We have the pleasure of delivering and collaborating on a diverse range of creative projects with a wide variety of organisations over the years, and have met so many incredible children and young people. Have a look below at a selection of these projects and courses.
Book Binding
More information about this project LUNA wanted to explore the artform of book binding, so that's what they did. Over three sessions they created 3 different books using folding, cutting, scoring and [...]
Roller Prints
More information about this project A really fun activity and mark making technique that we've been exploring at provision is roller prints. To achieve this, the young people created a design each, [...]
Silkscreen Printing
To finish a six week project in customisation and textiles for students from a local school, the boys had the opportunity to design and print their own T-shirts, using...
Type & Space Book
As an extension of the Type and Space Film project by ALFSTAR (See Type and Space Project for details), he decided to produce an editorial version of his exploration...
Trill to the Bill music video
More information about the project A HUGE project from our student DUCK for her Arts Award Bronze qualification! For 3 months she created her own hip hop music video, which included: [...]
Type & Space Film
In our fast-paced world, we sometimes struggle to just stop, and look around. Sometimes things are hidden right before our eyes, and this is exactly what ALFSTAR...
From the Fridge into the Fire Animation
More information about the project Student CHROME wanted to explore the artform of animation, so that's what he did! The process included: Script writing Storyboarding Character Design (Adobe Illustrator) Photography Narration [...]
Ducks in Space – Stop Motion Video
More information about the project This was a HUGE project and challenge our student took on and the smashed it !! This project took 2 months to create, it required the [...]
Marchwood Youth Project
More info on the project A collaboration with Forest Arts Centre (part of Hampshire Cultural Trust), the New Forest District Council and the Handy Trust. “This project was part of a wider Hampshire [...]
17 Port & Maritime Regt RLC – Youth Club Projec
At the Verwood Hive Youth Centre, MBN Arts ran a hands-on mural project — guiding young people through stencil work, model-making and spray-painting. Together they designed and created a graffiti-style mural that captures their community and creative spirit, building confidence, teamwork and a sense of ownership along the way.
The Corkers
More information about this project What could this young person create with 4 corks and their imagination? Maybe the world's greatest band of all time, THE CORKS! With paints, hot glue gun, [...]
Animal Football Match – Stop Motion
More information about this project A wacky stop motion animation created by two of our youngest students, where all ties are settled in this animal football match!
Experimental Type Animation
More information about the project 3 of our students took to the challenge to create an experimental typography animation, exploring how to communicate the concept of words through their movement on [...]
Avonbourne’s 6 Week Community Mural Project
For four weeks, 4 students from Avonbourne school in Bournemouth visited MBN ARTS, to take part in a range of graffiti and street art workshops. This saw them...
