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3 events,
Wire bird sculpture demonstration by Rachel Higgins
Wire bird sculpture demonstration by Rachel Higgins
Watch renowned local artist Rachel Higgins of Court Leet Studio 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 a […]
Talk & Demonstration by Adebanji Alade “The Addictive Sketcher” – BBC The One Show
Talk & Demonstration by Adebanji Alade “The Addictive Sketcher” – BBC The One Show
See BBC One Show Artist in Residence Adebanji Alade, Vice President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and "Addictive Sketcher" paint an urban landscape in Acrylic abc while talking about his inspirational life as an artist. This 2.5 hour talk and demo is a chance to learn how Adebanji captures people and places and […]
Exploring Edward Lear – a musical show by Robin Smith
Exploring Edward Lear – a musical show by Robin Smith
In this musical show curated for the festival, composer, pianist and arranger Robin Smith explores Lear’s life through his poems with newly commissioned music inspired by his fascination with his story, alongside a display of reimagined illustrations by artist Sallie Taylor and narration by Oliver Taylor. Edward Lear was a man delighted by words and […]
5 events,
Watercolour with Impact – Demonstration by Brian Smith
Watercolour with Impact – Demonstration by Brian Smith
The simplicity of pigment, paper and water offers an enormous variation for the artist to use to capture the atmosphere and mood of your chosen subject. On this occasion renowned watercolour artist Brian Smith will produce a busy street scene indicating Buildings, People, Structure and Narrative with explanation of all the issues he will encounter […]
Gordon Russell: A Champion of Design
Gordon Russell: A Champion of Design
Verity Elson, Director of the Gordon Russell Design Museum in Broadway, explores the life and work of one of the most important names in British furniture design. The remarkable story of Gordon Russell and his company spans Arts and Crafts cabinetmaking, Modernism, The Festival of Britain, and beyond. Featuring images from the museum’s unique and […]
Impressionist oil painting figure demonstration and book-signing by Haidee-Jo Summers ROI
Impressionist oil painting figure demonstration and book-signing by Haidee-Jo Summers ROI
Watch contemporary impressionist artist Haidee-Jo Summers, member of the Royal Institute of Oil painters, paint a complete oil painting from start to finish from a live model. Haidee-Jo strives for simplicity and economy in her work, and she will show you how she makes every mark count. There will also be an opportunity to meet […]
Quilts: From Utility to Art by Linda Seward
Quilts: From Utility to Art by Linda Seward
This talk traces the development of the quilt, from its origin as a utilitarian item to its rightful place in the world of art. Learn about the three traditional types of quilt, then discover how these styles have evolved into textile art. The talk features antique quilts as well as the exciting work of over […]
Beets & Pieces The Crista Trio: Ashok Gupta, Ben & David Powell
Beets & Pieces The Crista Trio: Ashok Gupta, Ben & David Powell
Beethoven’s final and heroic Archduke Piano Trio forms the centrepiece of this concert in celebration of his 250th anniversary. Performed by Ashok Gupta and friends of the Festival Ben and David Powell as the Crista Trio, the programme also includes rarely heard arrangements of Beethoven’s famous overture Egmont and Chabrier’s orchestral masterpiece Espana, along with […]
1 event,
Coffee Concert with Marcel Zidani
Coffee Concert with Marcel Zidani
Prize winning composer and pianist Marcel Zidani presents a programme of uplifting and beautiful piano music to include traditional works by classical composers Mozart and Liszt and a masterpiece by the great living jazz pianist Keith Jarrett. With an additional touch of Spanish musical elegance there will be something for every musical taste. Marcel is […]
2 events,
Instant printmaking workshop
Instant printmaking workshop
Instant Printmaking workshop with Patricia Henry and Gloucester Printmaking Co-operative Participants will be offered three ways of producing instant prints. Instant collagraph where a card or metal based collage can be used as a printing plate; using interesting inking techniques a variety of wonderful prints can be drawn from the plate; monoprint and transfer print […]
Drawn from Life: The Extraordinary Art & Life of Augustus John by David Boyd Haycock
Drawn from Life: The Extraordinary Art & Life of Augustus John by David Boyd Haycock
Augustus John is one of the great enigmas of twentieth-century art. Widely acknowledged in the early 1900s as one of the most talented and promising young British artists, his achievements are now largely overlooked. This talk will explore his extraordinary rise and fall, from his early success before the First World War, to his slow […]
5 events,
Pot Throw & Decorate
Pot Throw & Decorate
The experience of using a potter's wheel to throw a pot of your very own in this ceramics hour with Honeybourne Pottery. During each workshop they will give the participants a demonstration on how to throw a pot on the potter’s wheel & decorate it using coloured slips. They will provide support throughout the workshop […]
Pot Throw & Decorate
Pot Throw & Decorate
