Tuesday, 22 June 2010

SAW Focus 7 - The Sherwood Festival

Saturday 26th June 12pm - 8pm
Sherwood Festival
Woodthorpe Park, Sherwood
Free Entry




The Sherwood festival is part of Sherwood Art Week.
It is a day full of live music and entertainment, food and drink, stalls and activities for everyone to enjoy.
It’s an event unique to Sherwood with the majority of activities, stalls and entertainment being provided by local groups and businesses.
The music starts at 12 noon and finishes around 8pm.

Lineup and stage times as follows:

12.00 - 12.45 Edwards Lane Music Club

1.00 - 1.30 Young Potential - http://www.youngpotential.org.uk/

1.40 - 2.05 Natalie Duncan - http://www.myspace.com/betweenthekeys

2.15 - 2.45 Clarion Choir

3.00 - 3.30 Dreaded Monkey - http://www.myspace.com/dreadedmonkey9

4.00 - 4.30 Jill Gregory School of Dance

4.45 - 5.15 Stuck in 2nd - http://www.myspace.com/stuckin2nd

5.30 - 6.00 Will Jeffery - http://www.myspace.com/willjeffery

6.10 - 6.40 This Modern Life - http://www.myspace.com/thismodernlife

6.50 - 7.20 Saphire Lane - http://www.myspace.com/safflane

7.30 - 8.00 Jezebel Rock - http://www.myspace.com/jezebelrockuk

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

SAW Focus 6 - The Secret Garden Craft Fair


Saturday 19th June 11am - 6pm
"Secret Garden Craft Fair"
The United Reformed Church
Free Entry





Sherwood Art Week begins it's week long annual celebration of creativity with the highly popular, and utterly fabulous, Craft Fair on Saturday 19th June.

This year we are lucky to be hosting the event in garden behind the United reformed Church on Edwards Lane. Not many people know where this is, hence our title "The Secret Garden Craft Fair".
However, come Saturday the whole neighbourhood will know it's location as this years gathering of local makers will be bigger and better than last years. Included in the wide range of quality wares available are mosaics, jewellery, textiles, glass, ceramics, lamps, plants & herbs, jams & chutneys and much more.

As well as the finest crafters Sherwood has on offer there will be a selection of refreshments available. The rotary club will be serving Cream Teas all afternoon, whilst the BBQ will be fired up from 11.30am, with a modest beer tent to the side providing Real Ales, Pimms' and soft drinks.
Inside the hall will be an exciting exhibition of pupils work from Carrington Primary School, so remember to pop in and experience the work of talented Sherwood artists of the future.

As if this wasn't enough to be going on with, we will be entertained by a variety of performers such as Mark Block & The Breezes, The Big I Am and Evening Chorus, courtesy of Folkwit Records, Steel Magnolias, Belly Dancing, as well as firm favourites Alamootie and Aistaguca.

The extraordinary Lady Carrington will be once again doing the honours at the official opening ceremony at noon, however you can catch her earlier as she walks up Mansfield Road admiring all the art in the shop windows.

We once again look forward to the whole community coming together to celebrate what is certain to be a day not too be missed.

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

SAW Focus 5 - Screen Reads

Wednesday 23rd June 7.30 - 9pm
Screen Reads
Sherwood Library
£1.50/ £1 concessions
Tickets available from Sherwood Library
For further details please contact Laura or Nicola 0115 9151155

Listen to extracts from books from around the world that became classic films.

Friday, 11 June 2010

SAW Focus 4 - Alison Knox


Tuesday June 23rd 7.30pm
Alison Knox
The Ukrainian Cultural Centre
Fee: £1.50/£1 concessions
Booking: 07771 280671

"I am an artist. I do not have a job, I have my work .
My art is not what I "do" it is who I am.
I do what I love and I love what I do.
There are no days off from being who I am, or doing what I do.
My art is how I earn my living, pay the bills and feed my family, it is my first and last thought each day.
I am an artist and I honour and uphold that as best I can, without compromise."

Local artist Alison Knox will share her parts of personal journey both as an artist, and what art means to her. Delivered as an unscripted, engaging and very down to earth talk, Alison hopes to encourage others to follow their artistic hearts in whatever way feels good to them.

