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Well Summer

Summer 2023

Young people enjoyed a summer of creative workshops.

Image by Mark Pinder.
Image of computer screen and hands doing an animation. Animation image on screen show coloured pen drawing of blue and pink flowers

Contexts:

Arts and Health / Children and Young People / Wallsend / Community

Partners:

Wallsend Library

People:

Sarah Wilkinson / Alexandra Marsden

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A summer of creative wellbeing workshops with Helix Arts at Wallsend library in 2023.

Every Wednesday to Friday over the summer holidays professional artists delivered a diverse range of arts workshops for young people aged 5-12 to take part, be creative, get active and have lots of fun!

Sessions included Printing, Poetry, Junk sculptures, Clay arts, Environmental arts, Bollywood Dance, Street Dance, African Drumming and lots more…

Poems created by Well Summer young people, with artist Don Jenkins, Slam Fresh Poetry

Check out the animations created by our young creatives

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“I loved the session today and I’m really proud of myself”

Young Participant
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“Fabulous event from helix arts, thank you so much!!”

Participant
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“I enjoyed making puppets and stage”

Young Participant
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“All workshops have been well organised, well resourced and very engaging.”

Parent of young person
Image of computer screen and hands doing an animation. Animation image on screen show coloured pen drawing of blue and pink flowers

Take a look at all the different activities we did

 

 

Get in touch

If you would like more information or would like to book a session, please email Alexandra Marsden.

Thank you...

We would like to thank Wallsend Library for hosting us across the summer and Arts Council England for funding this programme.

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