A designer & community artist based in Manchester, Nerissa designs and makes stuff. She also helps others to design and make stuff.
I run visual arts workshops in theatre design, prop making, costumes, masks, puppets, sculpture, banners and general art & design for all ages. Companies/projects include Teach UK, Groundwork, Alpha Plus, MAP, Creative Partnerships, Manchester PRU, Society British Theatre Designers, Warrington Borough Council, Bolton Lads & Girls Club & various schools. My workshops are tailored for each groupÕs needs & interests. Here are some examples of workshops I have run. Unfortunately I do not have photos of many of my workshops as many projects do not have the facility to get photo permission plus I generally don’t have a chance to take photos as every moment is spent facilitating.
For a full list of projects please download my Community & Education CV.
Over Easter I worked with two groups of teenage girls and a young mothers group at community centres in Langley & Hollins to create golden masks for the choir. The theme for the masks was fire and sun linking in to both the destruction happening in the area but also the new dawn of regeneration.
Maths Through Art/Design looking at volume, tessellation, scale & numbers with Year 7, St Peter’s RC High School, Longsight
These were 1 day workshops in Warrington with adults with mental & physical disabilities during the Easter holidays. We had a theme of Easter & springtime as a starting point.
These workshops were for children aged 8-12 and lasted 2 hours. This event was held by Nottinghamshire County Council at Rufford Country Park.