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Welcome
Over the summer holiday period we have programmed a range of short courses and activities for all ages and families. We will also be holding two summer schools and dedicating a whole week to all things Hip Hop, covering everything from music and dance to design and film.
Explore, learn and discover...
Midnight Run Timetable Early Years & Family Children & Family Young People Breakin’ Out Adults Info www.macarts.co.uk 0121 446 3232
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Make mac your creative destination with our flexible Artist Pass scheme, offering affordable access to our Dance, Music and Visual Art and Design studios. Develop your individual ideas and practice using our excellent new facilities. mac’s Artist Pass provides an opportunity for creative individuals who are experienced and confident in their own practice to work without guidance in our studios spaces. Those with less experience who are interested in what the pass scheme has to offer can, after taking a course in discussion with their Artist Tutor, be recommended to apply to the scheme. All successful Passholders must attend an induction before using the studios. A limited number of passes for Jewellery, Painting & Drawing, Sculpture, Textiles, Music & Performance Studios are available and, following a successful application process, will be issued on a first come first served basis. Applications can be downloaded from mac website and are available at the Sales and Information desk.
Inua EIlams The Midnight Run Sat 13 Aug, 6pm – 6am, Tickets £5 One autumn eve in 2005, London, too impatient to wait at a bus stop, a decision to walk the bus route led to six hours of drifting across the streets into the small hours of the morning. Surprised at the thrill and discovery of the peace and beauty of the city, it was recreated the following summer, for 12 hours.
This time it is Birmingham’s turn. Walk, run and talk with Inua EIlams and a group of invited artists as they lead you around the city on a Midnight Run. Exchange the frenzy and hysteria of mass media, pop culture, hype and reality TV for actual reality. The idea is to reclaim the streets, dispel the notion of danger after dark and try to discover after dark. Can’t make the run? Come and find out what happened at a sharing event on Sun 21 Aug, 6pm.
For more information and to book your place visit www.macarts.co.uk or call Sales and Information on 0121 446 3232. Participants must be over 18 and take part at their own risk.
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Midnight Run
Artist Pass Spotlight
Intro
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Timetable
Explore, learn and discover...
Early Years and Family (2–5yrs)
Children and Family (6–11yrs)
Timetable
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Adults
Young People (12–24yrs)
Workshop/Session
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Time
Age
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Workshop/Session
Date
Time
Age
Page
Workshop/Session
Date
Time
Age
Page
Workshop/Session
Date
Time
Duration
Page
Summer Art Play
Mon 25 Jul
10–11am
2–5yrs
5
Wed 27 Jul
10am–3pm
6–11yrs
6
7
Coloured Porcelain
5
1–3pm or 4–6pm
12
2–5yrs
Tue 26 Jul, 2 9 & 23 Aug
4 Weeks
11am–12pm
Summer Art Play
Tue 26 Jul
10–11am
2–5yrs
5
Walk like an Egyptian
Thu 28 Jul
10am–3pm
6–11yrs
6
Mon 25 – Fri 29 Jul & Wed 3 – Sat 6 Aug
16+
Mon 25 Jul
We Are the Minotaur Summer School
10am–4pm
Story Making
Wednesday Workshops (Textiles)
Ceramics: Open Studio
Fri 29 Jul
2–6pm
4hrs
13
Summer Art Play
Wed 27 Jul
10–11am
2–5yrs
5
Wed 3 Aug
10am–3pm
6–11yrs
6
10am–3pm
12–16yrs
