Members can book our workshops for children working with a choice of artists for 2 hour sessions, a day or long term residency workshops.
Workshops can to tailored to suit a wide range of age and ability.
Contact: 0161 737 1644 or training@grumpy.org.uk for more information and prices.
Artist in Residency
Grumpy can provide a Resident Artist to work on a project for a set number of weeks. Tailored to specific events and requests, residences can be designed to suit any age and ability level.
make it:
Making Ways with Waste:Scrap modelling workshops to encourage imagination and promote use of recycled scraps creatively.
Kite Making:Working with new and scrap materials to create fun, colourful kites. Perfect for a procession or display
Mask Making: Creating and decorating masks from recycled materials. Can be tailored to themed events (e.g. Multi-cultural/ Animals/ Carnivals)
Puppetry: Learn how to make puppets from scrap materials, ideal for story-telling, props and shows
Lantern Making: Creating and decorating lanterns for Chinese New Year, Halloween, Eid - perfect for any special festive occasions
Banner Making: Using scrap material and/or textiles to create your own unique banners for events, signage, displays and processions
Clay Modeling: Working with tactile air-drying clay to model three dimensional objects and mini sculptures. Participants will experience creative expressions with mark making; touch and texture
Jewellery Making: Make jewellery/ accessories/ head-dresses from new and scrap material. Ideal for themed events and multicultural festivals
Mosaic: Work with mosaic and mirrors to create decorative pieces. Can be made to any size, from small intricate pieces to giant murals!
Multi-Cultural Workshop: Learn about other cultural festivals through crafts, explore the significant of colours, shapes and symbols
explore:
Circus Skills: Learn new skills while improving concentration, balance and coordination
Sound Sculpture: A great sound and movement experiment - the sound sculpture detects movements, relays to music, tones and notes to synchronize and trace the slightest of motion to create sound effects
Play Space: Themed workshop to suit, to create a play environment which invites artistic sensibilities, sensory and interactive play
Drumming: Make some noise! Explore sound and rhythm
Holding an event? Grumpy can also provide:
Face Painting Story-telling Balloon Modelling Puppet Shows Costumes Games
Creative Workshops for Adults
- Grumpy Creative Making Ways with Waste Adult Training – minimum 3 hours. Hands-on training designed and developed to build confidence, learn new skills and techniques to work with Grumpy recycled scrap and new material. Fun, inclusive and informal with emphasis on hands-on activities designed to encompass equality and diversity.
For more Grumpy training information & costs, please contact The Grumpy Play Training Team:
Telephone 0161 737 1644 or email training@grumpy.org.uk
Trainers, Artists and Workshoppers Database
Grumpy invites all practicing trainers and artists to join our workshop leader database. On behalf of our members we advise, coordinate and supply artists to run creative workshops. Workshops are tailored to meet the needs of individuals, groups or organisations who use creative arts in their work to promote and celebrate diversity.
Artists and trainers can register by downloading an application form defining their area of work, together with a code of practice agreement:
Trainers & artists code of practice.doc
Trainers database.doc
