Last week it was the UK’s anti-bullying week and the Diana Award organised events all over the country inviting young people to come and explore the issue of bullying through creative workshops led by top talent/celebrities. At the London event, Positive Arts joined forces with TV’s Carrie Grant, Twist and Pulse, Matt Lapinskas (Anthony Moon-...
Ranscombe Farm is a nature reserve on the slopes of the North Downs in Kent. Recently declared as a country park, a large part of the site is within the Cobham Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest, and the whole farm is within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Ranscombe Farm has been...
Last week Positive Arts took part in Islington Council’s ‘Heatwave 2013’ summer programme, called ‘Summerversity’ which offered young people a wide range of free creative activities indoors and out. Our artists helped children create professional pieces of 3D Graffiti Art down at Toffee Park Youth Project. The idea was for Positive Arts and local children...
Last week Positive Arts headed to Wokingham to work with the students at Addington School. Addington is a special school which caters for 205 pupils with moderate, severe or profound learning needs many of whom have associated sensory, motor and/or behaviour difficulties including ASD. The pupils created these amazing boards for display themed on their school ethos....
We have finally finished the huge Brixton Windmill restoration on Lyham Road. It has taken the team consisting of Julian Phethean (Mr Cenz), James Titchner (Aero), Edward Shearon (Tizer) and Boyd Hill (Solo One) 2 weeks of hard work to recreate our Positive Arts version of the old mural from 1983. The original was painted...
We have just finished another great mural with Community Space Challenge on the Osprey Estate in Surrey Quays, London. It features all the birds that the blocks are named after like osprey, tawny, suskin and raven and an historic london docklands scene. All the community were out in support and a large group of the...
On Thursday 3rd Feb 2012 Positive Arts, BELS, CYDT and CPFC hosted the ‘Action for Impact’ event at Selhurst Park to showcase the positive activities being done by Croydon’s youth and the range of services available to them in the borough. Over 100 professionals, workers and young people attended and got involved in the workshops...
Some exciting new artwork by young people from the Healthy Living Project art group (facilitated by Positive Arts) was unveiled at the Turnaround building, Croydon. The last 2 groups have created canvases based on their positive aspirations for the future, which have been turned into actual size see-through stickers to cover all the street level...