Brilliant Bamboo’s Journey of Discovery with Local Artists and Makers
Blog by Sally Malkin In today’s fast-paced world, where few have the time to pause and reflect, it was a true privilege to gather a small group of local artists and makers to explore and experiment with bamboo. There’s something deeply grounding about working with your hands—especially with a material as humble and unpredictable as […]
Four weeks with YMCA Go getting “stuck in”
Every Tuesday evening in June, artists and makers we work with and collaborate have worked with the young people visiting YMCA through the YMCA Go project. Below is the YMCA team and young people thought about the sessions. Thank you! “Brilliant Bamboo have held four workshops with the young people visiting North Staffordshire’s YMCA, within which […]
Brilliant Bamboo Masterclass: offer to Staffs Artist/Makers
Expressions of Interest now closed. Brilliant Bamboo brilliantbamboo.co.uk is an organisation in North Staffordshire exploring the potential of UK-grown bamboo for people and the planet. We are looking for artists who make or build to be a part of an upcoming project and our future work. This project opportunity is a part of our project: Brilliant Bamboo […]
Brilliant Bamboo Workshops June 24
We had a fantastic time at Keele University for the Next Generation Travel Group: Study Experiences Earth Summit on Monday 24 June. It was a jampacked schedule where we got to meet approx.160 young people and their teachers and joined by a range of colleagues locally: Thomas Guilbert-Newell from Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Alana Wheat from […]
