Join our Art Club this Spring!
Three workshops that focus on exhibitions currently on display, from Dora Carrington to Maggi Hambling. Your child will learn new art techniques each day.
Drop your child off for all three workshops or select a workshop of your choosing – it’s up to you!
These workshops are designed for ages 7-10.
Buy all three Art Club 7+ workshops (15th/16th/17th April) for £37.50. That’s £12.50 per workshop!
Tuesday 15th April
Carrington: Decorative Tile Making
Design a clay tile! Inspired by Carrington’s domestic designs, use your own illustrations to create your very own tile that represents an important day, person or place!
You will be using sgraffito techniques and coloured slip to paint and add details to your tile!
Once dry, your tile will be bisque fired. We will let you know when they are ready to collect, if you would like us to post it to you, we will charge an additional £10 for special delivery.
- What is sgraffito? It is a pottery decorating technique that scratches away layers of colour to reveal colours underneath.
- What is slip? It is a thick mixture of clay and water to be used to paint pottery for decorative purposes.
- What is bisque firing? It is the first firing of ceramic pieces, making unfired bone-dry clay more durable with a matte finish.
Patterns: Printmaking
Create fun shapes – and repeat! We will be inspired by patterns from our collection display to design your own unique screenprinted fabric that will then be attached to your embroidery hoop to hang at home!
- What is screenprinting? It is a printing technique that transfers ink onto a surface through a mesh screen around a stencilled design.
Maggi Hambling: Mini Nature Scene
Cut out silhouettes of trees and other wildlife to create your own mysterious landscape inspired by Maggi Hambling’s new series of paintings created after she spent a night listening to nightingales in Sussex woodland! You will then use metallic pens to create a sparkling setting.
Important Information:
We ask that you attend the workshop in comfortable clothes (some activity will be on the floor).
We may wish to use photographs you share of you, your child, or their artwork on our website or social media for marketing purposes. Please let us know, when sharing children’s work via email, if you do not consent to this usage
We believe art is for everyone, and endeavour to make any reasonable adjustment for participants. If the participant has a specific access requirement they would like to discuss with a member of the Public Programme team, please tick the box in the additional details section while booking for a confidential phone call.
This workshop is designed for parents and guardians to drop their child off, but if you would like to stay you are welcome!
