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Neighbourhood Exhibition! Saturday 12 September

Neighbourhood Exhibition!

Saturday 12 September
The Pippin
Please join us for refreshments and pizza at the launch of these Neighbourhood artworks!
Opening 4pm
Talk and tour 4.30pm
Pizza 5.15pm
Close 6pm

The Portland Inn Project is excited to invite you to an outdoor exhibition of artworks from two of our projects.

Firstly, the second chapter of the Grotspot! project, in collaboration with young people from the neighbourhood. Dream Street! Is a temporary installation on two boarded up houses on Century Street. Rebecca and @ttmq___ led workshops to imagine possibilities for the spaces in between our buildings. What street furniture could be introduced? What spaces need improving? What could the future of our streets hold? We hope you enjoy these artworks that bring some of these ideas together.

Secondly, we have installed semi-permanent artworks created by Tash McHugh @ttmq___ who has undergone a fellowship with the organisation for a year, and this exhibition is a sharing of the work she has made as part of her fellowship. There will be works across the neighbourhood for you to enjoy over the coming months, and some pieces will be on display in a small exhibition at The Pippin during the Saturday only.

This event is open to our neighbours and city wide community - those coming from outside the neighbourhood, please bear in mind we don’t have a toilet facility.

A huge thank you to @_wildrumpus for generously g

A huge thank you to @_wildrumpus for generously gifting The Portland Inn Project and our neighbours complimentary tickets to Just So Festival. It was such a wonderful experience to come together, explore the beautiful woodland and enjoy all the fantastic activities and entertainment the festival had to offer. ✨

Here's what we've got on over the next couple of weeks...

This Week:

🤾🏾‍♂️ Tuesday 1st September
⏰ 4 - 5.30pm
📍 Youth Club at The Pippin

🌻 Tuesday 1st September
⏰ 4 - 5.30pm
📍 Gardening Club at The Pippin

🪑 Tuesday 1st September
⏰ 6 - 9pm
📍 Upholstery Workshop at Acava

🏀 Saturday 5th September
⏰ 3 - 4.30pm
📍 Sports at The Park

Next Week:

🤾🏾‍♂️ Tuesday 8th September
⏰ 4 - 5.30pm
📍 Youth Club at The Pippin

🌻 Saturday 12th September
⏰ 1 - 3pm
📍 Gardening Club at The Pippin

🏀 Saturday 12th September
⏰ 3 - 4.30pm
📍 Sports at The Park

🖼️ Saturday 12th September
⏰ 4 - 6pm
📍 Neighbourhood Exhibition at The Pippin

#stoke #summer

Gardening Club today with @msdmeanar we started wo

Gardening Club today with @msdmeanar we started work on some drawings for the nettle zine that is being made with the nettle paper made at our summer celebration. We also collected some fennel seed to grow next year and to use in cooking- gardening club members tried the seeds and shared knowledge about this special plant - that had been passed from grandmother to mother to daughter / one neighbour shared that It is useful after giving birth and another that their mother gives it to them if they are feeling dizzy or sick. In case you were wondering what music we like to listen to while gardening - Big Guy had a prominent position in today’s session and we ended with a dance show.

Introducing our new Studio Manager, Emily Davidson

Introducing our new Studio Manager, Emily Davidson-Brett! Emily will be leading the day-to-day running, development and delivery of the creative studio and workshop provision at PIP, with a particular focus on clay and ceramics. As the studio is currently in development as part of the capital project, a key focus of Emily’s role in the next few months will be to support the set-up of the space - establishing systems, processes and working practices that enable its safe, efficient and sustainable long-term operation.

Emily lives in Stoke and has just graduated from Clay College, based at Middleport. She says ‘Hi I’m Em! I’m so excited to be part of bringing art and creative fun to PIP! I am a ceramic artist and I love all things clay, I make pottery and also sculptural pieces but I want to make clay as accessible as possible so everyone can enjoy the squishy goodness and feel creative in their own way. I also love walking with my staffy and enjoying our parks and green spaces. I’m so happy to be part of this amazing project and looking forward to meeting everyone!’