Taking artistic inspiration from historic York
Posted on 2 October 2009
Re-imagining York is a free course that will encourage students to use the city’s culture and heritage as inspiration for their own stories, poetry, drama and linked photo-studies.
The course is open to anybody and would be an ideal first step back into learning for people who have been out of education for some time
Lizzi Linklater
It will mix visits to cultural sites including galleries and museums with classroom-based workshops at the University campus.
Lizzi Linklater, the course leader, said: “We are fortunate to live and work in a city teeming with artistic works, historic buildings and artefacts and I hope this course will encourage the students to look at them from a fresh perspective.
“The course is open to anybody and would be an ideal first step back into learning for people who have been out of education for some time."
Re-imagining York is being run in association with Yorkshire Film Archive, York Museums Trust and York CVS and is supported by a grant from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills Transformation Fund.
The eight-week course will start in October and be repeated again in January. More information is available by calling the University’s Centre for Lifelong Learning on (01904) 328473 or by emailing lifelonglearning@york.ac.uk.
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Notes to editors:
- The University of York has a host of educational opportunities for people in the region looking to broaden their horizons through The University of York in the evening. More information is available at www.york.ac.uk/evening.
- Details of the aims of the Transformation Fund and the projects it supports can be found at www.transformationfund.org.uk/about-transformation-fund.
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