Inspirations 4 Marking Time
21 - 23 March 2008
York Guildhall
Challenge Your Creativity, Inspire Your Mind!
Friday 21 March
10:00 - 11:30 Arabic belly dancing
Come along and have fun, wiggle your waist, tone those tummy muscles and burn those extra calories in a fun and musical workout!
10:00 - 11:30 Working with 'brusho'
Experiment with this marvelous and versatile colour pigment
13:00 - 14:30 Easter Box
Create and decorate a box to fill with Easter goodies!
13:00 - 17:00 Stained Glass
Find out how to make a simple but attractive piece to hang in a window or give as an unusual gift
Saturday 22 March
10:00 - 14:00 Stained Glass
Find out how to make a simple but attractive piece to hang in a window or give as an unusual gift
10:30 - 12:30 Flower Painting
Look at flower shapes from direct observation to produce studies in watercolour and watercolour pencils
13:30 - 15:00 and 15:30 - 17:00 Colour Mixing
Understand how and why a colour is best produced, helping you to mix colours quicker, with less waste and creative frustration!
Sunday 23 March
10:00 - 11:30 Drawing the Guildhall
Use chalk, charcoal and paint to produce large exciting drawings of this magnificent space
10:00 - 11:30 *Clay Tile Making
Charming hand-built clay tile will be made incorporating relief pattern
11:30 - 13:30 *Simple Clay Bottle
Simple clay modelling techniques will be used to make a hand-built bottle form, to which further personalised detail can be added
12:30 - 14:00 African Sculpture
Sculpt the way African traditional artists have for centuries in one easy session
14:30 - 16:00 Mask Making
A chance to do something really different! Explore the processes and aesthetics of African 3D Art.
*For a charge of £3.00 your work will be fired and glazed by the workshop tutor
Friday - Sunday
10:00 - 15:00 FREE WORKSHOP Explore imaging technology through a montage and green-screen workshops.
See yourself transported to other landscapes by video chroma-key technology and be introduced to digital manipulation to transport yourself into other times, places and famous images!
There is no need to book for these workshops, simply turn up on the day. (NB: there will be a charge of £1.00 for each picture you want to print)
How do I reserve my place?
E-mail the name of the workshop you're interested in to adult.education@york.gov.uk or
T 01904 554277 (9:00 - 5:00pm)
If you have not received a reply by Friday 14 March, you will know that the session is going ahead. You will only be contacted if there are no places available.
Please note: All workshops will be charged £2.00 per person, except for the stained glass sessions, which will be £3.50 per person.
Due to the popularity of these taster sessions, the organisers regret they are only able to reserve one place per learner.
About Future Prospects Future Prospects provide part-time courses for adults in a variety of subjects, including visual and performing arts. Whilst they have some courses that have been running for years, they also try to introduce new courses each year to keep up with new trends and techniques. New arts courses introduced this year include:
Flamenco ~ Digital SLR Photography
African Sculpture & Maskmaking ~ Bollywood
Abstract Painting ~ Printmaking
Self-portraiture
If Future Prospects don't run a course in the subject you're interested in, let them know, by using the e-mail below.
They also run courses in health, wellbeing & leisure, computing and internet, academic studies and languages.
Courses run during school term times, at a variety of locations all over York. You can download a copy of their brochure by visiting www.york.gov.uk/education, and visiting the adult education pages.
You can find out about any of the courses by contacting Future Prospects on T 01904 634748 / 0800834239, or E adult.education@york.gov.uk
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