Low Luckens Organic Resource Centre
Adam Clarke Jac Addison Ellie Chaney David Fawcett Sophie Henderson Yewdale Activity Days
Environmental Arts Project
In September a group of Cumbrian artists agreed to participate in our Environmental Arts project under the guidance of Adam Clarke, an experienced artist and freelance creative practitioner. The participants took part in two residential weekends based at Low Luckens farm, where they developed their creative ideas and planned activities for children from Yewdale Primary School.
Project Exhibition
An exhibition of the resulting works of art was held at Carlisle City Library from November 23rd 2009 until December 14th 2009.
Adam Clarke (Mentor)
Adam is an experienced freelance Creative Practitioner, with a BA for illustration and a background in higher education. Adam has worked on a wide range of community arts projects across Cumbria including Helix Arts, Creative Futures and Drop Zone.
Click the Link below to view Adam's Low Luckens Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIeGXvIDi3U&feature=player_embedded
Jac Addison (Participating Artist)
Jac is a tutor, artist and volunteer with experience of working with all ages and abilities in the community. Graduating in 2005 with a BA (hons) in Contemporary Applied Art, Jac is currently undertaking postgraduate qualifications in teaching.
Ellie Chaney (Participating Artist)
Ellie graduated from Goldsmiths College, London with a BA in Fine Art & Contemporary Critical Studies in July 2008. Upon graduating Ellie decided to leave London to explore the possibilities of working as an artist away from the capital. Ellie currently works as a practising artist and freelance art workshop leader around the county.
Click Link below To view Ellie's & Yewdale School's Animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6gDMLXMpVk&feature=player_embedded
David Fawcett (Participating Artist)
David graduated in June 2009 with a BA (Hons) Photography degree from the University of Cumbria. Studies have now progressed into MA Photography where personal work hopes to progress further through exhibition and developed within community arts. He has also taken part in a group exhibition at Theatre by the Lake and hopes to develop a career in lecturing.
Sophie Henderson (Participating Artist)
Sophie Henderson is a practising landscape artist with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art, based in Cumbria, who has exhibited on a local, national and international level. Sophie has a wide range of teaching experience in schools, college, prison and community art projects; tailoring the project to the needs and level of the participants. To view Sophie's work Click Link: http://sophiehenderson.co.uk/gallery/index.htm
Click Link below To View Sophie's Activities with Yewdale School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0s9bpbZBSE
Yewdale School Activity Days
Yewdale Primary School attended four day sessions, with each participating artist leading the day’s activities with the support of Sue Bone, Low Luckens Educational Development Officer and Centre Staff.
Jac Addison helped the children create beautiful ceramic bird feeders, Ellie Chaney and the children created a short animation film showing the life cycle of a tree, David Fawcett helped the children create digital images based upon a theme of unnatural and natural and Sophie Henderson facilitated the creation of sound pictures using wood based materials.
Thanks
We would like to offer thanks to Adam Clarke our project mentor and participating artists Jac Addison, Ellie Chaney, David Fawcett and Sophie Henderson for all their enthusiasm and hard work.
We would also like to say thank you Carlisle City Library for hosting the exhibition and to the Arts Council, The Country Trust, Cumbria Cultural Skills Partnership and Eva’s Organics for supporting our work.
And finally thanks must given to the teachers and the pupils of Yewdale Primary.
Previous Farm based Art Activities
Helen Gorrill
Helen Gorrill is an Art student at the University of Cumbria and centre member of Low Luckens Organic Resource Centre. During the first part of 2008 Helen requested permission to draw, sketch and study the farm animals.
The images below are a selection of the drawings & developments further to Helen's work at Low Luckens. All initial studies were drawn plein air, from life and worked on/developed in her studio space at Shaddon Mill. The seascape equestrian drawing was drawn in Argyll from an off-shore position, using the initial sketches from Low Luckens to base the work on.
We are hoping to hold an exhibition of Helen's work at the Centre during 2009. To find out more about Helen & her work look at::
http://www.flickr.com/photos/helengorrill
