PROJECTS
Past Projects
The Pelican Project at the British Science Festival
Pelican Portraits 2022
It’s time for our second annual Pelican Portraits project, in collaboration with Positive Light Projects! Pelican Portraits is all about celebrating the Pelican family and letting the world know who we are through portraits of each of us. Check out last year’s collection:
This year, we will be working with Lene, a photographer based at Positive Light Projects, and Pelican’s own visual art lead, George. Unlike last year, when we were the only subjects in our photos, this year we will sit for our portraits with something that expresses who we are. This could be an item of clothing, an object, a picture or anything at all (that will fit in a photo!).
Alongside our portrait, Lene and George want to hear your answers to these questions:
What is your object/ item/ clothing and why is it important to you?
What do you love about Pelican Project?
Why is the Pelican Project important to you?
Lene and George will be taking our portraits during or just after your regular Pelican sessions. The sessions may run a little longer than usual and there will be a catch up session for anyone who misses their regular group that week.
Missed all the scheduled sessions? Don’t panic! We will make sure we get a portrait of everyone who wants one. The dates for photos will be as follows:
Monday 17th, Rhythm & Movement, during session (10:30-12)
Tuesday 18th, Freefall+, after the art session we will walk up to Positive Lights and have our photos taken (12:30-14:00)
Tuesday 18th, during session (17:00- 18:30)
Friday 21st, Indy Art Club, during session (2-4) pm, also “Pick- Up” session for anyone who missed their photo during the week.
We are also using the project to create a short film about Pelican. This will include some of us talking about Pelican and our portraits. The film will go on our social media and website. At the end of Pelican Portraits, you will be sent a digital copy of your portrait.
We hope your professional portrait is something you can treasure for years to come. If you would like to make a donation towards the cost of delivering this project, a voluntary £10 donation is welcome and can be made here:
FUTUREWORLDS
Pelican Portraits 2021
The Pelican Project is working on a new collaboration with Printmaker George Barron and Photographer Brendan Barry at our new home, Positive Lights Projects.
With Brendan, we will create unique portraits that will be used on the new Pelican website, whilst George will show us how to use these portraits along with a range of printing processes, to create T-Shirts that you can wear to Pelican sessions, and posters which will be displayed at the Positive Light Projects launch exhibition.
We plan to make this a yearly event to show not only the diverse range within our membership, but also the diverse range of practices that we will engage with at Positive Light Projects.
Home Sweet Home
Make a beautiful solar nightlight and consider energy in your home.
Who?
This workshop will be with Chloe and Naomi from Art and Energy, and we will be joined by a local energy advisor from Exeter Community Energy to think about energy use in your home and find out more about what you could do to reduce carbon emissions and energy bills while also keeping warm.
What?
During this relaxing creative session, you will make your own solar powered night light, inspired by energy in your home and your hopes for the future. The session will be full of laughing, crafting, making and top-quality energy advice!
Where?
Positive Light Projects
When?
Thursday 10th November, 10:30am - 12:30pm
How much?
FREE! but we ask that you book a place so we know how many people are coming.
Christmas Craft Club
Who?
Xmas Craft Club is led by George & Charlie
What?
At Xmas Craft Club George & Charlie will show you how to make Xmas cards, wrapping paper, wreaths and festive ornaments for you to take home and to sell at The Pelican Project's Xmas Fair on Saturday 10th December.
Where?
Positive Lights projects
When?
10:30am -12pm on the following dates:
Wednesday 9th November
Wednesday 16th November
Wednesday 23rd November
Wednesday 30th November
Wednesday 7th December
How Much?
£60 for all five workshops
RAMMsounds
When: Friday 25th March, 10am -12pm
Where: The Bird gallery, RAMM
We have been working with Exeter RAMM and various artists to bring the museums collection to life through online workshops.
This time we will be working with artist Felicity Shillingford.
RAMMsounds
When: Friday November 26th, 10am -12pm
Where: Positive Lights Project
We have been working with Exeter RAMM and various artists to bring the museums collection to life through online workshops. For the next workshop, we will be looking at movement based on some of the musical instruments in the museum collection. Us Pelicans will meet together at Positive Lights and access the online session together, where we will see friends from Ellen Tinkham School and CEDA.
Pelican Project’s Spooktacular Halloween party
This is a private party for us Pelicans but if you’d like to bring 1 or 2 friends and family along, that would be great! The party will include a performance from the dance group, a special guest DJ and some games. Soft drinks will be provided but please bring your own snacks / picnic as we aim to keep Covid safe.
Monday 25th October 5-7pm
Positive Light Projects Launch Party
On Saturday 30th October, our new home, Positive Light Projects, is officially opening! The space will be open from 2-8pm for anyone to come and look at the opening exhibition that will feature some of our work.
You can come at any point during the day, but some of us are gonna be there at 4pm to raise a glass to us and our new home (anyone is welcome to make a toast!).
The bar will be open at 5pm (not a free bar unfortunately!).
Museum at Large with the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM)
Were really excited that our link with the museum (Exeter RAMM) is getting started again! This time, it is part of the ‘Museum at Large’ project which is aiming to take the museum and it’s collection to the streets of Exeter! Find out more here.
The artists working with the museum for this project want our help- they want to get ideas about important objects to us- we will take these objects along to a session and take a guided look at some of the collection and see what ideas come up.
If you enjoy art, history, the museum or just want to get involved in a wider community project, this is the one for you!
WHEN? Tuesday 5th October, 12.30pm - 2pm (after Freefall+)
Experimental Filmmaking
Thursday 16th September
10:30am - 12:30pm
This workshop uses the 16mm film strip as a canvas. Participants can explore the following techniques:
Placing (in)organic material directly onto the filmstrip to create moving image collages
Hand painting, scratching and / or drawing onto it
Combining multiple techniques to take the image to the edge of failure
In any case anyone can very quickly make highly personal and experimental films by hand. The workshop essentially reveals how to make the passing of time visible at 18 or 24 frames per second without camera technology. At all stages of the workshop participants can see their works as loops in progress.
The workshop also touches on the production of experimental optical sound by hand (images across the soundtrack area are reproduced by the projector as sounds). Instant musique concrete can be created.
This workshop uses clear and black (opaque) 16mm film leader as a potential canvas, enabling participants to make highly personal and experimental films by hand. Participants can scratch, drew, paint, collage, and salivate onto filmstrips using pens, inks, transfers, brushes, stampers,sandpaper - anything which can leave a mark can be used! This is a powerful, intuitive, fascinating and fulfilling of making experimental films with the minimum of means, and will be exploring the potential for the production of experimental soundtracks on the way!
All footage generated on this workshop will be digitised and made available to participants as a downloadable file.