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Mixed Media Thumbnail Sketching – Tansy Hargan
Around the village 1 The Green, Broadway, United KingdomThis workshop focuses on using a viewfinder and thumbnail grid to crop and sketch multiple compositions across a sketchbook spread using mixed media. The rhythm and momentum of the method makes for an immersive and productive session, resulting in an array of annotated miniature scenes, which may simply be a stand-alone pleasure or could feed [...]
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Abstraction through Thumbnail Sketching at Snowshill Manor NT – Tansy Hargan
FeaturedSnowshill Manor & Gardens NT Snowshill, United KingdomThis workshop will be based in the gardens and orchard of National Trust property, Snowshill Manor, just a 5 min drive outside Broadway village. Snowshill Manor is a beautiful Cotswold Stone manor house built c1550 and restored by architect, artist, poet and craftsman Charles Paget Wade. The terraced gardens here are the perfect place to unwind [...]
£85.00 -
En Plein Air Painting in the Gardens of Springfield House with Penny German
FeaturedSpringfield House Springfield Lane, BroadwayJoin Penny German, associate member of the RBSA, for this wonderful opportunity to paint en plein air, in the beautiful private gardens of Springfield House, Broadway. The roses and other blooms will be at their fabulous best at this time of year in this stunning location. The workshop will begin with Penny giving a brief [...]
£90.00 -
2 Day En Plein Air Painting Workshop with Haidee-Jo Summers ROI RSMA
FeaturedCourt Farm Court Farm, Upper High Street, Broadway, WorcestershireAn opportunity to practice plein air painting in oils or acrylics with acclaimed artist Haidee-Jo Summers, in one of the most exclusive private gardens in Broadway. Learn about capturing the essence while plein air painting in the incredible garden setting of Court Farm on the famous Upper High Street in Broadway. Haidee-Jo is an internationally [...]
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Life Drawing in Sanguine with Nick Logan
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomWorking from a live model, festival Artist in Residence Nick Logan will guide you through a conceptual and simple six step process for depicting the human body. Only know one approach to drawing? Do you want to learn new techniques and concepts to sharpen and hone your visual skills? Then this workshop is ideal for [...]
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Motor City Motown Soul Band
FeaturedMarquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayFronted by Marcus Malone, the Motor City Motown Soul Band guarantees to get everyone into the Motown groove! Originally from Detroit, Marcus has worked with artists such as Quincy Jones, Nile Rogers and Beverley Knight and was signed to Motown records. Sounding 100% the part has earned him the title ‘Mr Soul’, so expect a night [...]
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Rapid Sketching Workshop with Tim Fisher
Willersey Willersey, GloucestershireWorking with pen and pencil, learn fast and effective ways of recording scenes in the quiet picturesque village of Willersey, 5 mins drive from Broadway. You will focus on ways of rapidly capturing the scene and how to improve your drawing skills. Those attending will appreciate how to observe and create sketches as a record, [...]
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Robin Hood by Illyria – Family Outdoor Theatre on the Village Green
FeaturedBroadway 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 [...]
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Rat Pack Night with Lance Ellington & Band
FeaturedMarquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin the legendary vocalist Lance Ellington and his 6-piece band for a journey of nostalgia, romance and swing through the music of Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, George Benson, Tony Bennett, Michael Bublé and many more. Lance was guest vocalist with the Strictly Come Dancing Band for several years and regularly performs sold [...]
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En Plein Air Workshop at Batsford Arboretum with Paul-Talbot Greaves RI
Batsford Arboretum Batsford, Moreton in MarshIn this plein air workshop at Batsford Arboretum, you will be guided towards using colour as part of your considered composition by Paul Talbot-Greaves RI. Working in acrylics or oils, you will focus on the shapes and colours of autumn or any interesting colour within the trees to make a statement painting. Looking at the [...]
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Alan Bennett Literary Lunch & Talk at Broadway Golf Club
Broadway Golf Club Willersey Hill, BroadwayJoin us for a social literary lunch & talk on the talent of English playwright, author, actor & screenwriter Alan Bennett. With a glass of fizz on arrival followed by a 2 course lunch, tea/coffee and a 30 minute talk delivered by writer Adrian Barlow, this event will be taking place at Broadway Golf Club, [...]
