FREE SUMMER ART WORKSHOPS AT ARBORETUM PARK

Spiral Arts will be running free family art activities in the Arboretum Park 


Saturday 28 July 1-3pm LOVELY FLAGS to celebrate Love Parks Week
in the Orangery Building


Tuesday 31 July 1-3pm HOLIDAY NOTEBOOKS AND SUMMER POSTCARDS 
in the Heart of the Park Building


Friday 30 August 1-3pm BOUNCING BUTTERFLIES
in the Orangery Building


Saturday 31 August 1-3pm BIRDIES & BUZZY BEES
in the Orangery Building


No need to book, just drop in and create some great art!!!

Carers Break Workshops

FREE CARER’S BREAKS

Spiral Arts will be running 6 textile-based workshops at:

Nottingham Road Fire Station Community Room

Nottingham Road  

Chaddesden                                                                              

Derby                                                                                              

DE21 6FP                                                                                         

All workshops are from 6 – 9pm with a tea/coffee break

31st July Tuesday  - Batik

28th August Tuesday  - Stencilling

25th September Tuesday  - Weaving

23rd October Tuesday  - Screen printing

20th November Tuesday – Sewing

18th December Tuesday  - Shibori (tie-dye)

Spiral Arts will be running 6 paper-based workshops at:‪

The Heart of the Park Building

Arboretum Park, Reginald Street Entrance

Derby DE23 8FQ

All workshops are from 12 – 3pm with a tea/coffee break.            

(There is a café next door)

19th July Thursday  - Paper-making

16th August Thursday  - Simple Book Making

13th September Thursday  - Collage

11th October Thursday  - Lantern Making

8th November Thursday – Sculpture Figures                                

6th December Thursday  - Mixed Media Jewellery Making

The breaks are available to all carers in the city, 

Please contact               

Derbyshire Carer’s Association to register and choose a workshop.                                                                                        

For more information please contact: 

Derbyshire Carers Association    

Telephone 01332 200002                                                                     

Email derbyshirecarers@btconnect.com                                                

Web www.derbyshirecarers.co.uk

Allenton Primary to Merril College

All 275 children and the teachers from Allenton Primary School walked all the way to Merrill College yesterday afternoon, taking part in the Community Torch Relay. We rushed across town to see them arriving at Merrill College where they were greeted by a corridor of mini torches into the school.
It was very exciting and we were so pleased to have been there.
We wish we had seen this sight below when they were all standing on the Spider Island bridge.
Photograph source  on twitter #communitytorchrelay@DerbyCitySSP 

Torch Making Workshops

Have a look at the photo gallery of our torch making workshops at the Silk Mill Museum. We worked with 28 schools, 267 young people and 49 teaching staff. Phew!! We also delivered 5 more torch workshops directly in schools and worked on 4 park events to make mini torches. Click on the link below. http://www.derbycityssp.co.uk/gallery/view/5553/

ITS THE START OF THE COMMUNITY TORCH RELAY

Today is the 1st day of the Community Torch Relay.
For 2 weeks before half term we worked with 30 schools at Derby Silk Mill Museum, making the basic torch structure and working on ideas .......then they went away and put the finishing touches to their own unique torch. 
We haven't seen the results until now 
They are FABULOUS
Look at Derwent Community School's torch, we love the figures around the bottom and wonderful flames on the top.
Well done!!!


Photograph source  on twitter #communitytorchrelay@DerbyCitySSP 

A Run Of Olympic Workshops

Over the next few weeks Spiral Arts are delivering a marathon of Olympic and Non-Olympic themed workshops.

Come along and join in the creative fun.

See details below

Derby Community Torch Events

Sunday 10 June - The Big 1 Chaddesden Park - Mini Torch Making - 11-3pm
Sunday 17 June - Get Ready - Sinfin Moor Park - Olympic Pompoms - 1-4pm
Saturday 23 June - Family Fun Day Alvaston Park - Mini Torch Making - 11-3pm
Sunday 24 June - Derby Triathlon Osmaston Park - Mini Torch Making - 10-1pm

Derby Olympic Well Dressing

Monday 25 June - Thursday 28 June
Derby Quad Arts and Media Centre, Derby Market Place 10-4pm in the Participation Space

Other Free Workshops and Events

Art in the Park - Derby Arboretum Park
Monday 4 June - Queen's Jubilee Big Lunch - Jubilee Crowns 12-3.30pm in the Orangery
Saturday 28th July - Love Parks Week - All you need is Lovely Flags - Time TBC

Derby Arboretum Arts and Crafts for Deaf and Hearing Families
Saturday 16 June - Bouncing Butterflies and Beetlebug Kites - 1-3pm
Tuesday 31 July - Holiday Notebooks and Summer Postcards - 1-3pm
Heart of the Park Building (next to the cafe)

Derby Carers Event
Thursday 21 June - Derby Quad in the Box - 10-3pm
Find out the activites that are available for carers in Derby and book free places

Leon Baptiste @ a Spiral Arts workshop :)

We ran some mini Olympic torch making workshops  at Derby Moor Community Sports College the other week with pupils from
6 of their feeder schools attending.
Working in groups of 3 they had 1hr and 40 minutes to make a torch and I think you will agree looking at the photos below they all did a very good job too :)
Also at some of the workshops we had sporting champions dropping in to chat to the children.
We managed to photograph Leon Baptiste who had brought his Gold Medal  - won in the 200metres  at the 2010 Commonwealth games in Delhi. He spent a long time chatting to all the children and even let some of them try the medal on which was really amazing.
Thanks Leon I think we all voted you a real champion!!