Coda October News
We hope you are all enjoying the Autumn term so far.
The Coda (music) half term is from Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November so there is no music tuition or groups during this week, but we have LOTS of exciting activities coming up in October as part of our new creative arts programme.
From creative workshops for adults to fun Halloween activities for children and young people, there’s lots to choose from this month. Whilst, for many, it’s still too early to mention Christmas, we are making plans for some festive workshops and activities and will be in touch again soon with details once they are all confirmed
CREATIVE WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS
Pet Pawtraits
Pet Pawtraits: Creative Sculpture Workshop for adults
with Emily Stracey
Thursday 10th October
10am - 3pm
£75
Join artist Emily Stracey to illustrate and create a wonderfully fun and colourful animal head (or full body if you’re up for a challenge!), using a wide selection of materials.
We will be taking inspiration for this sculpture workshop from the current exhibition in the gallery and writing some tall ‘tails’ (tales) that will lead to producing a lively animal character, these can be based on your own pet or just one you would like as a friend?!
Age guidance 18+
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'IdentiKIT ' Cardboard Criminal Cats
'IdentiKIT ' Cardboard Criminal Cats
Creative workshop for adults
with Emily Stracey
Friday 18th October
7pm - 9.30pm
£45
Does your cat lead a life of crime? Join artist Emily Stracey to create 3 dimensional, cardboard criminal cat heads using your actual pet cat's photos and collaging to build up the character. You may even want to make a line up if you have more than one feline fiend in your house! Then we will make a Wanted poster and a criminal record to accompany them.
Age guidance 18+
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Pinch Pot Sculptures
Pinch Pot Sculptures
with Sally Ovenden
Saturday 19th October 2 - 4.30pm &
Thursday 24th October 10am - 12.30pm
£45
Using our hands we will be using the pinch pot techniques to make a beautiful sculpture, either for the garden or home. Choose to make an artichoke, a poppy seed had, a chunky bird or a chicken, I will provide you with all the tools and techniques and price includes all the materials and firings. You get to choose the glaze and I will fire and return your works of art in about 3 - 4 weeks time.
To book, contact Sally at justsostudio@gmail.com
A Letter To Loretta
A Letter To Loretta: Cardboard Character Creations
with Emily Stracey
Sunday 20th October
10am - 3pm
£75
Come and explore Loretta's travelling show of animals, housed in her beach hut, before it leaves Coda.
Taking inspiration from humorous storytelling and Loretta the cat’s letters, we will be creating our own animals with a problem or a talent. We will write our own amusing letters and illustrate them through the making of three dimensional characters, using a variety of materials to produce some sculptural pieces.
Emily has been making and selling ceramic, textile and illustration work for over 25 years. She hand builds in clay and illustrates humorous animal-themed work, alongside running art workshops.
This is a workshop for adults (age guidance 18+)
Click here to book
Pinch Pot Sculptures
Pinch Pot Sculptures
with Sally Ovenden
Thursday 24th October 10am - 12.30pm
£45
Using our hands we will be using the pinch pot techniques to make a beautiful sculpture, either for the garden or home. Choose to make an artichoke, a poppy seed had, a chunky bird or a chicken, I will provide you with all the tools and techniques and price includes all the materials and firings. You get to choose the glaze and I will fire and return your works of art in about 3 - 4 weeks time.
To book, contact Sally at justsostudio@gmail.com
HALF TERM & HALLOWEEN WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Halloween Garland Workshop
with Kyleigh Orlebar
Tuesday 29th October & Wednesday 30th October
11am - 1pm
£15
These are workshops for children (7+) accompanied by an adult.
Halloween garland
Join papercut artist Kyleigh Orlebar at Coda for a papercut Halloween garland workshop. You’ll create your own spooky pumpkin or ghost papercut garland from Kyleigh’s templates using super sharp craft knives or scissors. Choose from various different pumpkin faces (spooky or nice!) and a variety of ghastly ghouls.
You’ll cut them out and arrange them on your bakers twine to have a lovely Halloween garland to take home with you.
Over 7s only due to super sharp scalpels used. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Price includes child plus one adult. This workshop is running twice.
To book Tuesday 29th October 10am - 12pm Click here
To book Wednesday 30th October 10am - 12pm Click here
Batty Cattys
Batty Cattys
with Emily Stracey
Thursday 31st October
10am - 12pm
£15 per person
Feline Frightful… Come and have an AMEOWZING time exploring a bite of Halloween fun making and creating some batty cattys in clay. Will yours have whiskers and wings or fangs and frightly pointy ears!?
This is a workshop for the whole family.
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Which Witch is hiding in my shopping basket?
