Cossington key stage 1: watercolour painting

I have had the pleasure of working with a very young group on Wednesday afternoons at Cossington Primary school. Through 5 sessions I have been introducing new media to them to give them a chance to try something different and fun. We are working towards producing pieces for the International Voices art exhibition at De Montfort Hall in March as well as allowing the children to each make something to take home every week.

I had to include these examples of watercolour painting because they are so beautiful! These are by 5 and 6 year olds who hadn't painted in watercolours before!

Drawing masterclass gets seriously talented!

Kids ages from 6 to 13 are loving the chance to become much better at drawing through a series of masterclasses at Rawlins on Thursdays from 4pm to 5pm. Run by Jake King, fine art graduate and myself we cover the wide age range by offering two activities based on what has been requested the previous week. This week our focus on portraiture involved proportion and shade and tone. The older ones focused on very realistic portraits, the younger on cartoony ones. If you are interested in joining this group, please contact the community office at Rawlins or pop in one Thursday!

World Community Arts Day 2012

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Would you consider giving up one day of your half term to help at an arts and crafts event at Rawlins? I am looking for people to help run the following workshops:

drawing and painting
clay tiles
pipe cleaner people
marbling
sew a badge
make a sketchbook
jewellery making
3D modelling

Each workshop already has a leader- what I am looking for is enthusiastic, helpful folk who can commit to a 10am to 4pm day on Friday 17th February 2012.

Contact me at hayleyfern@rawlinscollege.org.uk or call 01509 622817

GAMES TIME- Olympics arts event in Loughborough

The cultural Olympiad team are offering anyone over the age of 13 the opportunity to be part of a spectacular event taking place in Loughborough Southfields Park on June 9th 2012. You will experience wearing incredible costumes designed by Mahogany, be part of a team of 160 performers and have a role in the 2012 Olympics celebrations. You don't need any experience. The moves you will practice are simple and can be learnt over a few rehearsals.

If you are interested or want to find out more just email me your name and contact details before the end of January. There is no commitment at this stage but we will invite you to an induction session which will help you decide if you want to sign up.

Remember, this is a chance in a lifetime!
hayleyfern@rawlinscollege.org.uk

Arts Award success at Rawlins

Last week Rawlins' hosted a joint arts award moderation session with Humphrey Perkins- and I'm delighted to announce that all of the portfolios passed! We are so proud that Arts Award offers a nationally recognised qualification for all students. If anyone between the ages of 11 and 25 want to pursue an arts award, please contact me. My students explored art forms as diverse as marbling, dance, jewellery making, photography, interior design, animation and Manga.

hayleyfern@rawlinscollege.org.uk

World Community Arts Day 2012

World Community Arts Day 2012. Rawlins College: Friday 17th February. 10am to 4pm, £3.00 each. Booking in advance essential: strickly 100 places available. To book call 01509 622827 or pop into Rawlins on Loughborough Road in Quorn.

On the day you will get to choose 4 out of 8 workshops to participate in. These may include 3D model-making, jewellery design, pin badge faces and flowers, pom-pom making, marbling and drawing and painting.

If you would like any further details or wish to volunteer to help on the day, please email me at hayleyfern@rawlinscollege.org.uk







This will be Rawlins' fourth World Community Arts Day event, each one catering for 100 people of all ages in the area. What makes this one even more exciting is that I am collaborating with the charity Inter Care (www.intercare.org.uk ) which is based locally and supports health care in Africa (Cameroon, Ghana, Tanzania, Malawi, Sierra Leone), so the event can link with these locations in terms of awareness and support. We are working with children all week in the run up to 17th Feb to create artworks and craft pieces which are inspired by the arts and crafts of these places, then on the Friday we open our doors to the public for a large scale community arts day where we will exhibit and sell items to raise funds as well as having up to ten workshops where everyone can make, paint and create. The line ‘art as a catalyst for caring and sharing’ works so well for these plans. We’ll be using that every day in sessions throughout the week to build up to the Friday. As ever, I am over the moon to be linking in with WCAD and the global community around it.