Arts & Community Engagement. 'Spare' time involves voluntary work; cat herding; globetrotting; sci-fi; gin & culture tasting
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27 Feb 2025
'The Last Resort': Martin Parr's photographs of New Brighton in the 1980s "became very controversial" bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd…
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27 Jan 2025
An honour to attend Bolton’s moving Holocaust Memorial Day Service on the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of @AuschwitzMuseum. It was great to see the response to the display of artwork created during my workshops with Y6 Brandwood Primary and @Creatives_Now @BoltonLMS @coxey
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18 Jan 2025
This afternoon, our @Creatives_Now youth board members joined @Lynsey_Merrick for a walking tour at Media City and Salford Quays, with an enlightening behind-the-scenes visit to @The_Lowry to learn about their organisation
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11 Jan 2025
This afternoon @creatives_now took part in an arts workshop led by artist Caroline Slifkin @BoltonLMS organised through Bolton's Holocaust Memorial Day events committee
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23 Nov 2024
It was so lovely to see such amazing talent! Thanks for the opportunity to experience some wonderful installations ✨
23 Nov 2024
Preview of Zayd Menk’s new work produced during residency at CN supported by @CicRecycle. Excited to share news of our new ‘Digital Debris | Social Fabric’ project focused on tech waste & community action. Thanks to @kirith_ae for talking youth agency & celebrating local talent.
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23 Nov 2024
Preview of Zayd Menk’s new work produced during residency at CN supported by @CicRecycle. Excited to share news of our new ‘Digital Debris | Social Fabric’ project focused on tech waste & community action. Thanks to @kirith_ae for talking youth agency & celebrating local talent.
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9 Nov 2024
Back in session on Saturdays with a studio full of young creatives. Busy layers of theatre, design, illustration, tech-waste sculpture, work with @BoltonEducation students, exhibition visitors, research chatter… etc etc etc ❤️
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29 Oct 2024
David Shrigley urges schools to prioritise arts – with aid of giant mantis theguardian.com/education/20…
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13 Oct 2024
Artist inspired by council estate childhood wants to make art more inclusive
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10 Oct 2024
Looks a bit windy out there this morning!! 😬 Well, at least it's not raining
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5 Oct 2024
As part of today's @Creatives_Now session the group visited @BoltonFilmFest community films showcase to see three powerful shorts, including the Cotton Queens' 'Dandelion' co-produced with University of Bolton students boltonfilmfestival.filmchief…
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3 Oct 2024
We are currently @BoltonFilmFest screening youth films from @Creatives_Now community projects. Brilliant to see young people step up to present their films as part of the festival programme.
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29 Sep 2024
🛠️ Boost your #DIY skills! Learn the basics of painting, plastering & tiling in our 6-week home repairs course. Perfect for beginners! 🗓️ FREE or reduced fees available.
Enrol online now: boltoncollege.ac.uk/.../Webs…
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28 Sep 2024
This afternoon @Creatives_Now visited Falcon Mill Studios to see Fusion art group's exhibition and to meet artist Zayd Benk, who will have an installation featured in the CN studio's next exhibition
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20 Sep 2024
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20 Sep 2024
New Sensations Crushed Sea Salt & Black Peppercorn @walkers_crisps. Taste like salty chicken 🤮
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9 Sep 2024
#RIP dad 💔
James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday. He was 93.
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