Activity Sheets
Discovery, curiosity and creativity
Each activity sheet invites you to get creative at home, exploring a wide range of art processes and techniques inspired by Well-City Salisbury artists who have recently delivering courses. These resources are designed to spark creativity wherever you are.
We’ll continue to add new activity sheets after each course, so be sure to check back regularly for fresh inspiration!
Remedies Exploring Healing Practices
This course was delivered by project partner, ArtCare and artist Tamsin Loveday.
In this course participants learnt about how people in Salisbury were cared for in the past, drawing inspiration from old records, site visits and the Salisbury History’s Collection. Participants explored the hospitals library, pharmacy and a visit to the Physic Garden in Petersfield to learn about herbal medicine and even uncovered some fascinating folk cures!
Inspired by the remedies explored on this course, you are invited to create your own personal remedy jar. Think about the things that nurture your wellbeing and connect with all your senses, touch, sight, hearing, taste, and even smell and fill your jar!
Wild Art: Exploring Nature in Art
This course was delivered by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and artist James Aldridge.
Participants embarked on a series of mini journeys through the natural landscape, following curiosity and whim to discover the wild spaces around us. Along the way, participants created individual artworks inspired by found objects in the natural landscape.
Now it’s your turn!
Why not create your own nature inspired collection? Head outdoors if possible, follow your senses and let the landscape guide you.
What catches your eye? What makes you pause?
Imprint: Exploring Archaeology, Folklore and Stories Through Printmaking
This course was delivered by Wessex Archaeology and artist Caroline Rudge.
Throughout the course participants heard from experts from Wessex Archaeology about the links between archaeology and folklore, myths and tales, stories from the landscape and of the people who once lived there.
What objects do you have round the house that come with a story? Look for interesting textures or marks, what could you print with?
Grab some ink and lets getting printing! If you don’t have any lino, don’t worry, the foam boards from pizza boxes or similar packaging works just as well. Don’t forget to play around with colour, shape and collage!
Sketching in the Landscape with ArtCare and Nick Andrew
This course with delivered by Art Care and artist Nick Andrew.
Each week participants took a gentle stroll in the local landscape and with the guidance of artist Nick Andrew explored different sketching techniques and materials as well as writing in our sketch books things experienced, such as wildlife, sounds, the weather and more.
Look around you, what landscape surrounds you right now? Whether it’s a view from your window, a potted plant on your kitchen table, or garden!
Here’s your invitation to grab some paper and a pen, find a quiet moment and focus your attention on what’s in front of you.
Imprint: Exploring Archaeology, Folklore and Stories Through Printmaking
We are excited to have 2 activity sheets created by Caroline! What objects do you have round the house that features lots of interesting textures or marks?
Grab some playdough and experiment with pressing in different fabrics or textured items. Don’t forget to explore colours and layering!
Try out different combinations and see what happens!
Inspired by the Past: Pot Making with Salisbury Museum
This course was delivered by guest delivery partner, Salisbury Museum artist Jane Staniland.
In this course participants learnt ancient pot making techniques including how to make coil pots, pinch pots and slab pots and explore mark-making, decorative and glazing techniques. Participants were inspired by the new Ceramics Gallery and Wessex Gallery of archaeology at the museum and had the rare opportunity to handle and study ceramic artefacts from the stores.
Take a moment for yourself and explore some natural form drawing from the activity sheet, still life and memory. Let your mind wander as your observe the natural objects you have around you and begin to sketch.
Add different images to your drawing and see where your imagination takes you!