artBEAT: Experimental Watercolour with Ann Blockley
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomAnn Blockley SWA is a renowned watercolour and mixed-media artist with an individual style developed over a lifetime of professional painting. Her pictures are evocative, atmospheric and intuitive. Her longstanding passion has been for nature, inspired by the countryside and gardens close to her Cotswold studio. Ann has a worldwide reputation for her unique interpretations [...]
Art of the Great War 1914-1918: Exhibition curated by John Noott
Broadway Museum & Art Gallery 65 High Street, Broadway, GBThe main exhibition during the festival at The Broadway Museum & Art Gallery curated from the collection of John Noott. Born in 1932, John Noott well remembers talk of the Great War as the country was busy preparing itself for the Second World War. These were formative events in a young life and proved to [...]
The Broadway Colony Room Broadway Museum & Art Gallery
Broadway Museum & Art Gallery 65 High Street, Broadway, GBA permanent exhibition about the world-famous Broadway Colony of renowned artists, writers, musicians and actors, most notably John Singer Sargent, (has now been permanently) installed in a dedicated room of the Broadway Museum and Art Gallery on behalf of the Broadway Arts Festival. This important piece of Broadway heritage recounts the interestingly interwoven lives of [...]
“Reflection” Open Art Competition & Selling Exhibition
Little Buckland Gallery Little Buckland, BroadwayThe 2018 Competition: “Reflection” The theme for the 2018 competition was ‘Reflection’. The competition was open to any artist, in any medium including photography, sculpture, film, ceramics and design makers. Thank you to everyone who entered, we had a record-breaking 925 entries from around the globe! 200 of the entries are being shown in a prestigious [...]
artBEAT: Going Wild in Watercolour – Jake Winkle
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomJake paints watercolour with passion and expression, capturing the essence of his subject with fabulous colour and dynamic brush strokes. He practises watercolour at its most uncluttered and with apparent simplicity brings his paintings to life… each picture tells a story! Come and be lured into the wonderful opportunities of this exquisite medium. Jake Winkle [...]
artBEAT: Creative Leap – Este MacLeod’s “If you can write you can draw”
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomIntuitive and experimental, Este MacLeod has developed a programme using the alphabet and our unique handwriting to get creative juices flowing. Twenty six projects incorporating letters as anchor points and connections we are familiar with are central to the process. Come and experience this alternative approach to drawing and creativity and see how Este uses it to develop her bold artworks. Please [...]
The Swagger & The Struggle – Richard Ormond & Lachlan Goudie discuss John Singer Sargent
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomRichard Ormond is the grandson of Violet Sargent Ormond, sister of John Singer Sargent. Former deputy director of the National Portrait gallery and director of the Maritime Museum, he is co-author of the nine volume Catalogue Raisonné of Singer Sargent’s work and curator of two recent major exhibitions of his portraits and watercolours as well [...]
artBEAT: Colour & Light with Tony Allain
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United Kingdom“I am not interested in pure representation; my work is about responses to the moods and atmospheres generated by landscape, still life or interior. My subjects are often oriented around the mood of the sea, skies, harbours, ships and figures. I am constantly absorbing everything that is around me.” Tony Allain In this demonstration Tony Allain [...]
artBEAT: The Emotion of Line & Colour with Jerry Fresia
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomPut yourself in the shoes of one of the great French Impressionists as artist and educator, Jerry Fresia, demonstrates the oil painting technique that defined a movement. Learn what it means for a visual artist to stay in the moment, focusing not on the subject or the end result, but on line, colour and the [...]
artBEAT: Colour and Light in Pastels – Workshop with Tony Allain
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomTony Allain PS, PSA, MC-IAPS, MPANZ has been painting for over forty years. He is a painter of light and movement, with a complete understanding of his surroundings. Born and raised in the Channel Islands, Tony has exhibited extensively over the years and his work can be found in galleries in England, USA, New Zealand [...]
artBEAT: Creative Leap – Este MacLeod’s “If you can write you can draw”
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomIntuitive and experimental, Este MacLeod has developed a programme using the alphabet and our unique handwriting to get creative juices flowing. Twenty six projects incorporating letters as anchor points and connections we are familiar with are central to the process. Come and experience this alternative approach to drawing and creativity and see how Este uses it to develop her bold artworks. Please [...]
