Ways of Making is a two-year creative programme for young people in Medway who are not in education, employment or training.
Delivered in partnership with Medway Youth Service, the programme is designed to support young people to explore their own creativity by experimenting with different ways of making, together. The sessions will help participants develop their artistic practice and figure out the next steps in turning that interest into a career.
Both years of the programme will be facilitated by artist Savinder Bual, whose series of hands-on workshops will invite participants to explore innovative ways of making through engineering, balance, movement, and collaboration; to build new skills and engage in creative experiences.
Ways of Making will respond directly to the interests of the young people, who will have agency in shaping the direction of the sessions. There will also be opportunities for them to meet guest creative professionals and educators – who will share their knowledge and advice about working in the creative industries – and attend free cultural visits in the local and surrounding areas.
Ways of Making is a Cement Fields project delivered in partnership with Medway Youth Service. Supported by the Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust and Arts Council England.
Ways of Making 2025 will run for 20 weeks from January 15-mid June, every Wednesday during term time, from 1pm-4pm. Sessions will take place at Sun Pier House in Chatham.
If you are interested in joining the group, or know somebody who could benefit from the programme, please complete the referral form.
Participants can sign up at any point throughout the programme’s duration.
Savinder Bual‘s practice covers sculpture, performance, installation, moving image and animation. It references engineering advancements from the 18th and 19th centuries – a period inextricably linked to new ways of seeing.
As tangible objects are being replaced by the digital, Savinder is compelled to use everyday objects and materials in her work. The mechanics of her work are stripped back and laid bare, highlighting their ephemeral nature. They request the viewer to slow down, focus and observe, in a world where our attention is pulled in multiple directions.
Her mechanical inventions seek to transform the ordinary through movement, providing space to contemplate contemporary concerns. These include our relationship with time, our disconnection from nature and the impact of colonialism on contemporary society.
