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“Power of the Outdoors” – Film
A creative dance and wellbeing project connecting young people through dance and film to natural environments to raise awareness of climate change and wellbeing through creative expression. This film celebrates 10 young people’s connection with the natural landscapes of Silverdale as they move, play and respond to how being outdoors can boost our mental health and wellbeing. Choreographed by two Ludus Emergent Dancers Kato Thomas and Rebecca Callow.
Venue:
RSPB – The Holt
The Coppice Co-op
The Coppice Co-op is a woodcraft and coppicing co-operative specialising in heritage woodland crafts such as cleft oak, green woodworking and hazel hurdle making. We make bespoke gates, fencing, benches, garden structures and more all from wood harvested from the Arnside and Silverdale area as part of our conservation work.
Venue:
The Coppice Co-op Yard, The Depot, Slack Head. LA7 7BA
Silverdale Art Group
Silverdale Art Group was established in the 1970s to encourage residents to learn, experiment and enjoy the visual arts. Our exhibition showcases a range of media, styles and subjects and includes paintings, prints, stitch, group projects and cards.
Venue:
Gaskell Hall, Silverdale
Friends of Mawsons Garden
Explore Mawsons Garden, Silverdale, rock gardens built on and out of the natural limestone pavement. A secret garden designed by local Thomas Mawson, the internationally renown Landscape Gardener. Tours 2pm Sat and Sun. £6, booking essential please email committee.fomgs@gmail.com.
Yvonne Smalley
Yvonne Smalley: From paper to paint and sawdust to straw, I like to utilise tactile materials to interpret natural textures and images when creating cards and collages and acrylics for my small canvases, which are ready to hang.
Wendy Johnson
Wendy’s ceramics are delightful to touch and hold, each unique ceramic piece re-images the waters edge, where land, sea and sunlight interact. With hand painted local birds flying in each day, come along and enjoy them, with new work too.
Venue:
Arnside WI Village Hall
Wen Dixon – 11/15 Creations
Exploring the uses of metal clay, recycling old silver plate, and shrink plastic amongst other things have instigated ideas for the Pocket Keepsakes, Baubles, and Windchimes/suncatchers.
Venue:
Storth Village Hall
Viv Calver
I have been making Harris Tweed bags for eight years now, and have very much enjoyed selling at the SAAAF. However, I am now winding down, and have set myself two goals – to make simpler shapes, and to use up my many off-cuts of wool and tweed! So this year you will see bags in which I have combined smaller pieces of fabric, patchwork style. It has been an enjoyable challenge to find enough co-ordinating pieces to create a pleasing design, but Harris Tweed is very forgiving and it is surprising which colours work well together in the finished product. I hope you agree. So my intention is that this will be my final year at the Festival. However, I still have an intimidating amount of fabric to use up, so you might just (maybe) see me again next year!
