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An Introduction to Botanical Art – Workshop with Ros Franklin

Dormy House Willersey Hill, United Kingdom

‘An Introduction to Botanical Art’ with RHS Gold Medalist Ros Franklin FLS in the beautiful surroundings of Dormy House. Come and explore the methods used in this traditional art form. You will be shown how to draw accurately, and how to create three-dimensional form using continuous gradational tone in graphite. You will also be introduced [...]

£85.00

Exclusive 2 Day Plein air workshop with Haidee-Jo Summers

Russell House Gardens Broadway, United Kingdom

An opportunity to practice plein air painting in oils with Haidee-Jo Summers, member of the Royal Institute of Oil painters and author of Vibrant Oils, to guide you. In the special setting of Russell House, where Sargent famously painted Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, learn about Haidee-Jo’s fresh and vibrant approach to capturing the light and [...]

£200.00

Broadway Guided Heritage Walk

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

Enjoy a historical walk around the beautiful village of Broadway and discover the hidden history of this ancient village through its buildings and their associated stories. Little is recorded until 972 when King Edgar granted a Charter to the Benedictine Monastery of Pershore. Edgar, the peace-maker, introduced (the) ordnance of the ‘Hundreds’ where (shires) were [...]

£7.00

Philip Mould “Hidden Strokes: Revelations of the Art World” Talk

Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

A talk from Philip Mould from the BBC's "Fake or Fortune?" Philip has spent a career searching for lost paintings, many of them historical portraits but also other genres. He has written two books on the subject and co-presents the award winning BBC1 TV programme "Fake or Fortune?" In this talk he will show how [...]

£15.00

They Say It’s Swing with Clare Teal & Trio

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

With her stunning voice and encyclopaedic knowledge of jazz, multi award-winning jazz singer Clare Teal is a sought after singer throughout the country as well as a prolific recording artist and popular former Radio 2 presenter and a recent addition to the Jazz FM family. Clare and her Trio are renowned for their fabulous arrangements interspersed [...]

£23.00

Children’s “Let’s Paint!” Workshop with Artist in Residence Antonia Black

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

An opportunity for youngsters to paint with our enthusiastic artist in residence, Antonia Black! In her "Let's paint!" session, Antonia will encourage the children to paint big, bright landscapes, full of colour and the joys of a great British summer from beach scenes, rivers and boats to gardens and flowers, friends at play, bike rides, strawberries [...]

£7.00

Kids Plasticine Picasso Portrait Workshop with Jen Beetson

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

Have a go at recreating Picasso’s ‘Weeping Woman’ in plasticine! Sculpt your face or that of a friend; or build a fun figurine to add to our display for the day! Jen will guide you through the process of creating features and bringing character to your work. She will also demonstrate the art of stop-frame [...]

£5.00

Children’s “Let’s Paint!” Workshop with Artist in Residence Antonia Black

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

An opportunity for youngsters to paint with our enthusiastic artist in residence, Antonia Black! In her "Let's paint!" session, Antonia will encourage the children to paint big, bright landscapes, full of colour and the joys of a great British summer from beach scenes, rivers and boats to gardens and flowers, friends at play, bike rides, strawberries [...]

£7.00

Kids Plasticine Picasso Portrait Workshop with Jen Beetson

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

Have a go at recreating Picasso’s ‘Weeping Woman’ in plasticine! Sculpt your face or that of a friend; or build a fun figurine to add to our display for the day! Jen will guide you through the process of creating features and bringing character to your work. She will also demonstrate the art of stop-frame [...]

£5.00

Mr Stink by David Walliams – Family theatre on the green

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

After their sell-out performance at the last festival, join Heartbreak Productions for David Walliams’ best-seller Mr Stink outside on the village green for some top notch family theatre! You’re invited to celebrate Annabelle’s 10th birthday, hosted by everyone’s favourite MP candidate, Janet Crumb. (Almost) everyone is welcome… that is, everyone apart from Chloe’s particularly smelly [...]

£11.00 – £50.00

Standing Stones, Stags, ‘Spooks’ & Splendour – The story of Scottish art by Lachlan Goudie

Bretforton Theatrebarn Bretforton Grange, Bretforton, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Lachlan Goudie takes you on a fast fling through 5,000 years of Scottish art. In a passionate and personal account, brimming with fascinating characters and historical events, Lachlan will describe how creativity shaped Scotland’s past, its culture and its destiny. Scottish art never existed in isolation. Lachlan will reveal how Scotland’s artists and craftsmen created [...]