Andrew Graham-Dixon: The double life of Caravaggio
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomInhabiting a dark and dangerous world of sex, violence and religion, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio still managed to create some of the greatest paintings in the history of art – despite himself and his circumstances. Art critic, historian, award-winning broadcaster, author and expert on Caravaggio, Andrew Graham-Dixon tells us a part of the artist’s tempestuous tale [...]
artBEAT: Painting Flowers in Watercolour with Trevor Waugh
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomUsing only his brush, colour and water, artist and author of the best seller Winning with Watercolour, Trevor Waugh, will demonstrate his beautifully loose, yet accurate, approach to painting flowers in watercolour in a masterclass designed to inspire you to get painting. Trevor was born in 1952 and grew up in London.Trevor studied at The [...]
artBEAT: The emotion of line & colour with Jerry Fresia
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomPut yourself in the shoes of one of the great French Impressionists as artist and educator, Jerry Fresia once again demonstrates the oil painting technique that defined a movement. Learn what it means for a visual artist to stay in the moment, focusing not on the subject or the end result, but on line, colour [...]
artBEAT: Light up your painting Watercolour workshop with Trevor Waugh
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomThere is nothing more beautiful than a watercolour filled with light and colour. In this stage-by-stage, confidence-boosting workshop, expert watercolourist, Slade alumnus and author of the best-selling Winning with Watercolour, Trevor Waugh, will teach you the techniques needed to get the best results from your work. Trevor obtained a distinction for his post-graduate certificate in [...]
artBEAT: The Leaping Hare with Catherine Hyde
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomWatch award-winning painter and illustrator Catherine Hyde at work. Always in pursuit of new techniques, this fascinating demonstration focuses on the use of paint on clay board. She will be unpacking the process with particular reference to the interpretation of a text, on this occasion a poem by Ted Hughes, which she will read before beginning to [...]
Classical Concert with Trio Severn
St. Michael & All Angels' Church Church Street, BroadwayTrio Severn make a welcome return to the Festival with guest violinist Ben Powell and a programme of masterworks by Beethoven and Brahms that form the core piano trio repertoire from the classical period. This will be combined with the engaging Debussy trio which is an early work, written when the composer was only 18, [...]
‘En Plein Air’ Landscape Painting with Jayne Tricker
Broadway Tower Middle Hill, Broadway, GBLed by artist and art educator, Jayne Tricker, this day-long workshop, at the stunning Broadway Tower, will take you through every stage of the process from editing what you see and sketching to mark making and experiments in the use of colour. Jayne uses a split primary palette approach to colour mixing. Materials list on booking [...]
Life Drawing: Workshop with Michael Sofroniou & Simon Fry
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomTake advantage of this great opportunity to work from the live model here in the heart of Broadway. Two highly experienced artists will be tutoring this whole-day workshop featuring two models. Michael Sofroniou has over twenty years of expertise in this field and joins Simon Fry, experienced in teaching and working from the human figure. Join them [...]
Abstracting the Landscape with Caroline Chappell
Little Buckland House Little Buckland, BroadwayThis mixed media painting workshop is designed for people who would like to work in a more expressive way or want to ‘loosen up’. Caroline Chappell will show how to make quick visual ‘notes’, then help to develop them into abstract landscape compositions. Not suitable for beginners. The only other requirement is an experimental approach. [...]
Exploring Expressive Painting workshop with Jerry Fresia
Springfield House Springfield Lane, BroadwayIn this two-day workshop, Jerry Fresia champions the techniques of the Impressionists as he helps us discover a deeper, more expressive quality to our painting. He draws a distinction between descriptive painting, which is about the subject and those that are expressive, which are about the painter. Discover the emotional process of painting guided by [...]
Eleanor Broomfield (soprano) and Jessica May (piano) – Recital
St. Michael & All Angels' Church Church Street, BroadwayEleanor Broomfield is at the Royal Academy of Music on the Preparatory Opera Programme on scholarship under the guidance of Lillian Watson and Jonathan Papp. Her recital experience includes performing at the Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, Grove Music Festival, and she belongs to the prestigious Royal Academy of Music Song Circle. Eleanor received the Broadway Arts Festival [...]
Inspiring the Next Generation: Performance with Tom Redmond
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayRadio 3 broadcaster, presenter, horn player and animateur, Tom Redmond, will be working with local primary school children in Broadway towards this performance that is open to all. Recent appearances include devising and presenting My Great Orchestral Adventure at the Albert Hall, and his innovative and motivational approach is guaranteed to inspire the next generation [...]
Mapp & Lucia, the wonderful world of Riseholme and Tilling: Guy Fraser-Sampson
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomWitty and entertaining speaker Guy Fraser-Sampson is the author of three Mapp and Lucia novels, all of which were optioned by the BBC. He will be talking about the Cotswolds’ origins of the original stories and of the crazily eccentric loves and lives of their creator, E.F. Benson and his amazing family. Join us in [...]
