THE BIG DRAW with Michelle McGarvey

Flowerfield Arts Centre is Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council's dedicated arts facility on the beautiful North Coast of Northern Ireland dedicated to showcasing and teaching the arts in all its myriad forms.

FF Arts Centre

Proudly presented in partnership as part of the Northword Storytagging project

Flowerfield Arts Centre

<h3>Date:     Saturday 25 June</h3><h3>Time:    13:00 – 15:00 </h3><h3>Cost:     Free</h3><h3>Max:      30</h3><h3>Age:       All ages (children must be accompanied by an adult)</h3><p>Michelle  is a local artist, educator and design consultant who works from her North Coast home studio. Her background is in woven textiles with her previous work being sponsored by the Guardian; her work has been exhibited nationally, London and Dublin and internationally as far away as Australia. She is Head of the Art and Design Department at Loreto College, Coleraine where she has worked for the past 19 years.  Michelle is a member of the steering group of North Coast World Earth and is passionate about education for sustainability and caring for our wonderful location and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. </p><p>Michelle&#x27;s piece for the Northword project was inspired by Kate Murphy’s story <a href="https://northwordni.org/your-stories/how-the-salmon-became-king-of-the-fish/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><em>How the Salmon became King of the Fish</em> </a>and created a children’s storybook with accompanying story bag, textiles and puppets.  She even managed to undertake some sand art at Downhill Beach showcasing the different elements of the story.</p><p>Join Michelle McGarvey in an outdoor session (weather permitting) in painting, drawing and stencilling to create the story of the big fish – the salmon.  Kate Murphy will be on-hand to read <em>How the Salmon became King of the Fish</em> to inspire the creative session. Copies of the book will also be on sale.</p><p>Find out more: <a href="https://www.vokxen.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/michelle.mcgarvey.art/?hl=en-gb" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Michelle McGarvey Artist</a><a href="https://www.rowenahenderson.com/work/northword-project" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a></p>

<p>Northword Storytagging is funded through the Northern Peripheries and Arctic Area Programme under the European Regional Development Fund.</p><p>Find out more on the Northword NI project <a href="https://northwordni.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</a></p>

THE BIG DRAW with Michelle McGarvey

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