Sunday 25 October 2009
Wednesday 21 October 2009
When, When, When?
Hi all
You may like to know that the Penguins are mostly in their secret hideout now and being dressed up in their artistic finery ready for launch date.
The Penguins will be collected from their artists by the 5th Novemeber and we hope to see them appearing at various locations from mid November onwards.
So that means that Claire will be hard at work on the Yew Tree school penguins ready for them to go to their new home on the Edward Pavillion of the Albert Dock.
Did you know that they are just around the corner from the International Museum Of Slavery so why not plan a trip to see the penguins on their plinth and visit the museum at the same time?
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Birth of some baby penguins in Yew Tree
In September this year the Councillors in Yew Tree ward decided they wanted to support two penguins on The Winter's Trail.
Penguins are appearing in communities all around Liverpool and beyond in readiness for their migration to the City centre for the Festive season.
If you live in, or love, the city you cannot have failed to notice Superlambananas everywhere last year and this year!
The penguins are being brought to life by the same fantastic team, Wild in Art, that brought our beloved Superlambanana trail to the city.
Like the SLB's, some of the penguins will be big and some will be small, some might have corporate logos, some community hands on designs and some artist led but community inspired designs.
Our Yew Tree ward Pingu's are being created by two local schools Mab Lane and Blueberry Park.
The Councillors had the foresight to see that communities become stronger when their residents celebrate their similarities and their differences.
They wanted the Penguins to create opportunities for young children to explore differences across the world and across their own neighbourhood during workshops with the artist.
The Penguin workshops are just one of many local initiatives to improve community cohesion.
The long term goal is that with the help of local community groups in the area, and the authorities in both Liverpool and Knowsley, more and more residents of all ages can celebrate our diverse community.
Both schools are hard at work designing their penguins with the artist Claire Stringer and coming up with ideas of how theirs will look.
Claire will then be heading off to a secret location to create the Yew Tree penguins before they emigrate to the city.
Please keep checking back for Penguin updates and photographs which will appear soon.
Penguins are appearing in communities all around Liverpool and beyond in readiness for their migration to the City centre for the Festive season.
If you live in, or love, the city you cannot have failed to notice Superlambananas everywhere last year and this year!
The penguins are being brought to life by the same fantastic team, Wild in Art, that brought our beloved Superlambanana trail to the city.
Like the SLB's, some of the penguins will be big and some will be small, some might have corporate logos, some community hands on designs and some artist led but community inspired designs.
Our Yew Tree ward Pingu's are being created by two local schools Mab Lane and Blueberry Park.
The Councillors had the foresight to see that communities become stronger when their residents celebrate their similarities and their differences.
They wanted the Penguins to create opportunities for young children to explore differences across the world and across their own neighbourhood during workshops with the artist.
The Penguin workshops are just one of many local initiatives to improve community cohesion.
The long term goal is that with the help of local community groups in the area, and the authorities in both Liverpool and Knowsley, more and more residents of all ages can celebrate our diverse community.
Both schools are hard at work designing their penguins with the artist Claire Stringer and coming up with ideas of how theirs will look.
Claire will then be heading off to a secret location to create the Yew Tree penguins before they emigrate to the city.
Please keep checking back for Penguin updates and photographs which will appear soon.
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