£15.00

Cockneys in Arcadia – The Guild of Handicraft in Chipping Campden

Bretforton Theatrebarn Bretforton Grange, Bretforton, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

In 1902 Charles Ashbee brought fifty craftsmen and their families to Chipping Campden from the East End of London - a culture shock for all concerned. We tell the story of how these pioneers established an arts and crafts tradition in the north Cotswolds which flourishes to this day. Join speaker George Derbyshire from Court [...]

£12.00

The West End in Broadway

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

Join us in the marquee on the village green as world renowned performers Shona Lindsay, Tom Solomon and Glyn Kerslake (as Musical Director) present: “The West End In Broadway” - a wonderful evening of songs from the most popular musicals of all time. Between them, Tom, Shona and Glyn have played leading roles in many [...]

£20.00

The Great Broadway Paint-Off 2021

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

Your chance to draw or paint our beautiful Cotswolds village for the day and be in with a chance of winning great prizes! Many thanks to our prize sponsors, without which we could not run this event: Top prize £500 worth of Framing from Richard Christie Framemaker £200 Jacksons Art Supplies Voucher A bouquet of [...]

£10.00

Life Drawing for the Slightly Nervous! Workshop with Simon Fry

Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

The session is directed at keen artists willing to have a go at one of the most exciting and rewarding subjects in art. Drawing from the life-model might seem daunting but let me put your mind at rest; if you haven’t tried it before I’m sure you will find it so enjoyable you’ll wonder what [...]

£35.00

Broadway Guided Heritage Walk

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

Enjoy a historical walk around the beautiful village of Broadway and discover the hidden history of this ancient village through its buildings and their associated stories. Little is recorded until 972 when King Edgar granted a Charter to the Benedictine Monastery of Pershore. Edgar, the peace-maker, introduced (the) ordnance of the ‘Hundreds’ where (shires) were [...]

£7.00

Wood Carving Taster Workshop with Natasha Houseago

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

This is an exciting opportunity to join wood sculptor Natasha Houseago for a taster of wood carving skills on the village green. Natasha works with locally fallen green wood and you will have the chance to pick your choice of cherry, lime or perhaps ash to start your piece. Each participant will learn how to [...]

£65.00

Design & make a silver pendant workshop

Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

This is an opportunity for those who are either novices or have some basic to medium silversmithing skills, to learn a variety of techniques under the careful tutorage of Karen Lockton and her colleague, Dawn. You will learn to solder, hand forge, anneal, finish and polish a solid sterling silver pendant. Karen and her daughter, [...]

£60.00

The Alex Voysey Blues Band – Old Dogs, New Tricks.

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

Alex Voysey returns to the festival by popular demand with his blues band and a new show for 2021. Travel back in time through 100 years of the blues as they explore some of the genre’s founding fathers like B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to current artists such as Joe Bonamassa and Joanne Shaw [...]

£5.00 – £14.00

The Julia & Martin Wilson Short Story Prize

Broadway, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

In 2020 Broadway Arts Festival launched a new short story prize in addition to their art competition prizes in order to encourage creativity during the lockdown. The prize was generously sponsored by festival benefactors Julia & Martin Wilson who also judged the very varied and eclectic entries from across the globe. The competition is now an annual [...]

£10.00 – £20.00

Mystery Masterpiece Auction

Broadway, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Broadway Arts Festival is giving the public the chance to snap up original artwork by internationally renowned and emerging artists for as little as £25! Showcasing British painters, illustrators, printmakers and photographers while helping to raise funds for the Broadway Arts Festival in 2023, school outreach programmes and local student arts bursaries.  Maybe you’ll spot [...]

Rosa & Roberto – an evening of Spanish flair & virtuosity

Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

An evening of Spanish flair with a hot Latin flavour including music by Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos and Sergio Assad. Two musicians on four instruments: Rosa Campos-Fernandez: clarinets Roberto Carillo-Garcia: guitar & double bass Both esteemed members of the Hallé Orchestra, Roberto and Rosa’s infectious enthusiasm and virtuosic playing make for the perfect evening concert. This event [...]

£20.00

Open Art Competition 2022

Broadway Museum & Art Gallery 65 High Street, Broadway, GB

Our annual open art competition is open to any artist, in any medium including painting, sculpture, drawing, textiles, ceramics & printmaking. We have new prize categories, prizes, sponsors and judges in 2022. Prizes include: Main prize £1000 (any medium) sponsored by Wychavon District Council Painting in Oils or Acrylics Prize £500 sponsored by Priory Gallery Watercolour Prize £500 sponsored [...]

