Youth and Community Arts for the High Peak
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
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 !
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.
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….
Ancient Landscapes Project.
The Buxton group are working with artists from ‘Stone and Water’, to explore the geology of the Peak District and create an installation from crochet, knitting and building coral reefs out of wool, and other reef fauna using a variety of textiles. The project is in collaboration with Borderland Voices, an arts and health project in Leek, who are also working on the installation. The New Mills Project eARTh group have also worked on this, and the work of all three groups will form the final installation – see it as part of the Buxton Art Trail on July 7th / 8th and in New Mills Library as part of nEw Mills Festival from September 15th to 30th.
