Ooooh, while I'm at it, have you noticed those banners hanging around the café half of Parkinson Court? Good old Marks and Sparks! One almost gets excited about food rationing and nylon! Well, not just almost… In the spirit of old-fashioned Make Do and Mend and new-fangled Recycle Reuse Reduce the Gallery is bringing you a free, drop-in activity for all ages on Saturday, 9 October, 2010, 11am-4pm throughout the Parkinson Court. This free creative programme is organised as part of the Big Draw Campaign. October 2010 is Big Draw month in twenty countries and on five continents. Launched in 2000, this annual initiative has grown from 180 events in the UK to over 1500 worldwide. The Campaign aims to use drawing to connect visitors with museum and gallery collections, urban and rural spaces – and the wider community – in new and enjoyable ways.
It is, in the spirit of Big Draw, for those who love to draw and those who think they can’t. If you drop into the University of Leeds on Saturday, you can join in some creative recycling and make a sustainable statement for future fashion. Be inspired by the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery and the Marks & Spencer 'Marks in Time' Exhibition here in Parkinson Court to redesign and customise your cast-offs, or get creative with an M&S eco-bag. Can't be bothered with fashion? You can also create designs and drawings on paper, and think about new ways of packaging and think in terms of industrial design. But if you're into your handbags and gladrags: with all the vintage and crafts fairs going on (e.g. Handmade III right this coming Sunday and the Vintage Fair and Tea Party in Chapel Allerton on 16 October), and amazing student run initiations, like the Peanut Gallery in the Union, Leeds students are probably way savvier in this field than anyone else. If you need guidance and how-to, our volunteers will be at hand with help and stuff you may need: a selection of plain T-shirts, eco-bags, and materials to design and embellish your item will be provided along with help and advice. And, of course, feel free to bring along your own items and materials too. More about this event at our website.
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