#KeepingUsTogether activities
We hope that during these uncertain and isolating times, connecting through creativity will help to bring some colour and relaxation to your day, whilst continuing to keep us together! Over the coming weeks we'll be sending you a variety of artistic challenges set by our lead artists and volunteers, to bring you some home-based arts for wellbeing during lockdown or self-isolation.
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Activity 37
Activity 37 - Hanging Heart Decorations
The challenge – making a delightful hanging heart decoration, the perfect gift of love for this Valentine's Day.
Thanks to - Arc's Marketing Officer, Lucie.Read more here »
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Activity 36
Activity 36 - Festive Potato Printing
The challenge – make a framed picture, cut out your shapes as tree decorations or make Christmas cards.
Thanks to - participant HayleyRead more here »
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Activity 35
Activity 35 - Fabric Yoyo Flowers
The challenge – Using scrap fabric and buttons, create unique flowers to decorate other items
Thanks to - participant NicolaRead more here »
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Activity 34
Activity 34 - Fun mixed media printing
The challenge – Remember, have fun, it does not need to be perfect!
Thanks to - participant Toni.Read more here »
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Activity 33
Activity 33 - Easy Mirror Portraits
The challenge – Using a mirror and a felt tip pen, have fun creating an old fashioned selfie - without a phone!
Thanks to - participant artist Rachel.Read more here »
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Activity 31
Activity 31 - Tissue Paper Flowers
The challenge – create lovely, colourful, low-maintenance tissue paper flowers for your window sill this summer!
Thanks to - our MA intern Amie.Read more here »
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Activity 30
Activity 30 - We are mini dreamers
The challenge – a very special and exciting project to encourage you to dream and look ahead, to use creativity to focus on the positives of emerging from our collective restrictions.
Read more here »
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Activity 29
Activity 29 - Tissue paper suncatchers
The challenge – create some colourful suncatchers that look brilliant on your window at home.
Thanks to - our MA intern Amie.Read more here »
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Activity 28
Activity 28 - Animal poly-printmaking
The challenge – a simple and fun animal print activity, perfect for children and a great way to teach them about animals,.
Thanks to - participant artist Hannah.Read more here »
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Activity 27
Activity 27 - Paper Mosaic Bookmark
The challenge – mosaic-style bookmark using different shapes, colours and textures.
Thanks to - participant artist Rachel.Read more here »
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Activity 26
Activity 26 - Collage Silhouettes
The challenge – use subject-related material tocreate a collage of the item.
Thanks to - participant Carl, who lovesfilms, comics and all things superheroic!Read more here »
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Activity 25
Activity 25 - Cute Origami Phone Stand
The challenge – create your own multi purpose origami stand.
Thanks to - participant artist AnneRead more here »
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Activity 24
Activity 24 - Picasso Portraits
The challenge – create a self portrait in the style of Pablo Picasso.
Thanks to - artist Jasmine Walne. Find her online at tactilearts.co.uk and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tactileartsukRead more here »
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Activity 23
Activity 23 - Drawing with scissors
The challenge – create a Matisse inspired cut-out collage, looking at shapes from nature.
Thanks to - artist Mandy Beck McKim.Read more here »
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Activity 22
Activity 22 - Pop up Cityscapes
The challenge – create a popup cityscape with a Chistmas theme.
Thanks to - artist Jasmine Walne. Find her online at tactilearts.co.uk and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tactileartsukRead more here »
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Activity 21
Activity 21 - Mindful mark making and pattern
The challenge – experiment with mark making on paper with doodles and different patterns.
Thanks to - community and visual artist Sharon Campbell (Find Sharon onInstagram here ).Read more here »
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Activity 20
Activity 20 - Christmas crackers and decoupage baubles
The challenge – make festive decorations from old books and recycled papers.
Thanks to - Mandy Beck-Mckim. (website and and on Instagram here )Read more here »
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Activity 19
Activity 19 - Autumnal Print
The challenge – create an autumnal print using leaves found outside.
Thanks to - artist and workshop facilitator Jasmine Walne. (Website and Facebook here).Read more here »
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Activity 18
Activity 18 - Comforting gifts
The challenge – to make and decorate a warming Pocket Hug.
