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DISCOVER
- A programme of art workshops across Wakefield specifically for mental
health
service users bringing new opportunities to participate.
DISCOVER
Autumn Get creative and feel good with Discover
African
Drumming -
Djembe drumming with master drummer Lamin Jassey.
St George's Community Centre, Broadway, Lupset.
6 weeks from Monday 12 October 10.30am - 12 noon
Lamin will be running taster sessions at the Elizabethan Gallery, Wakefield
on 30 September and at Jubilee Hall, Lupset on Thursday 8 October as part
of the Festival of Wellbeing.
Come and join in!
Run
Your Own Craft Workshop
Love crafting? Ever thought of using your skills to run workshops? Artist
Bronia Daniels will take you through the basics of running workshops with
groups, give you a chance to try some crafty techniques, and leave you
with lots of ideas to take away with you.
Full day session, lunch provided. Friday 6 November
10am - 3pm DIVA, 4 Charlotte Yard, Charlotte Street, Wakefield, WF1 1UB
If
you would like to know more about new Discover opportunities, please talk
to your care co-ordinator, or phone Maria on 01924 383773 to discuss the
referral process.
You are welcome to bring a support worker or carer to the sessions, just
let us know.
Diva
supports South West Yorkshire NHS with local activities to celebrate
World Mental Health Day. Last
Year Maria, Marissa and Diva's Artist Steve were on hand to let the public
have a taste of Discover in Pontefract and Wakefield Festivals of Wellbeing!
Watch out for DIVA at similar events in 2009!!
DISCOVER
- A programme of art workshops across Wakefield and Kirklees specifically
for mental health
service users.
All
Discover workshops are friendly, informal and relaxed.
You don't need any previous experience, all the materials are provided
and DIVA artists are on hand to share their professional expertise
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FREE
Guitar Basics Sessions
Instruments provided - learn to play in relaxed surroundings
at your own pace
Learn the basics in our friendly, informal group with musician Neil
Innes.
DIVA, 4 Charlotte Yard, Charlotte Street, Wakefield.
6 weeks from Thursday 15 October. 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Booking essential for this one as places are limited.
Guitars provided for the class if you don't have one of your own.
Book
your Free place Today.
For
more information or to request a referral form ring Maria at DIVA on
01924 383773

CREATIVE
TASTERS
Six
Summer Sessions to try your hand at drawing, painting & Sculpture
at our friendly taster sessions
No Experience Necessary
All Materials Provided
Spend a relaxing time & learn new skills
Wednesdays
11.30 - 1 pm
Bridge Arts, Castleford
Free
Sessions at Horbury Health Centre
Spend Thursday afternoons 1 pm to 3pm
with artist Bronia Daniels and learn how to use traditional techniques
to create stunning

artwork

Diva's
Discover Project has already given opportunities to try the following:-

You
don't need any previous experience, all the materials are provided
and our artists are on hand to share their professional expertise. If
you would like to book a place then you and your support worker need to
complete a referral form.
You can get a form by telephoning 01924 383773 - The process is simple
and the workshops are completely free. DISCOVER
is funded by WMDC Family Services and managed by DIVA,
the development agency for voluntary arts in the Wakefield district.

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Services
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Autumn
Workshops
Desk Top Publishing with Steve Truelove
creativity with a computer
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Sessions
were held at The DIVA Centre for Voluntary Arts, 4 Charlotte Yard,
Charlotte Street, Wakefield,
where the group learnt all about design and how to create simple eye-catching
designs and layouts. They were given the opportunity to explore
colour schemes and effects in software and create stunning graphics
and text. |
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prepared the group to work together to produce professional looking
designs for newsletters and leaflets. The Discover desktop publishing
group went on to produce the stunning new leaflet to promote the autumn
arts activities!......................
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Below
is one of the original poems produced as part of the Discover Project
Click
Here to s
Kite
I
am the kite
on the end of your string
flowing in the wind,
I
appear free at first
but really I'm not,
you make me do
whatever you want,
any trick
you feel like.
I'm
not free
I'm attached to you .
One
day
I will break free,
go flying like the birds I see, wherever the wind takes me.
No controlling me anymore
all strings gone.
I'll
probably end up
caught in a tree.
Laura
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DISCOVER
Diva's Arts & Mental Health Winter Programme in the Wakefield
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Winter
2008
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Jewellery
Making
with
Marissa Wakefield
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Play
Ukulele with
Steve Truelove
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Digital
Photography
with
Amanda Howes
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Use wire, wood, plastic
& beads to make earrings, bracelets, necklaces & brooches
Thursdays 23.10.08-27.11.08
10am to 12 noon
Diva
4 Charlotte Yard,
Charlotte Street
Wakefield
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Learn to play the Ukelele..
ukes
provided - no experience necessary!
Tuesdays 28 Oct - 2.
Dec
10am -12 noon
Great Fun at
2 Sagar Street
Castleford
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Digital photos made easy
with your own camera or
one of ours.
Then have fun with Photoshop!
Wednesdays 22.10.-26.11.08
10am to 12 noon
Textile Hall, Hick Lane, Batley
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The
Summer 2008 Season began with a series of Craft Workshops with
Marissa Wakefield
at Horbury Health Centre, Westfield Road, Horbury,
A tasty summer selection on Thursdays of art and craft including
Papermaking where participants created handmade papers in
unique shapes and textures, had fun making masks with Modroc (plaster
bandage). original jewellery and an introduction to textile
printing.
If
you would like to attend future Discover sessions, please talk to
your care co-ordinator, or phone 01924 383773 to discuss the referral
process. You are welcome to bring a support worker or carer to the
sessions, just let us know.


