Community Work

These are examples of works I have developed or have been involved with in my community in Brentwood, Essex, UK and beyond.

 

ART SESSIONS FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

The Brentwood Arts Therapy Centre welcomed the first art session for adults with learning disabilities on the 9th of August 2023. Participants explored art making in easy ways with different mediums to develop decision-making and creativity.

Irene Malvezi would like to run these sessions weekly or monthly, all depending on the attendance numbers. Please contact Irene to register your interest. Sessions are at £10 for one hour.

 

YEAR 3 - SENSORY ART SPECTACULAR – ART EXHIBITION FROM FRONTLINES' CAFÉ ART 2023 at the Brentwood Library.

Irene Malvezi's third year in the organising of this exhibition to display artworks from Frontline's Café Art's participants, where she facilitates art sessions for adults with learning disabilities.
http://www.frontlinepartnership.org/cafeart.html

The exhibition was featured on The Arts Programme 177 - Pheonix FM. The interview with participants starts on minutes 52.
https://www.phoenixfm.com/2023/08/13/the-arts-programme-177-it-was-acceptable-in-the-80s/

 

SECRET ARTIST EXHIBITIONS 2023
From 4th to 27th of August 2023

Irene Malvezi, Artist and Art Psychotherapist, was commissioned by Havering Changing project (London Borough of Havering) to deliver an art workshop for adults with learning disabilities at the Avelon Road Centre as a contribution to this year’s Secret Artist Exhibitions and Rainham Creates project. The theme ‘Doves In The Blue Sky’ was chosen for its symbolism of freedom and peace to be displayed at Rainham Parish Church’s beautiful premises. At the art workshop the participants learned about the elements of art such as lines, value, shape and colours and all were able to apply their learning on canvas with acrylics, paper cutting and collage.

Event organized by Artist Charlotte Trower. Irene and Chalotte on the photo.

 

BRENTWOOD ART TRAIL 2023

Walk, Talk & Create session hosted by Artist, Designer and Art Psychotherapist Irene Malvezi at the Brentwood Arts Therapy Centre and Weald Country Park. The group met at Irene's Brentwood Arts Therapy Centre (9 Hatch Road, Brentwood CM15 9PU), travelled a short distance by foot to Weald Country Park for a walk and talk around the area, collected natural materials, then returned to the Brentwood Arts Therapy Centre to create some art with these items, under Irene's tuition.

BRENTWOOD ART TRAIL news and events here:
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=brentwood%20art%20trail

 

These are examples of works I have developed or have been involved with in my community in Brentwood, Essex, UK and beyond.

 

BRENTWOOD ARTS THERAPY CENTRE – Special needs

The Brentwood Arts Therapy Centre opens a space for Artists with special needs to display their work for free. Frontline's Café Art participants are already on show. Artworks are for sale and the money will go to the Artist and also to the Charity in context. It’s a double way to help the community. Please come along to see the display. Please get in touch to register your interest in the space.

Brentwood Arts Therapy Centre at 9, Hatch Road, Pilgrims Hatch, CM15 9PU
www.brentwoodartstherapy.org.uk

 

VAN GOGH THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE EXHIBITION 2023

Frontline's Café Art group had the opportunity to see a multitude of Van Gogh's artworks in big scale. We also spent time colouring Van Gogh’s most famous images in a workshop area. After exhibition time we had more things to see and buy at the Spitafields Market as well as having our lunch break there.

Frontline's Café Art participants’ trip to London on the 15th of February to see Van Gogh The Immersive Experience Exhibition.

 

Community School in Brazil - September 2022

Teaching school children how-to-draw using the book ‘Draw Water and Other Things’ by author Linda Nissen Samuels and illustrated by myself. More information on this specific workshop for children on my Eco Drawing Workshops page.

Brazilian Community School: EMEB Maestro Benedito Mesquita da Silveira at Bairro do Jacaré, Cabreúva, SP, Brazil.

 

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS SUMMER EXHIBITION 2022

Taking Frontline's Café Art participants' to London to visit the RA Summer Exhibition followed by a picnic in Green Park. The idea was for them to see for themselves the variety of artworks on display to validate the quality of their own art works and have a fun day.

Frontline's Café Art participants' day out visiting the RA Summer Exhibition.

 

YEAR 2 - SENSORY ART SPECTACULAR – ART EXHIBITION FROM FRONTLINES' CAFÉ ART 2022 at the Brentwood Library.

My second year organising this exhibition to display artworks from Frontline's Café Art's participants, where I facilitate Art Sessions for adults with learning disabilities.
http://www.frontlinepartnership.org/cafeart.html

The exhibition was featured in the local news:

And also featured on The Arts Programme 81 – Phoenix FM:

 

BRENTWOOD ART TRAIL 2022

After a pleasant guided walk at Merrymead Country Park, public members met at the Merrymead Tea Room where I guided them to create Dandelions out of coloured cards and crepe paper.

