Just before our first event in Cerne Abbas, children have made 10 fabulous hats at Cerne Abbas Primary School inspired by the Golden-Ringed Dragonfly Larvae. We found these slightly scary looking, large insects in Mangerton Brooke on our river dipping sessions. Year 1 had fun putting these hats together, they will wear them on the … Read more
Last week the Saucepan Ponies hit the streets of Leigh Park, with local people joining us in joyful song. The promenade was the culmination of a series of art and word workshops. A song was created by Sally Watkins and Steve Wilson, collecting together precious items from home people would take on a pony … Read more
Our Trout and Salmon Workshops are being enjoyed by families. There are tickets left for Sydling St Nicholas on 14th August, and Bridport on 15th. Make a fish and carry it on our Bubbles and Squeaks riverside processions. Download QR
Calling All at Leigh Park! A caravan of Saucepan Ponies will be trotting around Leigh Park, Wimborne on Thursday 27th of August, 6pm-8pm. Following workshops with local children and families, the ponies (rocking horses, hobby horses, puppets) will tour the estate and sing the newly written Saucepan Pony song. To join in the parade, meet … Read more
In the ‘Emerald Ant Studio’ children at Greenford and Cerne Abbas Primary Schools are creating beavers, swallows and caddis larva, and putting words on placards. More info at https://emeraldant.com/bubbles-and-squeaks/ Download QR
Cerne Abbas is a village said to be ‘heaving with water’. Just upstream at Minterne Magna, one of the world’s rare chalk streams has its headwaters, before passing through the village on its way to join the River Frome. The Abbey and the famous giant would not be here had it not been for the … Read more
Please come and share your stories of Mangerton Brooke and the River Brit, today between 10 – 12. All welcome. The school will be decorating the map in the afternoon.
In March Emerald Ant partnered with the National Gallery of Art in Sarajevo on the project ‘Celebrating Diversity’, funded by the British Council. Inspired by the photo exhibition, ‘The True Story of Carnival’ by Bandele Iyapo, artist Sarah Butterworth joined colleagues Aida Sarac and Cecila Hajzler to lead 11 carnival workshops with different groups; young … Read more
Emerald Ant’s new toolkit for small (and large) museums is here! Navigate to the Iggy for All page to find it. This colourful ‘kit’ is written by our Creative Director, Sarah Butterworth. It supports museums to engage schools and families in their collections using visual arts, and 1 or 2 other artforms too. It has … Read more
Our new show, ‘The Big Flinger’ was well received at the High Angle Battery on Portland this weekend. Commissioned by B-side, it was brought to audiences by Comm. Butterworth and Gunners Hoskins and Piper. Children rose to their responsibilities within a deadly serious military drill, firing their teddies through the Flinger, performing as stretcher bearers, … Read more
Next weekend, as part of the B-side Festival, Emerald Ant’s special artillery troop will take occupation of the Verne High Angle Battery on Portland. We’ve been busy in the workshop building a massive cannon! Bring your teddy along for military training, leading to a High Angle Adventure! A fun participatory theatre experience that all ages … Read more
This week at Nature Table we mixed soil and egg and painted like cavemen! These buffalo have been made with a wide variety of soils collected from Dorset, Devon and the Jurassic Coast. We are working with adults from the Pain Clinic in Poole. Download QR
This week a small group of us went down to Moonfleet, Chesil Beach, with our fish windsocks, took photos and had tea in the hotel. A marvellous ending to a wonderful intercultural project. Over the weekly sessions at Budmouth School we have been designing personal motifs for these fish. We are wishing all the Afghan … Read more
March 30th 2023 We are thrilled to announce a whooping £78, 028 has been raised from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, for our new project in the Wimborne area. Emerald Ant will be working closely with National Trust Kingston Lacy to engage children from 4 local schools in learning about the ancient hillfort Badbury Rings. … Read more