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The annual Textiles in Focus event draws crowds from around the country to see the exhibition, take part in workshops and visit traders. Key lecture by Dawn Thorn. Refreshments and light lunch available. Cottenham Village College Friday 25th and Saturday 26th February, 10am – 5pm Sunday 26th February , 10am – 4.30pm £5 entry £1 for under 16s Under 5s free Wysing Young Artists The Live Application Day is an open day for young people (age 13 – 19 years) to find out more about the exciting new Wysing Young Artists (WYA) talent programme of workshops and mentoring by professional artists. Artist and WYA mentor Simon Woolham will be showing some of his work and available to talk to aspiring young artists or curators about applying for the WYA programme. For more information and details on how to apply visit http://www.wysingartscentre.org/getinvolved If you are a Facebook fan please join our group by searching for stART – supporting arts developmemt International orchestra Britten Sinfonia have been working with children aged 5 and up from Swavesey Music School and students from Swavesey Village College to develop a performance of Terry Riley’s In C. Composer Fraser Trainer and violinist Judith Kelly have been leading workshops with the young musicians since the beginning of term. Students have developed many new skills from learning how to play together, developing listening skills and an understanding of how a piece is composed. The piece was performed in front of renowned percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie as part of the opening celebration of the new hall. In C is often cited as one of the first minimalist compositions and allows the musicians to direct the performance themselves. The project has been generously supported by Orchestra’s Live with EMI Music and Sound Foundation, John Lewis Cambridgeshire Music Awards and stART. It’s been a busy summer of free arts activities in Riverside Park, Stockbridge Meadows, Melbourn as part of a year long public art project. You’ll now find a welcome wall, clay fruit and lurking stick lizards in the meadows! This autumn the Stockbridge Tapestry project is being launched and we need you to contribute a section. Lead artist Jo Chapman is inviting local people to create a section for a banner like art-work, which will wrap around the meadows and will be used as inspiration for her final piece. You can use fabric paints, permanent markers or stitching to create a section or come along to one of the free art events. For more information see the website http://melbourn.org.uk/publicart This Saturday the ARTIVAN project caravan will back on the Meadows. Artist Jo Chapman will be on hand to help participants create sections for the Stockbridge Tapestry. Next Events: Sunday 17th October, 10am – 4pm Sunday 21st November, 7pm – 8.30pm Calling all Musicians! The National Campaign for the Arts decided to run a campaign after being approached by members who were concerned that the public had no way to make their views on support for the arts heard. If you care about the arts, please spare the 30 seconds it takes to sign up. You’ll be in good company! Swavesey Music School have launched their own website this week to coincide with the Summer Concert at the village college this evening from 7pm. The Swavesey Music School won an award at the Chairman’s Arts Awards in April and are currently recruiting new memberss. For more information visit http://www.swaveseyms.co.uk/ Cottenham and Impington Village Colleges sign up for the National Schools Shakespeare Festival 2010. Both schools are busy reading scripts and planning the project which will culminate in a performance at a professional theatre space – The Junction – in November. Watch this space for more information…
The fabulous UPcycling, junk percussion, stilt walking Carnival Club! Following two months of community workshops and rehearsals, Orchard Park Carnival Club had a full weekend performing at Arbury Carnival on Saturday 12 June and Histon Family Fun Day on Sunday 13 June.
The project involved workshops with the youth club, primary school, volunteer led disability group Able to be Independant, as well as open access workshops. Residents worked with textile artist Nikki Goldup to make fantastic UPcycled costumes out of recycling materials and unwanted household items. Artist Adele Thompson also led workshops in junk and body percussion as well as stilt walking. To find out more about Park Arts Group – become a friend of facebook. There is a new project taking place in Melbourn’s nature reserve Riverside Park, Stockbridge Meadows, Melbourn. For details see http://melbourn.org.uk/publicart/ Here are some images from the launch weekend on bank holiday 1st- 3rd May 2010 |
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