Air Arts Made in the NHS – Clay Sea Life Creatures with Elaine Lim-Newton

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Come and create in the marvellous medium of clay!

Using a number of different ceramics skills, create a variety of sea life creatures out of air drying clay. Exploring textural surfaces by using a number of different ceramics tools.

Elaine Lim-Newton is a Derby based visual artist specialising in contemporary ceramics, sculpture and design. Inspired by nature, architecture and a bold use of colour she creates sculptural work in ceramics, wood and metal. Elaine has several public art sculptures based in the Royal Derby, Burton Queens and Nottingham City Hospitals. You will also find her most recent work exploring the hospital museum collections exhibited at Derby Royal Hospitals library, this is part of the Medical Museum Materials project.

‘Made in the NHS’ is a project which brings staff from the UHDB hospitals together with artists, makers and arts organisations to share creative skills, encourage wellbeing, give the staff some ‘time out’ and celebrate the heritage of making at the NHS. Staff are able to embrace an amazing range of skills and opportunities including sculpture, ceramics, metal working, paper cutting, Japanese basket weaving, textiles and woodland crafts to name but a few. The project is part of the staff wellbeing element of the Air Arts Programme, Air Arts is the UHDB Hospitals Arts charity. We are pleased that Belper based  community organisation Fleet Arts have also been working with us on this project. Air Arts are delighted to be working with The Museum of Making on the ‘Made in the NHS: Intervention’ exhibition at The Assemblage. We have beautiful work in a range of creative mediums made by eight staff members and five of the artists on display. To celebrate  the opening of this exhibition we have four different workshops led by some of the ‘Made in the NHS’ artists.

Booking essential. Limited places.

Suitable for families with children 6+.

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

11 - 11.30am 11.30am - 12pm 12 - 12.30pm 12.30 - 1pm.