Participants worked with artist Kate Freeborough to make a wonderful set of book sculptures, now on display in the windows of Sett Valley Insurance in New Mills.

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We are about to start a photography project with Josh Tomalin. Using 35mm film, participants will photograph dancer, Courteney Cruse, and with the photos, create a ‘light sculpture’, lit from within. This will be shown, along with a short 5 minute dance at an event at Spring Bank Arts on Sunday 11th September, as part

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We have just finished a project with artist Lucie Maycock creating cyanotypes and collages. It was  a lovely artform to learn about and experiment with – and the resulting work is beautiful. We hope it will go to Arden House GP surgery in New Mills. [foogallery id=”11047″]

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We worked with artist Helen Newman to create ceramic tiles for Longdendale Environmental Education Centre. After a trip to the  Centre to meet the rangers and get inspiration, everyone set about designing and making ceramic tiles.

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We worked with artist Alison Evans to embroider felted leaves on a High Peak theme to create a unique High Peak Commui-Tree. Everyone created beautiful leaves in great variety and the finished tree looks splendid in its new home at Spring Bank Arts, where our participants can enjoy seeing it, too. [foogallery id=”12151″] We had

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We worked with artist Roisin O ‘Connor to create ceramic flowers, fruit and vegetables to decorate a Seed Exchange structure – for people to donate seeds ad seedling they do not need, and take those they wish to grow. We made this for Incredible Edible New Mills, and after the unveiling event, it went to

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This project was led by artist Amanda Whewell. It was collage and printing based, inspired by the work of British artist Mark Hearld.  The 30 beautiful completed framed collages are now in their new home, on the walls of St. Anne’s Parish Hall, and really brighten up the room. 

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