Current dates and project New Mills

We meet Thursdays 10.30am – 1pm at Springbank Arts Centre, Springbank, New Mills SK22 4BH.

This project runs till May 16th.

The group is working on a Comic/Cartoon project with artist Jim Medway and will learn basic comic/cartoon skills.  They will then explore the local history of New Mills through making their own comic strips.

The last  project was creating our own blog, which you can find at peakabout.wordpress.com , with artist Kooj Chuhan.

The next project will explore moorland conservation through felting, with artist Carol Wilson, including a trip out to Edale Visitor Centre.  Starts May 23rd.

 

Current dates and project Buxton

We meet Mondays 12.30 – 3pm at Fairfield Community Centre., Victoria Park Road, Fairfield, Buxton, SK17 7PE

This project runs till July 1st. (not meeting Bank Holiday Mondays)

The group is working on creating their own animated film (using stop frame animation) with artist Sophie Mackreth.

 

The last project was What’s in a Box? with Katy McCall

 

Buxton Project eARTh…’What’s in a Box?’

Dragon’s Nest

Buxton Project eARTh  did a  project from January – March , called ‘What’s in a Box?’ with artist Katy McCall. After exploring with a wide range of media, each participant started with an empty box…and then created anything they wanted.

To inspire us, we visited the First Cut Exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery, where we also held our own workshop in one of the gallery’s studios. We finished with a wide variety of art work – from a Dragon’s nest to  pop up universe..

We will be making a film of the boxes, as well as holding an exhibition….. watch this space !

Peakabout Blog

From January through March 2013 the New Mills Project eARTh group have been creating their own blog.  

Click here for the blog.

 

Project eARTh Calendar 2013

Would you like to buy a 2013 calendar full of beautiful lino prints?

New Mills Project eARTh have just completed a lino print project with artist Jill Kerr to create a calendar. In just 6 sessions, the group learnt to design their artwork, to cut the design into lino,  and print it onto different backgrounds. Some people  have hand coloured the prints, others left them black and white.  From the host of seasonal  images created, we chose images for each month, and put together a collection of short literary quotes to accompany them.  The calendar  has been excellently put together  by  graphic designer Armelle Hatch, and a limited edition is now available to buy for just £5, plus  £2 p and p. (Or you can come to High Lee Hall to collect one for just the £5. Phone first to check we are in).

Please make cheques payable to High Peak Community Arts.

 

To view a copy, click here

 

 

The Fairfield Archway and Seating are now there to enjoy!

‘Peak Inside’ Magazine

‘Peak Inside’ magazine is now available for you to enjoy, free of charge. 

To view ‘Peak Inside’ in a new window click here

Or pick up a copy in High Peak Libraries, Volunteer Centres, other community venues, and High Peak Community Arts’ base in High Lee Hall, New Mills. There are also audio CD versions available, kindly recorded by Glossop talking Newspapers,  - so get in touch if you would like one.

Peak Inside is the result of six months of workshops in creative writing, illustration, photography and desk top publishing by members of our magazine project, and  reflects their passions, interests and experiences.

 

 

Arts and Well-being

The Arts are good for your health! High Peak Community Arts runs participatory projects which impact on people’s well being.

Arts projects can build self confidence, enable self expression, unleash creativity, build friendships, enable people to learn and develop arts and interpersonal skills and create art works to be proud of.

High Peak Community Arts has understood this and pursued arts and well being projects with a passion for over 20 years. Under this umbrella, we run participatory arts projects with people experiencing mental distress, disabled adults; learning disabled adults, people with long-term medical conditions; and elders in community and residential settings.

Our main current project is Project eARTh. 

We have recently finished our magazine project.

Please contact us if you are interested to hear more about about our current projects.

Either email alison@highpeakarts.org
or phone 01663 744516

Painted Umbrellas for the Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch Relay comes to Buxton on  Friday June 29th – passing through from 5pm to 5.30pm.

The New Mills Project eARTh group are busy with artist  Ruth Marsden and fabric paint on white umbrellas , and on the day will line the route near the Pavilion Gardens to  ’twirl’  the colourful results as the runner goes  by! 

High Peak Commnity Arts will also have our Yurt in the Pavilion Gradens in the afternoon to join in the Olympicnic – with free arts activities to make your own hand held ribbon twirler before hand, and to provide story telling afterwards…look out for details.

 

Free Posters and Postcards

Free Posters and postcards on the five ways to well being!

Project eARTh’s posters and postcards on the five ways to well being are now available. We have a limited supply, so if you would like a set, for you school, youth club, community group, office etc  please get in touch.

The five ways to well being are a set of simple actions which can improve our well being, created by the New Economic Foundation.

There are six A3 posters and six  A6 postcards in each set:

Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning,  Give, and one poster / postcard illustrating all five ways to well being.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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