 

SENSORY ART SPECTACULAR – ART EXHIBITION FROM FRONTLINES' CAFÉ ART 2021 at the Brentwood Library.

I organised this exhibition to display samples of artworks created by the Frontline's Café Art's participants where I facilitate Art Sessions for adults with learning disabilities.
http://www.frontlinepartnership.org/cafeart.html

It aimed to promote participants' confidence in the art making process. It was a free exhibition open to the public during the library's open hours from the 31st of July till 27th of August 2021. Many participants sold their artworks. We also had donations to Frontline to help them to carry on with more inspirational work for the community.

The exhibition was featured in the local news:
https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/new-art-exhibition-opens-in-brentwood/

And also on The Arts Programme 81 – Phoenix FM:
https://www.phoenixfm.com/2021/08/09/arts-programme-81/

 

BRENTWOOD ART TRAIL 2021

Public members met at the Honeypot Lane entrance of St. Faith's Country Park for the 'WALK, TALK and CREATE' event to hear from Alan Marsh about the trees and wildlife in the area. Then we moved on to The Gates, charity organisation where I work, which provides social, educative and therapeutic opportunities for vulnerable adults in a horticultural setting. At The Gates I gave a tour of the art projects and the opportunity to create artwork with dried leaves.

Four artists, including myself, displayed artworks at The Gates for this year's Brentwood Art Trail. The public also saw many art installations created by The Gates' regular participants around its gardens.

I had a radio interview on The Arts Programme 76 – Phoenix PM on the 8th of August 2021 promoting Brentwood Art Trail at The Gates. Here is the link and it starts in the 43 minute along the line.
https://www.phoenixfm.com/2021/07/07/arts-programme-76/

Art Workshop with Irene Malvezi using dried leaves to create animal shapes.
Exhibition's area with art display from various local artists as well as The Gates' regular participants.
'Washing line' – Installation made with wire and beads by various regular The Gate's participants.
https://www.facebook.com/BwdArtTrail/

 

FRONTLINE PARTNERSHIP LTD from 2014.

I have been working at the Café Art since 2014, initially as a volunteer and now as a Freelancer Art Facilitator for adults with physical and learning disabilities.

The concept is to give the opportunity to clients to enjoy the art making process. It is a sensory exercise aimed at promoting motor and visual stimulation. It does not matter if the final result is a simple line on paper or a complete painting. It is not about completion or competition but fun and what everyone is able to create individually or with the interaction and help of carers. Café Art welcomes people with a learning disability.

http://www.frontlinepartnership.org/

 

THE GATES from 2018.

The garden mosaic floor below is an example of community work. It was created by adults with learning disabilities at The Gates, a charity organisation part of Frontline Partnership Ltd where I currently work as an Art Facilitator and Inclusion Support Worker.

Tree Mosaic. Size: 650cm x 350cm

There, I helped the clients to learn mosaic techniques to create a big tree figure, part of their Sensory Garden for public display at Open Days throughout the year. Various local charity shops, including St Francis Hospice and The Light House, donated broken crockery. Many of the broken tiles were picked up (with permission) from skip containers and many more donated by the clients' family and friends.

Other art creations at The Gates:

Old plates painted to become an outdoor sunflower installation.
Monet's Water Lilies Impressionist version made from broken crockery.

http://www.frontlinepartnership.org/thegates.html

 

WEALD PARK WELLNESS GROUP 2019

Delivering various outdoor art/therapeutic workshops for the local community in Brentwood.

More information on my Weald Park Wellness Group page.

 

PLANET ESSEX 2019

Planet Essex Festival at the Cressing Temple Barns, with Linda Nissen Samuels and Irene Malvezi giving three free Eco Drawing Workshops throughout the day.

More information on my Eco Drawing Workshops page.

 

ECO DRAWING WORKSHOPS AT WEALD COUNTRY PARK 2019

A series of workshops for children at Weald Country Park, Essex promoted by the Essex Country Parks.

More information on my Eco Drawing Workshops page.

 

BRENTWOOD ART TRAIL 2019

Brentwood Art Trail 2019, at The Baytree Shopping Centre offering a free Eco Drawing Workshop for the community.

 

SNAP 2016

A how-to-draw workshop, adding up fun to their charity Siblings' Event.

 

NETPARK WELLBEING PROJECT 2016

NetPark Wellbeing Project at Chalkwell Park, which I was part of as a trainee Art Psychotherapist and Art Facilitator. In this beautiful project clients had the Park surrounds to foster a greater sense of wellbeing towards their outdoor experience. Responses to their feelings while walking in the park were used as part of the material for the development of illustrated stories.

 

Irene Malvezi