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Holiday Activities - Visual Arts
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VISUAL ARTS
HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME 2010-2011
Dates: April 2011 - March 2012
Venues: Chapel Gallery and Rose Theatre at Edge Hill University
Age: 8-16
Time: 10.00am - 3.30pm
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SUMMER 2011
Wednesday 27th July
Kevin Hunt – Soap Sculptures
Using nothing more than a bar of soap, you will learn a range of carving techniques and create beautiful objects to treasure.
Cost £9.00
Friday 29th July
Sarah Jay – Dinosaur World
Create your own dinosaur diorama;invent a world for dinosaurs to live in. Bring it alive using your imagination
until it almost looks real! Aaah!!!!
Cost £9.50
Wednesday 3rd August
Sarah Jane Richards – Banksy Style Canvases
Create stunning graffiti canvases in the iconic style of Banksy. Monkeys with bananas, girls with balloons – create
your own art using graffiti stencilling techniques.
Cost £13.00
Friday 6th August
Sarah Jane Richards – Big Fish Little Fish
See the little fish shine as they shimmer away from the hungry bigger fish! Magical automatons based on the underwater world, these will really bring your artwork to life!
Cost £9.00
Friday 5th August
Stewart Kelly – Wrapping Paper
It’s a wrap so wrap it up! Design and create your own fantastic wrapping paper, cards and gift tags. In this fun
workshop you’ll learn to make a printing block to make your own unique repeat pattern.
Cost £10.00
Tuesday 9th August
Drop in sessions are between
10am – 12am and 1pm – 3pm.
Paint Pots of Fun – Get Involved
Get creative with paint, use your imagination and have loads of fun. A great activity for all the family.
Cost FREE
Wednesday 10th August
Julie James Turner – Under the sea
Design and create amazing imaginative sea creatures using a variety of printing techniques.
Cost £9.50
Friday 12th August
Jo Gomez – Horrid Sea Monsters
Design and create a hand puppet, using an old jumper, felt and fleece! You can even design clothing for your creature
using print making techniques.
Cost £9.00
Wednesday 17th August
Tracey Eastham – Creative Collage
Make your own personal crest using exciting collage techniques. You will use recycled images from magazines and books, and
you can bring your own images, to make a really individual design.
Cost £8.50
Friday 19th August
Louise Wood – Crazy Pots
Become inspired, use clay and a range of techniques to create an amazing pot. It could have three handles, a lid
with feet or eyes looking out of it! NB. Pots will be fired and returned at a later date.
Cost £12.00
Tuesday 23rd August
Drop in sessions are between
10am and 12am and 1pm – 3pm.
Paint Pots of Fun – Get Involved
Get creative with paint, use your imagination and have loads of fun. A great activity for all the family.
Cost FREE
Wednesday 24th August
Sarah Jane Richards – Gaudi Mosaic Reptiles
Create a stunning mosaic reptile! Based on the bright vibrant designs of Antony Gaudi create your own fabulous
reptile tile – is it a frog, a lizard, an alligator? You choose.
Cost £9.00
Friday 26th August
Robyn Woolston – Songlines
Paint the story of the earth, a song of beauty. Each participant will create an artwork that when placed
together will make a fantastic installation.
Cost £8.50
Wednesday 31st August
Lisa Jane Forrester – Freaky Feltizers
Find your freaky side! Design and create a freaky funny felt toy ready for scaring your parents or best friends.
Cost £10.00
Friday 2nd September
Julie James Turner – Pop Art
Using fabulous felt, design and create your own amazing pop art wall hanging. Inspired by the colourful work of Andy
Warhol.
Cost £10.00
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AUTUMN HALF-TERM 2011
Wednesday 26th October
Kevin Hunt – Sock Monsters
Did you think socks were just for your feet? Think again!
Using a variety of materials and techniques create your own pair of crazy, colourful creatures to take home!
Cost £9.50
Friday 28th October
Sarah Jane Richards – Mexican Skull Masks
Make your own decorative skull mask inspired by flamboyant designs from Mexico. Beautiful colours and bold designs will make
a joyous sparkly celebration.
Cost £12.00
FEBRUARY HALF-TERM 2012
Wednesday 15th February
Sarah Jane Richards – Van Gogh paintings
Create a Van Gogh masterpiece to adorn your walls! Undulating hills and starry, starry night skys. Beautiful paintings to amaze your friends and show off your new skills.
Cost £9.00
Friday 17th February
Robyn Woolston – Storyville
Create a book and become a ‘visual author’ on a journey through words, pictures, hopes and dreams. Together you’ll
create distant lands and become the architect of your very own world.
Cost £9.00
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The Big Draw 2011
Thursday 27th October
Drop in between
10am – 12pm and 1pm – 3pm
This year it really is a Big Draw with a special Chapel Gallery Art in the Park Event (or an indoor venue if it rains). Meet artist and Art Club facilitator Kevin Hunt, at Coronation Park at 10am and create enormous drawings. Take digital images and use them to create fantastic artworks to be displayed at the Chapel Gallery.
Youth Open 2011
Exhibition: My Best Work
12 November 2011 – 7th January 2012
Age 5 –17? This is a fantastic opportunity to submit
your artwork for selection and maybe win a prize. The Chapel Gallery
holds an annual Youth Open Exhibition and would love to
see a recent artwork you have created (2D only).
Requirements: Artworks must be recent, original, created in
any 2D media or relief and no larger than A3.
Application forms: Contact the gallery for specific entry
details and application forms - available from September 2011.
Prizes: Prizes will be awarded at a special preview event.
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Special Offers
Limted Special Offer: Book before 31st May and choose 3
sessions the price of 2 (cheapest free) on the full Holiday
Activities Programme.
Stress free mornings...
Order a freshly made packed lunch at a discounted price from
the Chapel Gallery Cafe, run by Hunkie Dorrie, when booking.
Booking a place
If you are interested in booking a place please contact:
Chapel Gallery, St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QR
T: 01695 571328
E: chapel.gallery@westlancs.gov.uk
