Welcome to the BowHaven's Art+ website. Art+ is an artist led group that offers members of the BowHaven community the opportunity to discover their inner artist and with the support of staff and fellow members have a weekly space where they can leave all of the the worries of the world behind and let their creativity and inspiration flourish. Being able to tell our own story and share our experience's with others can help dispel feelings of isolation and loneliness. Art and creativity has, throughout history, been used a vehicle for humans from all walks of life to make meaning of their world and find beauty in the everyday.
As children, art and creativity seems to come naturally to us, making pictures and paintings is encouraged as a means of expressing our inner thoughts and our impressions of the world around us. However, as time goes on and we enter adulthood creativity often takes a backseat to the obligations and trials of everyday life. The famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso once said that "All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he or she grows up"
The Art+ group takes the approach that art and creativity is always available, for anyone at any stage in their life to tap into and find a way of expressing their inner most thoughts and feelings or simply enjoy the process of making and creating in a friendly and supportive environment.
The aim of this website is to act as a platform for showcasing the work of our talented artists and give others the opportunity to enjoy, share and engage with the works of art and the artists that produce them.
For the artists, being able to exhibit and share their work with a larger audience provides a sense of confidence in their creations and the worth of those creations to others.
I hope you enjoy our site, for any information please feel free to email us....
As children, art and creativity seems to come naturally to us, making pictures and paintings is encouraged as a means of expressing our inner thoughts and our impressions of the world around us. However, as time goes on and we enter adulthood creativity often takes a backseat to the obligations and trials of everyday life. The famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso once said that "All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he or she grows up"
The Art+ group takes the approach that art and creativity is always available, for anyone at any stage in their life to tap into and find a way of expressing their inner most thoughts and feelings or simply enjoy the process of making and creating in a friendly and supportive environment.
The aim of this website is to act as a platform for showcasing the work of our talented artists and give others the opportunity to enjoy, share and engage with the works of art and the artists that produce them.
For the artists, being able to exhibit and share their work with a larger audience provides a sense of confidence in their creations and the worth of those creations to others.
I hope you enjoy our site, for any information please feel free to email us....