Workshops
Raffle Tickets
Around the village 1 The Green, Broadway, United KingdomBuy a ticket for the Broadway Arts Festival Grand Raffle which will be drawn on Sunday 15th June 2025. Broadway Arts Festival is a registered charity, no 1137844, supporting and promoting the Arts in and around Broadway. Funds raised go towards the cost of running the festival, our school outreach programmes and local student bursaries. [...]
Cotswold Landscape with a Palette Knife by Rupert Aker
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomThis oil sketching workshop will be taking place in the beautiful surroundings of Stanton Guildhouse with far reaching views, and focuses on painting the local landscape with oils and palette knife, led by renowned Cotswold artist Rupert Aker. We will work outside if the weather is fine and explore how to sketch quickly with a [...]
Make 2 Driftwood Cottages with Louise Whiteley
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomSpend the morning creating two wooden cottages with Louise Whiteley from Tilly's Cottages. You can choose your own paint colours to make Daisy Cottage, and you’ll also make Bobbin Cottage using a vintage wooden bobbin from the 1950’s. No prior crafting experience is required. If you have any sample tester paints that you want (to [...]
Drawing Trees – Subtractive Drawing Workshop with Jessie Carr
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomExplore the techniques of subtractive drawing to capture the essence and structure of trees with artist and experienced tutor, Jessie Carr. What is subtractive drawing? Instead of the traditional drawing practice, graphite is added directly to the paper with your hand or cloth, drawing into the structure for depth, creating highlights by removing material, revealing [...]
En Plein Air Painting Workshop in the Gardens of Russell House with Tushar Sabale
Russell House Gardens Broadway, United KingdomYour chance to spend the day painting en plein air in the stunning private gardens of Russell House, where John Singer Sargent famously painted Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose. In this workshop led by Festival Ambassador, Tushar Sabale, you will be painting the gardens from life, to capture the atmospheric light and essence of the place. [...]
Ceramics Day with Potter Claire Watson
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomDuring this ceramics taster day in the pottery studio in the stunning Stanton Guildhouse you will have the opportunity to learn through a hands on experience with clay, exploring different hand building techniques such as coiling, pinching and slab building. You will also learn how to throw a simple form on the potter’s wheel, delving into [...]
Expressive Landscapes with Rachel Cronin: 3 Day Abstract Workshop
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomThis 3 day workshop will help you loosen up and create expressive and bold landscapes using the beautiful surroundings of Stanton Guildhouse as inspiration working with landscape artist, Rachel Cronin. The aim of this course is to help you free yourselves from the need to create representational work in order to create work that expresses [...]
Make a Row of Liberty Cottages with Louise Whiteley
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomSpend the afternoon creating a row of up-cycled Liberty of London fabric cottages with Louise Whiteley of Tilly's Cottages. You can choose your own Liberty fabric from a wide selection to make the roof. If you have any sample tester paints that you want (to match to a room for example) you are welcome to [...]
Ceramics Day with Potter Claire Watson
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomDuring this ceramics taster day in the pottery studio in the stunning Stanton Guildhouse you will have the opportunity to learn through a hands on experience with clay, exploring different hand building techniques such as coiling, pinching and slab building. You will also learn how to throw a simple form on the potter’s wheel, delving into [...]
Silver Spinner Ring Jewellery Workshop with Karen Lockton
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomYour chance to make your very own bespoke silver spinner ring with Karen Lockton of KFL Design. You will learn to shape and texture the silver and solder. There will be the opportunity to create texture and to learn some basic jewellery making skills and how to finish and polish your ring for a sparkling [...]
Wheel Throwing Ceramics Workshop with Claire Watson
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomDuring this half day in the pottery studio in the stunning Stanton Guildhouse you will learn how to prep the clay pre-throwing and how to centre and pull up a simple form. The therapeutic qualities of clay will have you wanting more! At the end of the session you will have one form which will be [...]
Fused Glass Workshop with Helen Cooper
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomAn enjoyable and inspiring creative workshop with Helen Cooper in the beautiful setting of Stanton Guildhouse in their workshop. You will learn how to safely score, break & layer sheet and accessory glass to create a minimum of 3 fused glass items including a set of drink stirrers, tea light holders and a coaster. These [...]
Designer Lampshade Workshop with Alison Bick
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomLearn how to make a 40cm diameter lampshade using Alison Bick’s designer fabric. This is a fun and creative workshop learning how to make your own lampshade. Alison will share her tips and tricks for a professional finish to your lampshade making, and at the end of the workshop session you will take home an [...]
An Introduction to Botanical Art with RHS Gold Medalist Ros Franklin
The Lifford Parlour Lifford Hall, BroadwayRos will take you through a step-by-step approach to the methods used in this traditional art form. You will be shown how to: measure your subject and draw it accurately create three-dimensional form using tonal shading use of watercolours to depict your chosen subject accurately in colour. You will take away enough knowledge to complete [...]
