London Area News

We are delighted that the London area web-site was runner up in the NADFAS media awards.



We are continuing to have lots of visitors to the site, so please continue to spread the word among members.

Other news... the Royal School of Needlework is supported by the London area, jointly with national Nadfas... The course is the only one of its kind; students work on many techniques throughout their 2 years. They have fascinating premises in Hampton Court and at the end of the first year course held their prize-giving and  displayed some of their gorgeous work.

This prize winner, Anja Fenske, hopes to work in Theatre costume someday---we will watch her progress with interest, and wish her well. Other students may go into conservation or teaching other students.

We, jointly with NADFAS, have sponsored a post graduate student on the Courtauld Conservation course; only five people a year are taken on this prestigious programme, learning all aspects of materials and construction of paintings.

Again with NADFAS, we supported a framing conservation intern at Tate Modern.

For the eleventh year we gave a grant to a post graduate student at the Royal College of Art; the previous recipients have all gone on to make their way successfully in the art world.

We also supported for the second year Action Space and their workshops for disadvantaged adults as part of the Olympic open weekend; and continued to give prizes to young offenders’ art through the Koestler Trust.

Conservation projects included Manor Park Farm’s Textiles, and Gunnersbury Park Museum for costume storage and the training of volunteers. We supported Wimbledon volunteers at Southside House.

Southside house trunk discoveries

 

The Area Young Arts has had a very busy year..... working with Westminster on a summer school for talented children.... with the Dulwich Picture Gallery for a weeks master class ....with the Wallace on two projects, a master class for 6th formers and a collaboration with Chelsea College of Art on a fashion project called “Futurarmour”.

Area Young Arts has also been supporting Societies; Hampstead Heath and Magic Lantern; Highgate and Muswell Hill School; Blackheath with Baring School; Claremont and Esher Primary school; Croydon and its school project; Westminster and Westminster Archives Olympic project; and Kingston and YADAPA (young and disabled and positively artistic).... all wonderful projects, keeping the arts active with the young.

Archived news articles can be found here