Music & The Deaf – ‘Dreams’ project

Posted by on Mar 31, 2017 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Over the course of 2017’s year of activity verd de gris will be exploring the notion of ‘sound’ and ‘communication’ with local people who are deaf or severely hard of hearing. Over the last few years we have been working closely people in the Pakistani community who have been deaf since birth. Our good friend Sabah was born […]

Dreams! A year of hope and aspiration …

Posted by on Mar 30, 2017 in Uncategorized | No Comments

DREAM TIME!! So the the guiding theme for all our work in the final year of our #CreativeCommunities initiative will be exploring ‘Dreams, Hopes & Aspirations’. Our super duper team of artists will develop a number of ‘creative interventions’ which will take place with targeted groups (in schools and with marginalised individuals) across Calderdale. Our […]

Dreaming of the Daylight Days – Poetry Book Launch

Posted by on Mar 27, 2017 in Uncategorized | No Comments

On Thursday May 11th 5pm at Hebden Bridge Library verd de gris arts will celebrate the launch of their new poetry book ‘Dreaming of the Daylight Days’. We would like to invite you to join us at this very special event to celebrate with us. There will be poetry readings and some singing! We hope you can come! Created […]

Benefits of arts volunteering?

Posted by on Mar 21, 2017 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Riaz worked with us as a volunteer on our recent arts commission with Super Slow Way in Blackburn. Here she explains just what it has meant to her to be part of the Through the Door carers project with verd de gris and the BwD Carers Service … “Having completed our course as volunteers with you […]