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New Groups for Young People and Families

While Beth who volunteers her time to run Art Play is busy running the Saturday Club for Andover College and CAS we are having a break from Saturday Art Play.  However, we are not cutting down the sessions we run to empower families to get creative.

Adding to our regular Thursday group, Creative Youth for 11 – 16 year olds, we also have three new groups starting in March.

Every Monday from the 4th March we are running Creative Kids for kids from birth to ten years of age.  This is a space for younger children to engage in art play, watch short film, build dens, make friends, learn artistic skills and grow in confidence with their care givers.

Flyer for Creative Kids starting March 4th 2024

 

On alternate Tuesday afternoons from 5th March we begin our Home Ed Into Film Club where young people 12+ will come together to watch films together, to learn about film making, film theory and film criticism, with other opportunities available to them through Into Film

Into Film Club flyer

 

On the first and third Wednesdays of the month we will be running a Home Ed All Age Lego Club at the Titchfield Parish Rooms.  This is a chance for children of all ages who are home educated to come together to learn and play through creating together with other children and their families.

Linocut Christmas Card Workshop 1pm-4pm

Join us and get festive this yule with our linocut Christmas card workshop.  This takes place between 1pm-4pm  on Sunday 3rd December at a cost of £30.

sign showing some christmas cards to illustrate the workshop

Learn the art of linocut and have a go at making reductive linocut Christmas cards. In this session you will learn how to create 2-3 colour linocut prints using the reduction method and produce 6 Christmas cards to take home (or leave with us to drive and pick up the following Sunday).

We will start the session by learning about how this form of printing works.  To start the creative juices flowing we will create simple styrofoam prints you can reproduce at home even with young children.  Once warmed up we will look at the different tools and then how to perform different basic cuts on a test piece of easy cut lino.

someone linocutting

When comfortable using the lino gouger you will design a 2-3 colour festive design/ or any holiday you follow and learn how to create your reduction print using high quality block printing oil based ink.   Once the session ends you will have 6 finished cards.

All materials and equipment provided. Plus mince pies and mulled apple juice

 

Booking link to follow

Make a SuperHero Cape!

Join us on Saturday November 4th at 2:30pm for a 2.5 hour workshop to create a superhero cape for the little person in your life.  At this workshop you will be provided with all the materials you need to create a superhero cape of your choosing.

 

super hero cape

Working with felt you will create a personalised cape for your little one featuring their own superhero name and be able to use an assortment of felt shapes we have precut for you to design a cape they will cherish.  As part of this workshop we will provide you with a bag of assorted decorations for your little one to add with you at home to continue the fun and make them feel like a real hero as they work with you to make the cloak of their dreams!

This workshop will cost £25 for which you get all materials required and extras to take home and finish the cape with your little superhero!

We will soon open booking and when we do so please choose which colour you would like for your cape.

Make your own funky Video light!!

Join us on Sunday 15th October for this fun workshop where you will learn how to make your own funky video light and then get to take it home with you.  This two hour workshop is held at SPACE in Fareham Shopping Centre and all materials and great company will be provided!

Starting at 1pm, during this two-hour workshop you will upcycle a VHS cassette and fill it with lights to create your very own funky light to give as a gift or keep for yourself.

light up video

As part of the workshop you can choose to design your own label or keep the  original label on your video.  You can even send us a picture before the session to be printed on to your own personalised video label to be attached during the session.

 

The cost for this workshop is £8.50 per person

 

Link to book will follow shortly!

 

 

Half-Term Halloween Lanterns and Lantern Walk: Free for 11+

This half term join us for Halloween fun, making willow, wire and rattan lanterns and then join us at 6pm on Friday 27th October outside Three Joes for Fareham’s first lantern walk!

lanterns covered in tissue paper

As part of the Million Hours fund we will be running three sessions over the school holidays for young people aged 11-18 (25 with additional needs) to make their own lantern for Fareham’s first lantern walk on the 27th October.

witches hat lantern in progress

These sessions will run as follows:

 

Monday 23rd October – 1-3pm, this is where they will learn about lanterns and design their very own Halloween/spooky/ Day of the Dead lantern and make the frame out of willow/rattan/ wire and masking tape

 

Wednesday 25th October – 1pm – 4pm this extended session they will cover their lantern and while waiting for them to dry make their lantern rods

 

Friday 27th October 1-3pm in this session they will put any finishing touches to their lanterns, including adding any colour they wish.  From 2pm we will be running a family session where they can share their newly found skills with families making simplified versions.  At 5:45 pm we ask that they return to SPACE with any family members and friends to attach their lanterns to their rods and add their lights and then we will meet with others outside Three Joes for Fareham’s first lantern walk!

Once the event is over they are welcome to bring their lanterns home with them and use them for decoration!

 

These are a drop off session, although those requiring a carer/support worker to attend are of course welcome!  There is no cost for this funded week of workshops.

Our workshops are run by professional artists who are DBS checked and we have a safeguarding policy in place.

 

To book please use this link (coming soon)

Linocut Christmas Card Workshop Fareham

Join us at SPACE on Sunday 20th November for the first in our series of Christmas art workshops.  This 2 and-and-a-half-hour-long festive workshop will provide you with the skills to create your own Linocut cards for use this Christmas.  In this beginners’ workshop, we will begin with looking at the equipment you need to undertake linocut, and then using a small piece of practice softcut lino you will learn and practice simple carving techniques so that when you come to making your printing plate you will feel confident with your tools.