David Curtis ROI RSMA En Plein Air Painting Demonstration and ‘Stay & Paint’ at Manor Farm
Manor Farm Childswickham Childswickham, England, United KingdomDavid Curtis is one of the UK’s best-known painters, with a number of prestigious art awards. His work is widely exhibited and is also published as fine-art cards and prints. He is the author of the bestselling ‘Light and Mood in Watercolours’ and ‘Capturing the Moment in Oils’. We are delighted that David will be [...]
Wheel Throwing Ceramics Workshop with Claire Watson
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomDuring this half day in the pottery studio in the stunning Stanton Guildhouse you will learn how to prep the clay pre-throwing and how to centre and pull up a simple form. The therapeutic qualities of clay will have you wanting more! At the end of the session you will have one form which will be [...]
Fused Glass Workshop with Helen Cooper
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomAn enjoyable and inspiring creative workshop with Helen Cooper in the beautiful setting of Stanton Guildhouse in their workshop. You will learn how to safely score, break & layer sheet and accessory glass to create a minimum of 3 fused glass items including a set of drink stirrers, tea light holders and a coaster. These [...]
Designer Lampshade Workshop with Alison Bick
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomLearn how to make a 40cm diameter lampshade using Alison Bick’s designer fabric. This is a fun and creative workshop learning how to make your own lampshade. Alison will share her tips and tricks for a professional finish to your lampshade making, and at the end of the workshop session you will take home an [...]
Learn to Argentine Tango
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomLearn to dance the passionate Argentine Tango! This dance workshop is suitable for novice and intermediate dancers with some experience. You will cover the basic steps and simple Argentine Tango and Milonga variations, along with technique, timing, footwork and styling. Paul & Tracey Pritchard from ‘Dance at 8’ will be teaching the 2 hour workshop. [...]
Silver Clay Earrings Jewellery Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomJoin Jo Richards of Faye Benjamin Jewellery for an introduction to Silver Clay workshop making your very own stunning solid silver drop earrings over the course of 3 hours. Jo has over 25 years of experience designing and creating jewellery. Silver Clay can be cut, shaped and textured with ease – a wonderful way to [...]
Sketchbooks and Sketching at Snowshill Manor NT
Snowshill Manor & Gardens NT Snowshill, United KingdomJoin Shelly Perkins for a relaxed day working in sketchbooks around the beautiful Snowshill Manor Gardens. Participants will learn how to break down plein air scenes into bite sized pieces; from loose drawn observations to longer line and watercolour wash studies using mixed media. Participants will cover botanical subjects as well as scenes with the [...]
An Introduction to En Plein Air Painting with Roger Dellar ROI, RSMA, RI, PS, WGA
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomFor those who have some experience of painting in oils, but have little or no experience of painting outdoors and always fancied having a go! Roger Dellar is a member of the ROI, RSMA, RI, PS and the Wapping Group of Artists and is an extremely experienced tutor. Over this 2 day workshop, you will [...]
Dragonfly Wire Sculpture Workshop with Rachel Higgins
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayRenowned local artist, Rachel Higgins, is an accomplished metal animal sculptor. She will be leading a day workshop using a variety of metalwork techniques – wirework, soldering, hammering, riveting… for participants to create a 3D metal dragonfly to take home. She will also be exhibiting in the marquee at artBEAT (6-8 June). To see Rachel’s [...]
Silver Clay Pendant Jewellery Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomJoin Jo Richards of Faye Benjamin Jewellery for an introduction to Silver Clay workshop making your very own stunning solid silver pendant over the course of 3 hours. Jo has over 25 years of experience designing and creating jewellery. Silver Clay can be cut, shaped and textured with ease – a wonderful way to create [...]
Contemporary Still Life with Acrylic & Collage with Jan Munro
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomDuring this workshop students will learn about design and construction of a contemporary still life including how to incorporate collage and pattern, techniques in acrylic paint, colour palette and mixing, and how to move away from reality. This workshop is aimed at all levels, although a bit of experience in using acrylic paints would be [...]
Make a Willow Garden Hare with Rachel Harwood
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwaySpend the day creating a fabulous 3ft willow hare sculpture for the garden to take home with you, with willow-weaver Rachel Harwood. Willow is a wonderful sustainable material great for making sculptures for the garden. You will be working with willow from Somerset. Rachel has been working with willow for 10 years and her background [...]
Butterfly Wire Sculpture Workshop with Rachel Higgins
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayRenowned local artist, Rachel Higgins, is an accomplished metal animal sculptor and a member of the Gallery at the Guild, Chipping Campden. She will be leading a half day wire sculpture workshop using a variety of metalwork techniques – wirework, soldering, enamelling, hammering, riveting… for participants to create a 3D butterfly on a stand to [...]