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Mystery Masterpiece Auction 2024
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 2025, school outreach programmes and local student arts bursaries. Maybe you’ll spot [...]
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Intro to Lino Block Printing – Linen Cushion Workshop with Albert Harvey
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomOn this day course you will work with Albert Harvey, a print maker and textile designer from Oxfordshire, to firstly design your very own bespoke Lino print block, carve it and then use it to print your linen cushion fabric. Albert will then take away the resulting fabric to make it into an expertly finished [...]
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Summer Dinner Party Fundraiser at Theatrebarn
Bretforton Theatrebarn Theatrebarn, Bretforton, Worcestershire, United KingdomJoin us for a perfect summer social evening at the exclusive Theatrebarn in Bretforton
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2 Day Watercolour Masterclass with Hazel Soan: Figures & Flowers
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomThis 2 day masterclass explores watercolour’s wet into wet blending technique with renowned artist Hazel Soan. The workshop is geared to an intermediary level of skill but both an adventurous beginner and a seasoned professional would doubtless enjoy the experience as watercolour reveals its wonders! We will use two different subjects, figures and flowers, both [...]
£220.00 -
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‘Hamlet’ by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men – Outdoor Theatre at Broadway Tower
Broadway Tower Middle Hill, Broadway, GBJoin us for an outdoor production of Hamlet, in the stunning iconic location of Broadway Tower. With a history stretching back to William Shakespeare himself they present this great play as he first saw it, in the open air, with an all male cast and Elizabethan costumes, music and dance. Sitting under the same stars [...]
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Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath in conversation with the BBC’s Nick Owen MBE
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireWithout Black Sabbath there wouldn't be heavy metal, they defined an entire genre. Tony Iommi's detuned guitar style and deep resonating dark riffs made them sound like no other band. Tony will be in conversation with his close friend, the BBC’s Nick Owen at the new Cidermill Theatre in Chipping Campden. They’ll cover his early [...]
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A Tour of 2 Private Broadway Gardens with Marion Mako
Springfield House Springfield Lane, BroadwayBroadway’s gardens have been the backdrop for artists, writers, actors and musicians for over a century. On this walking tour of two famous private gardens with Marion Mako, we shall hear about some of the stories behind those who created, inhabited and visited them, all looking their finest. Marion is a garden historian, planting designer, [...]
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A Tour of 2 Private Broadway Gardens with Marion Mako
Springfield House Springfield Lane, BroadwayBroadway’s gardens have been the backdrop for artists, writers, actors and musicians for over a century. On this walking tour of two famous private gardens with Marion Mako, we shall hear about some of the stories behind those who created, inhabited and visited them, all looking their finest. Marion is a garden historian, planting designer, [...]
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A Tour of 2 Private Broadway Gardens with Marion Mako
Court Farm Court Farm, Upper High Street, Broadway, WorcestershireBroadway’s gardens have been the backdrop for artists, writers, actors and musicians for over a century. On this walking tour of two famous private gardens with Marion Mako, we shall hear about some of the stories behind those who created, inhabited and visited them, all looking their finest. Marion is a garden historian, planting designer, [...]
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A Tour of 2 Private Broadway Gardens with Marion Mako
Court Farm Court Farm, Upper High Street, Broadway, WorcestershireBroadway’s gardens have been the backdrop for artists, writers, actors and musicians for over a century. On this walking tour of two famous private gardens with Marion Mako, we shall hear about some of the stories behind those who created, inhabited and visited them, all looking their finest. Marion is a garden historian, planting designer, [...]
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Abstract Landscapes: 2 Day Workshop with Rachel Cronin
Snowshill Manor & Gardens NT Snowshill, United KingdomApproaches to abstraction: Exploring shape and colour “Like a good poem, a good abstraction attacks your feelings before your understanding.” Robert Genn If you’ve wanted to create more abstract work and are interested in exploring new approaches to contemporary landscape painting, then this workshop is just for you. Working with landscape artist Rachel Cronin you will [...]
