- Red Lion Street Mural Unveiled in Spalding
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We recently told you about a yummy scrummy project we worked on in Spalding to brighten up a boring building site with some lovely local food inspired images (click here if you need a reminder!). Well we were delighted to hear that the artwork has been unveiled and everyone is really happy with the way [...]
- Saturday Art Club at Wisbech and Fenland Museum
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Atelier East will be working with Fenland District Council and Wisbech and Fenland Museum from Saturday 17th April. We will be delivering creative, fun and inspiring session every Saturday and we hope to see lots of Young Artists there! To find out more drop us an email or contact Hetty Thornton at Fenland District Council… [...]
- Life Drawing @ Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House
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Our life drawing sessions are held once a month at Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House in Wisbech, on the first Thursday of the month. We have a fantastic professional model and all you need to bring is your drawing materials and yourself! The session runs from 7-9pm with tea/coffee and biscuits provided and costs just £6 [...]
Recent Posts
- Creative Club - Exploring Colour
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Young Artists have been ‘Exploring Colour’ with Atelier East in after-school sessions across Fenland. Pupils from Thomas Clarkson Community College and Westwood, Friday Bridge and Manea Primary schools have investigated the theme in many ways and developed new knowledge about the use of colour and what it means to them.
In the Primary School’s Young Artists [...]
- Young Artists… what we do!
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Our Young Artists scheme runs in several schools, and aside from our popular after-school Creative Club sessions we also offer specifically tailored workshops during the daytime to schools, pre-schools, childrens centres, and community groups.
We work on different art projects with the Young Artists to increase awareness, encourage creativity, develop the ability to express ideas and [...] - February Half Term - Stencil Art and Comic Strips
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We had a really fun half term doing all sorts of lovely things across Fenland with Fenland District Council. Here are a few images from the workshops in Benwick, Manea and Wimblington… enjoy!
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
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A new project is being piloted in Wisbech by Fenland District Council designed to encourage children to be more ambitious in thinking about their futures. We visited Friday Bridge and Elm Road Primary Schools to find out what some of the children would like to be when they grow up. We didn’t meet any budding [...]
- Development of an Area Cultural Strategy for Trumpington Meadows in Cambridgeshire
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Atelier East’s Karen Harvey has been working with London based Plan Projects to develop an Area Cultural Strategy for Trumpington Meadows in Cambridge. Its been an exciting project with lots of community consultancy, interviews and research… and an afternoon with the wonderful Fawcett School Council… all seventeen of them! The group were encouraged to create [...]
- Atelier East hits the headlines in Peterborough’s Evening Telegraph
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It’s not everyday we get interviewed for a double-page feature in a daily newspaper with a circulation of approximately 20,000… so we thought we ought to share this with you! Feature Writer Hannah Gray from Peterborough’s Evening Telegraph is really interested in the development of young people’s skills through creative practice, and we are really [...]
- Oasis Adults get Arty Crafty
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For some time now we have been working with a lovely group of adults at the Oasis Centre in Wisbech on Arty Crafty projects. Our aim has been to help them to develop new skills and build their confidence so that they can go off and share the ideas with their children and grandchildren. The [...]
- Creative Club - The Environment
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A group of Year 7 pupils from Thomas Clarkson Community College in Wisbech have been working on a creative art project around the theme of ‘The Environment’. The Young Artists worked with Atelier East at the regular after-school sessions to create a series of postcards and a large, thought provoking painting.
The theme was open to [...]
