Day Services - The Rainbow Gallery

Rainbow Gallery is open 5 days a week, attended by 70 adults with learning disabilities, which equates to 100 placements a week. The age range is 18 - 60 with both internal and external students. The Gallery offers a therapeutic and inspiring environment staffed by a skilled team of tutors.

A range of activities is undertaken including:

• Pottery - slip casting, modelling, glazing, mould making. The pottery is fired in the Gallery's kiln on site
• Textiles - learning basic sewing techniques using hands and electric sewing machines
• Mosaic - cutting, designing and grouting
• Printmaking - monoprinting using hand techniques and a printing press
• Silk painting - designing and painting on silk using silk paints
• Collage - designing an image, tearing and gluing to form an image
• Batik - using wax and inks
• Desk top publishing - using a digital camera, scanner and colour printer to record work and create posters and artwork
• Christmas Cards and Calendar

Rainbow Gallery is fully accessible and as part of the induction period, residents and external placements get the opportunity to try a range of arts and crafts to discover which activities they would like to follow.

The atmosphere is relaxed, creative and fun, and the environment is conducive to self-expression through inspiring art and craft activities. Special projects are organised each year for community based events such as the Kent Week Festival and the Hythe Venetian Fete.

Students in the Gallery all have their own portfolios and personal projects to work on as well as group projects. This forms part of our commitment to choices and skills development.

Rainbow Gallery also makes items to sell to the public at the craft shop at the Rare Breeds Centre and at Hi-Trade charity shop in Sidcup as well as at craft fairs.

If you would like more information about Rainbow Gallery, please call Sarah Keeffe (Manager) on 01233 860 093

See our website at: www.rainbowgallery.org.uk