OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, PARTICIPATE AND SOCIALISE … · which you will decorate with beads and...

GET INVOLVEDOPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, PARTICIPATE AND SOCIALISE

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SPRING 2016 0845 5218 218

(calls cost 2p per minute plus your telephone company’s Access Charge)

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THE GET INVOLVED PROGRAMME AT THE CORN EXCHANGE, NEW GREENHAM ARTS AND 101 OUTDOOR ARTS CREATION SPACE IS CENTRED AROUND OPPORTUNITIES TO...

Page 3 Outdoor Volunteers

Page 4 Easter for Little Ones

Page 5 Fun for Children and Families

Page 6 Juniors

Pages 7-8 Groups for Young People

Page 9 Young Corn Exchange

Pages 10-11 Workshops and Courses for adults

Pages 12-14 Join in and Socialise

Page 14 Arts and Entertainment for Everyone

Page 15 Post Show Talks

GET CREATIVE – and learn a new craft, art or performance skill. Beginners, improvers and those with experience, young or not so young

GET TOGETHER – and socialise or meet like-minded people through an arts related activity

GET LEARNING – through opportunities for students to engage with the curriculum or raise aspirations through the arts

GET UP CLOSE – as you meet our visiting professionals, see what it takes to put on a show or volunteer on our projects

GET ACCESS – to shows and arts activities that are actively aware of your needs

Explore these pages to see how you can learn a new skill, meet some new people or nurture your creative side…

GET INVOLVEDOPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE CORN EXCHANGE NEWBURY & NEW GREENHAM ARTS

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Get Involved with our next Outdoor Event

FREE OUTDOOR EVENT

THE PEOPLE’S TOWER WORKSHOPSBe a part of the creation team for one of our most extraordinary outdoor events yet!

We are looking for people to join acclaimed French artist Olivier Grossetête and his team to create a giant castle in Newbury town centre. The structure will be built with cardboard boxes and we are looking for people to get involved with the creation process.

There are 8 drop in workshops being held at 101, the Corn Exchange’s Outdoor Art Creation Space and they are open to anyone aged 9 plus (under-16s must be accompanied by an adult). We suggest a minimum attendance of an hour and half, and you can attend as many workshops as you like.

It is completely free to take part, please book your space through our Box Office and we will be in touch soon with more details. If you have any questions then please contact [email protected]

The Corn Exchange’s Outdoor Arts Programme is supported by Greenham Common Trust and Arts Council England

Wed 25 & Thu 26 May 12-3pm, 5-8pm Fri 27 May 12-3pm, 7-10pm Sat 28 May 10-1pm, 2-5pm

Tuesday 29 March 10.30am – 11.30am New Greenham Arts

£4 (Adults and Children)Suitable for under-5sAll children must be accompanied by an adult

Come and spend a morning together as a family and hear an original Easter story brought to life by our Education Officer Charlotte Cassey, using props, projection and music.

Join in with Easter-themed songs and rhymes in this fun, relaxed environment with light refreshments provided.

Easter Storytime

Make your own Easter Bonnet with artist Clara Flintoff. Perfect for budding artists (or even fashion designers!) you’ll use cardboard plates, bowls and cups to make a headpiece which you’ll decorate with tissue paper, stickers, wool and ribbon. Be prepared to get messy! Light refreshments will be provided.

Easter Bonnets

Wednesday 30 March 10.30am – 12pmNew Greenham Arts

£4 (Adults and Children) Suitable for ages 3 – 8All children must be accompanied by an adult

Easter for little ones


Fun for Children and Families

Join Nick Cope for an interactive morning of fun with songs about everything from counting to how plants grow.

Nick has established a very strong following of little people and their parents who love the songs just as much as the children!

‘It was excellent, very engaging and a good length!’ Audience member

If you love making things as a family and getting messy, join us for a morning of art and craft activities that will let you get creative on a big scale - and, you can take your creations home with you!

Light refreshments will be provided.

Mega Make and DoNick Cope: Family Music

Saturdays 10.30am – 11.30am Sat 20 Feb & Thu 31 Mar New Greenham ArtsSat 30 Apr Corn Exchange

£4 (Adults and Children) Ages 8 and under All children must be accompanied by an adult

Saturday 9 April10.30am – 12pm New Greenham Arts

£4 (Adults and Children) Suitable for ages 3 – 8 All children must be accompanied by an adult


Juniors

Junior Youth Drama

The perfect group for kids with big imaginations and a love for performing! Members will explore characters and stories, developing their performance and communication skills, whilst building confidence and having fun.

Want to have a try before you sign-up? Come along to one of our Tasters Session – see below for more information.

