A summaryJoin us at Gainsborough Community Library for a variety of FREE creative workshops throughout the winter holidays for 10-16 year olds! Workshops are 9:45am - 3:30pm and include a free lunch, drinks and snacks.
For more information on each workshop and our brilliant artists, please visit our website: www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/blank-page
Library: Gainsborough Library, Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, IP3 0RL
Mon 23 Dec 2024 09:45 - 15:30
Original Character Design Workshop with Eloise Cookson
Fri 27 Dec 2024 09:45 - 15:30
Vision Board Creation Workshop with Lily from Uwu Studio
Fri 03 Jan 2025 09:45 - 15:30
Mosaic Positivity Plaques Workshop with Emma Jayne Robertson
Workshop details:
Mon 23 Dec 2024 09:45 - 15:30
Original Character Design Workshop with Eloise Cookson
Join digital artist Eloise Cookson for this free creative workshop for 10-16 year olds and learn how to design your own original characters and bring them to life!
Whether this is the first time creating your own character or you already have existing characters, this workshop will support and level up your character designing skills! Eloise will first introduce some character design principles she uses in her own process with examples from animated media and comics.
Throughout the day with different character designing activities, taking inspiration from objects, nature, as well as their own passions and interests, participants will explore how to practically incorporate these concepts when creating their original characters. By the end of the workshop, participants will go home with their character concepts & illustrations for the day, having created their characters and an idea for the world and story they live in.
The wellbeing of our young people is really important to us and time outdoors is a key part of that. With this in mind, where possible a short walk or time outdoors will be incorporated into the workshop days. This will be supervised by the staff running the workshops and will also be weather dependent. Please ensure your child has a coat and sensible footwear!
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.
Fri 27 Dec 2024 09:45 - 15:30
Vision Board Creation Workshop with Lily from Uwu Studio
Join artist Lily Hammond for this free creative workshop for 10-16 year olds and create your very own vision board for the new year!
During this 1-day workshop, you will get to creatively explore your goals and dreams for the year ahead, by making a vision board using drawing, collage and typography techniques.
This workshop is designed for young people to find and use their voices through exploring their own individual hopes and dreams.
Activities will include intention setting for the coming year by drawing, painting and getting creative. We will refine our illustrations to create unique mood boards, followed by a group discussion reflecting on our creations from the day.
The wellbeing of our young people is really important to us and time outdoors is a key part of that. With this in mind, where possible a short walk or time outdoors will be incorporated into the workshop days. This will be supervised by the staff running the workshops and will also be weather dependent. Please ensure your child has a coat and sensible footwear!
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.
Fri 03 Jan 2025 09:45 - 15:30
Mosaic Positivity Plaques Workshop with Emma Jayne Robertson
Join ceramic artist Emma Jayne Robertson for this free creative workshop for 10-16 year olds! Design and create your own work of art, using a mixture of broken ceramic and glass pieces and other found objects, making a beautiful mosaic relief.
You will start the day designing your plaque. The idea is to incorporate a quotation or words into the design that encourages a positive attitude going into the New Year. Emma will provide templates of motifs and lettering for you to trace and put together to create your piece promoting positive thinking.
After this, you will create your mosaic piece using a whole range of colourful media; broken crockery, mirror pieces, coloured glass, tile offcuts, buttons, shells and more. It is a great way to recycle! You can bring along any old, broken ceramic pieces, small shells, odd jewellery items or gems, that you might like to incorporate into your mosaic too. (Remember, these things will be broken up and permanently cemented into your mosaic, so make sure that they are suitable for this purpose; no family heirlooms!)
Your work will be taken away at the end of the day to be grouted and polished. It will be delivered back to the library for you to collect at a later date (approx. 2 weeks).
The wellbeing of our young people is really important to us and time outdoors is a key part of that. With this in mind, where possible a short walk or time outdoors will be incorporated into the workshop days. This will be supervised by the staff running the workshops and will also be weather dependent. Please ensure your child has a coat and sensible footwear!
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.
