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Connecting to forest floor textures into imaginative landscapes

Connecting to forest floor textures into imaginative landscapes

Part of the last Maryhill Art Group had been looking at leaves from nearby the HUB community centre, and this time we too that in a slightly different step by investigating things from the forest floor and ground gathered around the nearby river and pathways.… Read More »Connecting to forest floor textures into imaginative landscapes

Pattern and pathways - connecting with the environment

Pattern and pathways – connecting with the environment

We had an energetic and creative night at Maryhill Art Group to restart our fun relaxed sessions in the Maryhill Hub! We used different methods to interact with the environment, beginning with some doodly expression with pens then drawing our journey to the building and… Read More »Pattern and pathways – connecting with the environment

Maryhill Art Group Autumn - Winter 2018 flyer

Funding for Maryhill Art Group awarded by Glasgow CAN

We are delighted to let you know we have received funding from Glasgow Connected Arts Network (Glasgow CAN) for our community group in The Maryhill HUB to take us to the end of March 2019. The next Maryhill Art Group will be inspired by nature,… Read More »Funding for Maryhill Art Group awarded by Glasgow CAN

Maryhill Art Cave!

Maryhill Art Cave!

Over two Thursday evenings we had a lot of fun together on a pattern/ pictogram project. First we looked at examples of old ways of visual communication and language from around the world, from Egyptian hieroglyphics to Chinese Kanji to Pictish symbols from Scotland and… Read More »Maryhill Art Cave!

Watch a leaf fall

Watch a leaf fall

We said goodbye to the brightness of summer and welcomed the autumn breeze and smells and darker nights, with some leafy artworks. The children really engage with the textures and colours of the autumnal leaves, the variety of shapes and types of leaves and different… Read More »Watch a leaf fall

A chicken dragon and other lively sketches at Ruchill

A chicken dragon and other lively sketches at Ruchill

In this group at Ruchill Community Centre different tasks were tried out by the young people. Influenced by anime and manga, dragons were popular, such as the Story of the Small Girl and the Dragon, and imagery from Princess Mononoke, a classic film from the… Read More »A chicken dragon and other lively sketches at Ruchill

Summery art groups - patterns, colour and lucky laugh!

Summery art groups – patterns, colour and lucky laugh!

There were varied NUC summer art and craft sessions in Maryhill, Ruchill and Milton with young people and adults, they were fun groups inspired by a few different themes and using ways of working that were enjoyable while learning new methods. There was a large… Read More »Summery art groups – patterns, colour and lucky laugh!

Playing with paint – leaves, handprints and a joyful T-rex

Playing with paint – leaves, handprints and a joyful T-rex

At the NUC summer group with children, we worked on a summer environmental theme, exploring painting and using different materials for mark making including brushes, rollers and hand prints. The children also enjoyed painting on to the leaves directly, and had ideas for rainbows, butterflies.… Read More »Playing with paint – leaves, handprints and a joyful T-rex

Vibrant collage and crafty bold shapes

Vibrant collage and crafty bold shapes

This week we picked up on the shapes of the garden courtyard, buildings and summer foliage that we had explored with A4 drawings the week before. We used collage and some simple craft cutting and sticking this time, combined with the lovely transparent inks, with… Read More »Vibrant collage and crafty bold shapes

Summer drawings from the courtyard

Summer drawings from the courtyard

It was a bright day in the Maryhill Hub, and beautiful looking out the large windows to the garden courtyard and plants and vegetables growing there. We started with some doodly drawings based on the shapes in the courtyard, such as the raised beds, organic… Read More »Summer drawings from the courtyard