The idea
Our project will unite the Kirkham community through creative workshops. The project will offer inclusive, enjoyable events for participants of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. We aim to teach new creative skills, provide volunteering opportunities with event planning training, and encourage creative expression to boost residents' well-being. Activities will focus on environmental themes, celebrating Kirkham's natural heritage using recycled materials and taking place at local venues. The project will include sculpture workshops, family-friendly art sessions, watercolour workshops, volunteer workshops, the production of large-scale sculptures, art competitions, and on-the-day art drop-ins. This project will strengthen community ties, promote wellbeing and environmental awareness.
What we'll deliver
- 6 community adult sculpture workshops for adults
- 6 Family Friendly drop-in Art workshops
- 6 watercolour workshops for adults
- 2 Volunteer event workshops
- 3 Large Scale Sculptures
- Adult art competition with Prizes
- Childrens Art competition with Prizes
- Drop-in on the day art workshop
Why it's a great idea
Our project will:
- Provide an opportunity for the community to gather for an enjoyable event.
- Welcome participants from all walks of life, encouraging connections between people of different ages, abilities and economic backgrounds.
- Enable participants to learn new creative skills,
- Provide volunteering opportunities with the possibility of learning new skills in event planning and facilitation.
- Encourage creative expression with chances to meet new people and promote the well-being of residents.
- Opportunities to learn about the environment.
Art activities will revolve around an environmental theme, celebrating Kirkham's natural heritage and using recycled materials. We will hold the final celebration of the project at the end of National Pollinators Month.
Our activities will also occur in local community venues, drawing people to Kirkham town centre.
Steps to get it done
- Establish project timeline
- Secure venues and confirm partnerships with local artists, facilitators and performers
- Inspire volunteers and fundraisers
- Develop marketing and outreach strategy to engage the community
- Launch promotional campaign (posters, social media, community events.
- Begin sourcing and collecting recycled materials for workshops
- Finalise workshop schedules and participant sign-ups
- Host sculpture workshops, watercolour classes, and family-friendly art sessions
- Begin creating large-scale sculptures for the parade
- Organise art competitions to encourage broader participation
- Complete artwork and finalise event logistics
- Organise the sculpture parade participants and performances
- Conduct final volunteer briefing and assign roles for the event
- Promote the celebration event and horticultural show locally
- Showcase competition artwork in the event gazebos and host drop in art sessions
- Conduct the nature-themed sculpture parade at the Kirkham & Wesham Horticultural Show
- Gather feedback from participants, volunteers, and community members
- Document key learnings and success stories for future projects
- Explore opportunities to sustain creative workshops beyond the project timeline
- Strengthen volunteer networks for future arts and cultural initiatives