7
Life Drawing & Painting
Fri 29 Jul
6.45–9.45pm
3hrs
13
Thu 28 Jul
10–10.45am
2mnths–2yrs
5
Totally Tuesdays (Devise, Improvise, Perform)
Tue 2 Aug
Baby & Toddler Art
Wednesday Workshops (Pottery)
Summer Art Play
Mon 1 Aug
10–11am
2–5yrs
5
6
12–16yrs
7
13
6–11yrs
10am–3pm
1 Day
10am–3pm
Tue 9 Aug
1–6pm
Thu 4 Aug
Story Making
Mon 1 Aug
11am–12pm
2–5yrs
5
Go Yoga
Sat 6 Aug
10.30–11.30am 6–11yrs
6
Totally Tuesdays (Introduction to Jewellery)
Fri 5 Aug
Knights & Princesses
Exposures: Digital Photography
13
Summer Art Play
Tue 2 Aug
10–11am
2–5yrs
5
6
9
3hrs
6–11yrs
14–24yrs
6.45–9.45pm
10am–3pm
Tue 9 – Sat 13 11am–5pm Aug
Fri 5 Aug
Wed 10 Aug
BBoys Attic Summer School
Life Drawing & Painting
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10–11am
2–5yrs
5 5
6
9
2mnths–2yrs
6–11yrs
12–16yrs
10–10.45am
10am–3pm
12–2pm
Thu 4 Aug
Thu 11 Aug
Wed 10 Aug
Baby & Toddler Art
Witches & Wizards
Urban Screen Printing
Sat 6 & Sun 7 Aug
2 Days
Wed 3 Aug
Introduction to Screenprinting
10am–3pm
Summer Art Play
Wednesday Workshops (Drawing & Painting)
9
4hrs
13
Family Yoga
Sat 6 Aug
9.30–10.15am
2–5yrs
5
6
17–24yrs
2–6pm
10.30–11.30am 6–11yrs
3–5pm
Fri 12 Aug
Sat 13 Aug
Wed 10 Aug
Ceramics: Open Studio
Go Yoga
Urban Screen Printing
Summer Art Play
Mon 8 Aug
10–11am
2–5yrs
5
6
9
13
6–11yrs
12–16yrs
3hrs
10am–3pm
12–2pm
6.45–9.45pm
Wed 17 Aug
Thu 11 Aug
Fri 12 Aug
Hip Hop DJ Skills
Thu 11 Aug
3–5pm
17–24yrs
9
Short Film Weekender
2 Days
12
Mon 8 Aug
11am–12pm
2–5yrs
5
Sat 13 & Sun 14 Aug
10am–4pm
Story Making
Wednesday Workshops (Animation)
Hip Hop DJ Skills
Life Drawing & Painting
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10
5
6–11yrs
12–16yrs
2–5yrs
10am–3pm
12–2pm
10–11am
Thu 18 Aug
Fri 12 Aug
Tue 9 Aug
Superhero Spectacular
Learn to MC
Summer Art Play
Textiles: Open Studio
Fri 19 Aug
1–6pm
1 Day
13
17–24yrs
10
2–5yrs
5
6
3–5pm
10–11am
10.30–11.30am 6–11yrs
Fri 12 Aug
Wed 10 Aug
Sat 20 Aug
Learn to MC
Summer Art Play
Go Yoga
Life Drawing & Painting
Fri 19 Aug
6.45–9.45pm
3hrs
13
12–16yrs
10
2mnths–2yrs
5
6
12–2pm
10–10.45am
10am–3pm
Sat 13 Aug
Thu 11 Aug
Wed 24 Aug
Beginners Breakin
Baby & Toddler Art
Wednesday Workshops (Urban Music)
Wheelwork Weekend
10am–3pm
2 Days
12
Beginners Breakin
Sat 13 Aug
3–5pm
17–24yrs
10
Sat 20 & Sun 21 Aug
Family Yoga
Sat 13 Aug
9.30–10.15am
2–5yrs
5
Space Ranger
Thu 25 Aug
10am–3pm
6–11yrs
6
Totally Tuesdays (Zoom)
Tue 16 Aug
10am–3pm
12–16yrs
7
Introduction to Jewellery
2 Days
12
Mon 15 Aug
11am–12pm
2–5yrs
5
Go Yoga
Sat 27 Aug
10.30–11.30am 6–11yrs
6
Tue 23 Aug
10am–3pm
12–16yrs
7
Baby & Toddler Art
Thu 18 Aug
10–10.45am
2mnths–2yrs
5
mac ahoy!
Turning Tables
Fri 26 Aug
1–6pm
1 Day
13
Family Yoga
Sat 20 Aug
9.30–10.15am
2–5yrs
5
Sat 27 Aug & 9.30, 11.30am Sun 28 Aug & 1.30pm
Totally Tuesdays (Short Takes)
Sat 20 & Sun 21 Aug
10am–3pm
Story Making
Life Drawing & Painting
Fri 26 Aug
6.45–9.45pm
3hrs
13
Story Making
Mon 22 Aug
11am–12pm
2–5yrs
5
Baby & Toddler Art
Thu 25 Aug
10–10.45am
2mnths–2yrs
5
Family Yoga
Sat 27 Aug
9.30–10.15am
2–5yrs
5
3
6–11yrs
6–11yrs
6
Events Event
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We are the Minotaur – The Show
Sat 6 Aug
7.30pm
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Tuesday Tunes
Tue 9 Aug
6pm
9
Turn it Loose
Wed 10 Aug
6pm
9
Midnight Run
Sat 13 Aug
6pm–6am
2
Silent Disco
Sat 13 Aug
7.30pm
10
4
Early Years & Family
Baby & Toddler Art Group
Join in the creative fun with a series of art workshops that encourage families to look at art and the outdoors. Explore and discover different visual art forms, textures and creativity each day and learn different techniques and imaginative ways to use 2D and 3D materials in your home.
