Oakley Vale celebrates their new sculptures A series of three new artworks were unveiled at Oakley Vale in Corby on 15th July, chosen by local residents as part of our programme, funded by Arts Council England through the National Lottery. Over the past year a group of volunteers from Oakley Vale Community Association have been … Continue reading New sculptures unveiled in Corby
Red Kites in flight
Red Kite Windows artworks installed at Priors Hall Park A series of 3 new artworks were unveiled at Priors Hall Park on Saturday 3rd June 2017, chosen by local residents as part of the Made With Many (formerly Made In Corby) programme, which is funded by Arts Council England through the National Lottery. Over the … Continue reading Red Kites in flight
Oakley Vale Sculpture Project 2017
Residents of Oakley Vale have been involving themselves in commissioning new art to enhance their area. Responding to a call out about ‘extraordinary art’ last autumn, Oakley Vale Community Association assisted in recruiting a panel of enthusiastic local residents. Since May 2016 the group has been working with Artistic Mentor Catherine Hemelryk from NN Contemporary … Continue reading Oakley Vale Sculpture Project 2017
Artists Shortlisted for Priors Hall Park
Our’s Priors Hall Park community panel, along with assistance from Fermynwoods Contemporary Art, have recently been looking to commission an artist to create public artwork for three neighbouring areas within Priors Hall Park known as; Town Gardens, Rockingham and Weldon Lakes. After sorting through over fifty applications (varying from international, national and local artists), three … Continue reading Artists Shortlisted for Priors Hall Park
Oakley Vale Residents Choose New Art
Residents of Oakley Vale have been involving themselves in commissioning new art to enhance their area. Responding to a call out about ‘extraordinary art’ last autumn, Oakley Vale Community Association assisted in recruiting a panel of enthusiastic local residents. Oakley Vale’s Journey Since May 2016 the group has been working with Artistic Mentor Catherine Hemelryk … Continue reading Oakley Vale Residents Choose New Art
Field Day Festival
Field Day Festival was a one-day event hosted by ourselves and KHL Big Local. The vision was to engage and bring together the local community in a comfortable, enjoyable, and fun atmosphere. We feel that we have risen above all expectations with this event! With a turn out of over 1,600 individuals and some terrific … Continue reading Field Day Festival
The Elementz Impact Study
In 2016, The Elementz, led by hip-hop artist Jamzy and youth work programme the Jam Team, was supported by our Big Ideas programme to run 30 weekly hip-hop sessions for young people. Sessions included graffiti art, DJ-ing, lyric writing and breakdance and were aimed at the young people that the Jam Team engage on the … Continue reading The Elementz Impact Study