Page 62Page 63
Page 62
City of Worcester art project links schools togetherAbove: Painting the containers transformed their rusty exteriorUlster Recorders fi nd King’s chair Church Recorders from Ulster DFAS are recording St George’s Parish Church in Belfast, which is in its bicentenary year. The current church replaced, on the same site, the 17th-century Corporation Church where King William III (William of Orange) attended Projects on the double at City of ChichesterCity of Chichester DFAS has been able to support activities at two small village primary schools in their local area. Chidham Primary School had an artist in residence for the day for pupils in Years Four, Five and Six (ages eight to 11). The focus was the artist Kandinsky and abstract art. Meanwhile, support was very welcome when West Wittering Primary School’s Key Stage Two (11+) pupils put on a production of The Lion King in their local church. Funding from the Society was used to purchase a variety of creative materials for the set, and items for prop making, decorating the church and costumes. “The appreciation showed by the schools and the value and enjoyment shown by the children during these activities made the support we gave very worthwhile,” said Gill Baker, Young Arts Co-ordinator at City of Chichester DFAS.Below: Performing The Lion KingChiltern sponsorship brings pupils closer to SpencerChiltern DFAS has promoted Young Arts involvement by sponsoring local school visits to the Stanley Spencer Gallery. The gallery, situated in Cookham where Stanley Spencer lived, contains a rich collection of his paintings, and is full of references to the village. The Education Offi cer Paul Grandidge, a retired headteacher, and his team not only inspire the children through exploration of the paintings and stories about Spencer, but also take them on an adventure, walking round the village, pointing out features or buildings that appear in the paintings. The donations by Chiltern DFAS over a fi ve-year period have helped to support this programme, particularly in transporting children to the gallery where otherwise the schools could not afford to do so.Left: Dr Gill Hutchinson (Chiltern DFAS Vice-Chairman) presenting a cheque to Stuart Conlin, Chair of Trustees of the Gallery Trust Teamwork, respect, empathy and creativity were among the outcomes of City of Worcester DFAS’s recent Young Arts project with Tudor Grange Academy.The Tudor Grange Art Department combined with Perdiswell Primary School to inject new life into some unsightly storage containers on Perdiswell’s campus. The two schools came together to study the work of the Austrian artist Freidensreich Hundertwasser, and in small groups the older pupils helped the younger ones to use the same decorative approach as an inspiration for their own pictures. The really fun part came when the Birmingham graffi ti artist David Brown and his team helped to transfer the designs on to the containers. The students were able to get to work with a wonderful selection of bright paints and aerosols. The results were completely transformative. Divine Service on his way from Carrickfergus to the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. It is reputed he sat on an oak chair to hear the sermon ‘Arise, great King…’ This chair is placed in the chancel and is in use today.Right: Oak chair from St GeorgeÕs62 NADFAS REVIEW / SUMMER 2016 www.nadfas.org.ukSOCIETIES NEWS