UPCYCLING Invitation to Creative Practitioners

UPCYCLING

Invitation to Creative Practitioners - craft, design, visual artists, makers of all kinds
from Riversmeet

August 6th, 7:30, Neo’s Café, Marketplace, Cockermouth

Why do people spend their hard earned cash on new products, when for a fraction of the cost they can get what you need at a local auction? All that’s required is a bit of reworking and you could have a bespoke item that’s just right for you.

Our Upcycling project aims to transform readily available objects into reasonably priced, bespoke/hand-made items for the home. We want to encourage people with creative talent to get involved to show what can be done and provide training for others who need the necessary skills.

If you think you have skills to offer or ideas to make secondhand goods into new products then we would like to meet you to discuss ways we can work together.

Riversmeet is a group of local people who want a more creative, cooperative and sustainable way of life.

Huge global changes are going on all around us. But right here and now, in West Cumbria, we have the opportunity to invest in grass roots initiatives and act together as a catalyst for change – to revitalise our communities and create more fulfilling and sustainable lifestyles.

This initiative is led by Cathy Newbery from Riversmeet, curator and arts professional, who is currently putting ideas together for funding to deliver the upcycling concept over the next three year. We are working with Mitchells auction house and local partners.

r.s.v.p. to Delphine Jasmin-Bélisle del_cadarn@hotmail.com or to Cathy Newbery cathy@cathynewbery.co.uk tel: 016973 71054