Family Programme
Kids’ ‘Sculpt your own Pet’ Workshop with Ros Ingram
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomAn after-school ceramics workshop for kids (age 6+) to sculpt their own pet in clay, with award-winning ceramicist Ros Ingram.There will be an option to pay separately for kids' finished pets to be fired at a small extra fee. All abilities welcome. Please bring an apron! This event will take place in The Lifford [...]
“Loving Vincent” Film Screening
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomWe are pleased to announce that we are teaming up with the Broadway Cinema Club to bring you the award-winning film “Loving Vincent” on the evening of Thursday 15th June (Cert 12). Released in 2017 Loving Vincent is an experimental animated biographical drama about the life of the painter Vincent van Gogh, and in particular [...]
Family Carnival Drumming Workshop
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA taste of Carnival! Bring the family and have a go at playing the drums of Rio Carnival. David Walter of Ola Samba will teach a fun, loud and challenging set of material for the group to be able to perform by the end of the hour. Suitable for complete drumming novices young and old. [...]
Children’s Summer Meadow Painting Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomCreate a beautiful, colourful summer meadow painting using a range of techniques such as sponging, layering, blending, collage and paint splatting. Learn how to carefully build up colours and textures in sequence with expert guidance from two professional artists, Beth and Georgina from Artbase, to create an amazing Impressionist inspired masterpiece to take home. This [...]
Children’s Undersea Paper Lantern Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomCome and transform a simple paper lantern into an amazing sea creature! Choose from an octopus, angel fish, shark, dolphin or jellyfish and use colourful paints and collage materials to bring your creature to life. A small battery powered light will also be supplied to light up your sea creature at night, making it a [...]
Children’s Cycle-delic Spin Painting
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA spin art-producing bicycle - a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Workshop participants add poster paint to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes to take home and keep. Children tend to make better spin-painters as they are fearless in their application [...]
Children’s Summer Meadow Painting Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomCreate a beautiful, colourful summer meadow painting using a range of techniques such as sponging, layering, blending, collage and paint splatting. Learn how to carefully build up colours and textures in sequence with expert guidance from two professional artists, Beth and Georgina from Artbase, to create an amazing Impressionist inspired masterpiece to take home. This [...]
Children’s Undersea Paper Lantern Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomCome and transform a simple paper lantern into an amazing sea creature! Choose from an octopus, angel fish, shark, dolphin or jellyfish and use colourful paints and collage materials to bring your creature to life. A small battery powered light will also be supplied to light up your sea creature at night, making it a [...]
Family Carnival Drumming Workshop
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA taste of Carnival! Bring the family and have a go at playing the drums of Rio Carnival. David Walter of Ola Samba will teach a fun, loud and challenging set of material for the group to be able to perform by the end of the hour. Suitable for complete drumming novices young and old. [...]
Children’s Cycle-delic Spin Painting
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA spin art-producing bicycle - a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Workshop participants add poster paint to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes to take home and keep. Children tend to make better spin-painters as they are fearless in their application [...]
Children’s Summer Meadow Painting Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomCreate a beautiful, colourful summer meadow painting using a range of techniques such as sponging, layering, blending, collage and paint splatting. Learn how to carefully build up colours and textures in sequence with expert guidance from two professional artists, Beth and Georgina from Artbase, to create an amazing Impressionist inspired masterpiece to take home. This [...]
Children’s Undersea Paper Lantern Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomCome and transform a simple paper lantern into an amazing sea creature! Choose from an octopus, angel fish, shark, dolphin or jellyfish and use colourful paints and collage materials to bring your creature to life. A small battery powered light will also be supplied to light up your sea creature at night, making it a [...]
Children’s Cycle-delic Spin Painting
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA spin art-producing bicycle - a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Workshop participants add poster paint to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes to take home and keep. Children tend to make better spin-painters as they are fearless in their application [...]
Children’s Summer Meadow Painting Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomCreate a beautiful, colourful summer meadow painting using a range of techniques such as sponging, layering, blending, collage and paint splatting. Learn how to carefully build up colours and textures in sequence with expert guidance from two professional artists, Beth and Georgina from Artbase, to create an amazing Impressionist inspired masterpiece to take home. This [...]
