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In the last few weeks we have worked with 330 children in 5 schools across Kirklees to create an animation around the theme of Darkness and Light; another project for Our Biennale www.ourbiennale.org 4 primary schools ( Marsden I and N, Birkby Juniors, Hillside Primary and Holmfirth JI and N) initially developed ideas through poetry
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We have loved facilitating this collaboration between artist Zoe Robertson and Phoenix Dance, Leeds for Our Biennale www..ourbiennale.org. Not only have dance and art students worked together to really challenge their creativity but the outcomes will be taken into Kirklees schools to produce new dances which will be performed at the Our Biennale finale on
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We are very excited to announce that The Children’s Art School has been given a £46, 000 Grants for the Arts Award by Arts Council England to deliver a Kirklees Children’s Biennale (that’s a bi-annual Arts Festival !) Supported by and on behalf of the Kirklees Cultural Education Partnership the Biennale will reach hundreds of
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Great talk- explaining the role of art education to teach people to think like artists and why that’s important. Being ‘good’ at drawing and being creative aren’t the same thing….
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Another lovely project for our children and young people- the Holmfith Christmas parade takes place on 26th November at 4.30 and will be shimmering and glittering with gorgeous icy crowns, Jack Frost masks and wonderful capes depicting wintery scenes. The children and young people have embraced the opportunity to create sculpted wearables and to represent
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What an amazing end to our Ebb and Flow project! Our young artists (11-13 years old), having produced the most wonderful drawings and paintings, took part in a ‘happening’ which combined projections of the artworks with improvised music, sound and readings of their flow of consciousness poems. Led by the amazing Charlotte Watson and
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Why our children will NEED to be creative.. I have been sharing 2 really interesting and thought provoking articles this week- both touch on the theme of how best to equip our children for the future. The first is a TED talk .. . And the second is this article : Dustin TimbrookFeb 16, 20158
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