Come and explore a mixture of art techniques and sound with your babies and toddlers. Together we will mix art and play to discover and create in a stimulating and friendly environment.
Monday Workshops 25 Jul, 1 & 8 Aug Tuesday Workshops 26 Jul, 2 & 9 Aug
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Time: 10am – 11am Price: £7.50 admits 1 adult and 1 child (£5.50 for an additional place) Age: 2 – 5 yrs and an accompanying adult Maximum Ratio 1 adult to 2 children Location: Outdoor Arena (weather permitting) Tutor: Claire Hickey
Purchase 3 sessions at the same time and pay £15 (1 adult & 1 child, additional places £5 per session)
As a family take part in a variety of workshops throughout the summer. With a different subject each week you could choose to do them all or simply dip into your favourites. From Pottery and Urban Music to Textiles and Animation, these courses offer a perfect way to spend an enjoyable day with the family.
Thursday Sessions 28 Jul & 4, 11, 18, 25 Aug Time: 10am – 10.45am Price: £6 admits 1 adult and 1 child, £4.50 for an additional child Age: 2 months – 2 yrs and an adult Maximum Ratio: 1 adult to 2 children Location: Outdoor Arena (weather permitting) Tutor: Annie Murphy
Wednesday Workshops 27 Jul – Textiles 3 Aug – Pottery 10 Aug – Drawing & Painting 17 Aug – Animation 24 Aug – Making Digital Music
Happyoga and mac present
Family Yoga Work together and explore traditional yoga postures (asanas), breathing (pranayama) and relaxation techniques to be practised at home. Techniques are taught through storytelling, songs and games. Saturday Sessions 6, 13, 20, 27 Aug Time: 9.30am – 10.15am Price: £7.50 admits 1 adult and 1 child, £5.50 for any additional children Age: 2 – 5 yrs and an accompanying adult Maximum Ratio: 1 adult to 2 children Location: Randle Studio Tutor: Rachel Richards
Workshop Wednesdays
Story Making
Time: 10am – 3pm (inc an hour for lunch) Price: £12.50 admits 1 adult and 1 child, £7 for an additional person Age: 6 – 11 yrs and an accompanying adult Maximum Ratio: 1 adult to 3 children
Explore your child’s imagination and maybe your own while exploring creativity, laughter and play. 25 Jul, 1, 8, 15 & 22 Aug Time: 11am – 12pm Price: £7.50 admits 1 adult and 1 child £5.50 for any additional children Age: 2 – 5 yrs and an accompanying adult Maximum Ratio 1 adult to 2 children Location: Deloitte Room Maximum Ratio 1 adult to 2 children Tutor: John Godbold
Purchase tickets to all Wednesday Workshops for £55 (admits 1 adult & 1 child for 5 days over summer, additional child places £5 per session)
Create, Dress and Impress A series of making workshops that explore the characters of time gone by and make your own costume to take away with you to wear over the summer holidays. Thursday 28 Jul Walk like an Egyptian Thursday 4 Aug Knights & Princesses Thursday 11 Aug Witches & Wizards Thursday 18 Aug Superhero Spectacular Thursday 25 Aug Space Ranger Time: 10am – 3pm (inc an hour for lunch) Price: £10 Age: 6 – 11 yrs Tutor: Paul Brown
Book all 5 for £45 (1 adult & 1 child, additional child places £5 per session)
Happyoga and mac present
Go Yoga Traditional yoga postures (asanas), breathing (pranayama) and relaxation techniques are taught in fun, creative classes through storytelling, songs and games. Saturday Sessions 6, 13, 20, 27 Aug Time: 10.30am – 11.30am Price: £5.50 Age: 6 – 11 yrs Tutor: Rachel Richards
mac ahoy! Join in with artist tutor John Godbold as he turns into a Pirate’s Apprentice and calls on your children as his crew to support him in his opening weekend as a Pirate. Using creative play, storytelling and stimulated environments work with your children to explore both your imagination and theirs. Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug Time: 9.30am, 11.30am & 1.30pm Price: £10 admits one adult and one child £5.50 for an additional place Duration: 45 minutes to 1 hour 15 min. Age: 3 – 6 year olds and an accompanying adult Tutor: John Godbold
www.macarts.co.uk 0121 446 3232
Wednesday Workshops 27 Jul, 3 & 10 Aug
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Children & Family
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Children Young &People Family
Totally Tuesdays Soooo not boring... Looking for something to do over the summer holidays? Why not have a go at making your own jewellery or try your hand at creating your very own short film or could you be the next Will Smith or Emma Watson? 2 Aug – Devise, Improvise, Perform Learn and develop performance techniques and be introduced to new approaches to acting, physical theatre and devising.
