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Crafty & creative workshops here this Saturday
We’ve got a superb double bill of creative workshops all hosted here at 15 Queen Street this Saturday 25th February.
Embroiderers Guild
First up from 10am - 12pm is the Embroiderers Guild taking over our event space to host a open workshop (so you don’t need to be a member). This month’s theme is Ribbon Development. We can’t tell you much more than that except these workshops are all about exploring and experimenting with modern materials. Organiser Linda brings a bundle of fantastic materials for you to get stuck in with. Plus you are provided with examples and lots of ideas to inspire you.
The cost of the morning is £5 plus £1 towards the cost of materials. For more info & to RSVP visit the meetup page.
‘Finding Inspiration for Creative Writing’
Then we have a Creative Writing workshop - ‘Finding Inspiration for Creative Writing’ hosted by our new flexi member Sarah Banham at 1 - 2pm. We interviewed Sarah as part of our member showcase here. The workshop’s aim is to help unlock your imagination and get that hidden story within everyone a chance to come alive. An interactive workshops with plenty of refreshment and breaks - ensuring to give your imagination a helping hand or a gentle kick!
This workshop is £40 for 4 hours. Materials supplied. For more info & to RSVP visit the meetup page.
Both event hosts signed up as flexi members to be able to run events from the building. By creatives, for creatives. We want to make sure the building is working hard for our town. Come along this Saturday, get your creativity flowing and meet some local artists.
Creative in Colchester this Thursday
Thursday 23rd February, 7.30pm
15 Queen Street, CO1 2PH
Entry and Bar Free to members and designated guests, suggested donation for non members £10
Creative in Colchester is your monthly face-to-face at fifteen Queen Street.
This month’s theme is architecture with two incredible speakers lined up. First up is HAT Projects - Hana Loftus and Tom Grieve - A local architectural firm who design, build, advise and self-initiate projects and research, including the exciting Jerwood Gallery which opens 17th March 2012.
Our second speaker - Emily Turnbull (Studio Can Can) has worked in the design and architecture industry since 1999 on award-winning interior projects across the UK and internationally.
We will also have our resident DJ Cantcutcarwyn playing funk and soul throughout the night, a special performance from multi-instrumentalist Slowlife plus the usual drinks and discussions. Read a quick interview with Slowlife on what makes the Colchester based musician tick.
Whether you are an artist graphic designer, poet, tailor, milliner, musician, film maker, cook, thespian, or any other creative living in or around Colchester, come join our group, meet others like you, and become part of our burgeoning community.
PLEASE NOTE: An RSVP is essential as we now run a strict door policy.
Sumi Ink Club is here on Friday 24th February.
7pm til late.
Grab a brush, pour some ink. Visit our meetup page for more info & to RSVP.
This week @ Script Writers
Tuesday 14th February
7.30 - 9.30pm
15 Queen Street, CO1 2PH
The Script Writers meetings are designed so you can share your scripts, treatments and ideas. The group aims to offer and receive constructive feedback and all advice will be to improve your work.
As the group develops this will become a network of writers and an excellent resource for all writers in the region.
If you have a script or treatment you would like us to provide feedback on please email.
Visit the Colchester Writers Facebook Page and RSVP via our meetup page.
Lunch Time Show Off!
Thursday 16th February
1 - 2pm
15 Queen Street, CO1 2PH
This month we have invited local textile artist Clare Sams to be our speaker.
Trained in women’s tailoring at the London School of Fashion, Clare is a practicing textile artist using hand knitting to create visual narratives of people and places in society. Clare also runs workshops sessions to help make art and craft more accessible to the wider community.
Based in Colchester, Clare is organising a collaborative exhibition with her husband at Borne Mill this year. Originally a textile mill they intend to showcase the history, promote the area and involve the community.
Join us this Thursday to hear more about her project, her work and the creative process behind knitting and textile art.
Please bring a sandwich or whatever tickles your fancy, pull up a chair and discover the wonderful world of textile art. Level Best Art Cafe will also be here with affordable sandwiches for sale. So you don’t even need to make your own sandwich.
All our speakers share two things in common: 1) their location and 2) an incredible, infectious passion for their craft. So why not pop along in your lunch break, bring a sandwich or whatever tickles your fancy, and pull up a chair.
Don’t forget to RSVP via our meetup page.
Plus we interview Clare and it features in Colchester Circle magazine. Read online here ( page 20).
So here we are, its already the second month in 2012 and things are picking up pace.
If January teaches us anything, it is that the year is going to fly by for the ‘UK’s hardest Drinking Town’ ;-)
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