Diary – Page 6 – High Peak Community Arts

March 20, 2017

2017 Archive Diary Fairfield DreamScheme Tall Tales What’s on Young Writers’ Camp Youth Projects

Young Writers’ Camp 2017!

“Let’s do something like this again!” they said last year – so we did it all again! Welcome to all the information for the Young Writers’ Camp 2017. Places on the full camp were FREE – but limited, for more info you can contact Sophie on: 01663 744516 sophie@highpeakarts.org The main camp was for age 8+ and
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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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February 17, 2017

2017 Diary

Film Cuts Club

Lights, Camera, Action! The Film Cuts Club is our filmmaking club for young people with additional needs, run by filmmakers Mark and Benn Turton. Funded by BBC Children in Need, the group consists of young people from a broad range of ages and abilities. The club aims to teach the full process of film
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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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October 12, 2016

2016 Diary Pics & Vids What’s on

Ceramic and Felted Bird Boxes and Birds

We had a fantastic celebration of this project, with an exhibition of the work before the collection is dispersed to its new homes. The New Mills Project eARTh group have worked in ceramics with Caroline Chouler-Tissier and felting with Carol Wilson, and have created these enchanting homes, which will be located across the High Peak.
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September 7, 2016

2016 Diary What’s on

Pop-ups and Mechanical Cards!

If you joined us on 17th September, you’ll be looking for your animated gifs of everything you made… Thanks for coming along and making it an absorbing and creative session! And thanks to the bubble man for entertaining the throngs of people outside!! Alison and Sophie were joined by artist, Katy McCall and people
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April 27, 2016

2016 Diary Fairfield DreamScheme Tall Tales Youth Projects

We’re spinning musical yarns again!

We are launching our Tall Tales programme for a third year and looking for new young people to join in the exciting programme to write stories and songs, play instruments and create visual art. The first 10 sessions are based on Fairfield in Buxton and Gamesley and are open to anyone aged 8+ and free
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April 20, 2016

2016 Diary

‘The Buxton Story’ Unveiling

Join us to celebrate and unveil this glorious mosaic made for the Fenton Ward of the Cavendish Hospital in Buxton. Project eARTh participants have created this mosaic featuring much loved and familiar Buxton landmarks, with artist Debra Tracey. There will be tea and cake. FREE . All welcome.
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March 11, 2016

2016 Archive Diary Fairfield DreamScheme Film Cuts Club Tall Tales Uncategorized What’s on Youth Projects

Young Writers’ Camp

Our first Young Writers’ Camp to brought together all lovers of ideas, stories and words, with 23 young people joining four days of creation. Designed for all our participants on youth projects, including: Tall Tales in Gamesley and Fairfield; Film Cuts Club in Hadfield; Music Arts Pod in schools. It wasn’t about pens and paper
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