OSR Scouts: Getting Creative
December 3rd, 2022
Scouting in the UK is based on a curriculum which aims at each section achieving their Chief Scouts Award, in the Scout section it is their Gold Award. To obtain this the scouts need to complete 9 Challenge Awards and one of these is the Creative Challenge, getting creative and learning, developing and showing their talents in any number of creative areas.
The OSR scouts have spent the term learning different skills and this last week we were lucky to have our very own graphic designer George Phelps (assistant scout leader) take the scouts through the history of street art, legal points and getting the scouts working on their own piece of work. The presentation went into the knowledge of artists and their work plus how to improve the scouts techniques. The scouts really enjoyed getting creative and George went around the tables giving individual advice and tweaks helping them get the most out of the session.
Following on with the theme of street art, the scouts visited Bedminster where the director of Upfest, Stephen Hayles, took them on a personal walk and talk of this year’s art work. The organisers get permission from home owners and black out the walls so the 400 artists from all across the world can turn up and show off their talents. Some massive pieces which take days to complete as well as smaller pieces with hidden inner pieces made the scouts wow and ask so many questions. It was a great activity and we are hoping to make a further visit during the week that the artists are completing their works of art.
The scouts left Upfest and walked through Bedminster and under Temple Meads train station in a tunnel on Cattle Market Road where the length of the tunnel and much further are panel after panel of street art.
The scouts and leaders had a great time witnessing the skill and talents of local artists who’s work can remain for a few hours before being painted over or months. It definitely invokes a reaction, for it or against but, if done with permission at legal locations it really brightens up the areas.
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