may not traditionally be
interested in science and provide new ways of thinking about the social,
cultural and ethical issues around contemporary science. Projects
should involve the creation of new artistic work and must have some
biomedical scientific input either through an expert taking on an
advisory role or through direct collaboration. This adviser may be from a
scientific or medical humanities background and must be named on your
application. Applicants are encouraged to
investigate new methods of interdisciplinary working as well as new models of
engagement in biomedical science. The scheme is open to a wide range of
people including, among others, artists, scientists, curators, filmmakers, writers,
producers, directors, academics, science communicators, teachers, arts
workers and education officers. The next application deadline
for small & medium sized projects is the 28th April 2011. For more
information click here. |
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Women Make Music Grant Scheme The PRS for Music Foundation is offering grants of up to £5,000 through their
Women Make Music Grant Scheme to raise the profile of women who are making music in the For more information visit: http://www.prsformusicfoundation.com/women/index.htm |
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Funding To Support
Poetry and Literature ( The Clore Duffield
Foundation has launched a new £1 million programme to fund poetry and
literature initiatives for children and young people across the |
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Funding to Improve
Local Communities ( Groups of
individuals as
well as small community
and voluntary groups within the The type of
activities supported in the past include; a grant of £250 to three young people in
Leamington Spa who were trying to set up a youth club. The Trust gave them
£250 to help set up the club in an old Scout hut; a grant of £50 to an
unemployed ex-professional footballer in |
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Funding for Music
Making Activities ( Youth Music, the Youth
Music will fund any non profit-making organisation more than one
year old that is committed to music-making activities for children and
young people up to 18 (or up to 25 if they have special
educational needs, disabilities or are in detention). Youth
Music aims to support
music making activities principally in out of school hours such as
during weekends, holidays as well as in breakfast and after schools clubs.
Youth Music understands that programmes may need to begin in school hours
especially if the proposal involves encouraging first time participation in
music. To help with this, Youth Music will consider applications for
programmes where up to 25% of the time is spent in school hours. The proposed
programme should aim to encourage children and young people
to eventually make music outside of school hours. The next closing date for
applications is the 27th June 2011. For more information, visit:
http://www.youthmusic.org.uk/looking_for_music_funding/Getting-Started.html |
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Evesham A Window in the Arts – Cake
Display Over a six
week period Michelle
Pogmore delivered arts workshops to children
within three schools across Evesham and displayed their work at an empty shop
window at The They chose
the theme
of the royal wedding and the creation of a royal cake shop.
Although all of the schools worked separately they worked toward a combined
window display using the colours of the British flag. All the materials used
in this project were from the Worcester Reclamation Exchange. Children
from Bengeworth 1st school created
the golden
cupcakes, constructed from golden card and decorated with the
paper rose made from a spiral of paper. They decorated their cakes with beads
and filled their roses with vibrant transparent red wrapping. Ideas from the
children were carried through to the other schools. The children decorated their own cake
stands which allowed them to develop individual designs whilst working within
the same colour range. Children
from Harvington 1st school made
the oversized
wedding cake, each making a decorated single slice box with lid to
combine in a beautiful centre piece. The children worked on individual pieces
but often supported each other throughout the different processes of
construction. They also created crown cup cakes on long cake stands. The
cakes are filled with material that T bags are made from. Children from Eckington 1st School
created the hanging
heart boxes. The boxes were constructed from card and tape, then papier mached with various
tissue paper to strengthen and colour. As you can see they are all
beautifully decorated with the children's individual ideas. They also created
cup cakes. They were covered in blue tissue paper to contrast with the other
schools. This
project has been funded by Evesham Market Town Partnership and Wychavon District Council. |
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Youth
Music Online For the last five years, Wychavon Youth Music
has always happened in schools as an after school club. But now for the
first time the project has not only branched out to youth clubs, it is also
offering a free online service. With the help of the Council’s funding, it means
that more people will have access to the skills and expertise of Ade Holbrook, a project
manager and music consultant who leads music sessions
with young people. |
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Arts Extend During February 2011, young people attending Wickhamford Youth Club had the opportunity to
participate in some practical, imaginative and
enjoyable film making workshops. Under the supervision of
experienced film makers, participants were able to develop their very own
cinematic ideas and after five weeks created a film fit for the big screen! The workshops delivered a very hands-on
experience and allowed those participating to be involved in
all aspects of the film making process. The young people decided
to fuse a collection of weird and wonderful ideas within a 'sketch show'
format, using green screen technology to place budding actors within
illustrated backgrounds! See the film by clicking here
and for more information on Arts Extend visit www.arts-extend.com |
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Vital Statistics Theatre Company
Contact
07889496128 or
admin@vstc.co.uk or
visit www.vstc.co.uk |
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