Arts Activities

CREATIVE WRITING / STORYTELLING 

1, ‘CRE8IVE WRITING WORKSHOP: 

OBJECTIVE: to encourage people of all levels to simply ‘have a go’ at writing.

Writing Level: all levels from novice to professional writer equally welcome.

Level of English: intermediate to native English speaker.

Length: 90 / 120 mins.

> http://chocacreativewriting.blogspot.com/p/8.html

 

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2, STORY TELLING

OBJECTIVE: to encourage people of all levels to simply ‘have a go’ at tellling stories

Level: all levels from novice to professional writer equally welcome.

Level of English: intermediate to native English speaker.

Length: 90 / 120 mins.

 
> http://chocacreativewriting.blogspot.com/p/7.html   

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  DRAWING

 1: Drawing Faces / Human Figure to Music // 2 - 3 hours

- Drawing Faces to Music ( 2 hour workshop ) draw faces (ur own, from photos, each others) while listening to music: eg draw without taking your pencil off the paper, draw each other but not at the paper, the photo upside down etc

>  http://chocadrawing.blogspot.com/p/8.html 
 

 

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 2: 1-Off Drawing Human Figure to Music Workshops     // 2 - 3 hours

Drawing Human Figure to Music ( 2 hour workshop ) Similar to drawing faces but with live model as well:  Draw from photos, draw each others, draw a live model while listening to music: eg draw without taking your pencil off the paper, draw each other but not at the paper, the photo upside down etc

http://chocadrawing.blogspot.com/p/2.html

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2:  Urban Sketching

Take your sketch book and pencils etc and join us drawing people, buildings, trees etc in cafés, on the train, in the park, in the street etc etc

Materials ( pad, watercolour paints + brushes, pencils) provided

> http://chocadrawing.blogspot.com/p/7.html

 

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3: Temporary Thematic Murals

- Community Theme Mural (on giant paper) Passers-by draw and write based on a theme on a giant paper eg: Happy Birthdays, International Human Rights Day etc)

 > http://chocadrawing.blogspot.com/p/6.html

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PAINTING

1: Painting Feelings to Music

1-Off Workshop: ‘Painting Feelings to Music': 

  a 2 hour workshop exploring one’s emotions by discussion, music and painting. There is a group chat on some 10 or so emotions ( eg: unrequited love, relaxing on Friday nite, crisis etc.) Then there is a piece of music - classical / jazz / ethnic, related to the discussion ( eg a rousing Beethoven piece, Indian sitar music, be bop jazz, Tibetan wailing, Irish reels, African chanting etc.) and the participants paint their feelings on old newspaper... Sounds crazy? Yes it is! A whole lot of fun and even the occasional tear! 

TIME: The workshops are adaptable: minimum time = 1 hours, ideally 3 or 4 hours. 

MATERIALS INCLUDED
>  http://chocapainting.blogspot.com/p/8.html

 

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2: Paint Attack

'ART ATTACK': In groups of 3s / 4s each group is given art equipment: paints, pens, brushes and a giant card ( 1m x 1m50cm ) . Now each group produces its work of art!

 The workshops are adaptable: minimum time = 1 hours, ideally 3 or 4 hours. 

LEVEL: Open to all levels from complete beginner to pro.

MATERIALS ( paper, pencils etc) INCLUDED
>  http://chocapainting.blogspot.com/p/7.html