Enjoy this virtual tour by CAS Artist James Aldridge showing the Ash Tree Stream exhibition that opened at CAS on 3rd November 2020. Ash Tree Stream is an Art and Outdoor Learning project for Andover, led by artist James Aldridge, in partnership with Andover Trees United and CAS (Chapel Arts Studios) with five schools in […]
Art in Environmental Education
A CAS In Conversation event REPLAY The panelists gathered on Wed 4 November and after being introduced, each of our guests spoke for 5min before we opened the discussion up to Q&A. TIMESTAMPS2.49 min – Introductions8.00 min – Presentations48min – Discussion Our Guests Wendy Davis Founder and project co-ordinator at Andover Trees United, Wendy graduated […]
Artist James Aldridge and Andover Trees United champion ‘art in environmental education’
Artist James Aldridge and his project partners Andover Trees United and Chapel Arts Studios are proud to announce an exhibition of artworks showcasing the latest 6 Flowers 6 Trees project: Ash Tree Stream. Andover Trees United is a local environmental education and conservation charity. Their ‘6 Trees and 6 Flowers’ work aims for all children […]
New after school art club in your local studio/gallery; Andover
Painting by the youngest and next generation of Andover artists… On Tuesdays from 4pm, work with visiting artist John McDonald to create your own beautiful art for a group exhibition. Marta said, “We had an amazing, very inspiring art evening at CAS, I brought back home two exhausted but the happiest boys in the world!” […]
James Aldridge’s Ash Tree Stream project is coming to 5 local schools
Did you know? Andover is thought to get its name from ‘‘on dubr’ meaning Ash Tree Stream. CAS Artist James Aldridge has been successful in applying to Art Council England for a National Lottery Project Grant. His project is a one-year visual arts project ‘Ash Tree Stream’. Project partners include Andover Trees United, CAS (Chapel […]
CAS at Kings week eleven – Perfect Binding
As we move closer and closer to the exhibition there are a lot of preparations to be made. The first of these was choosing what look we’d be giving our exhibition. Last week we decided on the name Book of Seasons, so this week it was branding time! During the week I took a little […]
CAS at Kings week nine – Zine Binding
Our second week of zine creation began with a couple of finishing touches to the work. During the previous lesson (the one I was notin) the girls continued their zines sticking in some of the prints from previous sessions, additional text from other magazines, and adding more drawings and illustrations. Just a couple of final […]
CAS at Kings week eight – Zine Imposition Sheets
First session back from the new term! And we are now moving forward with our project. The girls have a pretty good grasp of various different printmaking processes, and we are about half way through my residency. As such I began to shift the lesson plan around a little. I’d spent plenty of time with […]
CAS at Kings weeks four to seven – Lino Printing
I’d spent a little time a Kings working with the class now, and as such I was learning things. Mainly that it would be beneficial for me to give the young ladies a little more time with the sessions. I’d forgotten quite how quickly a school lesson goes! At Kings they are an hour, but […]
CAS at Kings week three – Pressure Printing
My next trip to Kings involved testing out some pressure printing! This is a technique I learned at university when Molly Lemon (WSA alumni) dropped by to lead a workshop on this and wood engraving, the latter I wasn’t sure I wanted to introduce first time printmakers to. However pressure printing involves cutting, layering, and […]
CAS at Kings week two – Monotypes
For our second week of printing I thought we’d try our hand at monotyping! This seemed a natural progression from our previous session, as it required a little more skill but is still a simple method. There is also a wonderful technique for this, which allows for a speedy tidy up. I found this especially […]
CAS at Kings Week One – Process Based Printing
After all the planning and preparation for CAS at Kings I was excited to begin with the first session, using a workshop I had participated in myself and lead a couple of times before. I find when working with new groups like this, I prefer to work with a tried and tested workshop in this […]
Planning for CAS at Kings
Having been awarded the Chapel Art Studios Educational Project Residency I knew I wanted to work with Kings School in Winchester. Earlier in the year, while still studying at the Winchester School of art I lead a workshop with the entirety of year 9, so suffice to say I knew the school by then! During […]
CAS Resident Artist delivers Educational Project at Kings School Winchester
Georgia de Buriatte recently graduated from Winchester School of Art and was selected by David Dixon for the CAS Educational Project residency. This artist residency program has taken place in Andover primary schools for the past nine years. This time, Georgia has been paired with Kings School in Winchester where she is working with Year […]
Amy Wyatt CAS Residency with St John The Baptist School
As part of my Educational Project Residency at CAS I was introduced to St John Baptist School and began working with them in October 2015. It was a really fun and exciting experience, allowing the children to experiment and be creative within the classroom. It was a huge learning curve, but in a very enriching and exciting way. […]
