Sadly September saw the end to LifewithArt buildings Norfolk House, Bristol and Beasley Court, Uxbridge. Not to be deterred we went out and found ourselves 2 new buildings to carry on our great work in these areas. Monarch Court, Emersons Green, Bristol This lovely 2 storey building in east Bristol has been buzzing with activity […]
CONTINUE READING →Iris folding is a paper craft technique that involves folding strips of coloured paper in such a way to form a design. The centre of the design forms an iris. It’s a little bit like paint-by-numbers except you use folded bits of paper instead of paint! Start with a numbered pattern or template. You can use any type of […]
CONTINUE READING →LifewithArt’s associated charities have been making good use of our charity art centres these past few months. Record number of visitors have flocked in to see the wonderful exhibitions on show. RDA- Edinburgh House, Edinburgh. Edinburgh & Borders Region RDA held a Fun Charity Fashion Show evening in conjunction with the British Heart Foundation in Edinburgh […]
CONTINUE READING →A Dundee art student suffering from leukaemia has had a huge art exhibition held in her honour to thank Teenage Cancer Trust for their support. Judith Beattie is battling acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and has spent the best part of the last 5 months in hospital. She has been receiving treatment in the TCT Ward at […]
CONTINUE READING →My name is Lucy Loakes and I am 23. For the past three and a bit years I have been working three days a week as a sales assistant at Bookbarn International near my home village south of Bristol. Before that, I went to National Star College in Cheltenham for three years to study IT. […]
CONTINUE READING →2014 is here and LifewithArt is off to an amazing start with 6 new Charity Arts Centres to add to our portfolio. Workshops are already underway in Daresbury, Wolverhampton, Newcastle and Grimsby with things kicking off soon in Coventry and Nottingham. At the end of last year we were sorry to say goodbye to Vision@Seabraes […]
CONTINUE READING →Since our launch in 2011 LifewithArt has been building relationships with ME organisations throughout the UK. Our initial partnership with ME North East in County Durham resulted in the development of our powerful and moving ME photographic exhibition which can be seen in LwA centres across the country. Recently displayed in Portcullis House, Cardiff, the […]
CONTINUE READING →The Bristol based charity Thomas Moore Project, who provide residential care for adults with learning and physical disabilities, are always on the lookout for exciting opportunities for their residents. So when they were offered free music workshops at LwA’s local charity arts centre Highwood Pavilions they jumped at the chance. The workshops were led by […]
CONTINUE READING →Congratulations to Alisha Dickson, winner of the Individual Painting Class in the Edinburgh Border RDA Regional Arts and Crafts Competition. Alisha has been riding with Ravelrig Riding for the Disabled, Blaerno, Edinburgh for 5 years. Along with other Ravelrig riders Alisha took part in a LifewithArt workshop in Livingston Charity Arts Centre in May. All […]
CONTINUE READING →At LifewithArt we know the key to keeping visitors heading to our Charity Arts Centres is variety. We are constantly sourcing new photographic exhibitions and updating our existing ones to ensure a fresh and exciting look at all our centres. In May 2011 LwA launched with only 3 exhibitions including Teenage Cancer Trust, ME and […]
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