SHROPSHIRE YOUTH ASSOCIATION
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EVENTS AND ACTIVITIESSYA provides the opportunity for youth clubs to access a rich programme of events and activities. For further information on any activity please contact Mike York at the SYA office at sya-@hotmail.co.uk or telephone on 01743 254687
RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITY Friday 9th - Sunday 11th May 2008 at Longmynd Adventure Camp, near Church Stretton
This camp is for young people aged 11 years and older. Accommodation is wooden huts and camp will be fully catered.
During the weekend young people will be able to undertake Part A and Part D of the Arts Award (Parts B and C can be completed in their own time). The weekend will be spent developing a story and producing a comic strip illustration of the story, giving you a chance to:
·Create a Story · Develop Use of Language
Any group interested in this weekend will need a visit from Mike York to explain the process further.
Cost of weekend, including all transport and Award Booklet: £30.00
This weekend is heavily subsidised by SYA and we are expecting a good demand so please return reply slip by 9th April at the latest.
WILLOW WORKSHOP Dates: Your choice Time: Half day sessions, full day sessions, some weekend dates available. Venue: Youth projects within a 30 mile radius of Shrewsbury Programme: Willow work is a fantastic medium for any ability and most age groups. I’ve been involved with amazing processions as apart of carnivals using willow to create large 3-dimensional sculptures that you can carry. You can use coloured tissue paper to create beautiful individual sculptures and even turn them into lanterns. A brief discussion could create ideas for a loose theme, such as their environment, birds, music - it could be anything! Materials: Withies - thin bendy willow. Thick tissue paper and pva glue. Decorative bits and pieces all supplied. Cost of Half Day: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40 Please book at least one month before preferred date.
Phillippa Hughes, MA ‘The Outdoors’ meets ‘The Arts Award’
Dates: 11th and 12th October 2008 Time: 10 am - 4 pm on both days Programme: This is an exciting outdoor course designed to make young people aware of the natural environment, and their role within it, by working creatively with the artist, using only the natural materials found on site.
The attached sheet shows the relationship between ourselves, homes and the environment during the project.
This is a wonderful opportunity to combine exploring the natural environment through the senses with creativity.
Cost of Session: £ 300 but subsidised by SYA to £150
Please book by 10th August 2008.
STORYTELLING WORKSHOP Dates: Your choice Time: 2 hour sessions between 6 pm - 9 pm Venue: Youth projects within a 20 mile radius of Shrewsbury Programme: The aim of the session is to look at how to tell a story that will be interesting for others to listen to. We will look at: · How to create a store · How to develop use of language · How to build up tension and scare the living daylights out of your listeners. YOU WILL GO HOME WITH A STORY TO TELL!! Materials: A quiet space!! Cost; £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
artist/audio/visual “you are here” Evening Art Workshop looking at where we are right now. Looking at our surroundings and creating new pictures. Drawing and painting.
Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Venue: Youth Centres Shropshire
Programme: Observational work with a professional artist. Looking at past artists’ work and at how different people approach the subject of time and place. We will create new work to take home.
Materials: Pencils, charcoal, paper, paint. All materials provided by artist.
Cost of Evening: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please book at least one month before preferred date.
Joan Arnfield’s Polymer Clay Workshop “MAKING HEADS”
Dates: Your choice Time: 2 - 3 hour sessions between 6 pm - 9 pm Venue: Youth projects within a 15 mile radius of Church Stretton
Programme: This workshop teaches the basics of sculpting a human head. Our medium is polymer clay (Fimo or Sculpey) but the technique can be used at almost any scale and with other media to make life-size busts, claymation models or miniature people for dolls houses or railway layouts. We start with a pre- made base and build up our model head using pre-baked eyeballs and teeth! Finishing touches can be added with hair and hats or earrings. As we work I will lead a discussion or make suggestions about how the heads, or just the faces, can be used to make figurines, dolls, puppets, Christmas decorations, jewellery or embellishments for other craft projects.
