Giant puppets to parade at Gloucester Carnival this year

Art Shape are working with the City Council and Active Impact to ensure that this year there will be some spectacular carnival entries to really ‘wow’ the crowds. 


Art Shape are running ‘Carnival Construction – (the Scrapstore Challenge)’ at Gloucestershire Resource Centre daily from Tuesday 24th July to Friday 27th July 2012. 


Disabled and non disabled children aged 11 – 18 will be invited to gather their materials from an exciting range of recycled scrap and work with professional sculptors to design and construct Olympian sized puppets to animate, walk or wheel about as part of the Gloucester Carnival procession on Saturday 28th July.


This is part of the ‘Of Course We Can’ events programme coordinated by Active Impact. (contracted by Gloucestershire County Council)


For more information and to book a place, contact Harriet West at the Art Shape office on 01452 863855 or email: harriet@artshape.org.uk


“Take the Scrapstore Challenge! Gather your materials from an exciting range of recycled scrap and work with professional sculptors to design and construct Olympian animatronics puppets to walk or wheel about. Take part in the Gloucester Carnival procession and then meet up to see bands, ride the funfair and join in Gloucester’s summer festivities”  - Harriet West, Art Shape


“This activity will cost £42. The price is not a cost per day but the cost for the whole event. All the 'Of Course We Can' events are designed so that the same group of disabled children and young people are present for each day of the event, for the group to spend the whole time together, as it’s about building relationships as well as doing an activity.
Therefore, you don’t sign up for particular days but for the whole thing. This has always been the case in the 'Of Course We Can' programme.” Philip Douch, Active Impact

    
Photo Caption: Some images from Art Shape’s carnival workshop and procession in 2011


Contact: name at Art Shape on 01452 863855,


Email: info@artshape.org.uk Website: www.artshape.org.uk




Information about Partner Organisations – 
Active Impact - Active Impact CIC is a social enterprise based in Gloucestershire. Its Directors are Philip Douch, James Brown and Jane Douch. Established as a Community Interest Company limited by guarantee (registered company number: 07454426), ‘Inclusion Needs You’ and our Gloucestershire programmes were first devised by Gloucestershire County Council, with whom we are now contracted to deliver them. http://www.activeimpact.org.uk/about-us.html


Art Shape is a long – established Gloucestershire equal access arts development organisation. At Art Shape we aim to support and encourage adults in their personal and professional artistic development, and assist them to reach their individual potential. We particularly support people facing barriers to participation such as mental health issues, disability, or people who face issues associated with ageing and isolation. Our work centres around creativity and imagination, equality and access. We recognise each individual’s value, and our approach to our arts work is built on mutual respect, warmth and integrity.