Inter-Arts Festival

Inter-Arts Festival with Fiona Pattison:
A collaborative development and exhibition opportunity for undergraduate students from across the creative disciplines to explore themes of Creative Health and Play through their diverse lived experiences and creative practices

1. Photo-walk
Thursday 25 January: 1pm-3pm
Meet in Room OA6/01 - Oastler Building
We will be going on a photo walk around the campus and into the centre of Huddersfield, taking pictures and exploring the architecture, culture, sounds, awakening our senses. This is a wonderful session to really look at where you are and find out more about your creative eye, what are you attracted to and what is really inspiring you about what you are seeing. This is also a good exercise to expand your colour palette, open yourself up to new experiences, pick out certain sounds, visuals, ideas, take pictures to inspire you and open up your senses to your environment.

2. Paint Big
Thursday 22 February: 1pm - 3pm at Maker World
This is all about using your body to paint, connecting and creating something instinctively so you allow the energy of your body to lead. Looking at movement, energy, colour, music, creative prompts to start the process and trusting yourself to produce something where you don’t know what the end result will be. Let’s begin! Bring some clothes that you can wear whilst painting with your body and a change of clothes to go home in. Maker World address: Unit 33/34, Piazza Shopping Centre, Huddersfield, HD1 2RS

3. Create with Nature
Thursday 29 February: 1pm-3pm at The Park Cafe in Greenhead Park
In this session we will find nature’s offerings and create something in the space or gather for later to make something for the exhibition. This is a good time to connect to what is around you, centre yourself and allow nature in, learn from the trees and the environment in a way you haven’t before. We will be doing some meditation and self-reflection, as well as drawing and gathering nature’s gifts to play with and create your own art. Bring your waterproof clothing, good walking shoes and your sketch books and a bag to collect your offerings. (We will meet at The Park Cafe at Greenhead Park at 1pm - the meditation will be done in the park)