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Big Draw 2011

Events



HALF TERM EVENTS at the HUB, 48 St Peter's Street

Monday 25th
Three visiting visual artists will be creating activities with projections, wallpaper and a variety of materials.
10am-3pm

Mobile Soundbites Cafe will be visiting (TEA FOR 20p, no less!!)

Peoples Kitchen, wonderful nutritious community meal for a donation of £2. They will be your best friend if you bring your own crockery.....
From 6pm 

Wednesday 27th
Pirate day, come and create and find out what is inside the secret pirate chest....  FOR PIRATE BOYS AND GIRLS
Please arrive 11.30 prompt numbers may be limited.

Thursday 28th
Increasing motivation with Art Therapy from 6pm

Friday 29th
Nibble and Squeak shadow puppet performance with many many many live musicians
8pm

Sunday 31st
Nibble and Squeak final performance
6pm


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OCTOBER 27th, 28th and 29th - half term

Diana Shepherd and Stephen Coley (Artblock) will be hosting drawing related workshops during the October half term at the Arboretum Lodge, Arboretum Square, Derby DE23 8FN

Times .......................10am-12pm / 1pm- 3pm . 

This will be a drop in session but we recommend that you phone prior to attending.

Contact details....... Diana Shepherd 07791041445


OCTOBER 28th - half term

Artcore - Big Draw Workshop in association with Rethink.  Local artists and the community:

Sharing Seasonal Celebrations

Painting and drawing workshop in association with Artcore on 28th October, 11.00am till 3.00pm at Butterfly House Normanton

Derby Steps (Rethink)

29 Charnwood Street

Ground Floor Office Suite

Derby

DE1 2GU

Tel: 01332 367622

Email: steps.inrecovery@rethink.org

 

Inviting people who experience mental health problems or are socially isolated, and people from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds to take part and develop their drawing skills with the help of Artcore.

The finished collaborative piece will be showcased at Butterfly House, following the workshop.

We will encourage the participants to draw relating to myths and fables connected to interfaith and multi-cultural

events and festivals associated with this time of year. For example, Eid, Diwali, Halloween, Chinese mid-Autumn festival etc

 

Butterfly House 75a Rose Hill Street, Derby DE23 8FZ.

www.artcore-studio.co.uk

www.artcoreglocal.com

EMAIL: info@artcore-studio.co.uk

TEL: 01332 348053

..a previous workshop by Artcore


OCTOBER  29th 

"Nibble and Squeak" Shadow puppet play with live music, at the HUB, 48 St Peter's Street, performance at 8pm


OCTOBER 30th


"Small Lies - Derby Big Draw to a Close Party"
Small Lies Tropical Halloween Extravanganza.  Bands, DJ's, Games, Cakes, plus mystery guest and a FREE WOLF to the best dressed. The Big Blue Cafe, doors open 7pm, £3 entry.  Come down and put the festival to bed.

OCTOBER 31st

"Nibble and Squeak" Shadow puppet play with live music, at the HUB, 48 St Peter's Street, performance at 6pm


 ALSO THROUGHOUT THE MONTH

Secret Sketchbooks at Derby Museum and Art Gallery Sketchbooks have been placed in secret locations around the building, seek them out and draw your own response to the collection of objects you see around you. You will be leaving a record of the objects in the collection and contributing to a communal artwork too!

Watch out for films and animations from local talent on the BIG SCREEN DERBY, Market Place, various dates through October.

Gesture, Exhibition of Drawing related art at Crow Studios from the 1st to the 16th of October (see above)

From Paper to Skin, Exhibition of drawings by tattooists, Tradition 180, Guildhall Market, Derby, throughout October (opening times tbc)

Scribble and Scrawl, an exhibition of drawings by Jane Dearden, Beth Heaney, Tracey Meek and Kate Smith at the Crompton Tavern Derby throughout October. Open from 2 p.m. weekdays, 12 at weekends

Whiteboards, blackboards, pens and chalk on the tables at the Crompton Tavern throughout October. Have your photo taken with your drawing before it's wiped off. Opening times as above.