Explore, learn and discover...
9 Aug – Introduction to Jewellery Explore basic techniques in design and production for jewellery.
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16 Aug – Zoom Learn the basic controls and techniques of digital photography. 23 Aug – Short Takes Plan, shoot, and edit your own live action short film. Time: 10am – 3pm Price: £12.50 Age: 12 – 16 yrs
Purchase 2 sessions at the same time and pay just £20 (each is usually £12.50)
Kindle and mac birmingham present
We Are The Minotaur Mon 25 – Fri 29 Jul, 10am – 4pm workshops, rehearsals Wed 3 – Sat 6 Aug, times will vary rehearsal, performance Tickets: £75 for full package including workshops with the company and the unique chance to take part in a professional performance at mac birmingham. Age: 16 +
Interested in experimental performance? Kindle are looking for 20 performers and 10 musicians aged 16+ to participate in this ambitious outdoor theatrical event. Participants will be given the opportunity to challenge themselves physically and vocally and learn new skills in ensemble acting. Musicians will have the opportunity to create and develop their own compositions with the support of Kindle’s musical arranger.
We Are The Minotaur – The show Sat 6 Aug, 7.30pm Tickets: £9 (£6) Arena Want to come and see the show? The performance, inspired by the visual intensity of graphic novels and computer games, will be a bold and bloody reinvention of the myth of the Minotaur.
For the next generation of Bgirls and Bboys. A week of events and one–off workshops dedicated to Hip Hop/BBoy lifestyle, focusing on the four key elements of Hip Hop: Breaking, Graffiti, DJing + MCing....
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Bboy’s Attic Summer School
Tuesday Tunes with DJ collective Down By Law
Breakin Out presents..... Turn It Loose
Learn to MC with Feva
Tue 9 – Sat 13 Aug
Tue 9 Aug
Wed 10 Aug
11am – 5pm, £50, 14 – 24 yrs
7pm, Terrace or Bridges Cafe, FREE
6pm, Cinema, £6.50 (£4.50)
12 – 2pm (12 – 16 yrs) OR 3 – 5pm (17 – 24 yrs), Music Studio 1 & Digital Media Studio, £8
KhanFu (Adil Khan) & JamFu (Jahmai Jones) are part of Down By Law, one of the hottest breakthrough DJ crews on the Birmingham circuit right now. Tearing it up across the city with their distinctive blend of Hip Hop with the emphasis firmly on the 90s era – as well as soul, funk and Bboy Breaks. Their goal is to get your ‘heads noddin and neck achin’.
Follow the emotional journeys of six ridiculously talented Bboys from Algeria, Brazil, France, Japan, Senegal and the United States as they do battle in the ultracompetitive Red Bull Breakdance Championship One in Soweto, South Africa. Filmed in 2007, director Alastair Siddons’ remarkable documentary delves into the competitors’ pressure–filled lives and stylishly showcases their mesmerising dance floor moves.
Unleash your inner Bboy or Bgirl in a week of high energy dance workshops with acclaimed teacher and choreographer Mickael ‘Marso’ Riviere of Bboy’s Attic.
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Working in our dance studio, with the opportunity to show off your moves around mac birmingham’s public spaces over the week, you’ll also be part of a Bboy video being filmed over the week. Level: Some dance experience
Plus live graffiti by graff artist Newso..... creating a backdrop for Saturday’s Silent Disco.
