“Art is the future” – a buzzing street art workshop!

A child uses a black pen to draw on a piece of card shaped like a footprint

Young people have been leaving a lasting footprint on the art scene of Nuneaton (metaphorically and literally!).

Pieces of art made by young people, and a quote on one of them reads ‘the villain will always been the villain if the hero tells the story’
Photo: GRIT.

An exciting day

We kicked off the month of April with some art workshops at GRIT Art Central in Nuneaton. And what a fab day had by all!

The building was buzzing with a constant stream of budding artists throughout the day. They worked alongside talented local artists Nathan Parker and Alisha Miller to create their own pieces of art using street art methods.

“It’s always an honour to work with Alisha and Nathan. Living and working in their hometown, Nuneaton, meant they really connected to those who came along today. It was wonderful to talk with curious by-passers as well who left having found out more about what GRIT is going to be doing in the community this year and beyond.”

Kim, Shout Out for the Arts
The word GRIT on a piece of yellow card
GRIT is a new space in Nuneaton town centre.

It was truly magical watching the concentration the young people gave to learning the techniques of stencils, spraying and drawing. Witnessing their pride in their finished pieces of art was priceless.

“I hope we see many more young people engaging with our projects in the future,” said Kim, our Shout Out for the Arts coordinator.

A child has a high vis jacket on and the words GRIT ART are spray painted on the back of it
A poster says ‘What is art for?’

Those who attended the free workshop were asked to think about one question – what is art for? Is it for here, now, or the future? What does it mean to you? What words come to mind?

”Art is healing. Enjoyment. Communication. Connection. Art is therapy. Art brings us together. Art is for treasuring. Art is for all. Art is for life. A way to express yourself when words or actions aren’t enough.”

Workshop attendees responded to ‘what is art for?’
Two footprint shaped pieces of card decorated with colours and patterns including hearts, diamonds and stripes

What you said

“A fabulous time”, “enjoyable and interesting”, “amazing”, “so much fun” and “will be back” were just some of the comments from visitors to the day.

“Amazing experience for all. Art is the future.”

Workshop attendee
29 pieces of paper include 29 quotes from children about what they think art is for, and some of the comments include ‘expression’, ‘healing’ and more
People were asked to think about what art is for.
A child has written on a piece of green card “I found it was very fun, my first time spray paints”
Feedback from one child.

Coming soon

This isn’t the last of our collaboration with GRIT.

Stay tuned for more opportunities soon, and don’t forget to check out the endless things on offer from GRIT directly.

See you again soon, Nuneaton – get ready to make more steps together to shout out for the arts.

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