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Bring a bit of drama and creativity to your Easter holidays

26 March 2009, 09/62

 

Bring a bit of drama and creativity to your Easter holidays

Make your Easter ‘egg-citing’ this year and sign up for one of the fun creative workshops in Ormskirk.

 

Chapel Gallery has organised a series of sessions aimed at 8 to 16 year olds during the school break to encourage them to use art techniques to make lots of weird and wonderful characters.

 

All workshops are at the Gallery, starting from 10am to 3.30pm and are individually priced. Details are as follows:

  • Animal Madness, Wednesday 8 April. Artist Shelly Atton will ask children to use their imagination to make puppets from the strangest animals they can think of - be it a mouse-cat or a pig-dog!!!
  • Creatures of the Deep, Wednesday 15 April. Youngsters will join artist Jack Doyle to create an underworld collection of creatures from the deep using the technique of plaster-of-paris and sand-casting.
  • All About Me, Friday 17 April. Using a shoebox and a variety of different materials artist Rachel Arkwright will be working with young people to make their own personal shrine that represents their personality and own individuality.

To book any of the workshops or to find out more, contact the Chapel Gallery, St. Helen’s Road, Ormskirk L39 4QR, telephone 01695 571328 or email chapel.gallery@westlancsdc.gov.uk. Places are limited so please book early.

 

The District Council has also joined forces with Edge Hill Rose Theatre to launch an Easter Drama and Music School. Children aged 8 to 12 years old who sign up will enjoy fun, frolics and creative mayhem as they learn drama and music skills and meet new friends. The week will end with a performance on the last day with an invited audience of friends and family. It starts from Tuesday 14 to Saturday 18 April, from 10am to 4pm during the week and 1pm to 6pm on the Saturday and costs £40 per person. To book a place contact 01695 584480 or email rose@edgehill.ac.uk

 

Cllr Andrew Fowler, Portfolio Holder for Community Services, said: “With Easter just around the corner it’s time to make plans to ensure that the youngsters don’t get bored. These sessions are always a hit with young people because it allows them to explore their creative talents and meet likeminded children within a friendly environment. Places are already being snapped up so be quick to book your space.”

 

For more details please contact the Gallery on 01695 571328, or email chapelgallery@westlancsdc.gov.uk. Alternatively, visit the Gallery’s website - www.chapelgallery.org.uk (external link) or our Chapel Gallery pages.

 

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