April sessions in the Arboretum

Come along and be creative in April

Free session in the Arboretum

Pipe Cleaner Bugs 

Tuesday 11 April 1pm - 3pm

Patterned Pencil Pots

Tuesday 18 April 1pm - 3pm 

at 

Grove Lodge, Derby Arboretum, Grove Street, Derby DE23 8EL

Free 2 hour parking on Grove Street and Leonard Close.

Free Drop In Workshops in Derby Arboretum

We have planned some exciting workshops for 2017 in the Derby Arboretum.
Have a look at our Park Workshops page to see the dates and themes.
Workshops are for all ages and are drop-ins at Grove Lodge at the Grove Street entrance to the Derby Arboretum.
Free on-street parking on Grove Street and Leonard Close for 2 hours.

Textile Tepees @ Derby University

We created textile tepees with Early Year's Students at Derby University over a few days.
The tepees are on display on the lawn at the front of the university.

Bunting @ Goldsquad

We spent a great session with the GoldsQUAD ladies at QUAD creating bunting for our Spring Fest in the Derby Arboretum.
We used different printing techniques to create a leaf and flower pattern.

Bottle top mosaic @ Flamsteed Centre

Here are some of the lovely bottle top mosaics we have been creating with the Flamsteed Dementia Group in Ilkeston.
We have used words to describe the group.

Mosaic @ Flamsteed Centre

We are working at Flamsteed Centre in Ilkeston, with a lovely group of older people with dementia.
We have been creating artwork using different mediums in a mosaic style.
So far we have created button mosaics, bottle-top mosaics and paper square collages.
We will be installing the work at Ilkeston Hospital over the next few weeks for an exhibition.

Anti-Slavery Banner @ Derby Cathedral

We were asked to work at the Children's Summit at Derby Cathedral in January. It was the first school’s modern slavery summit in the country as this year it is the 210^th anniversary of the signing of the 1807 Act of Abolition of the slave trade,

The Derby & Derbyshire Modern Slavery Partnership is considered one of the best anti-slavery groups in the country. It event included The Arkwright Society and professors from Derby University Social Justice as well as Derby City Council.

We worked with several schools to create a banner for Derbyshire based on the design of a banner created last year by artist Maria Amidu. Her banner depicted the 1807 Act of Abolition with the signatures of the most prominent campaigners and was displayed in Parliament last year. Both banners will tour the county, and anyone can sign the new Derbyshire banner to take part in tackling modern slavery.