Giant Lantern Puppet Masterclass - Andrew Kim

Urban Wilderness CIC hosted a Giant Lantern Puppet Masterclass with Andrew Kim, where artists and volunteers designed and built large-scale puppets for the Winter 2025 production, developing skills in puppet making and performance.

2025, Artist Development, Outdoor Arts, Public Art, Research & Development, Sculpture, TrainingJenny Harper30 January 2026puppet masterclass, Andrew Kim, Thingumajig Theatre, artist development, giant lantern puppets, workshops, Stoke-on-Trent, participatory arts, mask making, theatre, large-scale puppetry

Cultural Work Experience

Year 10 GCSE Art students from Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent took part in a work experience programme with Urban Wilderness CIC, designing family-friendly carnival masks for the Pig Walk Parade.

Artist Training - Tim Davies

Urban Wilderness CIC hosted a two-day professional workshop with inflatables designer Tim Davies, training local artists to design and build large-scale inflatable props for carnival and outdoor arts.

2023, Artist Development, Outdoor Arts, Sculpture, Training, WorkshopJenny Harper30 January 2026Tim Davies, Artist Training, Inflatables Workshop, Carnival Skills, Parade Production, Longton Pig Walk, Outdoor Arts, Artist Development, Urban Wilderness CIC, Professional Training, Making Skills, Fabrication

Participatory Research Methods

Urban Wilderness CIC provides participatory research methods training for researchers and practitioners, exploring creative, inclusive and ethical ways to work with communities.