Our New Brewery Arts Spring 2010 courses and workshops are available now for booking online.
Spring 2010 arts workshops at the Gloucestershire Resource Centre
Making Faces
with Sarah Holdcroft
Tuesday 11th May 2010 *Twilight session* 4pm – 7pm
Cost: £30 (includes materials, light buffet & refreshments)
The first of three workshops using portraits as their theme. Based on the work of Guiseppe Archimboldo, (16c Italian Painter) this workshop will introduce you to his unique approach to collage encouraging you to explore and utilise unusual materials to produce large scale group work as well as individual portraits.
MOSAIC
with Mosaic Madness from Bristol
Wednesday 12th May 2010 10am – 3pm
Cost: £30/£25 (includes materials)
Your chance to really get to grips with how simple and effective mosaic is to do. Learn how to produce a beautiful outdoor paving piece, how to lead a group project and also the simplicity of making small decorative objects using everyday and reclaimed materials.
Visit their website for a taste of what’s to come! www.mosaicmadness.com
Felt Making
with Sarah Stephenson
*Saturday* 15th May 2010 10am – 3pm
Cost: £30/£22 (includes materials)
We’re delighted to welcome back Sarah to take you through the magical art of felt making. Learn the basic principles of felting individual and group pieces. Explore how to stimulate ideas through the use of themes, stories and words. Bring an apron and be prepared to be enchanted.
Making Faces
with Sarah Holdcroft
Tuesday 18th May 2010 *Twilight session* 4pm – 7pm
Cost: £30 (includes materials, light buffet & refreshments)
The second in the Making Faces series of workshops. Andy Warhol (20c American Painter) is one of the best known painters in recent times and will be familiar to most young people. Participants will learn print making techniques to layer images to develop portraits in his familiar style.
Book Making
with Lizzie Godden
Wednesday 19th May 2010 10am – 3pm
Cost: £30/£22 (includes materials)
This workshop was such a success last year that we decided to hold it again. Books are always a treasured possession and none more so than if it has been designed and made personally. Learn a range of intriguing and beautiful ways to bind and collate. The techniques can be made to suit whatever age or ability you are working with.
Making Faces
with Sarah Holdcroft
Tuesday 25th May 2010 *Twilight session* 4pm – 7pm
Cost: £30 (includes materials, light buffet & refreshments)
The final in this series of workshops. Using different resist methods participants will explore the work of John Muafangejo (21c African Printmaker). Work with vibrant colour and textures familiar to that continent to produce images reflecting different African cultures.
Pottery
with Patrick Esson
Thursday 27th May 2010 10am – 3pm
Cost: £30/£22 (includes materials)
Patrick is an experienced Community Artist working with groups throughout the county. With his kiln set up at City Works he is also able to offer to fire clay work for groups. Patrick will take you through coiling, pinching, using slip and basic decoration. You will also make a tile and explore group project ideas.
3D models
with Sara Weaving
Thursday 17th June 2010 10am - 3pm
Cost: £30/£22 (includes materials)
Sara returns with her inspirational approach to model making. They are always beautiful, quirky andmove in mysterious ways! Come and be inspired to learn the simple techniques involved in building models that can easily be used to devise an animation project. This workshop has been tried and tested with Year 6 children and was a great success!
To book please complete a booking form and return with a cheque for the full fee made out to
Gloucestershire Resource Centre Ltd and post to:
GRC, City Works, Alfred Street, Gloucester GL1 4DF
You can download a booking form from our website: www.grcltd.org
MA in Entrepreneurship for Creative Practice
Plymouth College of Art, Tavistock Place, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AT
Programme Leader, Alastair Fuad-Luke, email afuadluke@plymouthart.ac.uk or tel 07787 451556. Learn more about the part-time MA programme at www.plymouthart.ac.uk/ma
Space Time Think - Confidence for Creatives
UWE have developed a series of dynamic one-day workshops designed for creatives and those managing creative businesses. Days start at 3pm. Email for 2010 dates.
Vision, values and brand
Negotiation, networking and communication
Confident people skills
Confident client relationships
Presentation skills
Continuing Professional Development courses
School of Creative Arts, UWE, Bristol, Bower Ashton Campus, Kennel Lodge Road, Bristol BS3 2JT
0117 3284810 sca.cpd@uwe.ac.uk
Beginners Silver Jewellery Workshops
Coleford, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.
Learn to make your first piece of silver jewellery, taught by New Brewery Arts exhibitor Christine Warren. Examples of previous pupils work and full information can be seen on http://www.christinewarrensilver.com
Each session is limited to 3 people to get the most out of the day. email christine@warren1340.fslife.co.uk Phone 01594 811013
