Art in Heaven is an annual competition run since 2004 for students in RE and related areas. It gives a chance to be creative and imaginative about big spiritual or religious questions: It is all about spiritual ideas and students’ imaginative expression. There is a wonderful web art gallery. Last year about 30,000 entered, and some of the best are on show. Teachers and students are warmly invited to join in with their own ‘Art in Heaven’. The closing date is 31st July.
Art in Heaven has five themes for 2011.
The themes are:
Spiritual Words
Stories of Truth?
Journeys
Festive visions
God: Who? Where? How? If?
The entry form can be downloaded from www.natre.org.uk
More details about the themes
God: Who? Where? How? If?
This competition has often asked: where is God? Who is God? Does God speak? This year, all these questions can be part of the theme, and the new focus is on your questions for God: Where are you, God? What do you want me to do? Do you love us all? What are you like? Why are you invisible? How can we find you? Why can’t I find you? Where were you when evil happened? Where are the signs of your love? Are you real, or made up?
What questions would you like to ask God, and how might a person who knows everything and loves everyone reply? This theme is just as much for atheists and agnostics as for believers in different faiths: the atheist may say: ‘Where is God? Nowhere at all.’
Festive visions: Divali and Hannukah, Eid and Easter, Red Nose Day and New Year, the festivals of life erupt in colour, splendour and community in every faith and any life. Students might choose the festival they celebrate, or the one they are learning about and express its key moment, or its big idea with colour and a viewpoint all their own. Festivals are all about vision: the past is visualised and remembered while the future is seen in a visionary way. What is your festive vision? Fireworks or peace? Light, love or All Hallows Eve?
Spiritual journeys: Religious texts are full of journeys: from Eden or Nazareth, to Makkah, Bethlehem, Tarsus, Heaven or Nirvana. Life is seen as a journey in many religions. If life is a journey, then what are the milestones, signposts, guidebooks and service stations on the way? What speeds you up or slows you down? What are the destinations? In this theme, winning work will develop great creative ideas about journeys of faith and life, expressing their own ideas as maps, pathways, roads to freedom or random wanderings.
Stories of truth? Every religion tells stories, but are they true? Do they tell us the truth? For younger pupils, this theme involves taking stories they love from religious traditions and expressing the key moments or ideas artistically. Start with any story: Jacob or Moses, the Guru or the Buddha, the Prophet or http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifthe Christ, stories told of creation, parable, paradox or meaning. Add a question mark and use the stories of faith as starting points for your own ideas about truth. Or explore or question atheist or scientific stories as well as those that come from faith.
Students are invited to plan to make an entry to send in before the end of the summer term – closing date is 31st July. There will be 3 £100 prizes funded by dare2engage for entrants in this age group. A note of up to 400 words in discussing and evaluating the work is an important part of the student’s entry.
For more details
Don’t forget - you can see hundreds of interesting entries and other winners on the web gallery.
Please click on the link for ways to introduce the competition to pupils/students: 1_Enter_Art_in_Heaven_2011.ppt
For further details of the competition, please contact Lat Blaylock: lat(at)retoday.org.uk
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Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Monday, 6 September 2010
Using the Arts to Develop Aspiration, Leadership and Potential
Artsplan, the training and publications department of Artswork and the in-house training provider of ENYAN (English National Youth Arts Network) are pleased to announce the launch of a NEW Youth Arts Training Course: ‘Using the Arts to Develop Aspiration, Leadership and Potential’.
This new course is being run as a full day course 9.45 am- 4 pm on 16th November 2010 at Netherton Arts Centre in Dudley.
The one-day course has been developed following a period of research conducted by ENYAN into how participation in cultural activities can have a significant impact on young people’s development and can give young people the chance to develop important life skills such as creativity, confidence, self discipline, effective communication and the ability to work in teams.
This course is suitable for anyone seeking to use or develop the arts in their work with young people. It looks to demonstrate how the arts can be used as a mechanism to develop young people’s leadership skills, aspiration and potential. It celebrates inspirational examples of young people who have excelled through engagement in youth-led arts projects, continue to achieve well and are an inspiration to both the youth and cultural sectors at large. The course also benefits from being part facilitated by young people who have taken on leadership roles within a creative setting.
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. Prices for each course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £110 to £150, with limited bursaries available. Please also remember that ENYAN members can request a 5% discount on all Artsplan publications and training!
To download the ENYAN ‘Young Arts Leaders’ campaign document visit:
www2.enyan.co.uk/download/304457542.
For more information on the course and to book a place, please contact The Artsplan Team, on artsplan@artswork.org.uk or call 02380 682 535.
To subscribe to ENYAN visit www.enyan.co.uk
This new course is being run as a full day course 9.45 am- 4 pm on 16th November 2010 at Netherton Arts Centre in Dudley.