Thanks to - textiles artist Nerissa Cargill Thompson https://www.ncargillthompson.co.uk/ and Instagram @nerissact.Read more here »
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Activity 17
Activity 17 - Spooky Halloween Portrait Painting
The challenge – creates spooky faces like these inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Thanks to - David Milligan Croft (https://thereisnocavalry.wordpress.com and Instagram @milligancroft).Read more here »
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Activity 16
Activity 16 - Smartphone Loop Songwriting
The challenge – creating your own song of recorded loops on your smartphone or tablet!
Thanks to - Rob Allen AKA Manchester-based musician RoBoTaLiEn.Read more here »
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Activity 15
Activity 15 - Watercolour doodles
The challenge – decide what type of doodle you want to make. Pinterest is a great resource for ideas.
Thanks to - doodle enthusiast and Arc participant, Kate.Read more here »
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Activity 14
Activity 14 - Embroidery motto
The challenge – using simple embroidery stitches, sew and decorate your own personal motto.
Thanks to - Arc creative volunteer Ellen Samuel.Read more here »
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Activity 13
Activity 13 - Your Art is Street Art
The challenge – create your own work using Keith Haring's style, perhaps representing different feelings.
Thanks to - Arc trustee Graeme Draper for this activity.Read more here »
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Activity 12
Activity 11 - Cardboard Sculptures
The challenge – Have fun making a sculpture out of cardboard, inspired by the sculptures of contemporary British ceramicist.
Thanks to - Andrew Wood, Arc associate, teacher and theatre designer.Read more here »
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Activity 11
Activity 11 - Putting on De Stijl.
The challenge – Trying De Stijl and Bauhaus that used simple geometric shapes to create beautiful works of art.
Thanks to - David Milligan Croft (https://thereisnocavalry.wordpress.com and Instagram @milligancroft).Read more here »
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Activity 10
Activity 10 - Kitchen Pop Art Collage
The challenge – Using just a few simple art materials and some cupboard inspiration we are going to create our own bold collage masterpiece!
Thanks to - Lauren Jones for this activity.Read more here »
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Activity 9
Activity 9 - Paper Puppets
The challenge – using the templates provided, have a go at creating your own paper puppets.
Thanks to - Jessica Wheeler and Anna Pearson (Instagram - Jessica: @dambalacraft & Anna: @anna.pearson.animation) for this activity.Read more here »
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Activity 8
How to Make a Ceramic Leaf Dish
The challenge – make a ceramic dish in the shape of a leaf, if you have no clay . . . . . make your own clay as well !
Thanks to - Jeni Jacques-Williams (https://www.lemonstudio.co.uk) for this activity.Read more here »
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Activity 7
Odd sock mouse mates
The challenge – cut and sew to recycle an old sock and create a little mousey mate. You could even make a whole family and have a mousey tea party!!
Thanks to - Arc's Saturday Art Club volunteer, Katie Kelly for this activity.Read more here »
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Activity 6
How to make your own clay
The challenge – how to make your own paper clay at home. When you are ready to start modelling, have a go at making a bowl.
Thanks to - Sharon Giles for this activity.Read more here »
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Activity 5
Cherry Blossom Concertina Book
The challenge – to make a little cherry blossom concertina book that can be used as a keep sake or makes a lovely gift to send to someone.
Thanks to - Alison Waters (Instagram - @alisonwatersart and http://alisonwaters-art.moonfruit.com/gallery-books-2/4591885435 ) for this activity.Read more here »
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Activity 4
Kitchen Table Mandalas
The challenge – draw a Mandala using household objects found in your home to create the patterns. Experiment and have fun seeing which objects work best.
Thanks to - Sharon Campbell for this activity.Read more here »
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Activity 3
Exploring Drawing
The challenge – choose 3 objects, then try each of the following drawing exercises with each piece - continuous line drawing, blind drawing and opposite hand drawing.
Thanks to - Alison Waters for this activity.Read more here »
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Activity 2
Mark-making and collage
The challenge – create a set of mark-making patterns that can be used in a variety of ways. Think dots, dashes, lines, squiggles and repeat these patterns.
Thanks to - Alison Greyer for this activity.Read more here »
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Activity 1
The Tempest
The challenge – using Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' as inspiration, create your own work of art on the page from the play (included).
Thanks to - Arc artist and creative wordsmith, David Milligan-Croft.Read more here »