CHANGE 2017 - THE EXHIBITION

by Tracy Shaw, Loca Creatives Director

Exhibition opened, Private View done, enthusiastic feedback coming in...Fantastic to see the results of several months' work - by 380 young people, 4 artists, 20 teachers, 15 Cummins volunteers and us - beautifully pulled together in a way that shouts 'fun!' and 'learning' in equal measure.  In the words of one visitor: "Art, Science, Inspiration…all in one! Brilliant." 

 

Brilliant Hues...Magical Magnets...Pinball Wizardry...The Immovable Object...Peculiar Particles...An Amazing Maze... Catch it until 2nd September at Batley Art Gallery. 

More exhibition info here, some background here and the stories behind the exhibits here.

READY FOR AN OPENING

Batley Library and Art Gallery
Market Place
Batley
WF17 5DA

Monday 10am-7pm
Tuesday 10am-5pm
Wednesday - CLOSED
Thursday 10am-5pm
Friday 10am-5pm
Saturday Noon-5pm

WAXING LYRICAL

by Tracy Shaw, Loca Creatives Director

Images: Fiona Goodwin

Beautiful patterns created by children's experiments with wax heating and cooling, as part of their project exploring the science curriculum topic 'Changes and Properties of Materials' - one of fourteen Art & Science projects just completed with primary and secondary schools in Batley for Change 2017.

 

Find out how Change brings together Visual Arts and STEM learning and enjoy dipping into each of this year's project stories here.

 

And watch this space for full details of the upcoming exhibition - opens at Batley Art Gallery on 1st July.

 

"Take science, mix it with art and you get fun"  Year 5 pupil, Fieldhead Primary

WISH YOU WERE HERE

by Tracy Shaw, Loca Creatives Director

 

Blown away by the quality of the street art in Havana, and even more so by how well cared for it is.  This super-sized mural - glimpsed through railings while ambling down an unprepossessing street - flanks a concrete football pitch in a distinctly run-down part of town, well used every day by lads playing footie and school children taking part in local games tournaments.  And - apart from the scuffs caused by the constant thwack of balls - not a mark on it.  No idea how it came to be there or who the artist is - clues anyone?