The one-day course has been developed following a period of research conducted by ENYAN into how participation in cultural activities can have a significant impact on young people’s development and can give young people the chance to develop important life skills such as creativity, confidence, self discipline, effective communication and the ability to work in teams.
This course is suitable for anyone seeking to use or develop the arts in their work with young people. It looks to demonstrate how the arts can be used as a mechanism to develop young people’s leadership skills, aspiration and potential. It celebrates inspirational examples of young people who have excelled through engagement in youth-led arts projects, continue to achieve well and are an inspiration to both the youth and cultural sectors at large. The course also benefits from being part facilitated by young people who have taken on leadership roles within a creative setting.
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon successful completion of the course and a wealth of practical resources. Prices for each course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £110 to £150, with limited bursaries available. Please also remember that ENYAN members can request a 5% discount on all Artsplan publications and training!
To download the ENYAN ‘Young Arts Leaders’ campaign document visit:
www2.enyan.co.uk/download/304457542.
For more information on the course and to book a place, please contact The Artsplan Team, on artsplan@artswork.org.uk or call 02380 682 535.
To subscribe to ENYAN visit www.enyan.co.uk
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Competition Time
‘Off the Wall’ Mural Competition 2010
‘Off the Wall’ is a mural competition open to all young people who are members of a Youth Club. Groups are invited to design an original mural that reflects the feel and spirit of their club. The Mural can be on an inside or outside wall or on large pieces of cardboard or paper.
Clubs will be asked to keep a photo/video diary of their progress which will be the basis of the judging.
theme Involve, Enjoy and Achieve
when Competition runs from Friday 1st May to Wednesday 30th
September, 2010. Judging will take place in October 2010.
cost Free to enter for all CYP affiliated clubs and youth groups
prizes First prize £200 Second prize £100 Third prize £50
The prize money will be given to the club with the Young
People deciding what it should be spent on.
entry For an entry form, helpful advice and diary sheet please contact Miranda Bailey at Clubs for young People, 64 Richmond Street, Totterdown, Bristol BS3 4TJ or miranda.bailey (at) clubsforyoungpeople.org.uk or call 0117 377 0121.
‘Off the Wall’ is a mural competition open to all young people who are members of a Youth Club. Groups are invited to design an original mural that reflects the feel and spirit of their club. The Mural can be on an inside or outside wall or on large pieces of cardboard or paper.
Clubs will be asked to keep a photo/video diary of their progress which will be the basis of the judging.
theme Involve, Enjoy and Achieve
when Competition runs from Friday 1st May to Wednesday 30th
September, 2010. Judging will take place in October 2010.
cost Free to enter for all CYP affiliated clubs and youth groups
prizes First prize £200 Second prize £100 Third prize £50
The prize money will be given to the club with the Young
People deciding what it should be spent on.
entry For an entry form, helpful advice and diary sheet please contact Miranda Bailey at Clubs for young People, 64 Richmond Street, Totterdown, Bristol BS3 4TJ or miranda.bailey (at) clubsforyoungpeople.org.uk or call 0117 377 0121.
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Happiness Arts Project
There is an opportunity for your community group to explore 'Happiness' using art with artists from Multi Storey based in West Bromwich. This will form part of a Black Country wide project on the theme of 'Happiness'. The good news is that funding has already been found through the Black Country Arts Partnership so this opportunity is absolutely FREE!
The group can be of any age or background but needs to be one that meets regularly. Other participating groups in the Black Country are sheltered women, young Somali men, older people, deaf people, Yemeni women and South Asian women.
If your group is interested you need to be able to commit to the following;
* Providing an appropriate space or room for the group to meet and hold sessions.
* 10 hours of art workshops or 5 sessions of 2 hours or equivalent (e.g A weekend)
The sessions need to take place between the 28th June and August 14th.
If you are interested please contact one of the people below by Friday 26th June at 5pm;
Fred Richings Dudley Arts Officer 01384 815540 or fred.richings@dudley.gov.uk Or
Claire Carter Happiness Coordinator on 01694 731 759 or claire@creativityteam.co.uk
Friday, 24 April 2009
Spirited Arts: Art Competition
The NATRE (National Association of Teachers of Religious Education) are running a competition to help students explore their spiritual ideas, questions and beliefs. Each year the competition sets 5 themes that students need to respond to through art, and once again this year they are themes that will get them talking, thinking, debating and questioning for themselves.
2009 themes:
Mystery!
Open Minded!
Life is Sacred
Justice for Everyone
Who is God?
Download the powerpoint that you can use to promote the competition and see previous entries here.Or see the Galleries here.
Download the pdf with further instructions and guidelines here.
Final note...NATRE especially want to engage 16-19s with the competition this year, so there are £100 prizes available for this age group!
Closing date, 31st July 2009.
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