Name: Adults Printmaking with Etching Press 9.30am-12pm
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Location: West London

May 08

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Art Beats for Hearts in Harmony Old Spitalfields Market

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Our pottery teachers will be supporting the fundraising efforts for Hearts in Harmony on Friday 12 May 2017.

Hearts in Harmony, the charity raising money to help fight heart disease through art and music, will donate all money raised on the day towards the treatment of heart disease.

There will be up to 50 talented artists at Old Spitalfields market showing their work. Hosted by Old Spitalfields Market’s official charity, Hearts in Harmony, ‘Art Beats’ is a chance to experience live art on a grand scale.

Highlights of the day are:

Get messy and creative at the pottery sessions hosted by Kite Studios
Watch artists create award winning work depicting ‘The Heart of the East End’
Live music and entertainment

At the end of the day-long event, which runs from 11am-9pm, a panel of five expert judges will select one entered piece of art, from a final shortlist of eight, to win the Art Beats Award, plus a cash prize of £1,000.

Clover Lee, from the Great Pottery Throwdown will be joining the sessions, she recently joined Kite Studios, as a pottery teacher.

Book your slot online. All proceeds go to Hearts in Harmony.

Mar 26

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Hey Clay! at Kite Studios

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This year kite studios are very excited to be participating in the Crafts Council’s Hey Clay! event.

Hey Clay! gives people the opportunity to get creative with clay at free pottery workshops in over 50 venues, including K ite Studios, Shepherds Bush, around the UK across one weekend. Hey Clay! is part of the Get Creative campaign with the BBC which runs from Friday 7 – Sunday 9 April 2017.

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Thanks to TV shows such as The Great Pottery Throw Down and The Great British Sewing Bee, We have seen a huge surge in arts, crafts and getting creative all over the UK and we at Kite Studios couldn’t be happier about it!

However, although the interest in craft is on the rise there is worrying concern for craft education. The Craft Council’s Studying Craft report shows that students studying craft related GCSEs has fallen by 25 per cent since 2007/8. This concern is shared across the board by the arts. The Creative Industries Federation recently published a paper illustrating how the current focus on the EBacc – which includes no creative subjects – is limiting the options of the next generation. At Kite Studios we are working hard to bring art back to education, to educate in art and to educate with art.

That’s why we are delighted to be working in association with the Crafts Council as they work to offer opportunities for the nation to get creative.

And it’s not just for young people – Hey Clay! gives everyone the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and unleash their inner potter. So far they have 50 events confirmed workshops in museums, galleries, colleges and potteries across the UK including here at Kite Studios Pottery. – with more being added every day.