JAMES ALDRIDGE - Visual Artist


CONTACT

To find out more about James Aldridge's work, and how you can work together, please contact him in one of these ways:

email  info@jamesaldridge-artist.co.uk

phone  07931 407186

post  James Aldridge, 34 Olympian Road, Pewsey, Wiltshire, UK.  SN9 5NF


NEWS and EVENTS

Making Tracks Project Exhibition

From September to November, James worked with The Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum, Kiwi Primary School, and The National Trust Stonehenge Landscape Team, to use mark-making to support Year 3 children and their families to explore the marks and shapes within this World Heritage Site Landscape.

An exhibition documenting the project will be held at the museum from January to March 2010

www.salisburymuseum.org.uk

Stonehenge Young People's Consultation Project

From September 2009 until May 2010 James will be acting as a consultant for English Heritage, working with local children and young people, using creative methods to develop ideas for the future Stonehenge learning programme, and interpretation materials for the new Visitor Centre, due to open in 2012

http://www.stonehengevisitorcentre.org/#/home


5x5x5=creativity

During the 09-10 academic year, James is be working as lead artist and mentor with a new 5x5x5=creativity research cluster in Kingston-Upon-Thames, supporting artists, educators and cultural organisations to research the value of creative, child-initiated learning with for foundation stage children

www.5x5x5=creativity.org.uk

Creative Partnerships with Churchfields Infant School

James is working with the Creative Partnerships programme through A New Direction, to support Churchfields Infant School near Epping Forest to develop more creative ways of using and learning within, the local outdoor environment

www.anewdirection.org.uk

Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum

During 2010, in partnership with Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum and the MLA, James will be developing and delivering professional development for museum staff and volunteers, and representatives from the extended schools service, on the value on creative, child-initiated approaches to learning

www.salisburymuseum.org.uk

www.mla.gov.uk