Inspire: Culture Learning and Libraries: Art
Inspire: Activity Sheets
Easy to do creative activity sheets that are linked with each of Inspire’s fabulous projects and exhibitions. Help yourself and have a go at home all weekend!
The Charity Knitting Challenge 2020: Hats 400!
Inspire’s 2020 charity challenge invites you to thread up, cast on and create a warm hat. Can we make 400? Why 400 hats? 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower journey when the pilgrims left Nottinghamshire for America. Let’s knit a hat for every year! #Mayflower400 @PilgrimRoots
Virtual Exhibition: Spirit of Mayflower – Language of Sculpture
An exhibition exploring ancestry, macramé knotting and The Mayflower. Artist Rachel Carter has worked with adult and school groups in Nottinghamshire Libraries to create a touring exhibition linked to her family history, the Mayflower story and her own work. The Family Tree’ created for the exhibition using knotted macramé patterns stitched onto fabric is shown alongside family stories from the Mayflower travellers, and Rachel’s Nottinghamshire ancestry. Why not have a go at Macramé using the how to videos.
Interview with Rachel Carter
Hear Rachel being interviewed about her Inspire-commissioned exhibition and her work on the Family Tree with Scrooby Knitters and the Redlands Primary School.
VE Day Virtual Exhibition & Opportunity to add to Nottinghamshire Archives!
As VE Day 75 celebrations couldn’t go ahead as planned, Inspire have created a fabulous virtual exhibition of Nottinghamshire images of the time for you to explore. Inspire would love to help you preserve memories of the VE Day celebrations 2020 and are offering the opportunity for you to add images to the Nottinghamshire archives all weekend.
Make sure to check out Inspires: Open Studios
On a mission to inspire people to read, learn and enjoy culture, Inspire operate from 67 buildings across the county and deliver libraries, arts, literary, theatre, heritage, music, dance and learning services and events.
When:
All weekend
Who:
Inspire Libraries
What:
Art Activities
WATCH:
SAT
10:30am