Work with artists Juneau Projects to help make a book of bird illustrations for North Lincolnshire Museum
Are you in the North Lincolnshire and Humber area ? Join in with free art workshops! Share your bird photos and knowledge!
See below for the different ways you can be involved.
Artists Juneau Projects are offering a series of online workshops and activity packs to make illustrations of local birds especially Humber Estuary wading birds like lapwing, avocet and curlew. The workshops will feature techniques such as printing with lino blocks, paper-cutting, painting and sculpture. You will be able to sign up for a workshop and receive a kit of materials to work with. There are family sessions and adult sessions available. Beginners welcome as well as experienced artists / crafters / makers.
We are also keen to hear from people who photograph local birds and/or have bird knowledge.
Workshops will happen online with Ben and Phil from Juneau Projects using video calls with Google Meet.
There will also be activity kits available to work offline.
The finished illustrations will be used in an artists book featuring all the images produced during the project. The finished book will be given to all participants and will be on sale at North Lincolnshire Museums.
The project aims to raise awareness of current threats to biodiversity in birds and is a collaboration between Humber Museums Partnership and environmental art organisation Invisible Dust.
Local Bird Photographers
Do you have photos of local birds you would be willing to share? They would be used in workshops where local people would draw illustrations from them. You will receive a copy of the finished book in return for the use of your photographs.
We are interested in all kinds of birds from the North Lincolnshire and Humber area , especially Humber Estuary wading birds like lapwing, avocet and curlew.
We'd love to hear from you:
Get in touch before the 26th August
Local Bird Watchers
Do you have knowledge or stories of local birds you would be willing to share? It could be something unusual you saw on a day out spotting, scientific information about particular species’ habits or migrations, knowledge of the countries and landscapes the birds migrate to or folklore or tales about particular birds.
Share your stories of birds in the North Lincolnshire and Humber area area with us and they could be featured in a new book project alongside bird illustrations by local people. You will receive a copy of the finished book in return taking part.
We'd love to hear from you:
Get in touch before the 26th August
Family Paper Cutting Workshop
1-3pm, 14th August
Join in with a free family online workshop with artists Juneau Projects to make bird illustrations by paper cutting!
Help us make bird illustrations for a forthcoming publication with North Lincolnshire Museums. Book a place and receive a free pack of coloured paper and glue to use in the workshop.
The workshop will focus on making bird illustrations featuring local birds such as Humber Estuary wading birds like the lapwing, avocet and curlew.
All participants will receive a copy of the book.
Register for a place in the Google Meet online workshop via Eventbrite here.
Adult Lino Cutting Workshop
Sorry - Now Fully Booked
1-3pm, 25th August
A free online workshop for adults with artists Juneau Projects making bird illustrations in lino-cut print. Free lino kits will be available with the equipment you need to take part – beginners and experienced printers welcome.
Make bird illustrations for a forthcoming publication with North Lincolnshire Museums. The workshop will focus on making bird illustrations featuring local birds such as Humber Estuary wading birds like the lapwing, avocet and curlew.
Send your images back to us by post or email a photo to be included in the book. The finished book will be given to all participants and will be on sale at North Lincolnshire Museums.
Register for a place in the Google Meet online workshop via Eventbrite here.
Adult Painting Workshop
Sorry - Now Fully Booked
1-3pm, 27th August
Join a free online workshop for adults with artists Juneau Projects to make bird illustrations. Free painting kits will be available with everything you need to take part – beginners and experienced painters welcome.
Make bird illustrations for a forthcoming publication with North Lincolnshire Museums. The workshop will focus on making bird illustrations featuring local birds such as Humber Estuary wading birds like the lapwing, avocet and curlew.
Send your images back to us by post or email a photo to be included in the book. The finished book will be given to all participants and will be on sale at North Lincolnshire Museums.
Register for a place in the Google Meet online workshop via Eventbrite here.
Family Sculpture Workshop
1-3pm, 28th August
Join in with a free family online workshop with artists Juneau Projects to make a bird sculpture!
Sign up to receive a wax modelling kit. Once you have made your sculpture in the workshop, return it to North Lincolnshire Museum. It will be sent to a foundry to be cast in bronze and it will be put on display in the museum for everyone to see!
We will also be joined Alice-Andrea Ewing, an artist and foundry owner, who will be explain the modelling and casting process. Her foundry will be producing the bronzes.
Due to the expense of the bronze casting process, please ensure you can attend the online workshop before booking.
Register for a modelling kit and a place in the Google Meet online workshop via Eventbrite here.
Free Art Kits
Sorry - All Sold Out
Register using the link below and you will be sent an art kit through the post so you can create an illustration for the project. We'll include a guide and info as well as a watercolour set, a brush, a refillable ink brush pen, a paper cutting kit and paper to paint on. Send us a scan or good photo of the artwork you make by the 31st August to be included in the publication. Beginners welcome as well as those with experience!
Get in touch via email at juneau.projects@gmail.com or see our project Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram for further announcements.
This project is part of the art and science programme ‘Surroundings’, produced by the Humber Museums Partnership (HMP), Hull, East Riding and North Lincolnshire in partnership with Invisible Dust. Launched in 2017 – the year of Hull City of Culture – the programme includes international public art commissions with an environmental theme, a young curator’s project, residencies and exhibitions. Each year has a different but interrelating theme – Food, Migration and Biodiversity and Landscape respectively. It is funded by Arts Council England through Ambitions for Excellence and Wellcome Trust Sustaining Excellence.