Open Arts
mental health and wellbeing through creativity
Open Arts courses and events
If you would like to take part in any of the Open Arts delights below
or are interested in doing a 12 week course
please complete a referral form and return it to us. Thank you
The Art House
A safe and supported space for you to work on your own projects or use the art materials available.
Up to five people per session. Sessions are Tuesdays 10am till 11.45am, 11.45am to 1.30pm and 2pm to 4pm
and Wednesdays 1pm to 4pm.
We ask for £5 towards each session but understand that may be difficult so are happy for people to pay what they can.
Open Arts studio placements are on a Thursday and Friday opposite HOFS, in the white building -
'The Cottages' at Salvation Army Temple Hall, 146-148 London Road, Hadleigh SS7 2PF
A safe and supported space for you to work on your own projects or use the art materials available.
Up to ten people per session.
We ask for £5 towards each session but understand that may be difficult so are happy for people to pay what they can.
Southend Open Arts art course
in the Cricket Pavilion, Garon Park, Eastern Avenue, Southend on Sea, Essex SS2 4FA
This is a 12 week art course which aims to increase confidence and skills by having fun with new art techniques. We hope that by the end of the course you will feel confident to move on to join other groups or classes in your local area, or just to move on in whichever way suits you best. We ask for £5 towards each session but understand that may be difficult so are happy for people to pay what they can.
Booking required.
Brentwood Open Arts art course
at the Knights Way Centre, 32A Knights Way, Brentwood CM13 2AZ
This is a 12 week art course which aims to increase confidence and skills by having fun with new art techniques. We hope that by the end of the course you will feel confident to move on to join other groups or classes in your local area, or just to move on in whichever way suits you best. We ask for £5 towards each session but understand that may be difficult so are happy for people to pay what they can. Booking required
Open Arts fundraiser
£10 can buy you a treat for your ears and support Open Arts!
The CD contains 5 suites for Violin and Piano composed by John, played by Ian Douce on the violin and John on the piano, together with traditional tunes played by John on the violin. All the suites were inspired by various art exhibitions.
CDs are available from the Art House (next door to Hadleigh Old Fire Station) 19 High Street, Hadleigh on Tuesdays and Wednesdays or please contact Jo 07580 982 462 / jo.keay@nhs.net to arrange purchase.
Thank you
Open Arts exhibition
from July 2023 onwards
Open Wednesday to Sunday 11am till 5pm
On completion of a recent course participants were given the opportunity to continue to work together on a project that was to be influenced by Sallys’ practice of working with and reusing found objects. A piece that inspired by our natural world and the green spaces in our area.
28 took up the challenge! Participants were invited to bring in any unwanted clothing or textiles that were special to them and that could be included, we were to embark on making a quilt together.
Over the course of six weeks we explored a wide variety of different fabric process, from natural dying, marbling, lino cutting and various printing methods to stitch and text/image transfer. Enabling us to transform the unwanted into something now valued, value simply added by the investment of time and labour, into the piece you see here.
Thank you to everyone that took part:
Sally Chinea, Viv, Hazel, Sue, Kathy, Allie, Sophie, Tony, Jim, Jo, Fi, Sarah J, Kate, Thea, Hayley, John, Paul, Stephen, Chrissie, Kiki, Angela, Paula, Carolyn, Daniel, Deb, Jane, Tom and to those who wish to remain anonymous.
‘Together’ by Sally Chinea and Open Arts
All welcome.
Workshop with Illustrator Abby Hobbs
Open Arts are excited to welcome Illustrator Abby Hobbs. Abby will be delivering her successful Hand lettering workshop on Thursday 7th September and Thursday 5th October 10am to 11.30am on Microsoft Teams – a link will be sent nearer the time
To book your place please contact Jo.keay@nhs.net 07580 982462
You will need the following:
Pencil
Pen
Coloured pencils/pens if you have them
Paper
Eraser (blu-tack will work pretty well if you don’t have one)
A ruler (or a straight edge - e.g. could be 2nd pencil)
Bespoke Illustration Services | Hobbbins Illustration Abby Hobbs
COMING SOON
Open Arts art course
Basildon / Chelmsford / venues TBC
This is a 12 week art course which aims to increase confidence and skills by having fun with new art techniques. We hope that by the end of the course you will feel confident to move on to join other groups or classes in your local area, or just to move on in whichever way suits you best.
Open Arts educational visits to RHS Garden Hyde Hall
Take part in a mixture of drawing, printing, clay and weaving activities inspired by our seasonal walks around the garden.
Wednesday 1st November 2023
Friday 22nd March 2024
Friday 19th July 2024