We're excited to announce that members of the Buttress team Lucy Brackenbury and Kim Corrall will be hosting a creative drop-in workshop session as part of the upcoming Not Quite Light festival.
Located at Artsite, this drop-in session is tailored towards young people of around 6-14 years old.
Over the first three hours, children will engage in a creative exploration, envisioning and mapping out a new city, considering its features, needs, and sensory experiences. We will aim to encourage out-of-the-box thinking by using various materials to shape the future city collaboratively.
The final hour will focus on the adaption of the city, exploring what elements are retained, discarded, repurposed, recycled and preserved, sparking discussions on decision-making. Participants will have the chance to build wrecking balls to demolish parts of the city and reimagine the city anew, encouraging imaginative and thoughtful engagement.
The Not Quite Light Festival, hosted by Simon Buckley, is a celebration of community, built around art, debate, music and architecture. The festival will involve the local Swinton community in a weekend of workshops, exhibitions, live performances, talks and guided walks.
With many projects on-site in Salford, Buttress is always keen to be out in the local community and work with them to envision future places.
Family-friendly, so come and join us.
Location: Artsite is situated in the Cultural Quarter of Swinton, in between the Town Hall/Library and The Wyvern Theatre.