ND Art Club - Freedom Figures

Neuro Diverse Art Club

This September at Aunty Social, we begin our monthly creative club, specifically for neuro diverse adults. Each month we will take on a different project, in a friendly and welcoming environment.

In this session we’ll be making human figures that express joy and positive energy. Artist and session leader Mike will ask you to think about how your figure might communicate the idea of freedom.

You’ll spend the first hour modelling your figure in clay, perhaps using an armature to keep it upright. You’ll then spend the second hour adding colour and pattern to your figure using underglaze paints.

We’ll look at the work of the French artist Nikki De Saint Phalle and drawing inspiration from her ‘Nana’ sculptures, which are widely recognised as symbols of joy, liberation and empowerment.

What's included?

• All equipment and materials
• Light refreshments

Things to note

• Please wear clothes that you dont mind getting messy in
• If you would like more information about the space, please head to the website
• Each session is made up of a new group of participants, rather than a fixed group

Mike Cassidy

I studied at Chelsea Art College, graduating in 2007 with a first class degree in Fine Art (Painting). I’ve been making and teaching art ever since. My teaching has brought me into contact with lots of different processes and materials, which have often diffused into my art practice - most notably ceramics, which I’ve been practicing now for over 10 years. I’m interested in how memory, pathos and narrative can be contained in artworks. I think of the process of making an artwork as a story that should always be woven into the things that I make.  

ACCESS & VENUE

Access: If you have additional access needs (e.g. large print, BSL interpreter, level access) Please let us know by emailing or sending us an SMS text/WhatsApp message on 07957 602790‬

These sessions are in our upstairs workshop space. There is currently no level access. It’s a single flight of 14 steps then you go around the corner and there are two small steps. Once you’re upstairs there’s a loo. You shouldn’t need to come downstairs for anything until the end of the event.

If you can’t manage the stairs but really want to attend, please let us know by emailing (using the contact organiser button/link) or sending us an SMS text/WhatsApp message on 07957 602790 and will try our best to accommodate.

Getting here

• Tram to North Pier
• Bus:
• No 6 or 18 bus to Topping St.
• No 3, 3a, 5c, 6, 18 to Church St (Stanley Buildings)
• No 5, 5a, 5b, 6, 7a, 14 to Talbot Rd
• Driving: The closest pay and display car parks are on East Topping St and Talbot Road multi storey. There is also parking at the nearby Sainsbury’s supermarket, please make sure that you check the terms before you use the car park.

REFUNDS

• If you can no longer attend, please request a refund using the link in your confirmation email.
• Orders can be refunded up to 7 days before the event.
• Refunds will be subject to the Eventbrite booking fee of 6.95% + £0.59 per ticket