Workshops

Workshops schedule

Important note:
Workshops 1, 2 & 3 run in parallel - therefore you can choose only one of these workshops
Workshops 4 & 5 run in parallel - therefore you can choose only one of these workshops
Workshops 6, 7 & 8 run in parallel - therefore you can choose only one of these workshops
Workshops 6, 7 & 9 run in parallel - therefore you can choose only one of these workshops

Workshop 1

Title: The unFestival

Time / location: 13.30 - 16.30, Monday 2 November, Arwenack Annexe

Brief description / context: What would it be like to have a festival to which no one has to travel? What would it be like to have a perpetual festival? What would it be like to touch others, to hug and to cry, to get all the buzz of the live without actually being there? This participatory workshop will look at what it might mean to maintain the excitement and liveness of live performance without having to travel, if indeed such a preposterous idea is possible. After the initial meeting, follow-on sessions will take place whenever and wherever they can be slotted.

Maximum number of participants: 20

Leader: Dr Richard Povall

Workshop 2

Title: Re-Dress

Time / location: 13.30 - 16.30, Monday 2 November, Arwenack Annexe

Brief description / context: This workshop raises questions about the clothing industry, consumerism and individual creativity. Participants will make a new garment of clothing from recycled clothes and fabrics. As well as practical design, the workshop involves sharing ideas and learning about how environmental changes can be influenced by the small changes we can all make. No previous experience of sewing required

Maximum number of participants: 8

Leader: Lynne Devey

Workshop 3

Title: Rope and String, and maybe Other Things!

Time / location: 13.30 - 16.30, Monday 2 November, Arwenack Annexe

Brief description / context: Engaging through discussion and practical activity, this workshop considers ways of using natural and found materials to connect with the local environment. The workshop involves walks and forays into the local area to interact with ecologies, gather materials and explore (dress for the weather!). Using Falmouth as an example, it aims to propose methods and ideas that participants can then use to interact with their own local environments.

Maximum number of participants: 10

Leader: Greg Humphries

Workshop 4

Title: Flotsam & Jetsam - The Human Contribution.

Time / location: 10.00 - 12.30, Tuesday 3 November, Newlyn Gallery

Brief description / context: A recycling and reusing workshop based around the man-made 'soup' that deposits all manner of objects on to our coastline. A short introduction, a walk along the nearby shoreline to collect our source material and a practical session with our creativity and ingenuity. Is it possible to do something worthwhile and useful with the items that have been inconsiderately dumped into the sea?

Maximum number of participants: 10

Leader: Paul Ridout

Workshop 5

Title: casTINg at Trewidden

Time / location: 10.00 - 12.30, Tuesday 3 November, Trewidden Gardens

Brief description / context: An initial short tour of the workshops at St Justin Jewellery near Penzance followed by a workshop at Trewidden Gardens. St Justin use salvaged tin ingots originally mined in Cornwall and smelted in Penzance during the 19^th century. Trewidden Garden was developed on the site of medieval opencast tin mines whose waste tips now support an abundance of flora and fauna. The workshop aims to demonstrate (on a micro scale) the links between human activity, the composition of the land and nature's ability to adapt ...if given the opportunity. Using casting wax to collect textures from around the garden the group will then have their pieces cast in recycled tin, a lasting and precious connection between ancient industry and the landscape of Penwith. A reminder that the landscape is and can be a habitat for all life.

Maximum number of participants: 6

Leader: David Paton

Workshop 6

Title: Global Plants

Time / location: 10.00 - 14.30, Wednesday 4 November, Trebah Gardens

Brief description / context: The workshop will involve walking, looking and learning about plants, in particular the rhododendrons at Trebah Gardens. These plants, for which Cornwall is well known, have been gathered from around the world and are now posing a threat to native species. Participants will collect plant mater, learn to identify plants and their history, and start to produce a herbarium.

Maximum number of participants: 10

Leader: Dr Sara Gadd

Workshop 7

Title: Organic Composition

Time / location: 10.00 - 14.30, Wednesday 4 November, Trebah Gardens

Brief description / context: The aim of the workshop is to create a new audio work from material and data collected by workshop participants at Trebah Gardens. The result will be a collectively written and performed piece which could act as a farewell fanfare for conference guests. No experience in composition or performance is necessary, or of any advantage. The resulting work will be created without the use of computers, sensors or a safety net. Participants will produce a self-generating, organic work in response to the environment, and through human interaction with that environment. A one-day workshop and a final evening performance.

Maximum number of participants: 10

Leader: Patrick Simons

Workshop 8

Title: Auto-Make: just enough, just in time design

Time / location: 9.30 - 12.30, Wednesday 4 November, Design Centre, Tremough

Brief description / context: Digital design and production tools have a significant role to play in reducing waste and facilitating individual creative engagement with manufacturing. This workshop will enable you to use digital kit to design and make the cover of the conference catalogue using recycled materials and laser cutting. The aim will be to manufacture only as many covers as necessary, and explore the potential to create an individual design for each.

Maximum number of participants: 6

Leader: Dr Katie Bunnell / Autonomatic

Workshop 9

Title: Gamelan

Time / location: 13.30 - 16.30, Wednesday 4 November, The Poly

Brief description / context: This workshop explores the wonderful Indonesian tuned percussion of the Gamelan a musical ensemble featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums and gongs. No previous musical ability is required to experience the extraordinary percussive energy.

Maximum number of participants: 20