Tuesdays 4.45pm – 5.45pm23 February – 22 March New Greenham Arts

£25 (per 5 week term)Suitable for ages 7 – 11

A jam packed day of exploring characters, settings and plots in order to create a brand new performance, rehearsed and ready to perform to family and friends at the end of the day.

Junior Play in a Day

Tuesday 16 February10am – 5.30pm New Greenham Arts

£30 per child Suitable for ages 7 – 11

Junior Youth Drama Taster SessionsTuesdays4.45pm – 5.45pm 19 January and 2 February New Greenham Arts£4 per child


Tuesday 5 – Thursday 7 April 10am – 5pm (Tue & Wed) 11.30am – 7.30pm (Thu) New Greenham Arts

£90 per child Suitable for ages 14 – 18

An in-depth course for young people who are passionate about performance and keen to develop their theatricals skills. Explore acting, directing, and devising roles well as specialist skills such as clowning to add to add to your performance toolkit. Put your newfound skills into action by working together to create your own performance to be shown to family and friends at the end of the week.

Theatre Skills

A fun way to explore and develop your theatre skills through games and lots of fun. Work together with Charlotte Cassey and Kris Huball, two of the Corn Exchange’s creative practitioners to make a new piece of theatre which will be performed at the end of the day to family and friends.

Play in a Day

Wednesday 17 February 9.30am – 5.30pm New Greenham Arts

£30 Suitable for ages 12 – 16

Young people


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Youth Dance

Run by experienced practitioners Debbie Camp and John Darvell, these weekly sessions provide an opportunity to explore contemporary and modern styles of dance in a fun environment. Members can also gain an Arts Award at no extra cost.

Youth Drama

Join one of the UK’s leading young companies and develop your theatrical skills.Newbury Youth Theatre performs regularly at the Corn Exchange and every year they take a show to Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

‘Youth theatre at its best’ Edinburghguide.com

Newbury Youth Theatre

Led by our Education Officer Charlotte Cassey, our resident young drama company works together to explore ideas, develop performance skills and create original work together! Members can also gain an Arts Award at no extra cost!

Tuesdays 6pm – 7.30pm 12 January – 22 March (no session 16 Feb) New Greenham Arts

£50 per ten week term Ages 11 - 14 All abilities welcome

Wednesdays6pm – 7.30pm 13 January – 23 March (no session 17 Feb) New Greenham Arts

£50 per ten week term

Ages 11 - 14All abilities welcome

Wednesdays7.30pm – 9.30pm New Greenham Arts

www.newburyyouththeatre.co.uk Ages 14 – 21 All abilities welcome

Groups for Young People


Young Corn Exchange

The YCE are the Corn Exchange’s resident Events Management Collective. Join today to produce and manage your own events, learn arts industry skills, socialise with new people and get discounts and FREE tickets to selected shows!

The YCE will be working towards putting on their first Outdoor Event in Summer 2016, so if you like the sound of getting involved with a really unique event, or would like some more information please download an application pack from our website or email [email protected]

facebook.com/YoungCornExchange @YoungCornEx YCE Training Partner 2015 – MAXX Design


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Wire Flowers

Artist Flora Gare will give step-by-step instructions on how to trace in this unusual medium and build up a beautiful 3D flower sculpture using coloured enamel copper wire, which you will decorate with beads and mesh.

Bring an image you’d like to work from and a small pair of pliers if you have them.

Saturday 27 February 10am – 2pm New Greenham Arts

£29 (All materials included)

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Make a make-up bag, pencil case or toiletry bag under the expert tuition of professional seamstress Debbie Chubb. You’ll learn basic machine sewing techniques and how to insert a concealed zip, and will be able to take your finished creation home with you.

Make Up Bags

Saturday 19 March 1pm – 4pmNew Greenham Arts

£30

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Crafternoon Tea

Join artist Helen Mortimer for a relaxing afternoon of paper crafts, tea & cakes! Helen will be on hand to give guidance on how to create several crafty projects, including gift tags and pop-up greetings cards which you can try out at your own pace.

Saturday 5 March 12.30pm – 4pm New Greenham Arts

£20 (All materials and refreshment provided, please see website for more details)

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Workshops for Adults


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Courses for Adults

Tutor Tessa Kirby leads a general painting class with an emphasis on watercolour and pastel. She will guide students through various techniques using different subject matters. Please bring your own materials.

Join Tessa Kirby as she helps to guide those who want to try this art form for the first time, and to help more experienced painters to develop their technique.

