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We work with a range of beneficiaries including community & voluntary groups, carers' groups, schools, youth organisations, arts events and the general public
We offer creative print sessions, talks and demonstrations
Here are some of the organisations we’ve worked with:
Age UK North Tyneside Alnwick Garden Blue Cabin Barnado's Orchard/Mosaic Consett Academy Croftway Primary Academy Gateshead Library GemArts Hexham Abbey Hexham Book Festival Holmlea Care Home LD:North East Milecastle Primary School National Citizens Service (NCS) Newburn Manor Primary School Norham High School Northumberland Libraries Northumberland National Parks Polish Carers Group, Gateshead Recovery College Collective Shipley Art Gallery Staying Afloat Together St Oswald's Hospice Tullie House, Carlisle Tyne and Wear Museums and Archives VODA North Tyneside Walkergate Primary School Whitley Bay Big Local
Here are some of the things people say about our sessions:
"Printing makes me feel happy and helps keep me busy" Sandra, LD:NE
"Thank you very much Michelle. Staff happy and inspired" Lynn, Primary Headteacher
"I feel less anxious than I did before I started" Helen, Recovery College Collective
"It was really fun and I enjoyed trying lots of different print techniques". Emmy, Primary pupil
"Art is such a great way to clear a gap in a busy mind. I am inspired!" Sarah, VODA
We offer creative print sessions for primary & secondary aged children, in a range of settings including schools, colleges & out of school settings. For example:
an innovative ‘Life Stories’ project with Blue Cabin CIC & South Tyneside Council’s care team, working to help care experienced children
Botanical and nature prints, Milecastle Primary School, Newcastle - Year 1, Year 3 & Year 4 pupils as part of their school grounds week and with Year 1 pupils at Croftway Primary Academy, Blyth and Newburn Manor Primary
Norham News, lithography prints with a group of secondary students with autism at Norham High School, North Tyneside
Arts Awards from Discover/Explore through to Gold Levels
We work with a range of community & voluntary groups, charities & social enterprises including:
GemArts with their Gateshead Visible Group at Bensham Grove on their PROCESSIONS banner project
LD:North East, Wallsend 16 week course working with their over 50s group
The Soroptimists International Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and District
Creative print sessions at Shipley Art Gallery with Age UK Gateshead for Tyne & Wear Museums Live Well project
Four week creative print course for St Oswald's Hospice 'Focus on Living' programme
Four week creative print course for participants at the Recovery College Collective, Broadacre House, Newcastle.
Age UK North Tyneside Men's Group in Wallsend with Community Arts Project NE on their WWI project
We work with arts organisations & at arts events providing ‘have a go’ print activities for the general public, including:
‘print a postcard’ at GemArts Mini Mela for their Masala festival at Live Theatre
Print a commemorative postcard at St Hilda’s Pit Head Open Day in South Shields
Family workshops making pop-up books and playful teacups for Hexham Book Festival at various Northumberland Libraries, Tullie House, Carlisle and Hexham Abbey
Summer Fayre Print Session, Marine Park First School, Whitley Bay
We offer creative print sessions, talks & demonstrations for a range of art, craft & makers’ groups throughout the North East. This includes workshops for people interested in learning about print to develop their art skills & experiences. For example with:
The Embroiderers’ Guild
WI groups