Project Earth

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!

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.

Handmade Cards

Participants have made a series of stunning greetings cards from lino prints the Buxton group did in Autumn 2011. These can be bought for £2 each or three for £5. They are on sale at New Mills Original, or can be bought at our events.

Fairfield Archway and Seating

The group has been working with artist Caroline Chouler -Tissier and Leander Architectural to create sculptured aluminium and steel seating for outside the shops in Fairfield, and an archway for the Granby Road Park in Fairfield. The design for the ‘banner’ of the archway and the five seats (in plasticine to be cast in aluminium) are now complete and look fantastic. Caroline also worked with the Fairfield Dream scheme youngsters and some adults from ROFA to design the central ‘hub’ of the seating, and one seat. The work is now being cast at the foundry. Unveiling is on July 21st! See front page of website for details….