Category: Communities
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Wykeham School’s Scarborough
Last year, I project managed Scarborough Museums and Galleries’ John Atkinson Grimshaw schools project, which we piloted with Year 5 students at Wykeham School. Over five sessions, we delved into Grimshaw’s life and work, sparking the students’ imaginations through poetry, drawing, and ceramics. We embarked upon a walking tour of Scarborough, where the students discovered…
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Gel plate printing for respite
Over the last few weeks I have been exploring making printmaking accessible through gel plate printing. The process of using the gel plates forces participants to find freedom in their creativity and to let go of perfectionism, resulting in beautiful, layered colourful prints. The tactile nature of gel plate monoprinting also allows participants who are…
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Social prescribing and dementia friendly programmes in rural North Yorkshire
I have been working with Rural Arts, North Yorkshire to deliver their NHS funded social prescribing programme aiming to combat loneliness for care givers and those later in life.