I’ll be leading a workshop on Saturday 20th May in the Colours of the Coast trio of artist-led workshops at Under Open Sky this Summer. Colours of the Coast is a series of artist-led workshops celebrating coastal colour palettes, pigments and light during the national Year of the Coast. You will be guided to explore our local ‘blue space’ through inspiring visual arts techniques
In my session, I’ll be sharing the process of creating Cyanotype photographic ‘blue print’ images using plants and foraged materials
For more information, visit @UnderOpenSkyLtd on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, or email genevieve@underopensky.co.uk
This year I’ve been invited to facilitate Wellness Walks as part of the Rest & Digest programme in Great Yarmouth. Rest & Digest is a 7-month programme piloting a framework of professional development and wellness support for creative and cultural practitioners who live/work in Great Yarmouth. The programme is led by artist Claire Atherton
The cohort of six artists will be given a bursary to attend twp sessions a month which will focus on professional development, wellbeing care and support. This will include a programme of monthly Wellness Walks that I’ll be facilitating at local ‘green’ and ‘blue’ spaces. The programme will culminate with an exhibition at PRIMEYARC, a gallery and studio space led by originalprojects; in Great Yarmouth
The free Creative Wellbeing Walks series at the Waterways in 2021 is running from June to August and October
Join local artist Genevieve Rudd on a relaxed creative walk with inspiring arts-based activities to enjoy along the route. The guided creative walk series will support you to connect and take notice of the landscape, whilst developing creative ways to express yourself and try new things
Each walk will be themed around a different natural element of the Waterways, such as exploring the habitats, wildlife and plant-life, and the time of the year
All creative activity materials are provided, but participants are recommended to bring a camera phone or camera with them if they have one
Please come dressed for the weather – such as sun hat, warm jacket or umbrella, depending on the forecast – the coastal weather can be changeable!
The meeting place is at the entrance of the Waterways Boating Lake cafe (on North Drive, close to the public loos situated opposite Salisbury Road, Great Yarmouth)
The series is led in partnership with The Waterways, Great Yarmouth Borough Council and funded by National Heritage Lottery and Community Funds
June-August series:
Thursday 24th June – LIGHT: The first session will take inspiration from the longest day of the year, the Summer Solstice (21st June), with activities exploring light and shade
Thursday 8th July – MOVEMENT: Explore the dynamic movement in and around the Waterways, such as the rippling water and birds in flight, using creative techniques
Thursday 22nd July – COLOUR: From the deep blue Waterways lake to the pop of summer flowers, this session’s activities are inspired by colour found in the environment
Thursday 5th August – TEXTURE: Experience the Waterways through its textures and touch. We’ll use creative techniques to express and explore the tactile nature of the locations
Thursday 19th August – PERSPECTIVES: Take an alternative view of the habitats around the Waterways with creative techniques to get in closer or take in the bigger picture
October series:Pre-booking is essential on Eventbrite. Each workshop will take place at 10:30am to 12:30pm on the following dates:
I co-created Walking Companion: a guided geolocated walk, in partnership with DMJ Imagery Ltd, Brandon Creative Forum, Brandon County Park and Creative People and Places: Market Place. The walk is available to download in the ECHOES app, and can be used as a creative way to explore Brandon Country Park in West Suffolk
During the guided walking experience, listeners are invited to take notice of their surroundings through simple creative techniques that help tune into the environment, habitats and weather of the season
This project builds upon the Let’s Take a Walk project, commissioned by Creative People and Places: Market Places in 2020, which was a guided creative walk led over WhatsApp. The previously commissioned remote walking project in 2020 was part of the Creative Conversations in Isolation micro-commission, funded by Arts Council England in response to the pandemic
The walk was released on ECHOES in late 2021 and can be accessed through the handy guide created by Market Place
The Artist Educator Social Network (AESN) was founded in 2019 by Genevieve Rudd and Kaitlin Ferguson. AESN is open to freelance artist/educators, facilitators, project managers and those who are involved in creative arts projects with people. This work might take place in schools, galleries, museums or other community settings. We are based in Norfolk and are open to practitioners across East Anglia.
The aim of the Network is to share experiences and best practice, develop skills, connect with local practitioners, share opportunities and contribute to a growing supportive network. AESN has bi-monthly facilitated and themed meetings, with informal catch-up meetings for members in-between.
AESN celebrated its first year of operation in November 2020. With support from Fraser Wilson at Festival Bridge, a survey was produced to gather responses, feedback and comments from members to inform how the next year will happen.
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