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Salford Foundation. 4 weeks, April 2010

one69A worked in collaboration Salford Foundation to deliver a series of screen printing sessions with pupils from Harrop Fold School.  During the project the group printed tshirts and a fabric mural to be displayed in their school.

Old Trafford Community Primary School. 1 week, May 2010

one69A worked with years 5 and 6 as part of their circus week to produce flags inspired by polish circus poster designs

The Art Corner, Trof, Fallowfield, Manchester April 2010

one69A ran screen printing workshops at the Art Corner in conjunction with an exhibtion of their work 

Redbank Secure Unit / Odd Theatre Company, April 2010

one69A delivered tshirt printing workshops at Redbank secure unit as part of the Arts Award which is facilitated by Odd Theatre Company. 

Loreto High School, Chorlton 10 weeks, Winter 09/10

One69a worked with a group of GCSE Media students from Loreto High School.

The aim of the project was to work alongside the curriculum to produce work which will be submitted for their GCSE Media examination.  During this project, we focused on advertising and film by delivering a range of practical creative sessions to cover all the required elements.

The first part of the project was the study of Genre.  The group had been analysing the opening sequence of the original Frankenstein film and to show their understanding we set a task for them to select a genre and create a fictional opening sequence of their own using Comic Life.  Using digital photography and Zion Arts Centre as a location, the group developed seperate storylines and re enacted the opening scenes.  These images were then used in Comic Life to create a storyboard. Using text and various effects, the group were able to produce a genre representation to a high specification.

 The next piece of coursework focused on music merchandising, so we set an initial research project which involved looking at the work of Peter Saville in particular his screen printed album sleeves and posters produced in conjunction with factory records.  We also went to visit two exhibitions at Urbis in Manchester one of which featured Peter Saville’s work and the other was ‘Homegrown” which was about the history of hip hop culture and featured relevant music merchandising dating back to the early 80’s.

 Once we completed this research stage we the started to look at the merchandise the group could create using silk screen printing. We decided that each person would print a tshirt, bag and album sleeve using Peter Saville’s style as a point of reference.  Starting with mock up sketches then moving onto stencil cutting and screen printing, the group hand printed their own range of branded music merchandise.

"Having taken over a GCSE Media Studies group halfway through the course, I knew that I had a bit of an uphill struggle to get them to complete the course requirements. We have limited access to media equipment in school & I had to look for alternatives which would engage & motivate the boys very quickly. This is where one69a came to the rescue! Over the course of the sessions, I saw them growing & developing - they were able to take real responsibility for their own learning.  Although this particular module is now complete, they are really excited at the prospect of the next project with Sally. A big thank you to Sally for really enthusing the boys at a point where they could have become quite de-motivated." HELEN CORR, GCSE MEDIA STUDIES TEACHER, LORETO HIGH SCHOOL, CHORLTON

"Although this was hard work, I've got to say it was fun. Working with Sally made me very positive and confident that I could do this work. I really enjoyed it. She didn't treat us like school kids, but like young adults. She trusted us to do what we thought was needed. I think this is the best coursework I've done in Media for a long time. I'm really looking forward to going back to The Zion Centre and working with Sally again."  JAKE BURNS, YEAR 11 LORETO HIGH SCHOOL, CHORLTON

"My time at The Zion Centre with Sally has given me the opportunity to have a better understanding of parts of the media industry. We were given freedom, responsibility and room to develop our own creativity. This was great practice for further work in media." MATTHEW JAMIESON, YEAR 11 LORETO HIGH SCHOOL ,CHORLTON

Zion Arts Centre Open Day, February 2010

Zion Arts Centre opened its doors and invited the people of Manchester to its Open Day to launch its refreshed and revitalized creative arts programme.  From 12pm on Sunday 7th February the Zion Arts Centre was open to the Manchester community and a whole host of activities took place throughout the historic building and Jam Street Cafe provided the grub!

One69a ran tshirt printing workshops throughout the event for all to attend.

St Edmunds Primary School, Miles Platting, 5 weeks, Winter 2010

One69a worked with Year 3 of St Edmunds to deliver a creative project based on shadow puppets with a particular reference to Greek mythological creatures.  After consulting with the teachers, a project scheme was decided upon and the class spent the first two weeks in school and the remaining three weeks at the Zion Arts Centre. 

Initially we made basic shadow puppets and hand puppets based on the creatures the class has been studying.  The group experimented and developed designs based around the idea of shadow and how to make the most effective shapes.  We then made more advanced versions of the puppets, incorporating moving parts.

One69a collaborated with Zion Arts Centre resident dancer to facilitate the final two sessions to include dance and movement to investigate the mythological creatures sounds, character and appearance.  We constructed a large shadow screen in which the class could move and dance behind to cast their shadows and to also operate their own puppets.

Winter Half Term T-Shirt Printing Workshops at Zion

Rolls Crescent Primary School, 10 weeks, Winter 2010

One69a is currently working with a group of ten Year 6 pupils from Rolls Crescent primary school once a week in an after school screen printing project.  The aim of the project is to create a variety of artwork to decorate their school with a particular focus on cultural origins.

So far the group have made a large-scale fabric mural which features recognisable landmarks, buildings and symbols of their countries of origin.  In contrast to this, the group printed abstract imagery of their immediate community, Hulme. These prints have then been stitched together to make a second fabric mural.  The group have also printed tshirts allowing them to further investigate the idea of design and composition.  The group are currently developing a piece of work which will be displayed at the school entrance which shows the words ‘hello’ and ‘welcome’ in a variety of languages.  This text has been screen printed onto pressed felt.

