Rutland Hippo Trail Launch

Oakham Festival Launch was combined with the launch of Rutland Hippo Trail. The reception was held at Rutland County Museum.

The Children's Hippos will remain on display at the museum here in Oakham for the duration of the Oakham Festival.

To see photograph of Hippos  decorated by children from all Rutlands schools click this link.
http://martinbrookes.blogspot.com/2010/06/rutland-hippos-from-all-schools.html

The decorating of the Hippos by the children may have been fun, there was also a serious education side to the project.

Wild in Art Ltd. provide schools with an education pack.

A quick glance at the pack last night I find the students are guided through the design process, then learn to discuss and develop, define, deliver and evaluate ideas, this involves group work, students create drawings and paintings,

The ideas are then developed during discussion, looking at details of individual sketch books.

They then learn to define, with presentations and further discussion.

Once this is all completed it is time to deliver the project.

Then the final stage is to evaluate, a time for the students to reflect and think.

Charlie Langhorne Wild in Art Ltd.

http://www.wildinart.co.uk/


The adults of Rutland were not left out 25 Hippos have been sponsored by companies and decorated by local artists although some have been stolen http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Thieves-strike-hippos-snatched/article-2324417-detail/article.html    there are still plenty to see. 

The High Sherif of Rutland takes a look.

www.highsheriffs.com/Rutland/Index.htm

1. Gaol Street Oakham

2. Jerwoods Oakham School

3. Dean Street Oakham

4. Music & More Melton Road Oakham

5. Rutland Radio Melton Road Oakham

6. Saddlers Court-off Lands End Way, Oakham Bypass

7. Lands End Way Oakham Bypass

8. Schofield Road Oakham Bypass

9. Olive Branch Clipsham

10. Barrowden

11. Lyddington

one stolen

12. Market Place Uppingham

13. Goldmark Gallery Uppingham

14. Horse and Jockey Manton

15. St George's Barracks North Luffenham

16. Normanton Park by the church Rutland Water

17.  Sykes Lane Rutland Water

18. Whitwell Rutland Water

19. Fox and Hounds Exton

20. Barnsdale Lodge Hotel, Barnsdale

one stolen £250 reward for return

21. Stamford Road A606 roundabout

Stolen

22. Mill Street Oakham

23. Market Place Oakham

24. Oakham Castle

The Hippo Trail is also supported by the following organisations

Oakham Festival: www.oakhamfestival.co.uk/

Wild in Art: www.wildinart.co.uk   charlie@wildinart.co.uk

This is Art: www.artsforrutland.co.uk

Arts Council England:  www.artscouncil.org.uk/

Rutlland County Council: www.rutland.gov.uk/