£210.00 -
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2024 Art Competition Exhibition of Finalists
Bretforton Theatrebarn Theatrebarn, Bretforton, Worcestershire, United KingdomOur annual open art competition is open to any artist in any medium, professional & amateur. Artists’ work that is selected for the final judging stage forms an exclusive selling exhibition of 150 works at Theatrebarn in Bretforton (15 mins drive from Broadway) from Friday 27th September – Sunday 6th October 2024, open daily from [...]
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‘An English Journey’ with The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireThe Birmingham Philharmonic will be presenting a bespoke programme of English composers for the Broadway Arts Festival at the new Cidermill Theatre in Chipping Campden on the afternoon of Sunday 13th October 2024. The Orchestra’s patron is the celebrated cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, who will be providing an introduction to the works to be performed [...]
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Photography Competition
Our photography competition will be 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: Best Portrait (£250) Best Landscape (£250) Best Wildlife (£250) Best Photo Essay (£500) We have a panel [...]
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2025 Art Competition
Bretforton Theatrebarn Theatrebarn, Bretforton, Worcestershire, United KingdomEntries are now open for our annual open art competition, open to any artist, in any medium including (but not restricted to) painting, drawing, pastels, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics & glass. Any artist from across the UK can enter, but we do have a separate prize for best entry from a local artist. We [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
£90.00 -
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 [...]
£390.00 -
artBEAT – The opening weekend of Broadway Arts Festival
Broadway Village Green The Green, Broadway, Worcestershire, United KingdomartBEAT 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 marquees on the village green in this idyllic Cotswold village. Throughout the weekend the marquees house 50+ talented artists, printmakers, sculptors, jewellers, ceramicists, designer-makers and a host of traditional artisans [...]
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Photography Competition – Free Exhibition of Prizewinners
St. Michael & All Angels' Church Church Street, BroadwayOur photography competition is open to any photographer in the UK or abroad, amateur or professional. Prize winners and those Highly Commended will be displayed in St Michael’s All Angels Church in Broadway during the Broadway Arts Festival 6-15 June 2025, open daily with free entry. The competition & prizes are generously sponsored by Photographer [...]
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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 [...]
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The Creation of Art & Art History: Michael Shane Neal & Richard Ormond in Conversation
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomThe distinguished American portrait painter Michael Shane Neal will be in conversation with Arts Festival Ambassador and Great-Nephew of John Singer Sargent, Richard Ormond, former director of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich and art scholar. This will be a fascinating insight into the creative process of portrait painting, in honour of the 100th anniversary of [...]
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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 [...]
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The Pearson Silver Collection at Court Barn Museum Chipping Campden
Court Barn Museum Chipping Campden Church Street, Chipping Campden, United KingdomThe Pearson Silver Collection, the largest collection of post-World War II British designer silver in private hands, is regarded as being of national importance. It encompasses vintage silver from 1945 together with contemporary pieces and represents the story of modern British Silversmithing. A selection of pieces from the collection will form an exhibition at Court [...]
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Haidee-Jo Summers, David Curtis, Tushar Sabale & Mattie Ree Neal Painting Demonstration in the Gardens of Russell House
Russell House Gardens Broadway, United KingdomJoin us in the historic Russell House Gardens in Broadway, famously painted by John Singer Sargent in his masterpiece Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose. This unique experience offers an hour-long time slot where you can observe four professional artists as they capture a scene featuring models dressed in the attire of Sargent's era. Stroll through the [...]
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Susie Watson Design: The Story Behind the Brand
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomDesigner Susie Watson will be 'in conversation’ about how she discovered her creative passion almost by accident experimenting with handmade fashion, to establishing a thriving homeware company with 11 shops nationwide, including her flagship store on Broadway High Street. Susie Watson founded her celebrated creative brand with the belief that good design and craftsmanship transform [...]
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Haidee-Jo Summers, David Curtis, Tushar Sabale & Mattie Ree Neal Painting Demonstration in the Gardens of Russell House
Russell House Gardens Broadway, United KingdomJoin us in the historic Russell House Gardens in Broadway, famously painted by John Singer Sargent in his masterpiece Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose. This unique experience offers an hour-long time slot where you can observe four professional artists as they capture a scene featuring models dressed in the attire of Sargent’s era. Stroll through the [...]
£20.00
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