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For one week only – Saturday 23rd October to Friday 29thOctober – residents of Queen’s Park benefited from a free pop up café offering fun activities for half term. The free event, at the community centre, gave residents the chance to try out arts and crafts while enjoying some tea and cake. The café continued to…
Read MoreMike Stubbs and Annie Bacon have produced a publication containing a series of essays, exploring the history and the making of Airship Dreams: Escaping Gravity.
Read MoreFind out more about Airship Dreamers and explore our fun activities for children and young people
Read MoreOur Airship Dreams: Escaping Gravity project provides a great way for schools to link local, social history to the curriculum across a range of STEAM subjects. We have been working closely with Shortstown Primary School to develop a set of resources that are FREE for schools to use. We’ve called this programme the Airship Dreamers Club. The resources can be used…
Read MoreDelivered by Third Angel, a theatre company creating public artwork in public spaces, and supported by Bedford Players Trust and The Place Bedford, the highly participatory public performance will explore the concept that our surroundings have a direct and intangible effect on our minds and therefore the way we live, work and play together, something which…
Read MoreDuring the school summer holidays, BCA provided art packs and online workshops for local children. The aim was to provide 600 children aged 5-12 with fun and enriching activities designed to develop new skills and consolidate existing ones. All provisions had to be SEND inclusive too. BCA proposed three different activities including art and craft,…
Read MoreBedford Creative Arts (BCA) and The Higgins Bedford have collaborated with artist Mike Stubbs to develop a new artwork and community exhibition based on Bedfordshire’s Airship Heritage. One of our goals is to engage the local community in the engineering heritage of the local area, and our links to the airship industry. Children and young…
Read MoreOn behalf of the Bedford Creative Consortium, Bedford Creative Arts commissioned Julian Beever to create a 3D illusionary artwork. This artwork depicts a local urban legend and celebrated Bedford High Street all through the power of 3D Illusion Art. The artwork is located at the site of the old bank on the High Street. The…
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