Past Projects

Puppy Paintings!

Mural artist Nina Camplin ran a  Thursday night workshop for PEDAS & got us all involved painting puppies to help raise funds for the Dorset Animal Workers Group.

The puppies went on display in the windows of Calendars at Tower Park and were sold in aid of DAWG.

 

 

 

 

 

Weathering with Frances Hatch—this project encouraged us all to look at representing the effects of weathering, whether it’s the long term effect on the land around us, shorter term effects on wood, metal or perishable items or even the effect on ourselves as the years pass.

Works were displayed at the Peacock Art Gallery in October 08.

In one workshop with Frances we created 3D works from a very weathered bill-board poster, see photo below……

Colour & Light

This project was a first for PEDAS. Artists were given the task of producing paintings to create a permanent exhibition in the corridor & waiting area of the new radiotherapy unit at Poole Hospital Trust. Artists were given a 50cm square canvas and a brief to produce something appropriate for the setting; uplifting, harmonious and hopeful. 67 pieces were produced and went up to create a stunning exhibition that is appreciated by staff & patients alike.

See the PEDAS Pictures page for a selection of the paintings

 

Poole Hospital

Art can play a valuable role in creating a positive, uplifting and reassuring atmosphere. Many hospitals now realize the benefits of this & run dedicated arts programmes, making use of both professional artists & community arts groups.

PEDAS committee member Clare Hadley (a medical physicist in radiotherapy) has helped the society forge strong links with Poole Hospital Foundation Trust, & Norma Rawlings has now run 2  PEDAS projects to provide artworks for areas of the hospital.

The first, ‘Colour & Light’ was for the radiotherapy department. This is now in situ and has transformed a long bleak corridor and empty waiting area. The second is awaiting hanging, and will create a welcoming journey into the hospital, taking visitors along the Jurassic coast from Lyme Regis to Studland as they travel up the  walkway from the carpark.

 

 

 

 

Jurassic Journey

 

First impressions are important, & the long walkway taking visitors from the multi-storey carpark up to the hospital is an ideal location to take viewers on a journey along the Dorset section of the World Heritage Jurassic coastline.

Paintings have recently been hung & look fantastic!