http://www.alanbirch.co.uk Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:59:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pupils at Outwood Primary School, were treated to a week of food, music and print with a Spanish flavour as musician Eve Harrison and artist Alan Birchworked on a Creative Partnership project. Year 4 and 5 pupils made marks in response to the flavours of a Spanish meal. They then ... http://www.alanbirch.co.uk/2010/07/viva-espana/ Year 10 pupils from Holy Family College, Heywood explored the world of contemporary wallpaper at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester. Pupils took inspiration from the wallpaper to produce drawings which were then turned into drypoint prints, incorporating collage of  buildings. [caption id="attachment_461" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Alan Birch shows his work to the ... http://www.alanbirch.co.uk/2010/07/talking-walls/ During 2010, Alan Birch has been working alongside 3 artists in Galaxy House, Manchester Childrens Hospital. The programme, organised by the Whitworth Art Gallery has involved artists, musicians and poets working with children to enhance their learning experience. Work has been produced to enhance the hospital ... http://www.alanbirch.co.uk/2010/07/who-cares/ GOYA MASTER CLASS Teachers from Stockport and Manchester visited the Manchester Art Gallery to view and be inspired by the work of Francico de Goya. Artist Katy McCall give them an introduction to the Visual Dialogues project and printmaker Alan Birch presented his own work inspired by Goya. ... http://www.alanbirch.co.uk/2010/02/goya-master-class/ WEA Students from Blackburn and Rochdale were given a curatorial tour of the Textile Collection on display at the Whitworth Art Gallery, The Indian embroideries and printed textiles formed part of a collection byThomas Wardle entitled The Manchester Indian . Studies of the patterns and shapes found in ... http://www.alanbirch.co.uk/2010/02/fabric-prints/ Pupils at Blackrow Brow Primary School in Huyton were given a unique insight into how artists transform public spaces . Jill Randall and Alan Birch worked with Year 4 pupils, constructing tree sculptures using wire and producing prints on the theme of natural form. Over the next few weeks these ... http://www.alanbirch.co.uk/2010/02/taking-root/ A group of gifted and talented pupils ( aged 7-11 ) from across the North West of England attended ‘The Talent Factor’ at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls. The event, organised by North West Gifted and Talented, offered pupils the chance to experience a variety of creative talent ... http://www.alanbirch.co.uk/2010/02/the-talent-factor/ Since September 2009, artist Alan Birch working on behalf of Artists in Schools. Bolton, has been working with four primary schools in the Tonge Moor district of Bolton. Over a series of 12 workshops, pupils from Bolton Parish , Tonge Moor, Moorgate and Castle Hill Primary Schools, produced a series ... http://www.alanbirch.co.uk/2009/11/panel-beaters/ During September and October, artist Alan Birch has been working on the  " Who Cares " project with the Leo Kelly Centre in Manchester. Pupils have experimented  with collographs, intaglio printing and  drypoint. The project organised through the Whitworth Art Gallery, gives pupils the opportunity to work with poets, musicians, ... http://www.alanbirch.co.uk/2009/11/print-stint/ [caption id="attachment_355" align="aligncenter" width="170" caption="Artists selling their work in Exchange Square."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_356" align="aligncenter" width="85" caption="Print by Jacqui Fortnum."][/caption] From Thursday the 19th - Sunday 21st November, artists from Printmakers Inc. will be selling their work at Exchange Square in Manchester. The 15 artists who produce their prints at Prospect Studio in ... http://www.alanbirch.co.uk/2009/11/festive-prints/