Martin and Pete, the creative mind’s behind Ten Five Design, are based in the DMU Innovation Centre but they decided recently to go back to school. Read their blog about Robert Smythe students meeting Ten Five …..”We’d been pretending to be teachers, turning Robert Smythe School (Market Harborough) art department into our own little art school [...] [...more]
I spoke to Helen Pearson, Co-director of Soft Touch Arts at the Refugee Week Steering Committee meeting. She has invited Citizens Eye to visit and see the work they do with community groups but in the meantime wanted to draw your attention to their excellent website and the Project Gallery section in particular. Their Home [...] [...more]
Made in Leicestershire is a showcasing directory set up by Creative Leicestershire. The project supports local artists and makers by raising awareness of their work and helping to sell it. In addition to listing makers we also list shops and galleries which sell locally-made work. Click here to view their website: Made in Leicestershire For more information contact Clare Hudson [...] [...more]
‘Eclectic‘ is an exhibition by second year students studying Design Crafts BA (hons) at De Montfort University. This work demonstrates a wide range of techniques used within the craft field. Their work includes: metals glass jewellery ceramics paper textiles mixed media There is a clear individual approach to their collection with each piece exploring a variety of materials and themes. They are displaying their work [...] [...more]
Dear Artist As you are probably aware the Sustained Theatre programme of work came out of a national consultation and a final report written by Baroness Lola Young with a team of artists. The recommendations of the report focus on the development of the infrastructure of the BME arts sector and were agreed by Council [...] [...more]