Castlefield School, Hulme - Exhibition Feb 2010

The project with Castlefield School culminated in an exhibition of a selection of the work the pupils created during a 12-week course. The exhibition was held at the Zion Arts Centre, which was launched at the centre’s open day and was available to view for the duration of February.  The pupils also helped to prepare the work and curate the exhibition.  The work has now been taken to their school and will form part of a permanent showcase of work in the reception area.

Wings & Things, Zion Arts Centre

Immediate Arts, Rochdale

Immediate Arts is a local government funded arts project open to all ages and abilities and is based in the Broadwater Centre, Rochdale.

One69a facilitated a screen printing workshop for the Immediate Arts group at the Zion Arts Centre. During this session, the group were able to design and cut their own stencils and hand print using silk screens onto tshirts, bags and papers.

"The overall creativity of this group was exceptional and it was brilliant to see how their initial ideas transformed into designs for tshirts. Everyone was really enthusiastic to learn a new creative skill and the groups achievements in the session were outstanding" one69a

St Edmunds Primary School, Miles Platting. 5 weeks, Autumn 2009

One69a worked with Year 5 of St Edmunds Primary School as part of the creative curriculum project. The aim was to produce large pieces of art, which could be displayed in their school. As the pupils had been studying William Morris, we chose this as a point of reference and took inspiration from this artists work to create our own prints. We focused on abstract shapes from nature, plants and insects.

Utilising the entire gallery space, we made a mini art gallery and sketching area where the pupils could observe examples of work by William Morris to draw and cut out their stencils in preparation for printing. Once the stencils were ready the pupils could choose to mono print their designs to form a giant collage or they could screen print onto lengths of canvas material to form giant wall hangings.

After an initial demonstration to mono and screen printing techniques, the pupils were encouraged to work independently to develop their skills and ideas.

"We found that the instant results gained with the printing techniques used were particularly beneficial as the pupils could see their designs and ideas immediately translated into their own work" - one69a

"The pupils were clearly excited when they started to see their prints forming into pieces of art and the pride in their work was clearly evident as they recognised and commented on elements of the pieces that they had completed. By the end of the project, the pupils were confident in mono and screen printing techniques which in itself is a fantastic achievement" - one69a

"It was my kind of thing; I could be in a world of my own where I could imagine it then put it on paper. It was really relaxed. I would go a million times if I could! I would recommend it to all my friends" - Bubacarr Jobarteh Year 5

Claremont Primary School, Mosside. 6 weeks, Autumn 2009

One69a worked in conjunction with Zion Arts Centre and Claremont Primary School to deliver a weekly after school comic club. The aim of this project was to improve literacy and story telling within the group. We incorporated the use of Mac Books and used the Apple programme “Comic Life”. This is an interactive comic design programme that allows users to click and drag images from the Internet, photo albums and the photo booth facility and then create their own comic style, design and narrative.

We incorporated a variety of creative methods to encourage the pupils to develop their comic ideas. For example, we divided the pupils into groups and gave them three random items, which they had to build into a storyline. Each pupil designed and drew their own superhero, which was also the starting point for a narrative. We also set a task called “Musical Comics” where the group worked in pairs and spent ten minutes building a storyline on Comic Life then the group would move to the next computer along and continue they story where the last pair finished and so on.

"I enjoyed using the laptops becuase they had good effects and photo booth" - Adil, Year 6

"I liked using the laptops and using the props to make a story was good" - Kofi, Year 6

Divine Mercy Primary School, Mosside. 6 weeks, Autumn 2009

One69a worked in partnership with the Zion Arts Centre to facilitate a documentary making project with a small group of pupils from the school. This project was a weekly after school club and the aim of the project was to give the group hands on experience of all the different elements involved in making a documentary with the final outcome being a short film about the school.

From acting to sound engineering to camera work, the pupils were encouraged to try out each different role. During each session we captured footage giving the pupils perspective of their school, this was then edited and will be displayed in the school reception area in the New Year.

Video available to watch soon!

Castlefield School, Hulme. 12 Weeks, August 2009

The New Year brings a new school for the pupils at Castlefield and one69a worked on a 12 week project with a group of students to make a variety of art work to be displayed in their school.

The aim of this project was to investigate the local community of Hulme and to encourage cohesion between the students and the are surrounding their new school.

T shirt design

This first element of the project incorporated the learning of a new skill and encouraged the group to investigate and develop their design ideas. They made hand cut stencils and created a design to define their identity. They then used these stencils to handprint their own tshirts using silk screens.

Photography

The group followed a marked route on a map of Hulme and made a photo documentary of the journey. Following basic photography techniques the group recorded their environment from a variety of perspectives. Using photography as a research tool encouraged the group to consider their surroundings in more depth.

Printing

Using the photography from previous sessions, we developed the images into stencils, which were then cut, and hand screen printed onto material pieces and stitched together to make a hanging piece of artwork, which formed an abstract representation of their vision of the community.

Projection

Using the theatre space at Zion Art Centre, we projected the photographs the group had previously taken onto large drawing boards, which were covered in paper. The group then sketched on top of the projected images, we continually changed the image but kept the same paper, which gradually built up a collage of hand drawn images of Hulme.

We also used a projection technique, which creates feedback through the video camera. This distorts any movement, which occurs between the video camera and the projection. Members of the group moved and danced to create trails and patterns, which were also drawn over and around.

Comic Life

We gave a brief introduction on how to use the apple software Comic Life and the group then designed a comic about a day in the life of Hulme. They used photographs they had taken earlier in the project.

This project will culminate in an exhibition of the completed work at the new Castlefield School in January where peers, teachers and parents will be able to appreciate the achievements of the group.

"Working on a longer term project gave us the capability to work with a range of disciplines, we introduced the pupils to new ideas and skills and they hadn’t worked with before and the results were outstanding, we are really looking forward to putting the exhibition together in the New Year" - one69a