The experience of using a potter’s wheel to throw a pot of your very own in this ceramics hour with Honeybourne Pottery. During each workshop they will give the participants a demonstration on how to throw a pot on the potter’s wheel & decorate it using coloured slips. They will provide support throughout the workshop […]
Pot Throw & Decorate
Pot Throw & Decorate
The experience of using a potter’s wheel to throw a pot of your very own in this ceramics hour with Honeybourne Pottery. During each workshop they will give the participants a demonstration on how to throw a pot on the potter’s wheel & decorate it using coloured slips. They will provide support throughout the workshop […]
Pot Throw & Decorate
Pot Throw & Decorate
The experience of using a potter’s wheel to throw a pot of your very own in this ceramics hour with Honeybourne Pottery. During each workshop they will give the participants a demonstration on how to throw a pot on the potter’s wheel & decorate it using coloured slips. They will provide support throughout the workshop […]
Children’s After School Pot Throw Hour
Children’s After School Pot Throw Hour
Give your youngster the experience of using a potter's wheel to throw a pot of their very own in this ceramics after school hour with Honeybourne Pottery. There will be a demonstration on how to throw a pot on the potter’s wheel & decorate it using coloured slips. There will be lots of support and […]
3 events,
Wire Bird Sculpture Workshop with Rachel Higgins
Wire Bird Sculpture Workshop with Rachel Higgins
Renowned local artist Rachel Higgins is a metal animal sculptor and a member of the Gallery at the Guild, Chipping Campden. Back by popular demand after her sell-out workshop in 2018, she will be leading a workshop using a variety of metalwork techniques - wirework, soldering, hammering, riveting... to create a 3D metal bird from […]
Seeing Sound – the colour of music in the 20th Century
Seeing Sound – the colour of music in the 20th Century
The connection between colour and music goes back to Aristotle, and composers have conceived music as colour ever since. Using piano demonstrations and a trove of audio excerpts, Jonathan James will illustrate how music - keys, tonalities, chords and tone - can be 'seen' and how colour, for some late Romantics and early modernists, became […]
Landscape Fragments: experiments with texture in clay
Landscape Fragments: experiments with texture in clay
An evening workshop with Hilary LaForce at Little Buckland Gallery on the outskirts of Broadway. Working with porcelain this evening workshop will explore the possibilities for working with pattern and texture in clay. Using Hilary’s ‘Fragile Landscape’ pots as an inspiration we will create two dimensional but layered pieces. Hilary LaForce makes one-off ceramic pieces […]
3 events,
Developing Sketchbooks with Nature as Artist with Julie Leach
A 2 day workshop for participants of any experience to relax and let nature take the creative strain. Working with printmaker Julie Leach, who collaborates with nature to make work, participants will engage outdoors as hunters and gatherers of nature’s own marks. Participants will use a broad range of print techniques to collect, curate and […]
Making Artists Books – a taster session
Making Artists Books – a taster session
A taster session with Patricia Henry and Stroud Artists Books Participants will be shown three types of blank book structures to make: one stitched, one single page and one folded and will be provided with a starter pack to reproduce these at home. Participants who also attend the printmaking workshop, or who have done so […]
50 Years of the National Portrait Gallery
50 Years of the National Portrait Gallery
A conversation between Sir Roy Strong, Director 1959-1973, and Nicholas Cullinan, Director since 2015. The collections of the National Portrait Gallery provide a fascinating commentary on British history and culture with images from Henry VIII to Judy Dench, addressing questions of identity and achievement and promoting engagement with portraiture in all media. In this lively […]
4 events,
Mural-Making with Antonia Black
Mural-Making with Antonia Black
Join us in the marquee on the village green for a free drop-in mural-making family friendly art workshop with our wonderful Artist in Residence Antonia Black! No booking required and all ages and generations welcome This is a free family event in the lead up to our big family theatre event in the afternoon There […]
Kids Pet Animation Drawing Workshop with Ali Rice
Kids Pet Animation Drawing Workshop with Ali Rice
Have fun bringing a drawing of your favourite pet to life! With Ali as your guide, your kids will complete a line drawing, trace it onto acetate with permanent pen; then paint the reverse side of the acetate. This animation cell technique was widely used by animation companies before the age of computers and guarantees […]
Relief Sculpture with Neil Wood
Relief Sculpture with Neil Wood
Relief Sculpture is significant in the world of art, from ancient times to the present day and continues as a means of creative expression. This workshop will equip you with the skills and knowledge to create your own cast relief artworks- whether something from nature to something more geometric or abstract. Join experienced teacher and […]
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