Subcategories

• Moving On

  Moving On is a Magic Carpet project working with adults in the Exeter area, including those isolated through mental health issues, learning disabilities or being carers, and provide creative and development opportunities to develop participants' self-confidence, cognitive ability, focus and interpersonal skills, so they can become more involved in their local community and take part in mainstream college and development opportunities.  You can self refer or ask your support worker to refer you to Moving On. 

• Honiton Project

  

   

  We have had a group running in Honiton since October 2001. The Honiton Day Project offers two full days creative activities each week to people with learning disabilities that live in or around Honiton.

   

  The group have taken part in exhibitions, performances and created Animation films. We currently operate out of Dunning Court in Honiton.

  Initially this group had funds from Lloyds TSB Foundation to kick start it but now is largely financially independent on subscriptions.

• Magic Carpet Projects

  Most of the work Magic Carpet does with people does not have a public profile, but over the last few years we have been involved in lots of projects to create art work for specific places.

• Tuesday Club

  

  Tuesday Club is one of our longest standing groups, its been open for over 10 years. It is a visual arts/creative making experience for people with learning disabilities. The group meets every Tuesday afternoon at Exeter Phoenix and currently has 12 members, two volunteers and a worker in charge.

  The group is a safe space where the participants take part in creative activities and have the opportunity to socialise with their peer group.

• Thurspians

  The 'Thurspians' group has emphasis on: developing communication skills, improving social skills, increasing self confidence and improving ability to work within a group dynamic. 

• Snapdragon

  Snapdragon is one of our visual arts/creative making groups for people with learning disabilities. The group meets every Friday afternoon at Exeter Phoenix and currently has 12 members, three volunteers and a worker in charge.

  The group is a real social/creative experience, a safe space where the participants take part in creative activities and have the opportunity to socialise with their peer group.

• Say No to Bullying

  Say No.. works with adults with a learning disability enabling them to form their positive and negative experiences of living within our community into a film and performance.  This show will address the issues that concern people with a learning disability.

  Since the beginning of March 2010 we have been running a regular group at the Moose Hall, Exmouth for adults with learning disabilities; building their confidence in drama, theatre and film-making skills.

  Through this process the members have created their own identity and decided to call themselves the 'Exmouth Extraordinary Theatre Company' (E.E.T.C.)

• Creative Changes

  

  Excited about Art and Drama on a Friday,
  Look forward to making things,
  Acting out where we've been and where we're going.
  Understanding people in the group in a calm, flying, flowing, relaxing, flexible, happy kind of way.
  Puppets come alive, collages speak to you.
  Fridays are different for us in a safe trusting
  Calm aura kind of day.

• Other News

  General news and updates about Magic Carpet, its people and projects...