Conwy Arts Service is looking for young artists to enrol for the 2010/11 ‘Criw Celf’ scheme.
The aim of the Criw Celf scheme is to allow children who have shown artistic promise and a particular interest in art to practice and develop their skills, with master classes led by local professional artists. There is room for between 15 and 20 children, and the county’s primary schools have been invited to nominate year 5 and year 6 pupils who have shown artistic talent.
Siân Hughes, Conwy County Borough Council’s Arts Development Officer said:
“The Criw Celf master class sessions have proved to be a real success in neighbouring Gwynedd, with both the students who take part and the professional artists who lead the courses. They saw a real development in the skill and passion of these young artists”.
“We’re now looking for children in Conwy county borough aged between nine and eleven years to become part of the first 2010/11 Criw Celf class in Conwy. So if you know a child who dreams of becoming an artist, put their name forward.”
Members of the 2010/11 Criw Celf will attend a series of one-day master classes in the company of professional artists who specialize in various art genres. A total of six days training will be on offer. Each member will also receive an art pack containing various quality art materials so that they can practice drawing at home.
Every child who is nominated will need to send the following for assessment to the Council’s Arts Service by Monday 5 July, 2010:
- a two-dimension self-portrait, created using any art material or combination of art materials which should be no more than A3 sized paper
- a drawing of the view from their bedroom window or from their classroom window, created using any art material or combination of art materials which should be no more than A3 sized paper
- a short paragraph of no more than 50 words explaining why they would like to join Criw Celf?
For more information, or if you wish to nominate a child for the 2010/11 Criw Celf, contact Sian Hughes, Conwy County Borough Council’s Arts Development Officer on: [email protected] or phone 01492 575572.
Most of the scheme is funded by Conwy County Borough Council, the Arts Council for Wales and NADFAS but every child will be required to pay an annual membership fee of £30.
