Dreamcatcher PSP were very happy to be working with LifewithArt again; they were full of smiles when they arrived at Dunedin House Charity Arts Centre in Stockton on Tees, especially when they saw that one of their favourite tutors, Allan Barnfather, was back at work after his travels! For the first project, LwA tutor Pui […]
CONTINUE READING →Caroline Coates is an artist, illustrator as well as an art and craft tutor, with over 20 years experience of working in community arts and arts development. Caroline is inspired by the people she works with; working across a wide range of art and craft forms using a mixture of traditional and contemporary mediums to […]
CONTINUE READING →This winter the LifewithArt tutors enjoyed finding new and innovative ways to spread Christmas cheer. Each festive workshop saw the clients return home with an amazing Christmas craft piece, glitter in their hair and a big smile on their face. Stunning Christmas wreaths, beautiful candlestick holders, snowmen and reindeer decorations and an abundance of Christmas cards – […]
CONTINUE READING →A happy and prosperous 2020 to all our service users, arts tutors and the office and operations teams. A huge thank you to you all for your contributions to LifewithArt during 2019. We were as busy as ever throughout last year. The quality of artwork, drama and the musical work produced never cease to amaze me […]
CONTINUE READING →LifewithArt was thrilled to invite the young people from HYPE Youth Project back to Dunedin House in October. Amongst other things, the group explored animation and flipbook making and had lots of fun performing in front of the camera, exercising their drawing skills as well as using their prints made from previous sessions to make […]
CONTINUE READING →LifewithArt is overjoyed to be able to add another building to our growing list of art centres in the Southwest. Shilhay Art Group, The Risings, Krafty Kafe and Wellbeing Exeter have all been able to take part and enjoy our art workshops, in Harlequins Shopping Centre, throughout October & November. Visitors to the shopping centre […]
CONTINUE READING →Steph Davidson joined LWA in August 2017 as a workshop facilitator based in Scotland. She has a Masters in Design in Fashion and Textiles from Glasgow School of Art, specialising in print and embroidery. Steph currently works as a lead workshop facilitator freelancing for various different charities throughout the central belt of Scotland. She has […]
CONTINUE READING →Looking at all the incredible photographs and comments from the Warrington workshops, I find it hard to believe the Charity Arts Centre has only been open for business since the middle of October. So much has been achieved by Sara Beavan-Widdowson and her team in such a short space of time. Working closely with Warrington Voluntary […]
CONTINUE READING →Looking back over the summer it’s hard to believe we managed to squeeze so many activities into a few short months! LifewithArt kicked off the summer by opening a brand new charity arts centre in Newton Abbot. Sherborne House was the setting for a myriad of inspirational creative activities run by newly hired tutors Monica, […]
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