Creative Midlands South

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• ARTS BURSARY AVAILABLE - £8,000
• GREEN House under construction!
• HERB House... at MK Festival Fringe
• Michele Welborn and Phil Underwood @ The White Horse
• Start the Art
• Start the Art: Arty Party
• Start the Art
• Start the Art
• CreativeNhants: Beach Marketing are looking for a Senior Designer. Check out our jobs page for details of this vacancy and many more! http://t.co/nNiBXJWE
• IF: Milton Keynes International Festival 2012
• Adult Dance and Fitness in MK

ARTS BURSARY AVAILABLE - £8,000 Posted: 17 Jul 2012 02:06 AM PDT ARTS BURSARY AVAILABLE - £8,000 bursary to support a promising local talent to develop their artistic career Arts Bursary 2012 Application Information The MK Community Foundation is the leading grant-making charity in Milton Keynes and we are proud to have delivered vital support to our community for the last 25 years.  We connect people and resources to projects and ideas to create positive change and long term solutions for our communities. Please read the following information carefully as it tells you all you need to know in order to write your application. Am I eligible to apply? Sometimes an individual may be eligible to apply, but the art work they want us to fund does not fit into our criteria. Therefore it is important to be sure that BOTH you and your proposed work are eligible.   We accept applications from artists who meet the following criteria:   Artists who have been resident within the Milton Keynes Unitary Authority for at least the past 12 months Artists who can provide evidence that they have considerable potential for future development Aspiring artists for whose professional ambitions this award would make a significant impact Please go 'here' for more details and download an application form. www.mkcommunityfoundation.co.uk    

GREEN House under construction! Posted: 16 Jul 2012 08:57 AM PDT Monday marked the beginning of the MK Festival Fringe's GREEN House construction on the Theatre District back green. Despite the cold and wet conditions more that 45 school children, staff and volunteers from New Bradwell Primary and Long Meadow Primary School took part in the first day of workshops led by local artist, Paul Smith. Loughton Manor First School, Bradville Village School and Free Range Education will also take part in the project running all of this week. If you would like to get involved, the team are welcoming everyone to be a part of the community GREEN House and come to the site on Friday afternoon to complete the final stages. For more information go to www.mkfestivalfringe.com facebook: MK Festival Fringe twitter: MK_FF

HERB House... at MK Festival Fringe Posted: 16 Jul 2012 07:57 AM PDT Manuela Benini's 'HERB House' is a vertical garden installation with more than 1000 herbs growing in it. It has been installed as part of the Milton Keynes Festival Fringe and is on display until the end of the festival. Erva Daninha (Manuela's unique character), will inhabit her house of herbs during this weekends festivities, sharing her grandmother's ancient herbal ideas, exploring a world of botanical possibilities through the use of text, culinary experiments, tea, crafts and classical Indian and afro Brazilian dances with her audience. This immersive theatrical experience will encourage participants to learn and share herbal knowledge and start a herbal revolution. There will be free community workshops between 2-5.30pm on Saturday and Sunday. Herbs are not only free and easy to grow or find wild in the parks or countryside, but also gives us more natural and free choices for the treatment of milder conditions, containing vitamins and minerals necessary to keep the body system balanced. Rosemary for concentration Nettle for stimulation Fennel for digestion Sage for longevity Chamomile for sleep This unique installation will explore the many uses of herbs, they're history, recipes and old English herbal rhymes with a performance twist from artist Manuela Benini.   The Herb House is a collaboration between artist Manuela Benini, Growing People and The Splinter Group (both Milton Keynes Christian Foundation social enterprises) was commissioned as part of Milton Keynes Festival Fringe 2012 and is funded by the Arts Council and MK Community Foundation.

Michele Welborn and Phil Underwood @ The White Horse Posted: 16 Jul 2012 02:54 PM PDT Michele Welborn and Phil Underwood are 2 of Milton Keynes finest musicians. Presenting songs and tunes from their extensive repertoires in a warm and intimate way, there will be glorious harmonies and toe-tapping tunes! Their mix of original and traditional pieces (with some well-known surprises) will be on offer along with good beer and great company in the friendly atmosphere of The White Horse, High Street, Stony Stratford.  (And it's free entry...)

