Workshop Network Celebrates Our First Anniversary

10/09/2007
Workshop Network is proud to announce that September brings our first year in promoting arts events to a close. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!!! We have had a very successful first year with over 1000 people experiencing an arts workshop organised by us. So far we have worked for many many schools, community groups and arts organisations. All over the UK we have successfully organised participatory arts events to a high standard. We have recently... Read More...

African Drumming at HMP Send with Workshop Networks Richard Latham

24/08/2007
Workshop Network artist Richard Latham recently completed a set of African Drumming workshops with the ladies in the resettlement prison based in Woking. As part of a larger event created to celebrate and explore cultural diversity the drum session was one of many activities on offer. A brilliant workshop for developing communication skills and confidence building Richards sessions were energetic and the participants really got to grips with... Read More...

Andover rocked to the Summer Sounds event in Vigo Road Park on Sunday 1 July.

13/08/2007
This free event was a fantastic Music and Arts Festival offering three distinct programmes including live music, a series of walkabout acts and a dedicated arts workshop village where visitors can get creative. Workshop Network are proud to announce that three of our creative arts workshop leaders ran events in the Arts Workshop Village. Catherine Grimaldi, Joanna Clinton and Polly Beestone led sessions in 'Bling' Junk Jewellery, Carnival... Read More...

Hold The Date: ENYAN Announces National Conference this Autumn!

08/08/2007
The Youth Offer: Arts Meeting Young People’s Needs Tuesday 27th November 2007 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 9.30am-4pm Local Authorities are now obliged to provide positive activities for young people! What activities can Local Authorities provide and how can they deliver this to ensure that young people are getting what they want? This autumn ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network), in partnership with The National Youth... Read More...

World Culture Day 2007 at Kirk Hallam College, Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

25/07/2007
Three Workshop Network artists were recently engaged at a Multi-Cultural celebration at a college in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. With the school off timetable for the day, the participants had a variety of workshops to experience. Workshop Network provided approximately 25% of the workshops, artists offered sessions in Eastern European and African dance as well as South Asian Visual Arts. The participants enjoyed these workshops and many other... Read More...

African Dance and Drums at St Edmunds Arrowsmith High, Lancashire.

16/07/2007
Two Workshop Network artists facilitated some exhilirating workshops as part of a larger Multi-Cultural awareness day at the school based near Wigan. Collaborating together for the first time to offer a combined workshop Thuba Gumede and Paul Bennett led a challenging and stimulating event. Organised by Joe Keenan, a teacher at the school, the whole event was a tremendous success, we hope to be working with the school again soon. Here is... Read More...

Domestic Alchemy Exhibition

11/07/2007
Clare and Kate announce ‘Domestic Alchemy’ as the starting point for a touring, interactive exhibition of paintings and etchings. The show welcomes input, dialogue, stories and influence from all visitors; the artists aim to be present and transparent about their work, lives and inspiration, as well as to involve their audience in the development of their work. It is anticipated that the resulting dialogue with the public will expand into... Read More...

Invisible Theatre Workshop

11/07/2007
An intensive fun-packed, charged, hands-on workshop suited to people who want skills experience & knowledge in creating issue-based scenes that are performed in public without the public knowing the scenes have been staged. Come and lose yourself within the mysteries of invisible theatre and learn techniques of the Theatre of the Oppressed and those pioneered by Augusto Boal, Keith Johnston, Clive Barker and many others. Taking place in... Read More...

Storytelling & Mask Making at Hope Hamilton Primary, Leicester.

01/07/2007
Workshop Network artist Sarah Jane Palmer recently facilitated a fantastic event at Hope Hamilton. The entire school broke from their usual time table and year groups to participate in interactive storytelling and mask making workshops. Over a period of four days Sarah inspired their imagination with tales from around the world and together they created a wonderful array of colourful face masks based on characters from the tales. Organised... Read More...

UK Artists and Creative facilitators needed for South American Placements this Summer.

11/06/2007
UK Artists and Creative facilitators needed for exciting volunteer placements this July, August and September in Peru. Ever thought of just packing up and escaping to somewhere different to do something different? We currently need artists and creative facilitators to support various projects and orphanages in Peru, Bolivia and Brazil over the summer. With projects from just 2 weeks to 6 months and beyond Creative Corners is a... Read More...

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