This venue The Barge at Brighton Marina (our new home for the whole of next week) is looking a bit different now than it was earlier this year! Now, it’s all primed and ready to go.
You can see all our free youth arts workshops taking place on a floating barge later this August which are based at Brighton Marina by following the link below.
All sessions are FREE, but booking necessary due to numbers.
Ages 7-14 welcome, with or without parents & carers.
https://www.eventbrite.com/d/england–brighton/strike-a-light/?crt=regular&page=2&sort=best
Marine Magic & Seaside Seashore Sessions
Looking for something creative for kids (ages 7-14) to do this summer holidays?
Come along to free activities with Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage on a Barge floating in Brighton Marina this August.
We’ll be hosting four different workshops with different artists every day from Monday 28th August – Friday 1st September. Other workshops run all summer too!
Book a place on one of our workshops here, or visit our Strike a Light Facebook events page: http://bit.ly/2uqJvom to see all of the 20 free workshops we have on offer!
Booking essential!
https://www.facebook.com/pg/strikealightartsandheritage/events
A week of free drop in activities to encourage the exploration of and participation in the barge as a medium for fishing and seaside lore.
We will deliver a multidisciplinary drop in programme of: Paper plate pirates, Fabric Fishes, Seaside Shanties, Pirate Puppets, Crustacean Collage, Marine Mosaics, Fishing Fun, Fishy Tales, and Underwater Odyssies.
Funded by The Goodall Foundation
Are you puppet curious? Come and learn some secrets of puppet making!
Bring some ideas and Fran Malone of award – winning company Herringbone Arts will show you how to make your own beautiful minature puppets and help and guide you through making your own short show – with a special showing at the end for friends and family.. Expect doors to be opened into the world of puppetry!
This course will run for four/five weeks on the following dates and times:
Sunday 13th August
Sunday 20th August
Sunday 27th August
Sunday 3rd September
Each session is two hours long – from 1.30 – 3.30.
There will be an extra session for a special showing of work at the end. This session will be at an agreed time and venue.
The cost of these five sessions is £90.00 including materials.
Fran will provide puppet making materials – sculpting medium, tools and adhesives etc. If you would like to make your puppet show in a self – contained box, vintage hat box, suitcase or trunk then please provide one and Fran can show you how to convert it- but this is not essential-
Tea, coffee and snacks provided by Fran – who will also be available for advice in – between the sessions.
Please note: On this course there will be some working at home needed in – between the sessions!
BOOKING!
Ticket link here- Early bird and student discount available!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-own-short-puppet-show-tickets-36106148462
Introduction to Reminiscence – Reminiscence Training
ONE DAY COURSE – 10:00 – 16:00
The training day will offer an overview of reminiscence work. It will include a brief background to the subject and will consider the benefits to be derived by both the people who reminisce and those who listen.
We will explore a wide variety of reminiscence activities, which can be used to trigger personal memories and help a group to work well together.
By the end of the day participants will have gained insight into what reminiscence is as a structured activity, and how it can be successfully and productively carried out.
A free training pack with resources for each participant is provided as part of the course.
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Two Day Reminiscence Training Course – 10:00 – 16:00 (Both days)The training days will offer a more expanded exploration of reminiscence work. It will include a detailed background to the subject and consider the benefits to be derived by both the people who reminisce and those who listen.
We will explore a wide variety of reminiscence activities, which can be used to trigger personal memories and help a group to work well together.
We will also consider the dividing lines between the role of a reminiscence facilitator and that of a counsellor/therapist along with the ethical issues that throws up.
The two days will be interspersed with opportunities for the group to experience reminiscence activities, and group members will be encouraged throughout to contribute their own experience and ideas.
By the end of the training, participants will have gained insight into what reminiscence is as a structured activity, and how it can be successfully and productively carried out.
A free training pack with resources for each participant is provided as part of the course
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BENEFITS OF REMINISCENCE
| ● | Stimulates social interaction and communication |
| ● | Reduces the feeling of isolation |
| ● | Shares and captures family and local history |
| ● | Increases the feeling of self-worth |
| ● | Helps keep the mind stimulated |
| ● | Allows participants to reflect on past and present |
| ● | An enjoyable experience |
| ● | Builds confidence |
| ● | Generates community and support |
PARTICIPANT LEARNING OUTCOMES
| ● | Share ideas with training group |
| ● | Use resources, photos and artefacts in reminiscence delivery |
| ● | Increased confidence in delivery of activities |
| ● | Group working skills |
| ● | Awareness of the effects of dementia |
Please email: strikealight@rocketmail.com or call 07727 006538 to book a session.
Strike a Light is running an affordable creative vision board workshop on Sunday 10th September 2017.
The session runs from 1-4.30pm and costs £25 for the afternoon, all materials and refreshments included.
Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-vision-board-event-fo…
Vision boards help to:
* Set and prioritise goals, values, and intentions.
* Plant goals and intentions
* Seeing a vision board regularly—with images and words representing your goals, wishes, and values—helps remind you of what you want to do, be, and have.
* Ensure that you move towards these goals, both consciously and unconsciously.
The workshop will start with a meditative journey to set new intentions and plans, followed by a supportive and informal group involving collage and visualisation to generate your most fulfilling way forward.
At the end of the afternoon, you will leave with a bespoke, inspiring and original vision board to display in your home and refer to regularly, as well as a clearer sense of the way forward for you into 2018.
Strike a Light has been having a great time recently with a project called Mazel Tov Brighton! funded by The Homity Trust
The project celebrates links between Judaism and Brighton and Hove lives with residents of the Jewish Care charity run home Hyman Fine House. Coming up we have visits from the Jewish Historical Society, Brighton Museum, and The Keep archives with a special German Jewish photographic collection.
We have project activities until the end of July 2017.
We are running a new set of workshops this autumn. Come along and try them out!
A life history book is a homemade booklet compiled to capture memories and stories about a person’s life, whether to mark a significant birthday, a change in circumstances, the onset of Dementia or as a beautiful and creative gift for a loved one.
Brighton based organisation Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage will deliver a series of four workshops to learn how to create a life history booklet for a family member’s life.
Workshop dates are: Thursdays 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th September 10am-1pm. These take place at the Strike a Light studio in Brighton.
Workshop address:
Studio 8 (mezzanine)
Brighton’s Open Market,
Marshalls Row,
Brighton
BN1 4JU
More information:
Making a life history book can be an enjoyable and empowering activity for a person with dementia which may enable greater interaction and open up communication between someone with dementia and their carers, family and friends.
A life history book may be something that visitors can look through with a person, or it can be referred to by professionals to learn more about the person they are providing care for, for addressing grief, for group work and for training volunteers.
Uses:
* A distraction technique for refocusing during difficult symptoms
* A security tool when person is taken to unfamiliar places such as the hospital or care home
* Promotes well-being, validation and celebration of a person
* A bridge to the past
* Provides opportunities for pride and enhanced self-esteem
* Re-builds family relationships
The workshops will include:
* Using old photographs, photocopies, maps, collage, text, printable resources and more, we will work together over the course of four sessions to create a beautiful, bespoke booklet which will celebrate the life of your loved one, helping them to remember happy times, key events.
* Memory triggers to encourage remembering of family and friends
* Reminiscence tips and techniques to support life history work
A life story book can enrich relationships and promote understanding and respect as memories fade.
The course can only accomodate 8 participants to create a supportive atmosphere so please book early to avoid disappointment.
The cost is £100 (£80 concession) for the four week course which is three hours per week. The course will include the work book, resources, planning, materials and refreshments, as well as interim support and suggestions if needed.
Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage is hosting a series of four puppet making workshops in May and June with Herringbone Arts.
Learn to make a small rod puppet using designs from your imagination. You will sculpt a small puppet using polymer clay amongst other materials and a range of small tools.
Fran Malone will take you through the process – starting with designs based on what inspires and intrigues you about puppets, through to creating your own little character and finally bringing it to life.
Workshop dates are Sundays 14th, 21st, 28th May and 6th June.
These will take place at our workshop: Strike a Light – Arts and Heritage, Studio 8, Open Market, Marshalls Row, Brighton.
Materials will be provided, alongside tea, coffee and biscuits. Fran will be happy to answer all your puppet related questions along the way and share some puppet making secrets!
About the course leader: Fran Malone is a Brighton – based puppet and prop maker. She is skilled in polymer clay, wood, foam carving, weather proofing for outdoor work, mould making, casting, painting and more!
Fran co – founded award – winning puppetry and performance company Herringbone Arts with whom she creates magical original tales and promenade puppet theatre (currently working on their next show for Theatre Royal Brighton.)
Fran is an experienced workshop leader and a skilled and knowledgeable teacher and is passionate about helping others to find their way into the world of puppetry.
For examples of Fran’s work go to https://herringbonearts.com/ or https://www.franmalonemaker.com/
More about Herringbone Arts:
Herringbone Arts are an award winning company who create interactive theatre and installation featuring performance, puppetry, live music and projection. Using exquisite attention to detail and our skills in making and creating contemporary promenade theatre, we transform unexpected places and ordinary spaces into something magical and unforgettable where children and families can participate and create memories together. We are committed to equal opportunities and love to ensure that we offer shows which can be accessed and enjoyed by all.
Herringbone Arts was established by Madeleine Herrington and Fran Malone with the aim to help children and families reconnect with their imaginations and each other. With over 10 year’s collective experience in performing arts and education, Herringbone Arts are passionate about creating and sharing stories in unexpected places.
