Haverhill Library The Blank Page Project

Creative workshops for teenagers

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Location address: Haverhill Library, Haverhill
Chosen age group:

Ages: 10 - 16 years

Available tickets:
Paid non HAF child £15 per sessionFree HAF eligible Free
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Funded by Suffolk County Council
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A summary
Join us at Haverhill Library for a variety of creative workshops this easter holidays for 10-16 year olds! Workshops are 9:45am - 3:30pm and include lunch, drinks and snacks. Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals For more information on each workshop and our amazing artists, please see below or visit our website: www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/blank-page Library: Haverhill Library, Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HB Mon 07 April 2025 09:45 - 15:30 Eco printmaking workshop with Holly Schofield Mon 14 April 2025 09:45 - 15:30 Write a song and design the album art in one day with Ben Brown and Catalina Carvajal Thur 17 April 2025 09:45 - 15:30 Gory Stories: Special Effects Makeup Workshop with Lorna-Jane Garside Workshop details: Mon 07 April 2025 09:45 - 15:30 Eco printmaking workshop with Holly Schofield Join artist and designer Holly Scholfield for this creative workshop for 10-16 year olds at your local library. Design and make your own beautiful dry point etching using environmentally friendly materials. This workshop will be a busy day of drawing, designing, and printing! Using recycled Tetrapak, we will explore the traditional printing technique of dry point. You will be guided through the whole process from start to finish, using etching tools, inks and a printing press. Participants will get to go home with their own unique prints. If your booking is made within 72 hours of the workshop, we may not be able to accommodate specific dietary requirements. Please get in touch with the library location for the workshop to discuss options. Please note that whilst we welcome all young people, our staff are not specifically SEND trained. This workshop is for 10-16 year olds only. If you feel your child requires additional support in the form of adult attendance in order to access this workshop, contact us by emailing katie.puls@suffolklibraries.co.uk. Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals Mon 14 April 2025 09:45 - 15:30 Write a song and design the album art in one day with Ben Brown and Catalina Carvajal Join musician Ben Brown and visual artist Catalina Carvajal for this creative workshop for 10-16 year olds at your local library. Explore your innate creativity to spontaneously create exciting and unique works or audio and visual art. Participants will go on a creative journey, writing and recording a song with Ben and creating the cover art with Catalina. In this workshop we will explore songwriting; rhythm, rhyming and harmony as well as visual arts. Together we will write a song by brainstorming ideas and using a variety of creative techniques and games. - Once created, we will then record the song in the space! We will also cocreate a piece of cover art to accompany the track. The completed tracks will be uploaded to Bandcamp as part of the Blank Page EP which will be downloadable for free (individual participants will not be named). If your booking is made within 72 hours of the workshop, we may not be able to accommodate specific dietary requirements. Please get in touch with the library location for the workshop to discuss options. Please note that whilst we welcome all young people, our staff are not specifically SEND trained. This workshop is for 10-16 year olds only. If you feel your child requires additional support in the form of adult attendance in order to access this workshop, contact us by emailing katie.puls@suffolklibraries.co.uk. Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals Thur 17 April 2025 09:45 - 15:30 Gory Stories: Special Effects Makeup Workshop with Lorna-Jane Garside Join arts practitioner Lorna-Jane Garside for this creative workshop for 10-16 year olds at your local library. Learn how to create your own gory special effects makeup looks! Learn how to create your own cuts, bruises and gory special effects makeup looks! Participants will learn how to create the gory looks they've seen on stage and screen. You'll be making your own stage blood, creating latex prosthetics, and learning how to apply cuts and bruises. We'll build the weirdest and most creative story we can think of and design the special effects to go along with it! If your booking is made within 72 hours of the workshop, we may not be able to accommodate specific dietary requirements. Please get in touch with the library location for the workshop to discuss options. Please note that whilst we welcome all young people, our staff are not specifically SEND trained. This workshop is for 10-16 year olds only. If you feel your child requires additional support in the form of adult attendance in order to access this workshop, contact us by emailing katie.puls@suffolklibraries.co.uk. Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
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About your mentors
Suffolk Libraries
Where I belong.
We’re the independent charity that runs Suffolk’s library service. We nurture children’s literacy, support vulnerable people and promote wellbeing across Suffolk.
Holly Scholfield
Experienced Artist specialising in print
I am a freelance artist, designer and teacher. My expertise lies in printmaking, drawing and textiles, with a particular interest in pattern, chaos, embellishment and costume. I love to draw in museums and the natural world to inspire new work. I trained at Central St Martins in Fine Art and then completed an MA at NUA specialising in print and textiles. I regularly exhibits my work, have shown in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and illustrate for publications.
Beverlee Sammon
Lets get creative in the Library!
I previously worked as a Teacher of Art and Design at GCSE and 'A' Level and Experimental Photography at 'A' Level. Now I work in Haverhill Library helping to design and supply Craft Activities to people aged from 2 upwards!
Creative Powerhouse
Exciting & engaging arts for all!
Ben is a songwriter and community musician from Manningtree in East Anglia. Catalina is a visual artist from Bogotá in Colombia.
Audrey
Passionate about peoples wellbeing and values
I am patient and understanding of all ages and abilities, I am very good at teaching new skills and supporting peoples needs.
Teresa
Busy book lover
I enjoy working for Suffolk Libraries and am delighted to be involved in the Blank Page Project.
Lorna-Jane Garside
Theatre Maker, Facilitator, SFX Makeup
Theatre Maker, Facilitator, Workshop Leader
Susan Wiseman
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Learning aims
Aim 1
To learn about what Suffolk Libraries can offer
Aim 2
To develop confidence in meeting and working with new people
Aim 3
To try something new and explore creativity
Pricing information
Ticket namePaid non HAF child
Price£15
Ticket nameFree HAF eligible
Price£0
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Where we'll be
Haverhill Library, Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HB
WHAT’S PROVIDED
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