Urban Screen Printing with Inkwell Print Wed 10 Aug 12 – 2pm (12 – 16 yrs) / 3 – 5pm (17 – 24 yrs), Textile Studio, £8
Choose a Bboy/Hip Hop inspired design, make it your own and print it on to a t–shirt provided by us which you can take home (bring your own too if you want to print more). This fun session will be led by INKwell’s Dave Springer, a professional screen printer with a passion for hip hop.
Hip Hop DJ Skills with Miss C Brown Thu 11 Aug 12 – 2pm (12–16 yrs) / 3 – 5pm (17 – 24 yrs), Digital Media Studio, £8
Look at the influences of modern UK Hip Hop today – from the Bronx to Birmingham, the music has travelled a long way! Mix music using the early sounds of artists such as KRS One with some of our UK pioneers of rap. Try out your beatmatching and backspinning skills using a mixture of US and UK tracks.
Real hip hop MCs are becoming an endangered species. If you respect hip hop and have fire to spit then these two hour MC workshops are for you. Develop your freestyle and lyric writing and have the chance to meet and network with other aspiring rappers. Rap is something you do, hip hop is something you live.
Breakin’ out Offer 4 for £24
Book Urban Screen Printing, Hip Hop DJ Skills, Learn to MC and Beginners Breaking for £24 (Tickets must be purchased at the same time)
Beginners Breakin’ with Bboy’s Attic
Silent Disco with Silent Noize
Sat 13 Aug
7.30pm, Arena, £5 in advance, £8 on the day.
12 – 2pm (12 – 16 yrs) OR 3 – 5pm (17 – 24 yrs), Foyle Studio, £8
This energetic workshop for complete beginners will be led by members of Birmingham’s own breakin’ stars Bboy’s Attic. It will introduce the basic types of break dancing (b–boying) moves, including Toprock, Uprock, Downrock and Footwork.
Silent Disco in our outdoor Arena. Pick up your headphones and choose which beat you want to dance to..... three channels: Hip Hop DJ, Indie/ Rock DJ and your requests (send in your picks via mac birmingham’s twitter or facebook).
www.macarts.co.uk 0121 446 3232
If you have some dance experience and want to learn about the culture of Breakin’/ Bboyin’ join us for this week. You’ll master the fundamentals including spins, footwork, and classic freezes... by the end of the week you could be attempting a headspin.
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Develop basic technique and explore the use of texture, colour and decorative processes that can be incorporated into porcelain before firing, such as agate, appliqué and marbling.
The weekend will cover various techniques including composite constructions, demonstrations and the opportunity to make simple domestic wares. Places are limited to 7 – book early!
Tue 26 Jul, 2 Aug, 9 Aug, 23 Aug
Sat 20 & Sun 21 Aug
Time: 1 – 3pm or 4 – 6pm Duration: 4 Weeks Price: £34 (£28) Tutor: Sue Dyer
Time: 10am – 3pm (Inc an hour for lunch) Duration: 2 Days Price: £38 (£30) Tutor: Codlyn McFee
Introduction to Screenprinting
lease bring an apron and wear old clothes P for ceramic classes. Clay and firing charges are not included in the above prices, please ask your Artist Tutor in one of the early sessions.
Explore the process of creating screenprint designs, fusing stencils, direct free form drawing and mono printing techniques to create your own unique expressive textiles. Bring along any design source materials or images to inspire your designs. Sat 6 & Sun 7 Aug Time: 10am–3pm Duration: 2 Days Price: £55 (£48) Tutor: Emma Jackson
Introduction to Jewellery Over this weekend course improve basic techniques and work with the expert guidance of mac birmingham’s experienced Artist Tutors. For those with more experience, this is an opportunity to keep your hand in over the summer period working independently or with the guidance of the Artist Tutor. Sat 20 & Sun 21 Aug 10am – 3pm (Inc an hour for lunch) Duration: 2 Days Price: £55 (£48) Tutor: Nick Greenhough
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Short Film Weekender An intensive practical filmmaking weekend with the Bafta award winner Michael Clifford. Learn to plan, shoot, and edit your own live action short film and work in different roles to help crew and support others. Shoot on high definition cameras and edit using Apple’s Final Cut software. Sat 13 Aug & Sun 14 Aug Time: 10am – 4pm (Inc an hour for lunch) Duration: 2 Days Price: £75 (£70) Tutor: Michael Clifford
www.macarts.co.uk 0121 446 3232
Wheelwork Weekend
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Adults
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Explore, learn and discover...
