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1A ARTS etc @ The Bloomsbury Festival

It’s a month ’til the Bloomsbury Festival. 1A ARTS etc will be providing arts and crafts in the Children’s Tent at Russell Square.
Saturday 22nd 10am -7pm
Sunday 23rd October 11am-5pm.
We will also be screening two films, award winning ‘Generation Change’ and ‘Left for the Streets’ made by our junior talented filmmakers.
Saturday 22nd October 16:00 -17:00  (free)
The Birkbeck Cinema [...]

Adult Pottery Classes

Early evening pottery classes is back. Starts Wednesday 14th September, 6pm to 8pm for six weeks.Come and learn how to use clay and beautiful glazes to make a small sculpture, a jewellery box, a bowl for your cat, feature tiles for your kitchen and other fab things – wherever your imagination takes you!
Six sessions includes [...]

Mind the FUNDING Gap!

1A ARTS etc’s funding is threatened over the next few months. London Borough of Camden is not funding our services for local communities from January 2012. This leaves 1A ARTS etc with a funding gap. Can you help us mind the gap?
1A ARTS etc provides services for children, young people and adults of all ages. [...]

Parent & Child Summer Pottery

Monday 22nd August & Tuesday 23rd August, 10am – 12noon
All ages are welcome
Prices per session: One parent, one child £5, £1 per additional child – One parent, one child £3,£1per additional child (concessionary) Camden Residents only
Call 020 7837 3332 to book at place

School’s Out! What’s on at 1A ARTS?

Don’t be board this Summer, come along to our fantastic four week summer playscheme starts Monday 25th July, 10am -5pm. Activities include fun trips out, arts and crafts workshops and much more!!(programme below) Parents, advance booking is required. For Camden residents, aged 8-12 years old.
Summer Playscheme Programme 2011

Talking Objects at The British Museum

Monday 15th -Thursday 18th August 2011(must be available all four days) 12noon -4.30pm, 14yrs+ (Camden Residents)
1A ARTS etc working in partnership with The British Museum on a new project called Talking Objects.Talking Objects works with young people to discover the story behind famous objects in the collections. This year we will be looking at the [...]

1A’s Film Group Scoop Limelight Gong

Thursday 8th July saw aspiring Speilbergs and Scotts attend the third annual Limelight Film & Arts Awards held at the glitzy Troxy.
Considered the Oscars of short films, The Limelight Awards celebrate, promote and recognise rising and community based film makers across 12 categories. Our very own Junior Film Group beat over 175 other applicants [...]

Snoring boring half term? Not at 1A ARTS etc

Wondering how you’re going to fill those days this coming half term? Watched every DVD you own six times and run out of magazines (or coursework?!) to offshoot the boredom?
Well don’t stress, because there is a secret escape just round the corner on Holborn’s Rosebery Ave. For half term, 1A ARTS etc has lined [...]

Bart Simpson started as a sketch, you know…

What do Bart Simpson, Tom, Jerry and Roger Rabbit have in common? One word: animation. Creative and enchanting, animation these days is aided by cutting-edge technology to take on a world of varying digital forms.
That in itself is interesting enough. What’s even more exciting, if you’ve got this far into the blog, is the chance [...]

Cool, cultured and oozing creativity? We want to hear from you.

Gearing ourselves up for another exciting year, January has brought the need to blog about some unique new volunteering opportunities available at 1A Arts etc. Like last year, we’ve a calendar packed with arts-fartsy experiences, classes and workshops with our 8-14 year old budding Picassos (well, almost).
As a Creative Volunteer, you will assist the delivery [...]