Materials: All materials and tools supplied.
Cost: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40 Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
EVENING CLAY WORKSHOP: ‘DOOR SIGNS’
Dates: September 2008 onwards Time: 2 hours between 5 - 9 pm Venue: Youth projects within a 30 mile radius of Oswestry
Programme: The workshop is a fun introduction or development into the material and processes of clay. Young people will get the opportunity to work with a professional artist and express their creative skills and ideas by making their own personalised door sign. Materials: Air-drying clay is used in order to avoid technical requirements. Plastic tools and other equipment provided. Work produced can be painted with acrylic paint once dried out, no need for firing or glazing. Cost of Evening:£75 but subsidised by SYA to £40 Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
with Serena Penn-Harvey
Dates: Your choice Sessions: Normally 1½ hours evening Venues: Youth Clubs within 30 miles radius of Craven Arms)
Programme: Making brightly coloured sled kites from ‘waste’ materials’ such as bin bags, brightly coloured carrier bags, etc. The young people will have the opportunity to design their own decoration to personalise their kite. This could be their favourite team or a flashy pattern - the choice is theirs! These sled kites are excellent as they fly with very little wind.
Materials: All materials will be provided but it would be appreciated if you could collect brightly coloured carrier bags.
Cost: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please reply at least one month before your preferred date.
artist/audio/visual “mono-printmaking” An art workshop making original one off prints
Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Time: 2 hours between 5pm - 9pm Venue: Youth Centres throughout Shropshire
Programme: Observational work with a professional artist - making colourful dynamic prints to take home.
Materials: Paper, printing inks, rollers, pencils. All materials provided.
Cost of Evening: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
artist/audio/visual
“my friendly planet” Full day Environment Workshop
Dates: 10th and 17th May 2008
Time: 10 am - 4 pm (including 1 hour lunch break)
Venue: Youth Centres throughout Shropshire
Programme: A workshop creating banners, fabric painting and tie dye. Young people will have the opportunity to work with a professional artist, designing and creating something that reflects the change in the weather. Don’t forget the sunblock!
Materials: Using fabric dyes, string, fabric paint and pens. All materials provided BUT please bring a T Shirt that you would like to transform with your own slogans.
Cost of Day: £150 but subsidised by SYA to £80
Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
with Janice Barrett
Dates: Your choice
Time: 2 - 3 hour sessions between 6 pm - 9 pm
Venue: Youth projects within a 20 mile radius of Craven Arms
Programme: · Learn the basics of mosaic making · Create bright mosaics from reclaimed tiles · Work alone or with friends to create a picture or logo · Learn how to frame and hang the finished piece
Materials: All materials and tools supplied.
Cost: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
a.k.a Mal Brown (recycling musician)
Workshops in making and playing musical instruments from scrap materials. All workshops are tailor-made to group requirements, at the same time as catering for individual skill levels. (We also have a mobile recording studio)
Dates: Your choice Sessions: Normally 2 hours evening (including comfort break) Residentials undertaken
Venues: Youth Clubs, Church Halls, Village Halls, Concert Halls (within 30 miles radius of Shrewsbury)
Cost: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Enhances young people’s self esteem, self worth and self awareness.
Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
Dates: Many available Time: 2 hours (between 5pm and 9 pm) Venue: Shropshire Youth Projects
Programme: ‘Music Maker’ workshop is designed to introduce young people to many aspects of music production, including songwriting, singing, percussion and original composition.
Equipment: Happy to use existing equipment at venues
Cost of Evening: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please reply at least one month before preferred date
(for 10 - 16 year olds) with Lisa Pendlebury
Dates: Your choice
Time: 2 hour sessions between 6 pm - 9 pm
Venue: Youth projects in South Shropshire
· Learn to thread a needle and sew on a button · Use beads to decorate clothing and accessories · Find out where to buy what you need · Take home what you make
All materials and tools supplied but bring along any item of clothing or accessory you would like to decorate with beads and buttons. It will be a great way to practise your new skills and you end up with a one-off designer piece!