Children’s Undersea Paper Lantern Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomCome and transform a simple paper lantern into an amazing sea creature! Choose from an octopus, angel fish, shark, dolphin or jellyfish and use colourful paints and collage materials to bring your creature to life. A small battery powered light will also be supplied to light up your sea creature at night, making it a [...]
Children’s Cycle-delic Spin Painting
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA spin art-producing bicycle - a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Workshop participants add poster paint to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes to take home and keep. Children tend to make better spin-painters as they are fearless in their application [...]
Children’s Cycle-delic Spin Painting
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA spin art-producing bicycle - a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Workshop participants add poster paint to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes to take home and keep. Children tend to make better spin-painters as they are fearless in their application [...]
Robin Hood by Illyria – Family Outdoor Theatre on the Village Green
Broadway Village Green The Green, Broadway, Worcestershire, United KingdomFrom the earliest ballads of Robin Hood, some pre-dating Chaucer, Illyria has created a fast-moving, fun-packed family show. While good King Richard is away fighting the crusades, his friend Robert Fitzooth, under the assumed name of Robin Hood, resolves to relieve corrupt landowners of their wealth, to ruin the inept Sheriff of Nottingham and to [...]
Children’s Cycle-delic Spin Painting
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA spin art-producing bicycle - a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Workshop participants add poster paint to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes to take home and keep. Children tend to make better spin-painters as they are fearless in their application [...]
Teen Acrylics Workshop – collage, colour & rhythm
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomA relaxed teen acrylics workshop aimed at 12-17 year olds. Lots of creative fun as a group, learning how to use acrylic paint. You will be making an abstract acrylic painting on board and learning about how to use a limited palette, texture, colour and shape to compose and express ideas and to create tone and [...]
The Julia & Martin Wilson Short Story Competition
In 2020 we launched a new short story prize in addition to our art competition in order to encourage creativity during the lockdown. The prize was generously sponsored and judged by festival benefactors Julia & Martin Wilson. The competition now takes place every other year, the next one is in 2024. Entries need to be [...]
Children’s Make your own Tie-Dye T-Shirt Workshop 10:00am
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin award-winning art facilitator and artist, Libby Esler, for a vibrant tie-dye session in the big marquee on the village green! Perfect for all skill levels, you'll explore folding techniques, colour blending and creative design to craft your unique tie-dye masterpiece. With years of teaching and exhibiting experience, Libby will guide you step-by-step to unleash [...]
Junior ‘Have-a-Go’ Pot Throw
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayGive your youngster the experience of using a potter’s wheel to throw a pot in this fun 'Have-a-Go' session. There will be a demonstration first on how to throw a pot on the wheel, before having a go themselves with lots of support and guidance throughout. Suitable for complete beginners and even the smallest of [...]
Children’s Cycle-delic Spin Painting 10:30am
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA spin art-producing bicycle – a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Workshop participants add poster paint to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes to take home and keep. Children tend to make better spin-painters as they are fearless in their application [...]
Children’s Make your own Tie-Dye T-Shirt Workshop 10:45am
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin award-winning art facilitator and artist, Libby Esler, for a vibrant tie-dye session in the big marquee on the village green! Perfect for all skill levels, you’ll explore folding techniques, colour blending, and creative design to craft your unique tie-dye masterpiece. With years of teaching and exhibiting experience, Libby will guide you step-by-step to unleash [...]
Junior ‘Have-a-Go’ Pot Throw
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayGive your youngster the experience of using a potter’s wheel to throw a pot in this fun ‘Have-a-Go’ session. There will be a demonstration first on how to throw a pot on the wheel, before having a go themselves with lots of support and guidance throughout. Suitable for complete beginners and even the smallest of [...]
Children’s ‘Make your own clay people’ Sculpture Workshop
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayMake your very own little clay person using lots of different sculpting techniques, with award-winning ceramicist Ros Ingram. There will be an option to pay separately for kids’ finished people to be fired for a small extra fee. Suitable for the smallest of hands - please bring an apron! Note: Parents or carers will need [...]