Which Witch is hiding in my shopping basket?
with Emily Stracey
Thursday 31st October
1pm - 3pm
£15
This workshop is for children age 8+
This Halloween workshop will be taking inspiration from the exhibition: Lists Lost & Found by Kyleigh Orlebar which will be in the Coda gallery space from 24th October.
We will be creating our own mystery shopping lists and wondering which witch has created that list. What would be on your list?
Magic black cat food? Slimey slug eyes? Mushy pea pies?
We will create, through sculpting from cardboard and other materials, the mystical characters who the lists belong to.
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THE GALLERY
Loretta's Hut
VISIT OUR GALLERY
Loretta’s Hut plus Carnival cats and other works by Emily Stracey is the current exhibition in the Coda gallery until 20th October
Loretta’s Holiday Home is a travelling, interactive Art exhibition to inspire and ignite creative imaginations from the imagination of Artist Emily Stracey.
This colourful hut was initially funded by the Lottery Arts fund just over 26 years ago! The project was led by Emily and brought to life with the amazing help and support of a selection of fantastic Artists and creatives. Over the years Loretta’s beach hut has been exhibited in galleries and schools, not only creating material for Art workshops but helping to ignite imaginations both of children and adults for creative writing too.
Lists Lost & Found
From 25th October, the new exhibition will be
Lists Lost & Found by Kyleigh Orlebar
This new exhibition is all about the list. We all write them, whether helping us to order our lives through the eternal “To Do” list or the simple shopping list, but every list is personal and reveals something about the creator. The artist Kyleigh Orlebar has been foraging for them for the last 14 years, collecting the lost and found, the private and the public, keeping them safe like treasures and a pondering the worlds of all who’ve written them. Her new exhibition reveals her favourites and invites you to contribute to the collection.
Heading towards the festive season, with our own lists are in full flow, Kyleigh’s new exhibition reveals her favourites and offers an invitation to ‘post’ your lists to contribute to the collection. We are also looking forward to exploring the ways you might make a list and celebrate yours in creative workshops.
GALLERY OPENING TIMES
Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday midday - 9pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 6.30pm
Friday 10am - 2pm
CAN YOU HELP US? VOLUNTEER GALLERY INVIGILATORS NEEDED!
We would love to encourage some volunteers to help invigilate our gallery space. You will help to ensure the security of the artworks is not compromised and provide visitors with information about the exhibitions. If you would be interested in volunteering for Coda in this role, please contact heidi@coda.org.uk
MUSIC
Max at Bournemouth Hospital
CODA IN THE COMMUNITY
Huge thanks to Max Elmore, one of Coda's talented students, who played in September as part of our residency at Bournemouth Hospital's Dementia ward. Max performed a selection of music for the patients, staff and visitors of wards 4 & 5 to enjoy. We had a full house, with all the patients ready and waiting for us to play and Max was a huge hit, taking many requests.
Everyone on the ward really enjoyed and appreciated the experience and we received so many comments of thanks and enjoyment from patients and family members. Everyone joined in to become the percussion section and we were told how some of the patients even used to be in bands themselves.
The nurses on the ward told us that the positive atmosphere and mood of the patients lasts for many hours after the sessions have finished, with patients being much more animated and conversational.
Coda Rusty Rockers
ARE YOU A KEYBOARD PLAYER? RUSTY ROCKERS NEED YOU!
Coda Rusty Rockers is a relaxed, friendly and supportive jam session, for over 50s, led by Stuart Jebbitt. The group is currently at capacity, but a space has recently opened up (specifically) for a keyboard player.
Any keyboard player interested in joining the sessions would need to be at least ‘busker’ level (know basic major, minor and 7th chord shapes).
Sessions run on Tuesdays 1.30 – 3pm and are £7 per session (paid termly).
These fun ‘turn up and jam’ sessions are a great, social way to make music and learn songs as a group.
If you are a keyboard player who may be interested in joining the Rusty Rockers, please get in touch:
call 01425 276161 or email contact@coda.org.uk
SINGING MAMAS
Wednesdays 10.30am - 12pm
£8 per session
Singing Mamas would love to recruit more mums with bumps and new mums with babies too!
Singing together is clinically proven to improve wellbeing and treat postnatal depression and anxiety. Singing Mamas offers a welcoming singing circle sharing beautiful, simple songs from around the world, taught by ear.
As children we sing freely and joyfully, but many voices get shushed or told they're not good enough. Singing becomes scary and we forget how to do it. Well, this is your invitation to find your voice again. Shy singers, loud singers, all welcome. No experience needed and no wrong notes!
If you would like to know more or book a place, contact elaine.cullinane@gmail.com
or visit www.singingmamas.org
We’ll have details of more creative activities for November and December very soon, including festive workshops in the run up to Christmas.