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The Celebration of Children’s Creativity project is one of the core projects run by Arts Connection. It offers a diverse and specialist range of arts and crafts activities to children between the ages of 4 and 11 years.

The project has so far this year served 20 schools around North Powys offering more than 2,400 participant places. The mediums used to produce work were as diverse as ever and produced a broad range of art and craft work. projects included the Jaipur Kawa Brass band, metal work, building 3-D houses, animation work, landscape painting, willow making, mosaic work, batik work and much more. Demand for the project was high and well received.

The project this year also created a 38 track CD of Welsh Nursery Rhymes called 'Jac y Do' sung by pupils from 9 different schools in the local area - Dyffryn Banw, Llanfihangel, Llanfair Caereinion, Llanerfyl, Llanfyllin, Llanrhaeadr, Pontrobert, Pennant and Llanwddyn. The project was led by Arfon Gwilym.

The Jaipur Kawa Brass Band are a group of Rajasthani gypsies from Jaipur in Northern India. The band features 8 musicians, a fakir and the Gypsy Sapera Kalbelya dancer. The group has been assembled by Hameed Khan Kawa. They performed at Llanfyllin Primary School and delighted the children.

 

Artist - Ingrid Maugham, Ardwyn School

 

Press Reports

Listen to a song:

Jac - y - Do

Si Hei Lwli Mabi

Pedoli Pedoli

 

Download full song lyrics

 

 

 

Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, Llanfyllin School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist - Stan Jankowski, Llanrhaeadr School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artist - Hilary Roberts,

Meifod School

 

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Here are some comments made by schools and artists:

Long may Arts Connection continue as these experiences are invaluable to children living in such a rural area

Ysgol Efyrnwy

“Pupils gain from the experience of working with a professional artists, so please, continue with the good work

Llanfihangel School

The children thoroughly enjoyed the project

Berriew School

“Excellent work produced, much enjoyed by pupils

Meifod School

ARTISTS

Excellent level of support/ volunteers provided”

Laura Huhges

“Excellent help and support. It was an ambitious project... but the school provided extra support and time to help me and made the project a huge success”


Hilary Roberts

"The children learned many new artistic techniques - we introduced research in history, used mathematics in our application. The results were very colourful and the school was very pleased


Sally Duckers

     
 

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