Start the Art Posted: 16 Jul 2012 10:27 AM PDT Tuesday 28.8.2012 Children & Families Start the ArtTuesday 28 August / Drop-in 11am - 12 noon / Free Do you have a child under 4 who can't wait to get their hands dirty? Join our friendly artists who will help you and your child explore the joys of art through a range of multi-sensory activities, including painting, drawing and mark-making. As an introduction to the world of printmaking today's session will provide the opportunity to try out some new skills whilst having fun will line, colour and shape.  Printmaker Thom Rees will join the session to help you discover new techniques and create your own artworks to take home.

Start the Art: Arty Party Posted: 16 Jul 2012 10:25 AM PDT Tuesday 21.8.2012 Children & Families Start the ArtTuesday 14 August / Drop-in 11am - 12 noon / Free Do you have a child under 4 who can't wait to get their hands dirty? Join our friendly artists who will help you and your child explore the joys of art through a range of multi-sensory activities, including painting, drawing and mark-making. Boxes and brushes at the ready as the room gets transformed into an amazing 3D cityscape.  Who can build the tallest tower or the longest bridge?  This session will be an opportunity to create art that's larger than life so come along and get hands on at our special summer Arty Party! Party balloons

Start the Art Posted: 16 Jul 2012 10:23 AM PDT Tuesday 14.8.2012 Children & Families Start the ArtTuesday 14 August / Drop-in 11am - 12 noon / Free Do you have a child under 4 who can't wait to get their hands dirty? Join our friendly artists who will help you and your child explore the joys of art through a range of multi-sensory activities, including painting, drawing and mark-making. Today's session focusses on creating your own comic strips.  How will you become a comic book hero and what will your story be?  Feel free to come along in your favourite hero's costume!

Start the Art Posted: 16 Jul 2012 07:24 AM PDT Tuesday 7.8.2012 Children & Families Start the ArtTuesday 7 August / Drop-in 11am - 12 noon / Free Do you have a child under 4 who can't wait to get their hands dirty? Join our friendly artists who will help you and your child explore the joys of art through a range of multi-sensory activities, including painting, drawing and mark-making. This week's session wil be filled with bold and bright colours as we explore Pop Art, inspired by the giant mouth you can see on the front of the gallery.

CreativeNhants: Beach Marketing are looking for a Senior Designer. Check out our jobs page for details of this vacancy and many more! http://t.co/nNiBXJWE Posted: 16 Jul 2012 06:23 AM PDT CreativeNhants: Beach Marketing are looking for a Senior Designer. Check out our jobs page for details of this vacancy and many more! http://t.co/nNiBXJWE

IF: Milton Keynes International Festival 2012 Posted: 16 Jul 2012 07:47 AM PDT Listed as one of the top 100 festivals in The Sunday Times, IF: Milton Keynes International Festival 2012 brings ten amazing days of events, 'happenings' and installations to the centre of Milton Keynes. From 20-29 July there will be jaw-dropping international spectacles through to intimate and quiet experiences happening across the city. Highlights include a stunning fire garden in Campbell Park, an outdoor multi-media performance with dramatic film visuals and aerial performances, and a Stonehenge replica you can bounce on by Turner prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller. Find out more Download full programme of events

Adult Dance and Fitness in MK Posted: 16 Jul 2012 05:42 AM PDT Feeling a bit lazy? Bored? Inspired by the Milton Keynes Dance Festival? Or you just need something to get you off the sofa? Adult street and fitness dance class in Walnut Tree. Tuesday evenings. 8-9pm. It's not for me I hear you say! No no no! Very wrong indeed. If you "like" to one of these # below then put your trainers and baggies on and join us.... #laughing #freedom #groove #fun #friends #music #dance #diversity  www.sleekdance.com 07743417010 info@sleekdance.com

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