{"id":9453,"date":"2014-10-28T14:11:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T14:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?page_id=9453&#038;langswitch_lang=en"},"modified":"2022-02-06T17:37:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:37:59","slug":"arts-outreach-and-learning-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/?page_id=9453","title":{"rendered":"Arts Outreach and Learning Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCWS International<\/strong> encourages participation and engagement in the arts with its <strong>Arts Outreach and Learning Programme<\/strong>, involving communities and people of all ages, backgrounds and interests. We offer a range of <strong><a title=\"Free Guided Tours\" href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?portfolio=free-guided-tours-of-art-across-the-city\">Guided Tours<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a title=\"Public Workshops\" href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?cat=182\">Public Workshops<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a title=\"Competitions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?cat=179\">Competitions<\/a><\/strong> that are free to take part in as well as running our longstanding <strong>Artist in Residency<\/strong> programme, <strong><a title=\"About Locws Schools\" href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?page_id=7486\">Locws Schools<\/a><\/strong>. We provide educational <strong><a title=\"Resource Packs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?p=6655&amp;langswitch_lang=en\">Resource Packs<\/a><\/strong> about the artists we commission and their artworks and there are also opportunities if you&#8217;d like to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?page_id=7297\">Volunteer for Locws<\/a><\/strong> and get involved with the project.<\/p>\n<p>Locws International has been awarded the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?page_id=9548&amp;langswitch_lang=en\">Lord Mayor&#8217;s Ambassador Award<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for its <strong>Outreach and Learning Programmes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[one_half]To find out how you can get involved, please click on the links below:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Outreach News\" href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?cat=161\">Outreach News<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"About Locws Schools\" href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?page_id=7486\">Locws Schools<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Competitions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?cat=179\">Competitions<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Free Guided Tours\" href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?portfolio=free-guided-tours-of-art-across-the-city\">Guided Tours<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Public Workshops\" href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?cat=182\">Public Workshops<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"Art Across The City Resource Packs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?p=6655\">Resource Packs<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?page_id=7297\">Volunteer for Locws<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An overview of current outreach opportunities:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"www.locwsinternational.com\/?portfolio=free-guided-tours-of-art-across-the-city\">Guided Tours<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFree guided tours around the <strong>Art Across The City<\/strong> exhibition, an enjoyable and safe walking tour on which participants can gain inspiration, develop different perspectives on art, and learn about Swansea\u2019s culture and heritage.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Groups of up to 30 preferred, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><em>but we can cater for more.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Tours usually last 1.5 hours, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0this can vary to meet your requirements.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Suitable for all ages from 6yrs up.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?cat=182\"><strong>Art Workshops<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nCreative workshops with a professional artist to explore themes inspired by <strong>Art Across The City<\/strong> artworks. We cater workshops for different age groups, sessions can be tailor made to meet your requirements.<br \/>\nPopular workshop themes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Maritime heritage and the seaside.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Swansea history and culture.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Art in the landscape and the city.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Literature and Dylan Thomas.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?p=7962\"><strong>MegaPoem Workshops<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPoetry workshops for all ages and abilities. Get involved in writing the world\u2019s longest online poem.<br \/>\nInspired by the <strong>Dylan Thomas<\/strong> 100\u00a0centenary, award winning Welsh poet <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?portfolio=rhian-edwards&amp;langswitch_lang=en\">Rhian Edwards<\/a><\/strong> has written the opening lines to trigger your imaginations.<br \/>\nTo see the MegaPoem, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?p=7962\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Groups of up to 30 preferred.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Workshops last 1 hour, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 this can vary to meet your requirements.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Suitable for all ages.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For all enquiries and bookings please <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tel: 01792 468979<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Email: info@artacrossthecity.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Online Learning Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our website is full of information to help pupils engage with art. Our online collection includes an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?page_id=5462&amp;langswitch_lang=en\"><strong>archive<\/strong><\/a> of over 100 artists and pictures of their <strong>Art Across the City<\/strong> artworks, there are videos, interviews, links, our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?page_id=4122&amp;langswitch_lang=en\"><strong>blog<\/strong><\/a> and many resources for use in the classroom. You can also find a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?page_id=8624&amp;langswitch_lang=en\">map<\/a><\/strong> that shows locations of all the <strong>Art Across the City<\/strong> artworks on display in Swansea.<\/p>\n<p>[\/one_half] [one_half_last]<a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?attachment_id=9467\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9467\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9467\" src=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC04890a.jpg\" alt=\"DSC04890a\" width=\"265\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC04890a.jpg 340w, https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DSC04890a-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?attachment_id=9469\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9469\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9469\" src=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1177a.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1177a\" width=\"265\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?attachment_id=9470\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9470\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9470\" src=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1225a.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1225a\" width=\"265\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?attachment_id=9471\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9471\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9471\" src=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3170a.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3170a\" width=\"265\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3170a.jpg 850w, https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3170a-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?attachment_id=9472\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9472\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9472\" src=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_3836a.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3836a\" width=\"265\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/?attachment_id=9475\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9475\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9475\" src=\"http:\/\/www.locwsinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_5338a.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5338a\" width=\"265\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a>[\/one_half_last]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCWS International encourages participation and engagement in the arts with its Arts Outreach and Learning Programme, involving communities and people of all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9453","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9453"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13196,"href":"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9453\/revisions\/13196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}