Youth and Community Arts for the High Peak
Nurture Nature is led by artist Amanda Whewell. It will be collage and print based and inspired by the work of artist Mark Hearld.
In week four, we are going to use the techniques learnt over the last three weeks to make a collaborative collage garland.
You can join in the project, using the PDF activity sheet, and short film, here.
Click here for the activity sheet.
Deadline: 4th June – but get in touch if you need the weekend to finish a proposal, as we won’t process the applications until Monday morning!
We are excited to announce another artist call out, to be part of Junction Arts project ‘Our Place’, bringing together work from 7 communities in the East Midlands – made possible by public funding from the National Lottery, through Arts Council England.
Click here for the Commission Brief.
Click here for the application cover sheet.
Click here for the diversity monitoring form (will not be connected to your application).
High Peak Community Arts are lucky to be one of the 7 organisations taking part in Our Place (full description on the commission brief above) and we are seeking an inspirational artist to join the established artist team of our Tall Tales – music and performing arts project.
This brief is for an artist to work with a small group and the existing artist team to interpret an element of participants’ ideas in a new artform, producing work which can be both presented live and filmed. Full details of the theme on the commission brief above.
We are open to any new artistic influence, but imagine we are looking for a visual result to combine with the other artforms already being used – are we looking for pyrotechnics? A light show? An installation? Something to combine with a soundscape?
A High Peak consortium are applying to the Community Renewal Fund, so there is also the possibility this work could be expanded to travel to other towns after its appearance in Our Place. If successful, this would give an additional budget of around £20,000.
Please get in touch if you need more information – details on the commission brief above!
This is all the info for our outdoor sessions over the Easter Holidays, 7th / 8th / 9th April: Buxton, 10.30 – 12.30; Glossop, 2 – 4pm
These are gentle walking sessions. YOU MUST BOOK!! Contact Sophie via email (sophie@highpeakarts.org) or 01663 744516, or her mobile if you have it! Or message /HighPeakComArts on Facebook.
Length: between 1 and 2 miles, taking no more than 2 hours.
Terrain (surface): a mixture of smooth lanes, uneven ground, steady climbs and flat stretches with stiles, gates and some slightly muddy areas.
Pace: SLOW!! We will take a very steady pace and a number of stops to take photos, make up ideas and generally chat.
Equipment needed: Sensible shoes, a drink, possibly an umbrella, smart phone if you have one.
Facilities: There are no facilities (i.e. toilets)
Weather: These walks will go ahead unless the weather is forecasting a lot of heavy rain. Cancellations will be posted here and on our Facebook page.
Meet at 10.30am, walk departs 10.50.
Day 1 (Wednesday): Meet at Fairfield top shops, Victoria Park Road. Click here for route details.
Day 2 (Thursday): Meet at Poole’s Cavern car park, off Green Lane, Buxton. Click here for route details.
Day 3 (Friday): Meet on Corbar Road, passed Cavendish Hospital, between Marlborough Road and Corbar Woods Lane. Click here for route details!
Meet at 2pm, walk departs 2.20.
Day 1 (Wednesday): Meet at Gamesley Londis, Winster Mews. Click here for route details.
Day 2 (Thursday): Meet at Longdendale Trail car park, off Platt Street, Hadfield. Click here for route details.
Day 3 (Friday): Meet at Bankswood Park car park, off Park Road, Hadfield. Click here for route details.
We will post instructions on here at least once a week. To get notifications you can sign up for our newsletter or find us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
If you would like to join the project as a full member you should email sophie@highpeakarts.org and she will get in touch. Click here for sign up info.
Here is our second call out – You can be a dancer in the virtual show (“Just in Time – Part 2 ‘The Museum of 2020′”), being broadcast on Saturday 28th August. You can also help Georgia get her Gold Arts Award!
Before you film it, think about a good location to do it in – a local landmark would be great, or your garden – or any space that you think needs a robot! When you’ve got a film get in touch with sophie@highpeakarts.org, or direct message us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/HighPeakComArts).
Here is the first call out for material – Please help us collect sounds for the show!
Here is a full list of the sound themes we are working on:
* Bad weather (Tornadoes / storms)
* General Dystopia (a bad world)
* General Utopia (a good world)
* Timetravel, i.e. the sound of travelling through time
* Homelessness
* Working from home
* Animal rights
* Climate change (the sound of global warming, the sound of stopping global warming)
* Protest (People shouting – screams etc)
Get in touch with Sophie via sophie@highpeakarts.org when you have sounds to share!
Made for everyone in our hour of need – watch parts 1 and 2 of The Here, There and Everywhere Show and put a smile on your face!
Part 1:
Part 2:
And from earlier in the year:
Thankyou, well done and congratulations to everyone who took part in the Tall Tales project this year. Here are some pics to remember everything we did…
And here are the three episodes, in case you missed any of them:
From 24th – 28th September artwork featuring in the films were installed in New Mills Festival – for the Light Up New Mills weekend. Here are the two soundscapes that went with the artwork:
DYSTOPIA: Imagine the worst version of 2070:
UTOPIA: Imagine the best version of 2070
Click here if you are interested in joining the project, or making things to send us.
Click here for the Risk Assessment for face-to-face workshops – things you need to know.
If you are a member of the project you will get a text message telling you when there is new info on here.
If you would like to join the project you should email sophie@highpeakarts.org and she will get in touch. Click here for sign up info.
First up here is a mindfulness exercise from Frances Walker, which is designed to go with her Tree of Life exercise, but can equally be useful on it’s own. Feeling stressed? Wound up? Mind racing? Listen to Frances…
WEEK 4 – June 29th
Here we are for our fourth outing of World Artists for World Kindness Day Project with artist Amanda Whewell.
We start with activities inspired by Jivya Soma Mashe from India. Activity sheet PDFs are available below and here is a short film demonstrating the activities!
WEEK 3 – June 23rd
Here we are for our third outing of World Artists for World Kindness Day Project with artist Amanda Whewell.
We start with activities inspired by Frida Kahlo from Mexico. Activity sheet PDFs are available below and here is a short film demonstrating the activities!
WEEK 2 – June 15th
Here we are for our second outing of World Artists for World Kindness Day Project with artist Amanda Whewell.
We start with activities inspired by Paul Klee from Germany / Switzerland. Activity sheet PDFs are available below and here is a short film demonstrating the activities!
Paul Klee from Germany/ Switzerland, 1879 – 1940 (Click for PDF!)
Enjoy!
Next week, Paul Klee.