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Let’s Make Art bring creative workshops to young artists this Easter
Creative arts organisation, Let’s Make Art are taking over The Forge during the Easter holidays with a set of creative workshops aimed at older children, with an introduction to design and photography skills.
“There is a lack of creative activities for older children in Bristol”, explains Karen Davies, one half of the Let’s Make Art team. “There is plenty for toddlers and younger ones, but we struggle for our older ones!”.
Armed with a stash of art supplies and a lot of imagination, Let’s Make Art was founded in a community hall, in the summer of 2012, by friends Karen Davies and Alice Hendy, who met through their children’s primary school.
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Karen Davies and Alice Hendy founders of Let’s Make Art
“Our eldest children are the same age and whilst looking for children’s summer art workshops we found there was a real gap in the market, so we decided to offer our own!”, says Alice.
Now priding themselves as one of the best art providers in the South West, these creative Bedminster Mums deliver events, pop ups and workshops as an independent arts organisation, providing a wide variety of art workshops that are enjoyed by all ages and abilities.
“We’re a non-venue organisation”, adds Alice “we have the freedom to pop up in a variety of environments including schools, libraries, galleries, hospitals, youth clubs, festivals and parks”.
Children take part in a painting class with Let’s Make Art
Make a bespoke stitched bag from recycled materials on Thurs, April 11 with Let’s Make Art
With backgrounds in art, design, photography and teaching, the Let’s Make Art duo are fully equipped to inspire older children to get creative and learn new skills in this series of workshops, with elements of fashion, design and photography.
“Many of our workshops involve costume making and this course felt like a natural progression”, adds Alice.
“Young Bristol artists will have the opportunity to make capes, decorative kimonos, customise umbrellas, hand stitched bags and create memento books using cyanotype photography skills”, says Alice excitedly, “This is our most exciting collection of art courses to date!”.
Go to town on designing a pattern for a decorativen Kimono wall hanging. – Tues, April 9
The Cyanotype Treasure Book session takes place on Weds, April 10 – These books made from glassine paper and card are finished with a cyanotype photographic print made by each child for their book.
“We have long admired The Forge, it’s been a long-term plan to work together with Silkie Lloyd (The Forge’s founder) as we all appreciate the need for creative art workshops for young people, especially boys”.
“In our work we still come up against children and, more often than not, parents who still maintain that certain colours, activities, interests and outfits are only for one sex”, continues Alice.
Surprisingly, this gender specific stereotype is still very present in both the media and in our society. Let’s Make Art are trying to put an end to this by finding a solution that encourages and welcomes more boys to their creative workshops.
April Showers workshop on Tues, April 9 – Customise your own umbrella using coloured vinyl
DIY Photo Albums by Let’s Make Art
Let’s Make Art shall be taking over The Forge this Easter with their fun, creative workshops aimed at young people between eight to 14 years old. With limited spaces available booking is advised, to ensure your creative young person gets a space!
The Let’s Make Art Takeover runs at The Forge on April 9 / 10 / 11, 10am – 4pm, £20 per session. For more information and to buy tickets, visit Let’s Make Art
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