Arts Volunteers
Arts Volunteers is able to make donations to support local schools and organisations to further the development, knowledge and enjoyment of the arts. Our main fund raising event each year is our Bridge Drive. We thank you for your support. Other money comes from our second hand book stall at our monthly meetings and sale of Wendy Bennett’s water colour paintings.
Art@the station
We have continued to display art from local schools (Bohunt, Liphook Junior and Infant Schools, Churcher’s Junior School and Highfield School) in the ticket office at Liphook Station. The work is changed three times each year. It gives a wonderful chance to showcase the childrens’ work as well as to brighten up the Station.
The above work was created by students at Highfield and Liphook Junior Schools (Feb 2026)
Recent Projects (2025)
This year we made a donation to enable some students from the Waverley Federation to participate in a Creative Arts Programme at Watts Gallery. Led by two artists, the students were encouraged to use a variety of media to create art stimulated by aspects of their surroundings. The feedback from the course has been overwhelmingly positive and students have been inspired to be creative in many ways. For many of them it was their first time at Watts and they have been inspired and encouraged to visit again. You can see some images of the work below as well as a link to a short video.
Click here to view the video.
The society was also able to donate funds to the Grayshott Concerts Outreach Programme.The money will be used to fund a term of music lessons for a class in a local Junior School. More details to follow.
Previous Projects
Undershaw School –
A donation was made to Undershaw to enable sixty of their pupils to be taken on a visit to the Sculpture Park in Churt. The children took photographs and were able to use these to develop their own art once they returned to school. They thoroughly enjoyed their visit.
Hindhead Music Centre
We donated £500 to Hindhead Music Centre to help repair damaged instruments. They are now able to hold more concerts. We are most fortunate to have a centre of musical excellence in Hindhead where students of any age or ability are able to receive first class tuition.
Grayshott C of E Primary School;
We gave a donation to Grayshott Primary School which together with money from their PTA, paid for workshops from a local ceramic artist. Sixty children were helped to design and make sections of a ceramic totem pole. The parts were fired, the children then glazed them and they were fired again before being assembled to form a totem pole. The totem pole was displayed in the Hidden Gardens of Grayshott in May 2023 and is now situated by the pond area in Grayshott School. It is well worth la visit to see the totem pole. The Children have included insects, spiders, and even a snake in their design. They have thought a great deal about its suitability for its intended space and learned a lot about working with clay and firings. It was a very well worthwhile project.
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
The Edward Barnsley Workshop
We were pleased to make a donation to the Edward Barnsley Workshop in Froxfield, near Petersfield. They design and make bespoke furniture and train apprentices to become craftsmen. We were able to donate £500 which went towards paying for tools and equipment used by the apprentices. The Edward Barnsley Workshop holds open days when visitors are welcomed. The design and workmanship of the furniture is exquisite. It is well worthwhile visiting their website to see examples of their work. (www.barnsley-furniture.co.uk)
Liphook C of E Primary School
We made a donation of £300 to Liphook Junior School, which paid for a local artist, Tamzin Norris, to run water colour workshops with three year-groups. We were supporting the children at school and also a local artist. The children painted giraffes, cranes and elephants, which contributed to their project on Africa. The children were taught to really look at what they were painting and to mix water colours. The results were excellent. Money also went towards buying T-shirts for the “Crew” who helped with props and scenery in the School’s production of Peter Pan.
The Holme Primary School
The Holme Primary School in Headley wanted to make mosaics which depicted their school values of Love, Courage and Wisdom. We paid for David Bowers who runs “Mosaic Madness” to lead workshops where thirty children designed, made and grouted three mosaics. The results were delightful and the children learned a great deal about designing and making mosaics. The mosaics were displayed in the School Entrance Hall.