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05 Feb

Aunty brings Aardman Animations workshops to the Fylde Coast

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal News, Visual Arts & ExhibitionsAardman, animation, Blackpool, children, clay, families, Fylde Coast, model making, online, workshops, wyre

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This February, Blackpool-based community arts group Aunty Social are hosting online model making workshops with the fantastic Aardman Animations. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Fylde coast residents are invited to join expert model maker Jim Parkyn for a fun, hands-on clay modelling workshop where participants will make their very own model of Shaun the Sheep – The unusually bright and clever sheep who lives at Mossy Bottom farm. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jim has been a freelance sculptor and model maker for Aardman Animations for over 20 years. He's lead on several series of Shaun the Sheep and you can see his work in a variety of Aardman…

21 Jan

Grundy Art Gallery unveils its 110th anniversary events calendar

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, Blackpool, Covid-19, drawing, Exhibition, online, painting, photography, The Grundy Art Gallery

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Back in 1911, local brothers and artists John and Cuthbert Grundy put their hands in their wallets and made a substantial financial gift and a donation of over 30 paintings to establish the Grundy Art Gallery for the people of Blackpool. 2021 marks the 110th Anniversary of the gallery opening its doors and this milestone will be celebrated through a programme of special exhibitions and events. During construction, Blackpool’s coat of arms, which is emblazoned with the word ‘Progress’, was embedded into the brickwork above Grundy Art Gallery’s front door. Guided by this motto, the gallery continues to honour…

21 Oct

Pencils at the ready for the Big Draw 2020

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsLocal News, Visual Arts & ExhibitionsArt, artist, drawing, life drawing, online, the Big Draw, workshops, zoom

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Every October, the world’s biggest celebration of drawing takes place across the globe. Since launching in 2000, organisers of The Big Draw Festival have helped to encourage over 4 million people in 25 countries back to the drawing board. So get your pencils at the ready for the Big Draw 2020. October seems to be *the* month to get creative, not only is it Inktober (create 31 drawings in 31 days) but it's also home to the Big Draw Festival. The Big Draw's mission is to help people express themselves through the universal language of drawing. Each year hundreds of partners…

26 Aug

DIY: Live Art research & development workshop with José Oliva Garcia

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsLocal News, OpportunitiesArt, callout, coronavirus, covid, online, project, workshops

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] White Vinegar (each day from 2pm & 4pm) Lancaster Arts invites you to a four day online workshop exploring what it means to clean, and to be clean in a post pandemic world. The White Vinegar Workshop revolves around a quote from leading New York Artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles; “After the revolution, who’s going to pick up the garbage on Monday morning?” We are inviting applications from artists, cleaners, writers, activists and others to observe and interrogate the iconic act of cleaning, revealing this as a sociopolitical action through performance art and self documentation. This workshop is open to…