Fantastic Fungi – Wax Cap Art Workshop

Art and sound workshop for all ages including adults to explore the fantastic world of Wax Cap mushrooms. 12pm-1.15pm 

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1.30pm-2.45pm

Book at the link below.

Wax Cap mushrooms are a special species of fungi with vibrant colours, glossy textures and floaty, fluted shaped caps.

In the workshop you will have the opportunity to experiment with layered printed imagery using a variety of techniques and to play with singing bowls and other instruments to make sound which celebrates the jewel-like Wax Caps and their ecological importance in the local area. No experience necessary.

Your creative responses will contribute to a collective zine and a sound piece about Wax Caps which will be exhibited at Ancient Underlands : Calderdale's Grassland Fungi in Luddendenfoot from 23rd November.

TBC: We are hoping to also be joined by a member of the Halifax Scientific Society who will be available to provide additional scientific information about Wax Caps and answer all your fungi questions and queries!

Alison Cooper, Anna FC Smith and Helen Mather are artists who collaborate on projects exploring the natural landscape, history and our sense of place. Our collective aim is to foster empowerment by bringing history and nature to life in the community's mind. We seek to create space to develop relationships with the natural world and express our feelings towards it creatively and communally.