The Great Broadway Paint-Off 2022

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

Your chance to draw or paint our beautiful Cotswolds village for the day and be in with a chance of winning great prizes along with other artists from across the UK! This is a very popular event that attracts both professional and amateur artists. An amateur won in 2020! Many thanks to our prize sponsors, [...]

£10.00

Broadway Heritage Guided Walk with Gordon Franks

Around the village 1 The Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

Enjoy a historical walk around the beautiful village of Broadway and discover the hidden history of this ancient village through its buildings and their associated stories. The Great Broadway Paint-Off will also be taking place on the same day. Little is recorded until 972 when King Edgar granted a Charter to the Benedictine Monastery of [...]

£10.00

Learn to draw your dog workshop

Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

In a relaxed and supportive environment you will learn how to work with charcoal and chalk to create a finished head and shoulder portrait of your dog, (or a dog breed of your choice). The workshop begins with lots of warm up exercises so you are nicely prepared, and confident enough to settle into your [...]

£40.00

Modern Calligraphy Workshop

Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

Choose your favourite quote, saying or a personal message to bring along and then learn the art of modern Calligraphy to create your very own bespoke Calligraphy poster, greetings card or bookmark. It doesn’t matter what your handwriting is like, modern Calligraphy is built up from very simple strokes which are easy to learn with [...]

£30.00

Broadway Heritage Guided Walk with Gordon Franks

Around the village 1 The Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

Enjoy a historical walk around the beautiful village of Broadway and discover the hidden history of this ancient village through its buildings and their associated stories. The Great Broadway Paint-Off will also be taking place on the same day. Little is recorded until 972 when King Edgar granted a Charter to the Benedictine Monastery of [...]

£10.00

Oil Painting En Plein Air Workshop at Hidcote Manor Gardens (National Trust) with Robin Mason

Hidcote Manor Gardens (NT) Hidcote Bartrim, Chipping Campden, United Kingdom

This workshop provides an exclusive opportunity to spend the day painting in one of the most famous Arts and Crafts gardens in the country featuring intricately designed spectacular outdoor ‘rooms’. There will be plenty of opportunity to capture the atmosphere of Hidcote Manor Gardens (National Trust) when the gardens are in full bloom on this [...]

£95.00

Oil Painting En Plein Air Workshop at Hidcote Manor Gardens (National Trust) with Robin Mason

Hidcote Manor Gardens (NT) Hidcote Bartrim, Chipping Campden, United Kingdom

This workshop provides an exclusive opportunity to spend the day painting in one of the most famous Arts and Crafts gardens in the country featuring intricately designed spectacular outdoor ‘rooms’. There will be plenty of opportunity to capture the atmosphere of Hidcote Manor Gardens (National Trust) when the gardens are in full bloom on this [...]

£95.00

Bursary Winners Summer Concert & Afternoon Tea

Court Farm Court Farm, Upper High Street, Broadway, Worcestershire

We will be showcasing the talents of some of our 2022 student bursary winners at an exclusive concert in the music room at Court Farm in Broadway on the afternoon of Saturday 10th September. A record 16 bursaries were awarded to students at the end of 2021 on a wide range of courses from the [...]

£10.00

Art Competition Exhibition of 150 Finalists

Broadway Museum & Art Gallery 65 High Street, Broadway, GB

Our annual open art competition is open to any artist, in any medium including painting, sculpture, drawing, textiles, ceramics & printmaking. Artists’ work that was selected for the final judging stage has formed an exclusive selling exhibition of 150 works at Broadway Museum & Art Gallery on the High Street in Broadway from 21st – 30th [...]

The 2023 Photography Competition

Broadway, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Our photography competition is open to any photographer in the UK or abroad, amateur or professional, The competition & prizes are generously sponsored by Photographer Peter Martin who has a gallery in Stow on the Wold. Prize categories are: Best Portrait (£250) Best Landscape (£250) Best Photo Essay (£500) We have a panel of esteemed judges, all [...]

artBEAT – The opening weekend of Broadway Arts Festival 2023

Marquee on the village green Lower Green, Broadway

artBEAT is the opening 3 day weekend for the festival that showcases the work of some of Britain’s top artists, designers and artisans in the main marquee on the village green in this idyllic Cotswold village. Throughout the weekend the marquee will house talented artists, printmakers, sculptors, jewellers, ceramicists, designer-makers and a host of traditional [...]

