High Peak Community Arts

Youth and Community Arts for the High Peak

Leaf Release

We worked with artist Kay Stowell, learning different fused glass techniques,  to make panels of seasonal leaves. [Read more…]

Nurture Nature

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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The Felted Fall of Leaves

Participants worked with artist Carol Wilson to make individual felted squares on an Autumn theme – to include wet felting and then embellishing the work with embroidery. To start the project, everyone made a small square inspired by the traditional felting of Kyrgystan.

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Brookfield Pond

Relief metal work sculpture for Brookfield Pond. We are busy working with artist Adele Kime to create artwork for the railing on Brookfield Pond on Reservoir Road, Whaley Bridge. We will be working in aluminium and copper and are learning the different techniques we can use.

A High Peak ABC

Welcome to the High Peak ABC song!  Listen here:

 

The High Peak ABC, book and song have been produced since May 2022 by our Early Years team, Karl, Andrea & Lucy.

 

 

 

A perfect show!

We had a fantastic show. Aunty’s Antidote went down a storm in Buxton, with 25 young people involved on the night – on stage, in the band or working backstage. A huge thank you and well done! to them and the other 35 young people who contributed to everything that went into the show.

Here are a selection of our favourite pics from the performance!

 

Read more about the show and rehearsals here.

FREE baby workshop! Tues 5th July.

BUXTON FAMILIES:
Sign up for our FREE baby workshop!!

Date: Tuesday 5th July
Time: 10:00-11:00
Venue: St Anne’s Community Centre

Our Early Years team are running the next FREE baby arts workshop in Buxton. The 45 minute session will include songs & rhymes and music-making, a simple ‘let’s get messy’ arts and crafts activity, and some soapy fun sensory play to finish up with. Up to two adults and one non-walking baby per family booking. These are stand alone sessions with some follow up music sessions over the summer. Each workshop is limited to four babies on a first come first served basis. To book a place please email sophie@highpeakarts.org

Social Arts Exchange

The Social Arts Exchange is our creative mentoring service, supporting young people age 8+, who have been especially affected by all the impacts of Covid-19.  The service launched at the end of 2020 with funding from BBC Children in Need, National Lottery Community Fund and later Derbyshire County Council and High Peak Public Health funds. 

Young people referred may have existing additional needs which have influenced their resilience to the changes seen since March 2020, and were finding return to school and social settings difficult.

The activity itself is a person-centred, regular session with an experienced creative practitioner delivered wherever suits the young person – i.e. school or community setting.  The young person has dedicated time to use as they wish, setting their own interests and aims and no pressure to produce finished work.  The mentoring runs for around 8 sessions and towards the end participants are introduced to some of our ongoing group work, such as Film Cuts Club or Tall Tales.

In November 2021 we had medical students on placement from Sheffield University, and one student processed our existing evaluation material from the programme and produced a report, Click here to read or download.