Blues Hand me Downs: Alex Voysey & friends
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin virtuosic guitarist Alex Voysey through a history of the blues. Starting with the classic rock n’ roll hits of Chuck Berry through BB King and Stevie Ray Vaughan to more contemporary favourites such as John Mayer and Lady Antebellum, and many more in between. This show covers them all in a high energy performance [...]
Make an Original Silver Ring with Laure Filho
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomProfessional jeweller, Laure Filho, will take you through the process of designing and making a silver ring. You will handcraft your original ring in wax, which will then be cast in silver offsite. Please note: Your ring will take approximately 4 weeks for delivery after the event. Event limited to max 10 people. Tickets £55 [...]
Create your own prints: Lyrical Landscapes Workshop with Anthea Millier
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayCheltenham based artist Anthea Millier is a printmaker that draws inspiration from the landscape and found objects within it. In this 2 hour workshop she will give you all the tools and techniques you need to produce your own monoprint or small, folded, decorated book based on a line from your favourite poem or quote [...]
Woodland Woodcuts: Workshop with Esther Stephenson & Jen Whiskerd
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayDrawing on the theme of the woodland creature come and create your very own woodcut. Through a full demonstration of the technique you will be guided through the process of designing and cutting. After lunch you will complete your piece and be shown how to print your woodcut to take home. A light lunch will [...]
Abstracting the Landscape workshop with Caroline Chappell
Little Buckland House Little Buckland, BroadwayThis mixed media painting workshop is designed for people who would like to work in a more expressive way or want to ‘loosen up’. Caroline Chappell will show how to make quick visual ‘notes’, then help to develop them into abstract landscape compositions. Not suitable for beginners. The only other requirement is an experimental approach. [...]
Inner Visions Workshop with Tricia Torrington
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayRelease your inner vision with a creative transfer print. Expert printmaker, Tricia Torrington, shows you how to use ink and rollers, brush and line, and collaged imagery to create an imaginative print of your own. You do not have to be able to draw or have any experience of printmaking to enjoy this workshop. We [...]
Make an Original Silver Ring with Laure Filho
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomProfessional jeweller, Laure Filho, will take you through the process of designing and making a silver ring. You will handcraft your original ring in wax, which will then be cast in silver offsite. Please note: Your ring will take approximately 4 weeks for delivery after the event. Event limited to max 10 people. Tickets £55 [...]
Sargent’s Women & Afternoon Tea with Author Donna M. Lucey at The Fish
The Fish Hotel Farncombe Estate, BroadwayWe are thrilled to welcome New York Times best-seller and award-winning author Donna M. Lucey to this year’s festival to talk about her seductive, multi-layered, new book Sargent’s Women: Four Lives Behind the Canvas. In what the New York Times describes as a “rollicking snow globe version of an almost unimaginable world of wealth” Lucey [...]
Tweedy takes a detour!
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayTWEEDY – the comedy and slapstick legend and star of Gifford’s Circus, Cirque Berserk and the Cheltenham Everyman pantomime, appears in the tent on the village green for an after-school treat for all the family! Tweedy has an impressive repertoire of comedic talents which have made him one of the most respected and popular clowns [...]
John Julius Norwich – France: A history from Gaul to De Gaulle (Cancelled)
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomWe are so sorry to inform you that John Julius Norwich has unfortunately had to cancel his talk about The History of France at the festival on the evening of June 12th due to ill health. All those who booked tickets have been refunded in full to their credit card. We are sorry for any [...]
“Romeo & Juliet” by the Handlebards
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayBefore touring their seriously silly production of Romeo and Juliet around the world, the all-female HandleBards troupe pedalled it 1500 miles around the UK by bike, with all the necessary set, props and costume in tow. Now, the show is back by popular demand. Expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack of chaos, [...]
Pot throw & decorate: Workshop with Honeybourne Pottery
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayEver fancied throwing a pot on the wheel? Well now’s your chance! And, once thrown, you’ll get to spend time decorating it using slips and sponges. A full demonstration will be given, making this a great option for the complete beginner. Afterwards, we’ll fire and glaze it for a permanent ceramic finish (it will be [...]
Clay Sculpture: Make your own ceramic Hen workshop with Ros Ingram
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayCome and make one of these fun, quirky ceramic Hens with Ros Ingram, an award-winning ceramicist and arts educator. Limited to 15 people per session £20 per person Price includes high quality sculpture clay, slip, oxides, bisque firing and final stoneware firing. Standard tickets go on sale at 10am on 30th March through the website [...]
