Artist in Residence: Dan de la Motte
A place where time works differently Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking is a place where time works differently. Where the incessant ‘next thing, next thing, next thing’ mentality of making …
Author: Miriam Buck
Posts by Miriam Buck
Gift Economy
Gift Economy: What it is and why we do it You might have wondered why Hawkwood, as an arts charity that has been heavily impacted by the economic challenges of …
Artist in Residence: A room (and Spring) of My Own
Artist in Residence: In Reflection I have just had the most inspirational and creative time at Hawkwood as the Artist in Residence. I had hoped to put the final touches …
Changemaker in Residence: Eva Collins Alonso
Changemaker in Residence: In Reflection I am currently developing a Practice as a Research project on how radiophonic language can inform theatre-making, and how Foley Art can be used in …
Artist in Residence: Alicia Jane Turner
Artist in Residence: In Reflection I spent time at Hawkwood in September 2020, to begin research and development on a new sound and instruction led theatre experience called THIRST TRAP, …
Artist in Residence: Tim Redfern
Artist in Residence in Reflection September 2020 I had the joy and privilege of my second residency at Hawkwood. This time I had the gracious opportunity to be a part …
Artists in Residence: Leo, Lowri & Lou
We asked our Artist in Residence to share with us their experience of their work whilst on residency at Hawkwood. Below are the reflections of a group of artists, Leo …
Dance & Nature
A community collaboration in Hawkwood’s woodland during the lockdown In these difficult times, people have been finding different ways to work in nature and finding great solace from it. I …
A Reflection from Contemporary Artist Gizella K Warburton
Guest blog by Hawkwood tutor and artist Gizella K Warburton I first came to know Hawkwood through an invitation to teach a weekend workshop, as part of a new collaboration …
Artist in Residence: Angela Spencer
Artist in Residence in Reflection I was extremely fortunate to be awarded a residency at Hawkwood CFT, a beautiful centre for courses just outside Stroud, in September 2020, fully residential …
The Music at Hand
Guest blog by Hawkwood tutor Robert Hollingworth Hawkwood is a rare chance to batten down the hatches and focus entirely on the music at hand. This seems to happen quite …
Strike A Light: Artist Residency Programme
Guest blog and testimonial from Strike A Light Working for a week at Hawkwood provides invaluable time and space for artists to develop their shows, write or rehearse. Unlike other …
Transfiguration: Working with Hawkwood Online
Diana Durham and her experience working with Hawkwood Online The team at Hawkwood have made an amazing transition from on-site to on-line courses, managing to extend the very special spirit …
Musicianship and Fulfilment
In the special atmosphere of Hawkwood, creative energies become vibrant. Singers achieve a level of musicianship and vocalism that only the calm supportiveness of such a place enables. The feeling …
Nature’s capacity to heal
One of the most remarkable qualities of Nature is its capacity to heal itself. We must wonder at the remarkable intelligence that allows all living systems to be able to …
Moving to a thriving mindset
Grief, anger, frustration, resentment, disbelief; many of us are feeling those at the moment. Every part of our lives has turned upside down – over night. We find ourselves working …
Taking Care of House & Home
When the world’s systems as we knew them begin to break down and decompose, our survival instincts surface. While we all have to tend to basic needs, here lies an …
The Poetics of Architecture: An insight from David Wilson
A personal insight from David Wilson During the early years of my training as an architect, I was always more inclined to look for hands-on experience of building than to …