Watercolour & Pastels Oil Painting

Tuesdays 10am – 12pm 12 Jan – 22 March(no session 16 February) New Greenham Arts

£100 for ten week course

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Wednesdays 2pm – 4pm 13 Jan – 23 March(no session 17 February) New Greenham Arts

£100 for ten week course

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Adult Contemporary Dance Class

Want a sociable way to keep active? Have fun and improve your fitness while learning core skills and styles of contemporary dance, in these fun, friendly classes delivered by John Darvell of Nocturn Dance!

Find out more at www.nocturndance.co.uk

Play Reading Group

A relaxed discussion group for adults who are interested in getting together and reading plays aloud. Join us as we take a look at a different script each week, share the reading and hear characters come to life. A photocopied script will be provided every week for each person, along with light refreshments to create a relaxed and social environment.

Tuesdays 7.30pm – 9pm 12 Jan – 22 March (no session 16 February)New Greenham Arts

£68 for ten week course (or £8.50 per session)• • •

Tuesdays6pm – 8m 12 Jan – 22 March (no session 16 February) New Greenham Arts

£25 (per ten week course) • • •



Share your talent in our cosy auditorium at New Greenham Arts. All acoustic acts are welcome, so whether it’s spoken word, music, song, comedy or magic, this is your chance to shine! You can expect a friendly atmosphere and an enjoyable evening of entertainment, hosted by an enthusiastic compère. Performer slots are FREE, but must be booked through Box Office.

This is our resident crafting group who meet twice a month, led by textile artist Mandi Bainbridge. All are welcome; card-makers, knitters, stitchers, jewellery-makers scrapbookers…whatever your craft, bring along your project and meet like-minded people over a cup of tea and slice of home-made cake. You might even learn a new crafting skill from another member!

Stitch and Chat Live and Lyrical

Thursday 25 February 8pm New Greenham Arts

£5 Ages 18 + Performers are FREE, but you must register through the Box Office to take part

Fridays 8 & 22 Jan; 5 & 19 Feb; 4 & 18 March10am – 12.30pm New Greenham Arts

£5 per session (Payable on the day – includes a drink and cake) Ages 18+

Join in and socialise

Arts and entertainment

for everyone

Our Relaxed Screenings and Performances are designed for audience members with a wide range of needs, for those on the autistic spectrum or anyone who feels they would benefit from a more relaxed theatre and cinema environment.

For Relaxed Screenings the film soundtrack volume is reduced and low lights are left on. It is fine for audience members to make noise or move around. Keep an eye out for these screenings marked on our website and film brochures.

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This group meets monthly for a chat and a cup of tea, followed by a guided session with works of art using audio and tactile resources. We also invite local artists and guest speakers in to talk about their work.

Second Monday of every month11 January, 8 February, 14 March, 11 April 10.30am – 12pm

Touch To See

Relaxed Screenings And Performances

Our monthly Memory cafes are for people living with dementia and their carers. Join our friendly drop-in sessions which feature home-made cake, tea, coffee and a series of activities led by professional artists designed to encourage conversation, help stimulate the brain and enrich the lives of people living with dementia.

Memory Café

Mondays 25 January, 22 February, 21 Mar, 25 April 10.30am – 12.30pm Corn Exchange

FREE

Join in and socialise

To find out more call 01635 582 666 or email [email protected]



Opus 7

The Great Gatsby

Post show talks take place after the performance and are usually about 20 minutes long, and are often free if you are seeing the performance. This season we have post show talks for the following shows:

The Great Gatsby Blackeyed Theatre Tuesday 2 February

Opus 7 Circa TsuicaTuesday 15 March

POST SHOW TALKS

My Pet Monster and Me Blunderbus Theatre Company Thursday 18 February

MEET AND GREETS

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UP CLOSE

Discover more about what you see on stage

TALK TO US0845 5218 218(calls will cost 2p per minute plus your telephone company’s Access Charge)

Monday 10am - 5pm | Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 7pm | Sunday 11am - 5pm

Sunday hours may sometimes vary. On bank holidays Box Office opens 1 hour before the show starts.

EMAIL [email protected]@cornexchangenew.co.uk

SIGN UP

Booking Fees Workshops and Courses that are part of the Get Involved participation programme are exempt from any booking fees

www.cornexchangenew.com/signup

/ Corn Exchange @cornexchange

VISIT USCorn ExchangeMarket PlaceNewburyBerkshireRG14 5BD

New Greenham Arts113 Lindenmuth WayGreenham Business ParkNewbury BerkshireRG19 6HN

The Corn Exchange (Newbury) Trust is registered charity 1080567 and 3908975 company limited by guarantee. New Greenham Arts is managed by the Corn Exchange and funded by Greenham Common Trust.All information correct at time of print on 05/11/15. Please check the website for up-to-date information.

MOST OF OUR WORKSHOPS CAN BE BOOKED ONLINEwww.cornexchangenew.com/getinvolved

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