Posts tagged with "workshops"
Bookbinding Workshop
Join local book artist Mary Pullen for a Bookbinding mini workshop here on Monday 16th April.
Visit our Meetup page to RSVP and find out more.
Call for artists!
Local artist Paula MacGregor is looking for artists who would like to run a creative workshop for Slack Space.
They cannot offer any payment but may be able to help with the materials. Artists are invited to host three hour workshops for adults during the daytime, evening, or at the weekend. Whatever suits you.
Paula is the workshop co-ordinator and can help and advise you. If you have a craft skill but have not run a workshop before, this could be the perfect place to start. Paula will support you as much as you need it!
Contact Paula via email if you can offer anything. Some requests and suggestions are: batik, carving, printing, scrapbooking…. or maybe you can do something they haven’t thought of!
To see what workshops have been offered recently and what we have got booked already take a look
Film Making Masterclass
Sunday 8th January 2012
15 Queen Street, Colchester, CO1 2PH (Opposite Prezzo)
10 - 4pm
£2 per person
There is a special event planned to start 2012.
Film Maker Will Wright has teamed up with Film Colchester to run an all day master class here on Sunday 8th January.
Will has over 20 years of filmmaking experience and has taught film and video production for over 8 years. Watch some of his work on his vimeo here. It looks set to be a great master class for anyone interested in the art of filmmaking.
There will be drinks available but lunch will not be provided.
This is open to anyone interested and as always feel free to contact Film Colchester if you have any questions, ideas or suggestions. You can also join their facebook event here for more information.
Sumi Ink Club
Our flexi member Roblockness (Rob Lock) hosted the Sumi Ink Club here a few weeks ago.
Based on the Los Angeles group - Sumi Ink Club, we invited participants to come use the Japanese ink known as Sumi and draw on the walls. There are many different rules but for this evening event, Roblockness simply asked “no names, numbers or words”.
Areas were masked out in our current empty office space and people went wild for the evening. View more pictures of the night on our flickr here.
We hope Rob will host another Sumi Ink Club in 2012. Watch this space!
Slack Space Olympic Craft Challenge!
To complement the Olympic Challenge of learning a number of different sports before the 2012 events are finished, Slack Space Colchester is a Creative Challenge!
Local artists and craftspeople will share their expertise and offer over 20 free workshops up to August 2012. To give everyone a fair chance there will be a selection of daytime, evening and weekend workshops. You could end up learning 5, 10 or even 20 new creative skills.
Each workshop is free, and successful participants will receive a coveted Creative Challenge Certificate issued by Slack Space. Plus selected work will be exhibited at a special exhibition in August 2012 where we will celebrate with our own ‘Closing Ceremony’.
The Slack Space Olympic Craft Club is curated by local artist Paula MacGregor.
To register for this exciting event simply email stating how many crafts you are challenging yourself to learn!
The Slack Space Olympic Craft Challenge will feature 2 free craft workshops a month. Dates of workshops below. Make sure you register to receive details of new workshops that will be coming up!
Venetian Masks - Rachel Brown Holy and Ivy Wreaths - Paula MacGregor Sock Monsters - Lisa Gorrod Knited Baubles and Beyond - Clare Sams Yule Time Yarns - Annie Howard Paula MacGregor - Festive Decorations (Unusla ideas for the table and gift wrapping)
Saturday 29th October, 11am - 2pm
Thursday 2nd November, 11am - 2pm
Sunday 6th November 2pm - 5pm
Friday 18 November 12 - 3pm
Wednesday 30th November 6pm - 9pm
Wednesday 7th December 11am - 2pm
The Herb Swap Printshop @ Cuckoo Farms
Wednesday 27th July - Papermaking
Thursday 28th July - Printmaking
Throughout the day, 9am – 9pm
Benham Gallery, Cuckoo Farm Studios, Boxted Road, Colchester, CO4 5HH
Liz Lake has been artist in residence at Cuckoo Farm Studios from 1st - 31st July. She has been using Cuckoo Farm as a project space to explore natural and found materials in printmaking and papermaking. Her process-based work will be developed over the course of the month to form an installation piece. Outside the gallery she will make a structure from materials found on-site and close by to become a herb garden.
She is running two free workshops in exchange for herb plants with papermaking on the Wednesday and print making Thursday. She asks to please bring a herb from the following list: rosemary, watermint, watercress, wild garlic, calendula, chives, lemon balm, sweet violet, sorrel, chamomile, strawbery, parsley, oregano, tarragon and sage.
The focus of the workshops will be on plants, exploring how they can inform both the making process and the context of the work. You will be using simple techniques, combined with cheap, found and recycled materials.
Please email Liz or phone 07852575134 to book a place and a time.