Children’s Make your own Tie-Dye T-Shirt Workshop 11:30am
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin award-winning art facilitator and artist, Libby Esler, for a vibrant tie-dye session in the big marquee on the village green! Perfect for all skill levels, you'll explore folding techniques, colour blending and creative design to craft your unique tie-dye masterpiece. With years of teaching and exhibiting experience, Libby will guide you step-by-step to unleash [...]
Children’s Cycle-delic Spin Painting 11:30am
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA spin art-producing bicycle – a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Workshop participants add poster paint to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes to take home and keep. Children tend to make better spin-painters as they are fearless in their application [...]
Junior ‘Have-a-Go’ Pot Throw
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayGive your youngster the experience of using a potter’s wheel to throw a pot in this fun ‘Have-a-Go’ session. There will be a demonstration first on how to throw a pot on the wheel, before having a go themselves with lots of support and guidance throughout. Suitable for complete beginners and even the smallest of [...]
Children’s Cyanotype Printing Workshop
The Lifford Parlour Lifford Hall, BroadwayLearn how to create prints using the power of the sun! Objects are arranged onto paper that is sensitive to UV light. The arrangement is then exposed to the sun and washed in water to fix. Children will walk away with a handful of striking blue & white silhouette prints. There will be kits available [...]
Children’s Make your own Tie-Dye T-Shirt Workshop 12:30pm
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin award-winning art facilitator and artist, Libby Esler, for a vibrant tie-dye session in the big marquee on the village green! Perfect for all skill levels, you’ll explore folding techniques, colour blending, and creative design to craft your unique tie-dye masterpiece. With years of teaching and exhibiting experience, Libby will guide you step-by-step to unleash [...]
Children’s Cycle-delic Spin Painting 12:30pm
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA spin art-producing bicycle – a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Workshop participants add poster paint to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes to take home and keep. Children tend to make better spin-painters as they are fearless in their application [...]
Children’s Farmyard Friends Sculpture Workshop with Ros Ingram
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayMake your very own farmyard friends using lots of different sculpting techniques, with award-winning ceramicist, Ros Ingram. There will be an option to pay separately for kids’ finished animals to be fired for a small extra fee. Suitable for the smallest of hands – please bring an apron! Note: Parents or carers will need to [...]
Junior ‘Have-a-Go’ Pot Throw
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayGive your youngster the experience of using a potter’s wheel to throw a pot in this fun ‘Have-a-Go’ session. There will be a demonstration first on how to throw a pot on the wheel, before having a go themselves with lots of support and guidance throughout. Suitable for complete beginners and even the smallest of [...]
Children’s Cycle-delic Spin Painting 1:30pm
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA spin art-producing bicycle – a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Workshop participants add poster paint to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes to take home and keep. Children tend to make better spin-painters as they are fearless in their application [...]
Junior ‘Have-a-Go’ Pot Throw
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayGive your youngster the experience of using a potter’s wheel to throw a pot in this fun ‘Have-a-Go’ session. There will be a demonstration first on how to throw a pot on the wheel, before having a go themselves with lots of support and guidance throughout. Suitable for complete beginners and even the smallest of [...]
Children’s Cycle-delic Spin Painting 2:30pm
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA spin art-producing bicycle – a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Workshop participants add poster paint to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes to take home and keep. Children tend to make better spin-painters as they are fearless in their application [...]
Junior ‘Have-a-Go’ Pot Throw
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayGive your youngster the experience of using a potter’s wheel to throw a pot in this fun ‘Have-a-Go’ session. There will be a demonstration first on how to throw a pot on the wheel, before having a go themselves with lots of support and guidance throughout. Suitable for complete beginners and even the smallest of [...]
Children’s Cycle-delic Spin Painting 3:30pm
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA spin art-producing bicycle – a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Workshop participants add poster paint to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes to take home and keep. Children tend to make better spin-painters as they are fearless in their application [...]
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