Silver Arts Award Part 1D – Arts Research (Interview with Alys Jenkins)

Below, check out my interview with Alys Jenkins (pictured above) – a Workshop Facilitator and Forest School Leader! 1. Tell me a bit about your career(s) and what it(they) involve(s). I have two jobs – both of which are creative! The first is as a Drama and Dance Facilitator, these days mainly for UCAN Productions […]

Silver Arts Award Part 1C – Arts Event Review

What is a review? To put it simply, a review is a personal view about something. Indeed, the Oxford English dictionary defines a review as a ‘critical appraisal’ of – almost anything; a restaurant, tourist attraction, book, film or theatre production; and right now, we’ll be talking about the ‘theatre’ kind. They usually break a […]

Silver Arts Award Part 1 A+B – Arts Challenge

A few months ago, I set myself an Arts Challenge, to develop my skills in an art form that particularly interests me. In this post, I’ll tell you what challenge I set myself, why I chose that particular challenge – and how I achieved it!  Background Before I get started, a bit of background is […]