Introduction to Woodturning – Garden Dibber Workshop

The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United Kingdom

Introduction to woodturning workshop for beginners at Stanton Guildhouse, run by Tony Jones, an approved AWGB tutor and experienced teacher, with two experienced assistants. For more information about Tony visit www.ashcraft.org.uk You will leave the course having been introduced to essential tools, turned basic shapes from a square piece of wood and turned a garden [...]

£75.00

Ceramics Day with Claire Watson

The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United Kingdom

During 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 [...]

£80.00

Open Studio – Pink Harrison

Pye Corner Mill Bury End, Broadway

Meet artist Pink Harrison in her studio, where her paintings and prints are hanging. Working in oils and watercolours, you will see the sketches of her travels, and materials relating to the finished paintings, and all the tools of a working artist’s studio. Pye Corner Mill is within walking distance from Broadway High Street (Midway between [...]

Wire Bird Sculpture Demonstration by Rachel Higgins

Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

Watch renowned local artist Rachel Higgins as she uses a variety of metalwork techniques – wirework, soldering, hammering and riveting – to create a beautiful intricate 3D metal bird. A member of the Gallery at the Guild, Chipping Campden, she will also be exhibiting in the marquee at artBEAT and running 2 dragonfly wire sculpture [...]

£10.00

Printing without a Press with Joanna Cohn

The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United Kingdom

Try your hand at two very different print techniques which you’ll be able to continue to do at home, as very little equipment is required. Reductive lino cut is a method of relief print to create a set of limited edition prints. Takuhon is a 2000 year old Chinese print method originally used to record [...]

£55.00

Broadway Arts Colony Heritage Walk

Around the village 1 The Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

In the late 19th century Broadway turned from a sleepy backwater into a hub of creativity thanks to an influx of mainly American artists, writers and actors. Learn all about this world-famously influential colony on an informative, illustrated walk around beautiful Broadway with local art historian, Karen Bloch, and how one of the world's most [...]

£15.00

Oil Painting Demonstration – Sparkling Seas by Jenny Aitken

Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

Award winning artist Jenny Aitken has spent most of her career studying contre-jour light. She is a regular writer for the Artist magazine, and in the process of writing a book on the subject. For this demonstration, she will complete a full painting focused on sparkling coastal light. She loves to share her process and [...]

£15.00

Velázquez in the Making: Daniel Sobrino Ralston & Richard Ormond

Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

The great Spanish artist Diego Velázquez was a painter of extraordinary ability. He achieved widespread renown, however, during the nineteenth century. Daniel Sobrino Ralston, Acting Associate Curator of Paintings 1600-1800 at the National Gallery, explores how Velázquez striking and newly stylish works were interpreted by connoisseurs, emulated by copyists and – occasionally – knocked off by charlatans. Arts [...]

£15.00

En Plein Air Workshop with Jenny Aitken – Capturing the Light

Willersey Willersey, Gloucestershire

Join Jenny Aitken for a wonderful day of en plein air painting around the lovely village of Willersey – just 5 mins from Broadway. Here you’ll have the opportunity to capture the idyllic Cotswold village which has honey-coloured stone buildings, beautiful village greens and a shimmering village pond.  Award winning artist Jenny Aitken has spent [...]

£90.00

Sketchbook Explorations in Mixed Media with Shelley Rhodes

The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United Kingdom

A weekend of exploration for all levels, using mixed media with paper, cloth and stitch. Inspired by our beautiful surroundings at Stanton Guildhouse, you will be guided through experimental approaches to drawing, mark-making and presentation as you fill several small sketchbooks.  Shelley is a mixed media artist who records daily in a sketchbook. She has [...]

£200.00

‘Car Design: Art and Engineering’ by Carsten Astheimer

Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

Design is the process where an idea comes to life, especially in car design; a mix of art and engineering, the result of a multi-disciplinary team often including tens of thousands of people. Although technology has changed dramatically, the art of creating a beautiful car has hardly changed at all. This illustrated talk by car [...]

£15.00

Papercut Flora and Fauna Workshop

Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United Kingdom

Paper cutting is a subtractive drawing process, using a craft knife to create negative space, allowing the remaining paper to appear as dynamic lines and shapes. The process of paper cutting is deeply therapeutic and relaxing. Removing shapes to reveal a design takes you into an almost meditative state that sharpens focus and calms the [...]

£35.00

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