Ceramic Cow Workshop with Ros Ingram
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayEnjoy a day of sculpting either a Highland or black and white Fresian cow in clay with ceramicist Ros Ingram. Ros will guide you step by step to create and then decorate your characterful Cow! Your Cow will be taken home by Ros to dry out before it is fired – clay and firing of [...]
Coastal Flowers Mixed Media Workshop with Claire Henley
The Lifford Parlour Lifford Hall, BroadwaySpend the day creating a floral painting using acrylics and self-painted collage. Claire will guide you through her process, providing collage materials, some photographic reference and any appropriate foraged flowers, or do bring your own. A professional artist for forty years, Claire exhibits and licenses her work widely. This is an informal, fun workshop involving painting, gluing, [...]
Classical Alla Prima Portraits – The John Singer Sargent Approach with Peter Keegan
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomA 2 day portraiture oils workshop with professional artist & tutor, Peter Keegan. Working from photographs and inspired by the painterly approach to oil portrait painting used by great artists such as John Singer Sargent, who famously painted Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose in Broadway, Peter will guide and demonstrate the artistic principles and practices used [...]
Ceramic Chicken Workshop with Ros Ingram
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayEnjoy a morning of sculpting a ceramic Chicken in clay with ceramicist Ros Ingram. Ros will guide you step by step to create and then decorate your Chicken. Your Chicken will be taken home by Ros to dry out before it is fired and returned to you. Please bring an apron. This event will be [...]
En Plein Air Painting in Watercolour with Bobby Open
The Hill Fish Hill, Broadway, United KingdomAn exciting opportunity to paint in a beautiful private garden on the Upper High Street in Broadway. True to its name, The Hill is a classic Cotswold stone house nestled in a hillside garden with topiary, mature trees and summerhouses, and fabulous views to Bredon Hill and the Malverns. Participants will be painting outdoors with [...]
Make a Willow Basket with Rachel Harwood
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin local weaver Rachel for a one-day workshop where you’ll create a charming foraging basket, perfect for carrying berries and treasures from your adventures. Using traditional basketry techniques, you’ll learn how to craft a sturdy base, stake up the sides, and weave the basket using a variety of colours. The workshop will conclude with adding [...]
Introduction to Picture Framing
The Lifford Parlour Lifford Hall, BroadwayExperience picture framing first hand and mix fun with a sense of achievement, taking away with you your own completed frame at the end of the workshop. A practical and enjoyable workshop for beginners run by framer and tutor, Mark Higgins, where principles and key tools will be first demonstrated – then you will try [...]
Ceramic Chicken Workshop with Ros Ingram
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayEnjoy an afternoon of sculpting a ceramic Chicken in clay with ceramicist Ros Ingram. Ros will guide you step by step to create and then decorate your Chicken. Your Chicken will be taken home by Ros to dry out before it is fired and returned to you. Please bring an apron. This event will be [...]
Mosaic Landscape: Gelli Print & Collage Workshop
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayCreate a vibrant landscape inspired by the paintings of Dutch artist Ton Schulten, with Liske Johnson (BA Hons Textile Design) & Claire Lundy (BA Hons Printed Textiles) from Littleheath Barn Studio. Use a gelli-plate to create your own coloured papers. We will then look at composition and begin to collage together your chosen landscape. You [...]
Stained Glass Workshop with Vix Brown
The Lifford Parlour Lifford Hall, BroadwayA fun stained glass workshop capturing a Summer garden vibe where you’ll learn to make a sun catcher. Using the copper foiled method developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, create colourful birds and/or flowers. Choose from a selection of designs and lovely range of glass colours and textures. Learn how to cut your glass to the pattern (cartoon) and [...]
Life Drawing for the Slightly Nervous
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomJoin our previous Artist in Residence, Nick Logan for this workshop for those new to Life Drawing. Nick is an enthusiastic and experienced tutor and you’ll be working from a live model as he guides you through a conceptual and simple six-step process for depicting the human body. Nick Logan acquired his BA (Hons) in [...]
En Plein Air Painting 2 day Workshop with Haidee-Jo Summers ROI RSMA
Springfield House Springfield Lane, BroadwayLearn about painting the light and capturing the essence while painting plein air in the stunning private gardens of Springfield House in Broadway. Haidee-Jo is an internationally renowned plein air painter, Vice President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and elected member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. She is the author of [...]
Relaxed Life Drawing with Nick Logan
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomJoin our previous Artist in Residence, Nick Logan, for this exciting workshop. Nick is an enthusiastic and experienced tutor. You’ll be working from a live model as he guides you through a conceptual and simple six-step process for depicting the human body. This evening session will suit all abilities as participants have the chance to [...]
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