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‘Ebb and Flow’ schools print making - 2008Six schools from rural and urban areas along the Rivers Alde, Ore, Gipping and Orwell in Suffolk took part in this series of print based workshops. Working with members of the Suffolk Craft Society this was part of a larger Ebb and Flow project initiated by Suffolk Coastal District Council to celebrate and explore regional heritage and the natural landscape. The ‘Ebb and Flow’ project focused attention on the river environment and the changing natural habitat as it runs through town and country. The school children, aged from 4 to 18 years old, explored and learnt about their local environments, the history and the effect that they may have on it’s future. An exhibition of the project and final artworks toured Suffolk, with a celebratory ‘Ebb and Flow’ day at Snape Maltings, the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich and rural museums during the summer. The project was part of the ongoing Suffolk Craft Society John Jacob Young Marker’s Programme. It was a partnership between the Suffolk Craft Society, The Poetry Trust, Ipswich and Colchester Museum Service and Suffolk Coastal District Council. Artists and schools involved were Jackie Linney at Aldeburgh Primary and Saxmundham Primary, Sue Bruce at Clifford Road Primary and Hillside Community Primary Ipswich, Val Almstrong at Thomas Mills High School and Jenny Nutbeem at Springfield Junior Ipswich. |
