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Join Inspire's Artist and Author in Residence Sian Watson and Ashley Thorpe this summer at a FREE family workshop!

Join Artist in Residence Sian Watson for a playful workshop exploring how music can inspire movement and drawing. Work together to create a large collaborative dance drawing, using rhythm and sound to guide your marks, then transform your artwork into split-pin puppets that can move and dance along with the music. A vibrant, creative celebration of colour, drawing, movement and sound!

Join Author in Residence Ashley Thorpe for a creative writing workshop, using popular songs as a inspiration for your own piece of writing. You'll explore the thoughts and feelings the music evokes to plan your story, focusing on genre, setting and character development.

Booking Information

FREE

Booking essential

Aimed at children 7+ and their families

Workshop Dates

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The Summer Reading Challenge

Sian and Ashley will bring this year's Summer Reading Challenge theme, Read to the Beat, to life by sparking creativity and imagination, encouraging the exploration of reading, writing and drawing through the power of music.

A colourful split pin puppet
A close up of a child hand's hand writing
A close up of a child's hand drawing

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