Archive for the ‘Adults with Learning Disablities’ Category
Joanna Scott
Art forms: Visual Artist
Summary: With a background in commercial illustation and mural painting, Joanna extended her work seven years ago to participatory arts. Working on projects ranging from recycled art and lanterns to book cover illustration, site specific installation and heritage work.
Locations: Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, North London, Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, North Hamptonshire, Leicestershire, Sussex, South West England.
Experience: Highly skilled practitioner with seven years experience of running meaningful workshops and celebratory events with many varied groups.
Qualifications: A level art, Btec in Spatial design, Artists in Education short course successfully completed with Hertfordshire University covering evaluation and report writing. Working towards a Diploma in counselling as an addition to community arts practice
Projects:
Appledore Visual Arts Festival lantern making
Echo site specific intervention with SPID Theatre Company in London
2012 recycled lantern project with London Borough of Brent
Participatory installation with the Woodland Trust
Set and scenic with special needs adults Hemel Hempstead Old Town Hall
Curriculum based workshops with The Hat Factory Luton
Workshops in comic book drawing, mask making, personal maps, suncatchers,card making, puppets, watercolour and acrylic painting
Willow weaving with the former Arts Education Team at Hemel Old Town Hall
Groups worked with: Groups ranging from schools, to the homeless, children in care, elders, ethnic minorities, adults and young people with learning disabilities, people recovering from stroke and illness, recovering addicts and young mums.
Contact details:
07957 932476
St Albans, Hertfordshire.
Posted in Adults with Learning Disablities, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Children, Children in Care, Essex, Ethnic Minorities, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, North Hamptonshire, North London, Older People, People with Learning Disabilities, South West England, Suffolk, Sussex, Visual Arts, Vulnerable Groups of People, Young people
Laura Watson
Art forms: Scriptwriter/Dramatist
Summary: Freelance Scriptwriter who runs playwriting projects for children, teenagers and adults.
Locations: Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire
Experience: I am a freelance scriptwriter. I have written several episodes of EastEnders, an episode of Casualty, an Afternoon Play for Radio 4 (Nightcap) and a play for my local youth theatre in Newmarket, Suffolk (Angel In The Park).
Before going freelance I worked for BBC Radio Drama, Laura Cecil Literary Agency and as a Script Editor and Story Editor for EastEnders.
I also have extensive experience in running creative writing classes and projects for children, teenagers and adults.
Qualifications: Post-grad Certificate- Scriptwriting & Literary Editing, Sheffield Hallam
BA (Hons) Writing, Middlesex University:Classification 2.1.
A Levels, Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge, 2 A’s and a C
10 GCSE’S, Soham Village College, Ely, Cambs, 5 Grade A’s and 5 Grade B’s
Projects:
Writer in Residence @ St. Felix Middle School, Suffolk, Sept 2009- July 2010: I work with a different group of students each term on a creative project. Past projects include the plays ‘Danger In The Darkness’, about a school trip that goes wrong and ‘The Burning Truth’ about two runaway children.
Scriptwriting for Adults, Jan 2009-ongoing: I run a ten week evening class on the basic craft of scriptwriting.
Creative Writing Workshops, LACESS, Jan- May 2010: Looked After Children’s Educational Support Services are funding me to run workshops in various schools attended by Looked After Children. I also ran a Create A Play Day in February half-term for fifteen children (aged 11-14) who are all in Foster Care.
School Workshops, The Children’s Discovery Centre, May 2009- Ongoing: I am a listed writer for The Children’s Discovery Centre who arrange for me to go into schools and run creative writing workshops.
Radio Project, Open Doors Course, Suffolk Artlink, Nov 2009: I worked with adults with learning difficulties to develop a short radio play. The play was on the theme of ‘Love’ and was recorded by Ipswich Community Radio.
Create A Play- Newmarket College, Suffolk, July 2009: Along with my brother who is a Primary School Teacher, I ran a three day summer holiday workshop for 8-12 year olds. The theme was Magic and Fantasy. We worked with the children to develop their own short plays, which they then performed to their parents at the end of the last day.
Writers Residency for Action For Children, Feb-May 2009: I worked with twelve Young Carers (aged 7-11) over a three month period of weekly meetings. We created a modern-day fairytale ‘A Science Project Goes Wrong’ which was then performed by the children to their families and key workers.
Scriptwriting/Drama Project @ Red Balloon, Sept- Nov 2008: I ran a series of workshops at Red Balloon Learner Centre in Cambridge (for students that have left mainstream education due to bullying), working towards a one-act play that the students performed at the Cambridge Arts Theatre.
Groups worked with: Children, Teenagers and Adults. More specific groups include Young Carers, adults with learning difficulties, children and teenagers in foster care and teenagers who have left mainstream education due to being bullied.
Contact details:
07974409228
Laura Watson – Making the Change
Charlie Hull
Art Forms: Visual artist
Summary: General art – painting, clay work, collage, papier mache, 3D work, silk and fabric painting, general craft work. Provider / facilitator of art projects for adults across a wide age range and ability.
Locations: Bury St. Edmund’s area/ West Suffolk
Experience: 2000 – date
Working as part of multi disciplined team in end of life care / rehabilitation setting providing / facilitating art sessions, activities and projects.
2004 – date
Sessional work
Working in the community with young and older adults with learning disabilities.
Designing / facilitating art projects
1984 – date
Free lance stone carver
Work includes stonemasonry and stone carving, lettering, memorial work, sculpture and restoration: supplying designs, technical drawings, artwork, estimates and relevant paperwork. Private and public commissions
Qualifications: Certificate in Education: University of East Anglia 2007
City & Guilds Stonemasonry: 1978 – 1979
Foundation course in Art & Design at Cambridge College of Art & Design
2 years specialising in Fine Art: 1970 – 1972
Projects: Individual and group projects.
Projects and art activities are designed to accommodate individual needs and abilities: participants are supported and guided through the process enabling them to explore their own creativity, find expression through various artistic activities and communicate feelings and engage with each other in a safe, supportive and confidential environment.
Groups Worked with: Young adults and older people with learning disabilities.
People with life threatening illness and progressive degenerative disease
who may have visual, hearing and speech difficulties, mobility problems, cognitive impairment and social and emotional issues.
Children 5-9 years with learning difficulties and behavioral issues who are sometimes hard to engage.
Contact details:
hullow@waitrose.com
Tel: 01284 811949