APPROX 60 mins

Thursday, 10 June 2010

Walking about Art in Sherwood: Art Week 2010

Article about Sherwood Art Week on the Creative Nottingham website  by John_with_beard, on June 9th, 2010

Walking about Art in Sherwood: Art Week 2010

SAW Focus 3 - Family Day Sunday 20th June


Join us for our first Family Day between 10am & 4pm on Sunday 20th June and enjoy lots of FREE activities.
A=Adults C=Children (number indicates minimum age)

Ukrainian Cultural Centre
403 Mansfield Rd, Carrington, NG5 2DP
Julie Sands 10-12noon  Face painting, balloon modelling
Rob Nekros 10-11am  Magic show
PlayWorks 11-3pm  Outdoor free play, circus skills, environmental/ recycled materials craft in the garden. AC
Find out about volunteering & the 'Scrapstore'
info@playworks.org.uk
Playworks Website

Methodist Church
Corner Devon Drive & Mansfield Rd, NG5 2EN
Upper hall
Helen Entwistle, Justin Wyatt 12-1.30pm, 2-3.30pm
Mask making, cartoon & performance

Lower hall
Sprouts, Helen Barton 10-4pm
Drama games, Under the sea  C4-10
info@sproutsdrama.co.uk

The Sherwood Workshop
581a Mansfield Road, Sherwood, NG5 2JN
Sue Pearson 11-12noon  Make hairy spiders from wire, beads,
plastic bags  AC
Christina Williams 1.30-2.30pm  Make and decorate a simple pants book  AC

The Textile Workshop 
678 Mansfield Rd, Sherwood, NG5 2GE
Margaret O’Mara 10-3pm  Learn to knit and crochet  AC

United Reformed Church 
1 Edwards Lane, Sherwood, NG5 3AA
Carrington Primary School exhibition 12-4pm  Pupils art work inspired by nature
Joyce Killowe 12-2pm   Make brooches, stitched from recycled fabrics  AC8
Hana Glover 12-4pm  Make beaded keyrings, charms  AC6
Nessadoodles,Vanessa Pound 12-4pm  Arts and crafts different media  AC
The Creation Station Anna Rossi 12-4pm Cool Clay Creatures & more  AC
anna@thecreationstation.co.uk
Shamila Chady, Pippa Hamilton 12-4pm  Art attack, collage created together will be displayed at SAW Shop during the week  AC
Eileen Butler 12-4pm  Make Dreamcatchers
Julie Sands 2-4pm  Face painting, balloon modelling

The Place Activity Centre
2a Melrose St, Sherwood, NG5 2JP
Hands on Pottery, Chris Geeson 10-3pm
Make your own pottery, Paint a pot  AC
hands_on_pottery@msn.com

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

Wherefore Art Thou Volunteers?

We would be most grateful if any of you lovely people out there in Nottingham could help in any way to make this another successful year.
We are very short on stewards for the exhibition venues & Craft Fair, as well as needing help on Thursday 18th during the day delivering & constructing exhibition boards at the various venues throughout Sherwood.

Please take a moment to look at the list below, and if you can help in any way, even if it’s only an hour of your time, please do by giving us a call or sending an email.

Many thanks,
The SAW Team

07771280671
Email: info@sherwoodartweek.co.uk


Craft Fair Info Table (Saturday19th June):
9-10am: 2 people                        12-1pm: 2 people                        3-4pm: 1 people
10-11am: 2 people                        1-2pm: 1 person                        4-5pm: 2 people
11-12pm: 1 person                        2-3pm: 1 people                        5-6pm: 2 people

Board Delivery & Construction (Thursday 17th June):
2pm – 5pm
Various venues in Sherwood

United Reformed Church (Thursday 17th June):
3pm – 4pm
Help needed setting up the boards for the children’s exhibition

Family Day Stewards:
Methodist Church – 9.30-11.30am: 2 people
United Reformed Church – 1.30-3.30pm: 1 person    3.30-4.30pm: 2 people

Ukrainian Cultural Centre Stewards:
Sat 19th June 6-9pm: 2 people
Sun 20th June 12-2pm: 2 people
Sun 20th June 6-9pm: 2 people
Wed 23rd June 6-9pm: 2 people

SAW Headquarters/Shop (Sherwood Workshop):
Tues 15th June 10-1pm: 1 person     1-4pm: 1 person
Wed 16th June 10-1pm: 1 person
Thurs 17th June 10-1pm: 1 person     1-4pm: 1 person
Fri 18th June 10-1pm: 1 person        1-4pm: 1 person
Sat 19th June 10-1pm: 1 person        1-4pm: 2 people
Sun 20th June 10-1pm: 1 person       1-4pm: 1 person
Mon 21stth June 10-1pm: 1 person     1-4pm: 1 person
Tues 22nd June 10-1pm: 1 person     1-4pm: 1 person
Wed 23rd June 1-4pm: 1 person
Thurs 24th June: 10-1pm: 1 person
Fri 25th June 10-1pm: 1 person
Sat 26th June 10-1pm: 2 people     1-4pm: 1 person
Sun 27th June 10-1pm: 1 person     1-4pm: 2 people