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Past Projects
Faces Changing – Bury St Edmunds was a two year Heritage Lottery funded project which aimed to explore and celebrate the local history and heritage of Bury St Edmunds. Risbygate Arts ran a series of participatory arts workshops details of some of which can be seen below.
The AngelThe Angel of Anglia was a special project to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and attracted additional funding from Barclay’s Bank and Awards for All. A total of 52 people took part in the three-day workshops which was led by local sculptor James Gant. We used scrap metal and vegetable oil cans donated to us by Caffe Uno. The Angel is currently on display in the garden at the Manor House Museum. |
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The YurtThe Yurt was constructed by over 100 people from the local community in October 2003 under the guidance and instruction of Ian Harper, a yurt maker from Ipswich. The wood was gathered by the group from Bradfield Woods, a heritage woodland site a few miles from Bury St. Edmunds. We used hazel poles for the trellis, ash for the doorframe and the crown is made from oak. The wood was stripped and then bent into shape using a steam box. Ian also made a canvas cover for the yurt which allows us to use the structure for community events. Please contact us if you know of a group who might be interested in using the yurt as we are keen to ensure it is widely appreciated and utilised. |
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The MosaicThe Mosaic was made with Melani Allen and Richard de Freston. The project was inspired by the knot garden in the Abbey Gardens. It is now permanently on display in the Abbey Gardens for all to enjoy. |
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TimepiecesThe clock sculpture was created over the course of 3 days in May 2003 with a small group of young people following a design session at The Manor House Museum. The children toured the clock collection at the museum for ideas which were then incorporated into a series of design sketches used for the actual making of the piece. The workshops were facilitated by local sculptor James Gant. James took charge of most of the welding but it was the children who actually led the process. The sculpture is constructed from vegetable oil cans donated by Caffe Uno and junk metal from a local reclamation yard. There were a total of 11 children involved in the process, from design to completion. Timepieces is currently on display in the Manor House Museum
for all to enjoy. We think it a fantastic achievement, a really
exciting, exuberant work of art! |
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PrintmakingWe ran a series of printmaking workshops as part of Faces Changing and in partnership with the local museum service and art gallery. We worked with local artists Michael Carlo, Belinda King and Dale Devereux-Barker. The work was inspired by the local architecture of the town and formed part an exhibition at the end of the project at the Manor House museum. |
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RascalsFaces Changing included a very successful after school art club led by Melanie Allen and Richard de Freston. The children had the opportunity to explore a wide variety of techniques and media, producing both large and small-scale work which was then exhibited around the town. |
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Poetry WorkshopThe poetry workshop was led by Fred Sedgwick and was held at the Manor House museum. The group of under 12's worked together reading and writing poetry. The poetry from the workshop has been brought together into a poetry book. A copy of the book will be on sale soon, please contact us for
information on purchasing a copy. |
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Community TapestryFibre to Fabric with Mary Jane ToulsonIn the 15th century Bury St. Edmunds was one of East Anglia's leading Wool Towns. In this workshop we will be using wool, this wonderful natural material, to spin the threads for a woven tapestry. The threads will be spun using plants to make watercolour like colours. These will form the basis for individual woven tapestries which will be combined into a wall hanging that perhaps says something about the Bury St. Edmunds of today. Materials and equipment will be provided. Mary Jane studied at West Surrey School of Art and now divides her time between creating her own work and running workshops. |
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Digital StorytellingWe have stories about the events, people and places in out lives. Many of our stories are directly connected to images and memorabilia that we collect along the journey of life. Please bring your own old photographs. Come and learn to use simple computer-based technology to create your own digital story. You will then be lead through the process of making a digital story and by the end of the course you will have made your own 2 -3 minute video using Moviemaker 2. These workshops are free and spaces are limited, so booking is essential. No previous experience necessary! Suffolk Education Consultants, Martin Oldfield and Brendan Routledge have worked widely in the field of education both as teachers and advisors. They will lead the digital storytelling workshops |
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Still life paintingwith Cary OutisAnother chance to work with Cary, this time exploring still life painting. Every object tells a story so do bring something to work on that has personal meaning to you. Cary will be happy to show you a number of techniques as well as to discuss how to develop your image or ideas to realise your full creative intentions. Cary is a painter, illustrator and art tutor and works extensively with adults and children in realising their artistic ambitions. Examples of his work can be seen at www.outis.co.uk |
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I can drawWith Genista Dunham, Cary Outis and Wendy BriggsSeries of activities and experience drawing in different ways for beginners and more experenced artists. Was delivered through the working partnership of Risbygate Arts and Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery and coincided with The Jerwood Drawing Prize exhibition. |
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Sculpture workshopwith artist Christophe Gordon BrownSculpting using soapstone and carving tools to draw on memories of special places. Many of the artists based there work off pictures and objects from home. |
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Collage workshopwith Valerie ArmstrongA workshop was held over the Easter holidays. We experimented with Print, Collage and Mixed Media. Various inspiration was used including, photos, photocopies, poems, stories and bits of writing. |
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Memory Pocketswith Mary CrehanUsing simple sewing techniques, photo and text transfers, bonding and printing fabrics we will create small individual memory pockets which will then be sewn together to make a single piece of art. Mary is a member of the Embroiderers Guild. Her work uses a mixed media approach, the design of which is often influenced by her emotional response to places or events. |
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