Fri 19 Aug Image: Adrian Burrows
Perfect for those wanting to develop their skills further whether it is in Ceramics, Textiles, Photography, Life Drawing & Painting or DJing. These lively sessions give you an opportunity to explore your area of interest, ensuring a perfect start to the weekend.
Ceramics: Open Studio Artist Tutor Sue Dyer will be on hand to offer help and guidance, allowing you to explore your own project ideas, extend your ceramic knowledge or to simply spend a relaxing day being creative in the Ceramics Studio. Fri 29 Jul or Fri 12 Aug Time: 2 – 6pm Price: £16 (£12) Tutor: Sue Dyer
Time: 1 – 6pm Price: £17 (£14) Tutor: Emma Jackson
Exposures: Digital photography Learn the basic controls and techniques common to all types of digital cameras and develop your confidence in digital photography, compositional and creative awareness. * Please bring along your digital camera, regardless of format or type.
Fri 5 Aug Time: 1 – 6pm Price: £17 (£14) Tutor: David Rann
Future DJs step up. Cover all the basics, including turntablism, mixing techniques, digital Djing; giving you some tricks and tunes for your record bag to take away. Fri 26 Aug Time: 1 – 6pm Price: £17 (£14) Tutor: Carla Brown
Life Drawing & Painting Artists are invited to develop their artwork via long poses referring directly to a life model. Work alone and expand your skills or seek additional advice from the Artist Tutor. Fri 29 Jul, 5, 12, 19, 26 Aug Time: 6.45 – 9.45pm Price: £8 (£7) Tutor: Paul Bartlett
pay per session
What You Need For Your Course mac has a range of materials to meet your class needs – please discuss with the Artist Tutor leading your class directly. Children’s courses and workshops Parents should take their children to the studio where the activity is being held and collect them promptly at the end of the session. No previous experience is required by children to take part in any of our workshops or courses. Where indicated, parents should remain with their children throughout. Ages Courses and workshops have been developed and planned with specific age ranges in mind and we ask you to keep to those suggested. Materials The cost of materials for visual arts courses for children is included in the fee. We do however sell a young person’s art pack which is available from the studio. For adult courses, we only supply basic materials, and with tutor guidance, learners then should provide their own. Some basic materials including paper are available for sale. Pottery workshops There is a charge for finished pieces that includes clay, firing and glazing. Please allow up to three weeks for firing before collection and where possible please contact the Visual Arts technician to arrange a convenient appointment (tel: 0121 446 3229). Tutors will issue young people with a receipt for their work, which should be brought to mac when collecting work.
Lunch For all day workshops, children will be accompanied by Learner Support Workers at lunchtimes but lunch is not provided by mac. Clothing We strongly recommend that young people wear either old clothes or an apron for any visual arts course. Booking Early booking is recommended for all courses – mac reserves the right to cancel courses that do not reach minimum number of bookings up to two days in advance. Yoga Adults should bring their own yoga mat. Enrolment and Registration Sales and Information is open 9am–8.45pm daily. You can enrol on a course in person or by phone on 0121 446 3232. You can also book online 24 hours a day at www. macarts.co.uk. Visitor Information If you miss a week or a number of weeks for any reason we won’t be able to issue a refund. Maximum Ratio For your comfort in Early Years and Family sessions, for every two children, at least one adult must be present. For Children and Family sessions, three children must be accompanied by at least one adult.
Refunds, Exchanges and Transfers Fees may be refunded if cancellation is made 15 days prior to the course start date. Cancellations made after this time will not be refunded, unless we have to cancel a class due to circumstances beyond our control. Depending on availability, if after one session you decide that the learning programme you have enrolled on is unsuitable and notify us within 48 hours by contacting the Sales and Information team; we will endeavour to transfer you to another programme of your choice but cannot guarantee this in all cases. While every effort is made to offer the learning programme as set out on mac’s website and literature, mac reserves the right to withdraw particular programmes and to change both the content and the pricing when the need arises without prior warning. Students who have already paid in full for a learning programme will not be subject to any price increase. Full terms and conditions are downloadable from our website www. macarts.co.uk or you may pick up a copy from Sales and Information.
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Work on individual projects, extend and develop your existing skills or simply spend a relaxing day being creative in the textiles studio. Work independently or with the expert guidance of mac birmingham’s experienced Artist Tutors.
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