Oxford City Council - Leisure & Amenities
CrackpotsCAO conducted a wide range of community arts projects in Oxford which were funded by Oxford City Council, principally via the Leisure and Amenities Department with the aid of city council officer, Richard Grant and Oxford City Council Arts Officer Al Williams.
Bloomin Arts East Oxford Community Centre
Activities included drop in sessions for unemployed people at the Daytime Activities Group, Bloomin' Arts pottery workshops for children
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Rose Hill Community Arts & Culture Day
At the Rose Hill Community Arts & Culture Day in 1988
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The tiles had been made by local children at the Rose Hill After School Club over the preceding weeks and had been fired by a local potter.
A tally of satisfied clients of the CrackpotsCAO mobile clay facility also includes, the East Oxford Senior Citizens Group, who called on CrackpotsCAO services several times for talks on ceramics and pottery workshops, Bullingdon Community Senior Citizens, the Donnington Mother and Toddler Group, some Anarchist Fayres and several outings at Fun in the Parks.