FOR FAMILIES
Our Saturday Painting Club runs during term-time on Saturdays from 10.30am – 12.00 noon. It is open to all families who want to come along to BlueJam Arts Space on a Saturday morning to enjoy doing art activities together.
Saturday Painting Club is currently free to attend, thanks to generous funding from The National Lottery Awards for All and Penrith Town Council. Contact us to book your space.
Sessions take place at:
BlueJam Arts Space,
Mostyn Hall,
Friargate, Penrith
CA11 7XR
For Adults
If you are looking for a great way to have fun and improve your wellbeing then come along and join our Painting For Wellbeing sessions at BlueJam Arts on Thursdays from 10:30am-12:30pm. This is a very
friendly and supportive group who meet each week to talk, laugh and share in the joy of being creative.
You can work on anything that inspires you and complete beginners are welcome. Sometimes in sessions we work together painting on a large piece of paper each adding a little, letting all our different styles blend together which has led to some lovely collaborative work.
We have also just completed a very inspiring joint book project. Each member chose a subject and then everyone submitted a painting or drawing to each book. The subjects chosen ranged from Humanity to Flowers of Hope . We are very proud of the finished books and everyone enjoyed working together and expanding their creativity by focusing on new subjects.
These are a few words from members of the group:
“Before I joined painting for wellbeing I was feeling a bit lost, isolated and lacking confidence due to ill health. I was a bit unsure about joining, however on my first session I immediately felt welcome, Jilly who runs the group has a great way of getting everyone involved and putting you at ease. It feels very special to be part of this group and sharing art with these very lovely people”
“I always enjoy my sessions at BlueJam where Jilly offers a welcoming, generous and relaxed space for us to paint freely and have creative conversations. There’s no agenda so you can do your own thing; we have fun playing with paint and other materials without having to worry about an end product – no one is judging the results. I find it a lovely way to relax and switch off from everyday worries and it has helped me to be more adventurous when I draw and paint.”
“In the presence of Thursday Painting for wellbeing at Blue Jam Arts, I find the space of freedom to be myself in good and bad days.I express my thoughts freely in collage work. I sense the joy of chatting and listening to group members. Recently there is a great joy doing collaborative work together in producing a book which each member contributes a page to it. I find just being there with other members on Thursday doing artwork has certainly enhanced my wellbeing”.