1. hobbies and interests
2. arts and crafts
3. pottery

Bury Adult Learning Service
Visual Arts Newsletter
Summer Term 2015
Meet the team
Arts and Crafts
David Burrow—Art
Sarah Carter—Pottery
Sam Finning—Stained glass / mosaics
Carol Howard—Flower arranging
Karen Lester—Art
Olga Lomax—Art
Carol Sandiford—Art
Lynn Kirkley
Curriculum
Quality Leader
Daniel Parker—Photography
Jemma Thornbury—Art / Photography
Linda Worrall— Art
Textiles
Carole Burke—Dressmaking
Jean Butler—Creative Embroidery
Catherine Dunne—Dressmaking
Jo Griffin—Soft Furnishings &
Upholstery
Barbara Harding—Patchwork &
Alicja Wygas
Curriculum
Quality Leader
Quilting
Marjorie Rossi—Dressmaking,
Department for Communities and Wellbeing
1
Pottery Sale
Friday 5th June 12noon–3pm
Come along to the Pilkington Suite at Whitefield Library and Adult
Learning Centre to see what’s on offer and meet the Pottery class
tutors. There will be pottery of all shapes and sizes available for sale.
If you’re interested in joining a pottery class please enquire at the
Library or ask the tutors. We look forward to seeing you!!!
Annual Visual Arts Trip
Tuesday 16th June 2015
We will be visiting the City Art Gallery in
Manchester and then moving on to the
newly renovated Whitworth Art Gallery. For
more details please pick up a leaflet from
your tutor or your Centre office.
Annual Visual Arts and Creative
Writing Exhibition
Opening for viewing on:
Saturday 20th June from 11am to 1pm
2
This year the Annual Visual Art and Creative Writing Exhibition will be
held at Ramsbottom Library and Adult Learning Centre, Carr Street, Ramsbottom BL0 9AE.
The exhibition is a celebration of learners’ work over the past academic year in
all areas of our visual arts curriculum.
There will be examples of Photography, Textiles, Flowers, Stained Glass, Art,
Dressmaking, Patchwork & Quilting, Soft furnishings ,Pottery and Creative
Writing. There will be an opportunity to buy some of the featured pieces of
work at reasonable prices. Learners will be able to exhibit their chosen piece of
work by handing it in to their tutor no later than 2nd June. Please make sure
that your work is securely labelled with your name, contact details and the
price (if you wish to sell the item) as well as short description of the piece or
the inspiration behind the work (a proforma will be available from your tutor if
you wish to use it). A small donation from the sale of each piece of work will
go to Ramsbottom Library. Photographs of all pieces of featured work will be
shown on our Moodle website along with past years work
(www.moodle.bury.gov.uk).
During the opening of the Annual Visual Art Exhibition on Saturday 20th June at 11.00am cheque will be presented to
Pauline Cunliffe on in memory of one of our much respected
art tutors, Paul Cunliffe, who sadly passed away in December
2014. This donation will go to the family’s chosen charity—
the Diabetes Trust. We are also commissioning a commemorative piece of stained glass to be made by one of our tutors,
Sam Finning, which will be unveiled during the exhibition.
This piece is inspired by one of Paul’s favourite artists, Antoni Gaudi. It
will initially hang at Ramsbottom Library and will then transfer to be displayed in all Centres in turn so that it can be enjoyed by all learners.
Would you like to enhance your learning?
There are plenty of clubs / societies in the area which you may be interested in joining. There are also galleries to visit to view pieces of art
for your own inspiration.
Bury Art Society meets at Bury College every Monday at 7pm
www.buryartsociety.co.uk
Edenfield Art Group meet at Clarkcraft, Ramsbottom every other Friday—just drop in. For more information ring 01706 826479
Salford Art Society www.salfordartclub.co.uk
Galleria d’Arte, 32 Bolton Street, Ramsbottom BL0 9HX—01706 827142
Bury Art Gallery, Moss Street, Bury BL9 0DR
www.bury.gov.uk/MuseumsandGalleries
Bury Art Week at Bury Art Gallery is from 1st –9th May 2015
Try your hand at Etchings or Printmaking courses—
www.alanbirch.co.uk
Great Northern Quilt Exhibition at Harrogate
4th to 6th of September 2015
3
Workshops:
Pottery
Sarah Carter: 07931 589066 or sarah.carter90@yahoo.co.uk
Yvonne Wright: 0161 280 2026 (evenings only)
Angela Tait: 07795 235745 or mummytait@yahoo.co.uk
Art History
David Norris: 0161 761 6945 or norriskelvin@yahoo.com
Mosaic
Sam Finning: samfinning@gmail.com
Flower arranging
Carol Howard: 01204 886193 or carol@bury.org.uk
Soft furnishing
Marjorie Rossi: 0161 797 0681
Upholstery
Jo Griffin: griffin_423@hotmail.com
If you would like to add any clubs / societies / events to the next
newsletter please e-mail l.kirkley@bury.gov.uk or
student.services@bury.gov.uk
The next edition of the Visual Arts Newsletter will be available in the
Autumn term 2015
Workshop Team
Sarah Carter—Pottery
Sam Finning—Mosaic
Jo Griffin—Upholstery
Carol Howard—Flower Arranging
David Norris—Art History
Angela Tait—Pottery
Yvonne Wright—Pottery
For further information please contact:
l.kirkley@bury.gov.uk
a.wygas@bury.gov.uk
Senior Adult Learning Manager Gill Hughes
g.hughes@ bury.gov.uk
4