upcoming events
echoes and imprints of burrs country park IN SPRING, with the sunnywood project
Saturday 20th April, 9am, at Burrs Country Park
Through walking, mark-making, and togetherness, we will explore the landscape of Burrs Country Park, searching for half remembered pasts, parallel presents, and possible futures.
Suitable for all ages and levels of ability, no previous artistic experience is required, and all necessary materials will be available.
tHE FINAL FRIDAYS
4:30-7pm on the final Friday of every month, starting 26 January 2024
Altogether Otherwise, 6 – 10 Hanover Street, NOMA, M4 4BB
Drawing and walking and investigating the edgelands of Manchester city centre. Your inclusion in this will form part of a case study within my PhD research, more information on this will be provided on the day. I'll be particularly interested in exploring unusual happenings in the land, that we can all experience together. Bring something to draw with and an open mind.
Free of charge, all welcome, but booking is essential as places are limited to 12
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Alexandra Park Mark-Making walk, with manchester cares
Sunday 6th August 2023 at Alexandra Park, Manchester
Exploring edges, less trodden paths, and untold stories, using walking, mark-making, and togetherness.
take root, with the sunnywood project
Sunday 9th July & Thursday 13th July 2023, starting from Snig Hole Park.
A guided 6km hike or run across the moors, with a sketching stop at the Ellen Strange memorial and cairn. Looking at how mark-making, active travel, and story-telling can provide deeper and more meaningful connection with the land. All materials provided. Suitable for all levels of drawing ability.
stone bothering sketchbook walk
Sunday 2nd July 2023, Springwater Park, Whitefield
Walking and mark-making around the wild and wonderful Springwater park.
Following a route of interesting stones, and monoliths, and using these to guide our creative responses.
warm walkers, with the sunnywood project
Monday 26th June 2023, Burrs Country Park, Bury
A gentle stroll around Burrs Country Park, using foraged items to explore colour, texture, and open observation, followed by creative collaged responses at the Sunnywood Hub.
winter wellbeing sketchbook walks
Sunday 29th January & Sunday 26th February 2023, 2-4pm at Springwater Park, Whitefield
Two sketchbook walks around Springwater Park in Whitefield designed to encourage positive mental health and wellbeing in the chilly and challenging winter months. We will be using walking, mark-making and togetherness to explore deeper connections between ourselves and the unique landscape at Springwater Park. Suitable for all ages and levels of ability. Supported by local Councillor Elizabeth Fitzgerald through the discretionary funding grant.
SPRINGWATER SKETCHBOOK WALKS #13 - Halloween
Sunday 30th October 2022, 2-4pm at Springwater Park, Whitefield
This is the first of two bonus Springwater Sketchbook Walks, after having some Arts Council funding remaining after the 12 month project. Come and soak up the Autumn atmosphere with us by using walking, drawing, and togetherness to explore ghost stories and fragments of local history in the wild and wonderful Springwater Park.
Willaston meadow sketchbook walk
Saturday 22nd October 2022, 1-4pm at Willaston, Cheshire
A short walk around the large meadow in Willaston to coincide with Apple Day 2022 using three different ideas to use mark-making as a tool for exploring a deeper connection with ourselves and the world around us. All ages and abilities welcome and materials will be provided. All you will need is yourself, a willingness to do a bit of walking, and most importantly, an open mind.
an exhibition of art in whitefield
Saturday 8th October 6-8pm & Sunday 9th October 12-4pm at the Whitefield Garrick Theatre. Continues until 26th November 2022 (tickets required)
The exhibition will include drawings, paintings, photography, and sound art from 17 local artists that have attended Springwater Sketchbook Walks - a series of monthly guided walks through the wild and wonderful Springwater Park in Whitefield, that use drawing and walking to explore the woodland and provide a sense of a creative community spirit.
Tickets are required from the Whitefield Garrick to see the show after the public opening days in October.
bury walk of hope with the sunnywood project
Saturday 8th October 2022, 9:30am - 12pm at Burrs Country Park
A gentle 3-mile stroll to coincide with World Mental Health Awareness Day and the end of this year’s Month of Hope. Along the way there will be 3 or 4 sketching stops where we will explore different approaches to mark-making that consider different aspects of journeying and way-marking. Free, but booking is essential. Suitable for all ages and levels of ability.
art from the garden with rethink mental illness
Wednesday 6th, 13th & 20th July 2022, 5:30-7:30pm
Open and inclusive summer sketchbook activities at Plant NOMA in Manchester city centre, using drawing and mark-making to respond to urban gardening. The sessions are free and open to anyone in Greater Manchester affected by mental illness either through lived experience or as a carer, but places are limited. To book, please email Mary at rethinkmanchester@gmail.com indicating which session(s) you would like to attend.
SUMMERSEAT SKETCHBOOK WALK
Sunday 10th July 2022, 2-3pm at The Art Studio Summerseat
This short 1 mile sketchbook walk takes in a small section of Summerseat's wild and wonderful trails and is suitable for all ages and abilities. Before setting off you will be guided through the process of making a tiny 8-page sketchbook, with which we will use natural artefacts for mark-making, as we ditch the pencils in favour of flowers, grass, bark, and other found ephemera. Part of the open day at The Art Studio Summerseat, free entry, and materials provided.
take root, with the sunnywood project
Sunday 19th June & Thursday 23rd June 2022, Holcombe.
Take Root is a new, six-week series from the Sunnywood Project that provides the opportunity to Explore, Conserve and Admire our stunning green spaces in collaboration with local artists and the National Trust. As part of this series I’ll be leading mark-making workshops on the top of Holcombe Moor in the middle of a guided 4-6 mile hike or run.
the three rivers sketchbook walk
Thursday 9th June 2022, 6-8pm. Merseyway Workshop, Stockport.
Responding to the unique geographical phenomena in the centre of Stockport, this is a guided one-mile walk that encourages the use of drawing and mark-making to consider the natural flow of time at the meeting of the three rivers, the Goyt, Tame, and Mersey. Click the link below for more information and to book online.
collage & paint workshop
Thursday 9th December 2021, 6-8pm. Merseyway Workshop, Stockport.
Using found images from magazines and books alongside paint, you'll be encouraged to create new stories and narratives using collage as a way to alter meaning and paint as a way to change perspectives. All materials will be provided, and is suitable for all levels of ability.
abstract drawing & painting workshop
Friday 8th October 2021, 6-8pm. Merseyway Workshop, Stockport.
In this workshop we will be exploring abstract picture designs through playful and intuitive mark-making techniques. You will be guided through the process of clearing your head of images, and avoiding the recognisable when discovered. In this session, we’re not interested in painting a thing, but recognising that the painting can be the thing.