Inside Out Sculpture Demonstration & Model-Making with Judy Boyt MA FRBS
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomEquestrian sculptor and creator of the Mitsubishi Badminton Horse Trials trophy and the twice life-size ‘Rebellion’ bronze horse, originally sited in Trafalgar Square, Judy Boyt will be demonstrating her ‘inside out’ approach to capturing the ‘living essence’ in a sculpture as she uses wire and wax to create a piece from start to completion. If you wish to, under Judy’s guidance using basic wire and [...]
Expressive Landscape: Two day workshop with Lewis Noble
Little Buckland House Little Buckland, BroadwayContemporary British landscape painter, Lewis Noble, believes that making vigorous, atmospheric drawings direct from the landscape removes preciousness and allows a spontaneity of mark making that helps you to achieve more interesting paintings. In this two-day workshop, you will learn a working method that stimulates creativity, produces exciting work and develops an open attitude towards [...]
Pot throw & decorate: Workshop with Honeybourne Pottery
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayEver fancied throwing a pot on the wheel? Well now’s your chance! And, once thrown, you’ll get to spend time decorating it using slips and sponges. A full demonstration will be given, making this a great option for the complete beginner. Afterwards, we’ll fire and glaze it for a permanent ceramic finish (it will be [...]
Pot throw & decorate: Workshop with Honeybourne Pottery
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayEver fancied throwing a pot on the wheel? Well now’s your chance! And, once thrown, you’ll get to spend time decorating it using slips and sponges. A full demonstration will be given, making this a great option for the complete beginner. Afterwards, we’ll fire and glaze it for a permanent ceramic finish (it will be [...]
Clay Sculpture: Make your own Ceramic Hare with Ros Ingram
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayCome and make one of these fun, quirky ceramic Hares with Ros Ingram, an award-winning ceramicist and arts educator. Limited to 15 people per session £25 per person Price includes high quality sculpture clay, slip, oxides, bisque firing and final stoneware firing. Unfortunately this event is now SOLD OUT However if you would like to [...]
Pot throw & decorate: Workshop with Honeybourne Pottery
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayEver fancied throwing a pot on the wheel? Well now’s your chance! And, once thrown, you’ll get to spend time decorating it using slips and sponges. A full demonstration will be given, making this a great option for the complete beginner. Afterwards, we’ll fire and glaze it for a permanent ceramic finish (it will be [...]
Pattern and Texture in Clay: Workshop with Hilary LaForce
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayHilary LaForce is known for her exquisitely thin porcelain and statement stoneware vessel forms. In this 2 hour workshop she’ll show you how to make your own bowl form, the emphasis is on experimentation with texture and pattern and colouring using decorative slips. Limited to 10 participants £35pp
Pot throw & decorate: Workshop with Honeybourne Pottery
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayEver fancied throwing a pot on the wheel? Well now’s your chance! And, once thrown, you’ll get to spend time decorating it using slips and sponges. A full demonstration will be given, making this a great option for the complete beginner. Afterwards, we’ll fire and glaze it for a permanent ceramic finish (it will be [...]
Children’s Ceramics Hour (FREE)
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayKids, Ros Ingram and Honeybourne Pottery will be staying on for a special session, just for you! You can make a ceramic owl sculpture with Ros or watch a short demo and throw a pot on the wheel with Honeybourne Pottery. Owls: Limited to 20 participants – owl to take away Throw a Pot: Limited [...]
Surviving The Great War – Songs, Humour and Words with Peter Gill.
Broadway Museum & Art Gallery 65 High Street, Broadway, GBPlaywright, actor and musician Peter Gill presents songs, stories, poems and humour from the Western Front of the First World War. As chairman of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Branch of The Western Front Association Peter has a great passion for the subject of the Great War. With visuals and piano, join him in experiencing some [...]
Politically Incorrect – The songs of Tom Lehrer with Peter Gill
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayWritten over 50 years ago, the highly entertaining songs and irreverent attitude of master satirist Tom Lehrer have survived the passage of time, though his words are now perhaps darker and more politically incorrect than most of today’s wits would risk! Join pianist and vocalist Peter Gill in this wonderful performance to relive the golden [...]
Charcoal Portraits – Workshop with Sheila Bryant
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomSheila Bryant has been running portrait and life-drawing classes for many years and gives full-day workshops to clubs and societies all around the county, with great success. These shorter sessions will be working on ‘immediate’ and ‘responsive’, quick and unlaboured rub-out drawings. Limited to 20 participants per session £25 per person
Woodcarving Workshop with Natasha Houseago
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayCome and learn the basic skills to woodcarving using locally fallen green wood. From bark removal, creating your own design with chalk onto the timber and the basic techniques needed to shape the wood, professional artist Natasha Houseago will show you how. A light lunch will be included of sandwiches, a cold drink and a [...]
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