Our lovely year long wellbeing project Hearty Arty is drawing to a close in its current form, our last Arty session is tomorrow (March 1^st) 3 till 5pm at ArtSpace.

We’re celebrating with a free indoor picnic feast with tasty food from the Button Warehouse.  So brave the weather and join us.

All materials are provided and all are welcome to join us, no experience is necessary.  Children and those who might need extra help should bring an adult supporter.

ARTSPACE’S HEARTY ARTY PROJECT

Next guided Arty Walk Saturday  17th February  11am

Meet at the Hobson Street entrance to South Park at 10:50am for an accessible walk around from South Park to West park with maybe a bit of local history thrown in.

We will end the walk at the cafe in West Park, where refreshments are available.

Children should be accompanied by an adult.

Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes.

  A bit more about the project

We’re  really pleased to announce a new initiative at ArtSpace, Hearty Arty. Please see the details below and let us know if you’d like to get involved in any way:

Hearty Arty is Artspace’s latest project to support people’s well-being. It uses art to encourage physical and mental fitness and explores the connection between them all. Activities will be a combination of art and fitness – but the fitness aspect will be very gentle and mainly walking – with a bit of good food included. It will include regular walks with an artistic theme and explore different types of artistic expression based at Artspace.

Expertly led gentle fitness support and exploratory art sessions, samples of food and guided local walks will be available and a counsellor will be on hand for general and specific support.Everyone is welcome to join and we especially welcome anyone with vulnerable mental health or prone to loneliness or anxiety.

We also need people who can offer support on the walks, in the art sessions or in producing and advising on good food. If you have an empathetic ear, relevant practical skills or are just happy to muck in wherever necessary please let us know by emailing us MaccCommArtSpace@mail.com or leave a message on our answerphone 01625 440694

Hi folks

just to let you know that due to the CONVERGENCE: SHIFT and WEAVE Symposium we will have reduced opening hours on Tuesday (13th February)

We will be open from 12 noon till around 4, then closed for a couple of hours, reopening at 6:30 till 8:30.

Sorry for any inconvenience, back to normal hours next Tuesday 🙂

Let’s draw in Virtual Reality

Artspace VR FUN!

Want to try out the new Virtual Reality headsets?

 Come play on the HTC Vive using Google Tiltbrush and other cool apps

 An activity for all ages over 14*.

VR PLAYDAY

Macclesfield Community Artspace

2nd floor, Sutton Mill,

Heapy St, Macclesfield

SK11 7JB

Tuesday 6^th February 2018

At:  1.30pm – 4.00pm

WHY?

Cheshire East Council has teamed up with University of Manchester to take a VR kit on tour around Cheshire East and find out

• what people think about the emerging creative digital tools and
• how to support people to develop the skills to use them.

More info and other venues/dates here:

www.visioninglab.com

Next workshop Thursday 01 March 3 till 5 pm

Hearty Arty is Artspace’s latest project to support people’s well-being. It uses art to encourage physical and mental fitness and explores the connection between them all.

Activities are combination of art and fitness – but the fitness aspect is very gentle and mainly walking – with a bit of good food included (we had a lovely picnic after our walk round Teggs Nose in September). We have regular walks with an artistic theme and explore different types of artistic expression based at Artspace.

Arty Workshop dates this Spring:

Free arty workshops led by Patty Callagan

Thursdays or Fridays: 3 to 5 pm

Thursday 18th January

Thursday 1st February

Thursday 15th February

Thursday 1st March

All workshops take place at ArtSpace.

All Welcome.  No experience necessary, all materials provided.  Children and those who might need assistance must be accompanied by an adult.

Next workshop Thursday 30th November, next walk Saturday 2nd December.

Hearty Arty is Artspace’s latest project to support people’s well-being. It uses art to encourage physical and mental fitness and explores the connection between them all.

Activities are combination of art and fitness – but the fitness aspect is very gentle and mainly walking – with a bit of good food included (we had a lovely picnic after our walk round Teggs Nose in September). We have regular walks with an artistic theme and explore different types of artistic expression based at Artspace.

Arty Workshop dates this Autumn:

Free arty workshops led by Patty Callagan

Thursdays or Fridays: 3 to 5:30pm

Thursday 30th November

Friday 15th December

All workshops take place at ArtSpace.

All Welcome.  No experience necessary, all materials provided.  Children and those who might need assistance must be accompanied by an adult.

Our next hearty Arty Hearty Arty Walk is this Saturday 2nd December, when we will be walking round Alderley Edge, starting from the car park at the Wizard tearooms.  There will be a wheelchair/pushchair accessible route plus a longer more strenuous route.

Meet at ArtSpace at 10:50 where those without transport can get a lift up to the Edge.  If possible, please let us know if you need a lift  by emailing macccommartspace@mail.com.

We will finish with refreshments at the Wizard Tea rooms.