Once you have learnt how to use the tools you will then start to sketch out your design.  Here you will have the option to either create a single colour print (well two colour really owing to the card) (which is the easier of the two options) or a two (three) colour print using a reduction technique.   Once completed you will transfer your image to the softcut to begin your carve and produce 5 Christmas Cards.

Due to the time of year we will have Christmas music and mince pies.

We have a limited number of aprons so please do bring one if you have one!

We want this workshop to be affordable and so have limited the cost to £27

linocut workshopimage featuring linoprints

 

Cost:  £27

BOOK: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/linocut-christmas-card-workshop-fareham-20th-november-tickets-466740141327

You have the option to purchase your own linocut set to continue creating at home for £20.  This includes:

Linocut tool

Barren (used to transferring the image from the printing block)

Ink Brayer (roller)

Ink tray x 2

Softcut sheets x 2

4 small pots of oil-based ink

Card to print on

BOOK: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/linocut-christmas-card-workshop-fareham-20th-november-tickets-466740141327

 

 

Art Boxes for JUBILATION! are packed and ready!

This weekend we’ve been working hard on creating our bespoke art boxes for every child/young person taking part in the JUBILATION! art course over the next 5 weeks.

box filled with items for the Art Course Art materials for Art Course box filled with items for the Art Course

Every week for four weeks we will undertake a new project, acquiring a new skill.  The workshops will be held over ZOOM! to ensure Covid safety and then on week 5 we will meet in-person to create our individual squares for the large JUBILATION! Art work, celebrating 70 years on the throne for HRH the Queen.

Thanks to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation and funding from Arts Council England, every child taking part has been gifted art equipment and materials that will enable them to continue with their newfound skills even after the course is over and every single child/young person will also have the opportunity to attain an Arts Award Discover, all for Free whilst undertaking this course!

image to recruit musicians

Musician/Songwriter Needed For 2 Workshops

Due to funding for a new project this summer (details embargoed by funder until 11th April) we are looking for a musician/songwriter to work with us.

This opportunity would involve two 1 3/4 hour workshops with children/young people to create a song (details about the theme will be given upon application) that they will then perform in Fareham this June.  The workshops will take place once a week in the final two weeks of May (exact date to be confirmed).

 

The main requirements we have for the selected musician is that they hold a current DBS certificate, or if they have a BASIC DBS that it is within the last 6 months; and that they have experience of running workshops and working with children and young people.

 

We will pay the selected musician/songwriter £150 per workshop and up to £20 expenses per session.

It would be nice if the selected musician could attend their performance of the piece, however, this is not mandatory and we are unable to pay for attendance as it will fall outside the time of the workshops.  However, we may be able to cover travel expenses.

 

To apply you can complete the form here. Please remember to insert a link to examples of your work
 

To discuss any aspect of this opportunity please email beth@liveartlocal.co.uk and leave your phone number for an informal chat.

This is a fast-moving project and we will get back to people by the 17th April

Hampshire Based Poet(s) Wanted

 

As part of a new project  (further details embargoed until 11th April) we are seeking a poet, or poets, to work with us.  This opportunity will take you into schools in the Fareham area in the summer term to deliver five one hour sessions supporting pupils to craft poems around a specific theme (further details will be made available upon expression of interest as we are not permitted to share this at the present time due to the aforementioned embargo).

For each session, you will be paid £100 for the hour and we can accommodate up to £20 in expenses per session.  The chosen candidate/s will be asked to invoice us after the session and we will make payment by the following Tuesday to a nominated bank account.

You can apply for this role here:

 

Alternatively, expressions of interest are to be emailed to beth@liveartlocal.co.uk.  Please include your name, a link to a website or to a site that hosts your work and a CV.  Selected applicants will need experience of running workshops with children and/or young people.  Please also email and questions you have and a phone number if you would like to discuss this opportunity.

 

The selected applicant/s will be informed by the 17th April

We Are an Arts Award Centre!!!

 

We are delighted to announce that Live Art Local CIC, and our space in Fareham Shopping Centre have been given Arts Award centre status.  This means that we will soon be offering courses and other opportunities for children and young people to gain these nationally-recognised qualifications.  We are currently able to offer Arts Award Discover and Explore for Primary aged kids and above (although we can make exceptions), and Bronze and Silver Arts Award for older children and young people up to 25 years.  We will seek to offer opportunities for the Gold Arts Award in the future.

 

These opportunities will be within art and literature, however we are looking to working with Arts Award advisers in other artistic fields (music, theatre and dance) to expand this offer in the future.

 

What is Arts Award?

Arts Award is a qualification, moderated and awarded by Trinity College London.  Arts Award’s unique qualifications support children and young people to develop as artists and arts leaders.  The programme develops skills for success in 21st-century life including creativity, leadership, reflective thinking and communication skills. Young people also develop knowledge and understanding of their chosen art forms.
It is open to anyone aged 25 and under and embraces all interests and backgrounds.  Through Arts Award young people learn to work independently, helping them to prepare for further education and employment.