Cost: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
artist/audio/visual
“as if” 2 hour evening photography/print workshop
Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, term time Time: 2 hours between 5pm - 9pm Venue: Youth Centres, Shropshire
Programme: a workshop designed to create fast pictures using polaroids and mono-printing. Young people will have the opportunity to work with a professional artist and learn how to take polaroids and make mono-prints. All work can be taken home.
Materials: Using a Polaroid camera, printing ink and paper. All materials provided. Please bring an old T shirt to protect clothes.
Cost of Evening: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
2 HOUR EVENING CUSTOMISING WORKSHOP : Baseball caps / T-Shirts
Dates: Any Times: 2 hour session between 5—9 pm Venue: All
Programme: This is a fun workshop to introduce the young people into the world of customising. The session begins by getting the young people to design their cap on to paper, then they are shown how to transfer their design on to the baseball cap / t-shirt.
Cost of Evening: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40 Please reply at least one month before your preferred date.
CERAMICS, GLASS & SCULPTURE WORKSHOPS by Phillippa Hughes, MA
Dates: To be arranged as required Time: Half day or evening Venue: Preferably within 25 miles of Llansantffraid
Programme: This is an introductory fun workshop to introduce the materials and processes involved in creative ceramics and glass. Young people will work with the artist to develop their individual imaginative ideas.
Handpainted Decorative Glass Bottles/Jars A fun course for all abilities - suitable for age 10 years upwards. Students will work with the artist and need to bring a small glass bottle or jar and an apron. All other materials will be supplied and everyone should achieve a successful result. Examples, notes and designs will be provided.
Cost of Session: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
COMIC STRIP/ ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP
Dates: Your choice Time: 2 hour sessions between 6 pm - 9 pm Venue: Youth projects within a 20 mile radius of Shrewsbury
Programme: The aim of the workshop is to create a short graphic story or comic strip letting the drawings tell the story and using the text to support it. During the session, we will look at:
Materials: You will need to provide a flipchart or white-board, pencils or felt tip pens and A4 paper
Cost of Half Day: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
artist/audio/visual
Designer Workshop “Bling”
Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday evenings term time
Programme: a workshop to create new Designer T shirts using beads and jewels and marker pens. Young people will have the opportunity to work with a professional artist, designing and creating something fabulous.
Materials: Using beads, sequins, old jewellery, marker pens and old fabric swatches. All materials provided BUT please bring a T shirt you want to transform.
Cost of Evening: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
artist/audio/visual
“cartoons” An art workshop looking at Manga cartoons and making some of our own
Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, term time only Time: 2 hours between 5 - 9pm Venue: Youth Centres, Shropshire
Programme: Observational work with a professional artist. Looking at different cartoonists’ work. We will create new work to take home.
Materials: Pencils, pens, paint, paper All materials provided by the artist.
Cost of Evening: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
CERAMICS, GLASS & SCULPTURE WORKSHOPS by Phillippa Hughes, MA
Dates: To be arranged as required Time: Half day or evening Venue: Preferably within 25 miles of Llansantffraid
Programme: This is an introductory fun workshop to introduce the materials and processes involved in creative ceramics and glass. Young people will work with the artist to develop their individual imaginative ideas.
Make Your Own Clay Jewellery A fun course for all abilities. Design and make your own individual pieces - earrings, brooches, pendants, etc which are ideal to wear or for presents. You will use a range of simple techniques and air-drying clay to produce jewellery which can be painted with acrylic paint when dry. It will be helpful if you can bring an apron. All materials and tools will be provided, including examples, notes and designs. PLEASE NOTE: Leader will need to bring small kitchen knives for young people to use.
Cost of Session: £75 but subsidised by SYA to £40
Please reply at least one month before preferred date.
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Outdoor Education Programme For more information on any of the following please contact Mike York on 01743 254681
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