Connexions Group

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Connexions asked Action Factory to put on a series of workshops for a group of young people who have found themselves out of work and education and were struggling to find a way forward.

Artists introduced the group to a variety of visual arts. The workshops were held at Action Factory which gave the group full access to all the facilities available.

The workshops gave the young people a broad brush taster on visual arts and they spent 6 sessions creating their own pieces.

The first two sessions concentrated on graffiti style art, the middle two sessions concentrated on using clay to make masks inspired by characters from Lord of the Rings and finally the group had a go at stop frame animation. 

The group grew in confidence and benefited from the positive activity of creating their own work.

Connexions used the sessions to consult with the young people in order to develop their support in a beneficial way.