Creative Education blog

Shillington College


A group of students and teachers from Shillington College came over to do some screen printing with us this weekend. Ahhh what a super bunch! Really looking forward to working with more of the team again next month.

Achieve the Arts Award with us!


We are now officially an Arts Award Centre and we can deliver the Discover and Explore Arts Award. Arts Award is a great way for children and young people to be inspired by and enjoy the arts. It is offered … more

Chinese Arts Centre, Nina Yeun


We ran a session with a group of pupils from Manchester Creative and Media Academy alongside one of the current exhibitions By Nina Yuen at The Chinese Arts Centre. Paper stencils are a common feature in the back ground of … more

Printmaking, Old Trafford Primary School


This week we ran printmaking sessions with the nursery and reception classes of Old Trafford Primary School. These little whirlwinds of creativity made some fantastic work using block and relief printing methods. It was our job to support their current … more

The Manchester Museum, Ancient Worlds


We ran a printmaking session at The Manchester Museum for the Whitworth Art Gallery with a group of pupils from Year 3 of Manchester School for Girls. We explored the patterns in ancient greek and egyptian artifacts such as pottery, … more

Cupcakes & Bubbly!


This weekend we ran a workshop at The Yard for a group of super lovely hens….loads of fun all round and they even fed us with cupcakes and bubbly! It was the perfect warm up for the girls next stop … more

BOOK NOW! Workshops @ Didsbury Arts Festival 2013


Join us at this year’s Didsbury Arts Festival as we host summer style creative workshops at the St James & Emmanuel Church. We are collaborating with cosmic superwoman Tasha Whittle to give you the opportunity to come and print, paint … more

Print Your Own Tshirt Workshop! April 2013


Yeah Yeah! Come join us for the next workshop on the 4th May and get your print on! Book here.

TiPP, Morris Court


We ran a screen printing session for TiPP at Morris Court in Fallowfield as part of an exhibition to celebrate the culmination of a 3 month project. Residents of Morris Court have been working with professional artists to learn a … more

6 Week Course Winter 2013


Check out some of the students work from our most recent 6 week course. The group came up with some really interesting ideas and approaches which meant for a great range of results. Our students hail from a variety of … more