Arts and Well Being – Page 5 – High Peak Community Arts

January 18, 2018

2018 Arts Trail

Hidden Worlds – silk painted wallhangings

The Buxton group created a set of three beautiful silk painted and tie dyed wall hangings for the URC church in Buxton, Hardwick Square East. With artist Lesley Ann Withers.
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January 18, 2018

2018 Arts Trail

Orchard Textiles – printing, applique and embroidery

The New Mills group made beautiful hand – printed, appliqued and embroidered curtains for High Lee Hall, in High Lea Park, New Mills. With artist Amanda Whewell.
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January 18, 2018

2018 Arts Trail

Mosaic Trail for Furness Vale Community Field

The New Mills group created 59 mosaics to make a trail for Furness Vale Community Field , with artist Debra Tracey. We have also produced a leaflet so you can tick them off as you find them. See leaflet here, PROJECT EARTH MOSAIC TRAIL pages 1 – 3 and PROJECT EARTH MOSAIC TRAIL page 4!
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January 12, 2018

2018 Creative Welllbeing with Good News Family Care News

From Sheep to Craft

We are delighted to be starting a new project with the residents of Charis House, Buxton, a safe place where homeless women, including those escaping from domestic violence, and women recovering from drug and alcohol dependency can find rest and recovery. High Peak Community Arts has worked with Good News Family Care (who run Charis House) since
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May 4, 2017

2017 Arts and Well Being Diary Project Earth

Grand Unveiling of ‘Hidden Worlds’

All welcome to the Celebration and Unveiling of Project eARTh’s ‘Hidden Worlds’ – a silk painting and tie dye project to create a wall hanging for the URC church in Buxton. Participants worked with artist Lesley Ann Withers to produce this artwork, based on the idea of looking through a microscope at organic forms. Join
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March 19, 2017

2017 Arts and Well Being Diary Featured New Mills/Glossop Projects Project Earth

Grand Unveiling of Orchard Textiles

Join us to celebrate and unveil Project eARTh’s ‘Orchard Textiles’. Participants worked with artist Amanda Whewell to learn about pattern design and then inspired by New Mills Community Orchard, create beautiful textile panels with hand printing, appliqué and embroidery. These have been stitched together to produce lovely curtains for High Lee Hall . You will
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January 25, 2017

2017 Diary New Mills/Glossop Projects Project Earth Updates

Unveiling, Celebration and Exhibition of Fused Glass Panels

Join us to celebrate Project eARTh’s amazing large scale glass panels, made by participants with artist Alex Blakey. The New Mills group made a triptych of Glossop, High Peak and Derbyshire scenes and landmarks for Manor House Surgery in Glossop, and the Buxton group created images of the four seasons, plus a summer seaside scene for
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June 17, 2016

2016 Arts Trail Project Earth

‘The Buxton Story’ – Mosaic for The Cavendish Hospital

This mosaic is in the Fenton Ward lounge of The Cavendish Hospital, Buxton
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June 17, 2016

2016 Arts Trail Project Earth

Visit The Peak District By Train

This poster was on display at Manchester Piccadilly Station for about a year. We have some in stock, as well as lovely postcards, if you would like your own. These images are on the Hope Valley station platforms: These framed collages have been donated donated to community venues in each village: Edale Village
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