Next Visual Arts Jump Start - 15th June at 4pm at Old Rectifying House

 

There is Visual Arts Jump Start meeting planned for Wednesday June 15^th at 4pm to look at two key areas:

 

1)      A Jump Start Visual Arts Exhibition

2)      Development of studio spaces in the county.

 

The venue is the Old Rectifying House in Worcester. http://theoldrec.co.uk/ - just by the River Severn.

 

The facebook link is https://www.facebook.com/events/108138372939808/

 

Many thanks

Job Opportunity - Visual Art Tutor Needed

Visual Art Tutor Needed

 

Acrylics for beginners

 

This course introduces acrylic painting, from the materials to support with the associated techniques from preparing a palette and surface, mixing colours, painting with a knife, making a canvas to mounting completed work.

 

Watercolour for Beginners

 

A fun and practical course, focusing on watercolour painting.  This practical course will help guide you through the technical pitfalls of watercolour, whilst at the same time allowing for experimentation and creativity. Watercolour, gouache and pencil will be used in this ten week course and is perfect for the beginner or intermediate painter looking for a little more guidance.  Some of the skills covered: Drawing, perspective, tone, colour and composition. course aims to introduce the essential skills needed for watercolour painting, the course will include material theory, the use of different watercolours, mixing colours and preparing washes, stretching paper and group step by step paintings.

 

To apply or for more information please email Sally Gleaves on SGleaves1@worcestershire.gov.uk

The Worcestershire Poet Laureate ends her year in style

The Worcestershire Poet Laureate ends her year in style

 

 

To mark the end of her 12 months as The Worcestershire Poet Laureate, Heather Wastie is cramming 3 different performances and a workshop into this year's Worcestershire LitFest. On Wednesday 15th June she presents Weaving Yarns – poems and songs, with accordion, from real life stories of people who worked in the Kidderminster carpet industry. The event starts at 7.30pm at the Museum of Carpet and tickets include entry to the Museum from 6.00pm. On Thursday 16th she is running a free poetry workshop in the morning at St George's Hall, Bewdley, and the same evening you will find her at the Camp House Inn, Grimley, presenting Idle Women of the Wartime Waterways. Her final performance is at Hopfest Music Festival where she invites open mic performers to join her in the poetry tent. For more details of these events see https://worcslitfest.co.uk/

Heather Wastie

The Worcestershire Poet Laureate 2015/16

Musician, Actor, Humourist & Facilitator

www.WastiesSpace.co.uk

www.weavingyarns1.wordpress.com