MUSIC AND ART
New art project A new Arts Council funded Craft for All project will start in Okehampton in the spring, led by experienced art tutors from West Devon Art Workshops. Craft for All is aimed at adults who are at risk of social isolation and is also running in Tavistock.
For each course there with also be two video classes and additional tools/ equipment for loan should face to face sessions need to be suspended, or a participant need to self-isolate. Guided by a skilled tutor, participants would:
It will be an opportunity to make new friends in a natural way, develop confidence through learning a new skill and engage with the wider community through applying their new skills to community events, such as willow and tissue constructions for the lantern procession.
• Be part of a group learning about new techniques, stimulating minds and promoting camaraderie;
Andy Cairns, project leader, said: ‘The Craft for All project plans to build on the success of our Art for All project, by reaching socially isolated people who may lack confidence to try ‘art’ but would be inspired by learning a specific craft skill. There will be an opportunity at the end of each course to take part in a community event, coordinated with other local organisations.
• Have personalised learning support to help develop confidence in their abilities and ideas;
‘We intend to run eight courses of eight sessions each, split between Tavistock and Okehampton. Sessions will be three hours long.’
• Help plan future activities
The first four sessions of each course will be skill building, the other sessions will focus on developing outcomes for community events.
• Be able to make friendships at a natural pace, with informal conversations about their work as a catalyst;
• Engage in group discussions of work where positive feedback would help boost self-esteem and encourage participation
The lantern was created by a participant in a pilot project this year involving residents of Yelverton and surrounding villages, where lanterns were displayed in shop windows as lockdown eased and shops reopened at the end of Easter.
• Make a positive contribution to their local community
the Tavistock Young Artists Exhibition in 2016, Yelverton Art Festival as well as numerous classes and one off workshops. They run a sculpture studio in the Old Ropeworks, Lakeside, Tavistock and helped establish Tavistock Community Printing Group.
West Devon Art Workshops, a community interest company, has been involved in several local projects over the last six years, including a textile hanging for the Okehampton Medical Centre, a mosaic project at Lamerton Primary School, a temporary sculpture trail at Burrator Reservoir,
See our community website www.dartmoorlinks.co.uk
For more information, contact West Devon Art Workshops by email on westdevonartworkshops@gmail.co.uk or phone 07724 153381.
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