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Spring 2008 Programme

Draw
It was
a programme of five
classes beginning mid January 2008 where participants developed
drawing skills and tried new techniques and materials with artist
Annette Cobley at West Yorkshire Print Workshop, Mirfield.
Dance
It
Five Weekly workshops started early in the
new year to brighten
up January with some latin sunshine! A popular beginners
Salsa Class with Columbian dancer Tanya Cusan ran for five weeks
at Central Methodist Church, Pontefract.

Act It
workshops began in February allowing participants
to build
confidence, express ideas, and surprise themselves!
Drama workshops with theatre facilitator Jenny Penton at The Lawrence
Batley Theatre, Huddersfield.

What YOU can do
All
Discover workshops are friendly, informal and relaxed.
You don't need any previous experience, all the materials are provided
and our artists are on hand to share their professional expertise.
If
you would like to book a place then you and your support worker
need to complete a referral form.
You can get a form by telephoning 01924 383773 - The process is
simple and the workshops are completely free
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The
2007 DIVA Discover Conference
was held at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield
in May 2007.
Left
Delegates.note
it down.
..Centre:
Ann Wallis & Elaine Burke...Right:
Clare Conlon holds the floor
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The DISCOVER
Conference brought together professionals and volunteers working
in arts and mental health care. There
was an opportunity to share good practice and discuss some of the
key issues emerging from the experience of working together.
Participants were
enabled to explore opportunities for a more integrated approach
to care planning and available resources for arts and mental health
initiatives.
Ann Wallis
from Arts Council England and Elaine Burke from Hull PCT made presentations
before the delegates split into discussion groups.
Clare
Conlon gave the delegates an overview of DIVA, the Discover Project
and the work yet to do in the field of Arts and Mental Health. There
followed a performance of Upbeat
in celebration of the first phase of the Discover project.
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part of the wide Programme of Discover Activities DIVA
got together with Open House and Hoot to bring you UPBEAT
a
project providing a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn to drum,
sing songs from around the worlds, improvise and generally have FUN
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Discover
Sculpture
Sculpture classes ran at St. Thomas's Church Hall, Huddersfield
and also at 2 Sagar Street, Castleford, to allow as many people
as possible the opportunity to create original art work.


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Discover
Digital Photography

In
April 2007 Discover launched an introduction to Digital Photography
with useful tips & techniques provided in a parkland setting.
In this inspiring location Diva provided specially tailored beginners
sessions and also a course for more advanced participants in central
Wakefield.
Discover
Drama
In
Drury Lane Library, Wakefield Discover Project Participants enjoyed
the opportunity to try drama.
Discover
Funded by
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Discover Music
Diva
have also held Music Workshops at St. Thomas's
Church Hall, Huddersfield and at the Peppermill in Pontefract to
allow participants to have easier access to new artistic experience.
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The Discover Project provides an
opportunity to develop new creative and personal skills through
the arts.
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DIVA's
DISCOVER Project 2005 - 2010.
Comissioned by WMDC Family Services, and Kirklees DC Social
Services, Discover is a referral-based arts and mental health
project.
All Discover workshops are FREE, friendly, informal and relaxed.
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All
Discover workshops are friendly, informal and relaxed.
You don't need any previous experience, all the materials are provided
and our artists are on hand to share their professional expertise.
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Discover
the Written Word
In
September 2006
DIVA began a series of PRINT OUT Discover workshops
on Tuesday Mornings in
North Kirklees.
Early
Creative Writing Classes at Pontefract & Mirfield were also
popular and
produced original and distinctive poetry.
Click here to sample
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Discover Animation
The
group became animated at specially organised workshops at Wakefield
Resource Centre where they created original animations.
If
you would like to book a place then you and your support worker
need to complete a referral form.
You can get a form by telephoning 01924 383773 - The process is
simple and the workshops are completely free.
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the Top
All
Discover workshops are friendly, informal and relaxed.
You don't need any previous experience, all the materials are provided
and our artists are on hand to share their professional expertise.
If
you would like to book a place then you and your support worker
need to complete a referral form.
You can get a form by telephoning 01924 383773 - The process is
simple and the workshops are completely free.
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