Broadway Arts Festival
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 practise, Graphite is added directly to the paper with your hand or cloth, drawing into the structure for depth, creating highlights by removing material, revealing [...]
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 [...]
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 talented artists, printmakers, sculptors, jewellers, ceramicists, designer-makers and a host of traditional artisans demonstrating [...]
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 [...]
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. In a wide-ranging discussion, they will explore the creative process of painting, and the practicalities of being an artist, with [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 set of drink stirrers, tea light holders and a coaster. These will [...]
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 [...]
Designer Lampshade Workshop with Alison Bick
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomLearn how to make a 30cm 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 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 [...]
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 set of drink stirrers, tea light holders and a coaster. These will [...]
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 [...]
Broadway Arts Colony Guided Walk
Around the village 1 The Green, Broadway, United KingdomIn 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 [...]
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 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 your very own unique [...]
Sketchbooks and Sketching at Snowshill Manor NT with Shelley Perkins
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 [...]
A Tour of 2 Private Gardens: Russell House & Abbots Grange
Russell House Gardens Broadway, United KingdomBroadway’s gardens have been the backdrop for artists, writers, actors and musicians for over a century, and continue this theme today. 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 in June. [...]
Broadway Arts Colony Guided Walk
Around the village 1 The Green, Broadway, United KingdomIn 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 [...]
Silver Clay Pendant Jewellery Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomJoin Jo Richards 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 your very own unique [...]
Favola Flute & Harp Duo: From Fauré to Piazzolla
St. Eadburgha's Church Snowshill Road, BroadwayFavola take you on a musical journey in the beautiful atmospheric setting of Grade 1 Listed St Eadburgha's Church on the outskirts of Broadway. Programme: Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Gluck Hypnosis - Ian Clarke Passaggio - Louis Anthony deLise Sicilenne - Fauré Histoire du Tango - Piazzolla Sonata for flute and harp - [...]
Flower 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 metal flowers to take home. [...]
A Tour of 2 Private Gardens: Tower Close Snowshill & The Court Broadway
Tower Close Snowshill Snowshill, England, United KingdomOn this walking tour of two prestigious 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 in June. The morning garden tour will visit: Tower Close in Snowshill (starting point) The Court in Broadway The tour will start at [...]
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 [...]
A Tour of 2 Private Gardens: Russell House & Abbots Grange
Russell House Gardens Broadway, United KingdomBroadway’s gardens have been the backdrop for artists, writers, actors and musicians for over a century, and continue this theme today. 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 in June. [...]
Broadway Arts Colony Guided Walk
Around the village 1 The Green, Broadway, United KingdomIn 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 [...]
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 [...]
Hush Hush! A Bletchley Story by Mikron Theatre Company
Broadway Village Green The Green, Broadway, Worcestershire, United KingdomIn a non-descript mansion house, in a non-descript town, a group of extra-ordinary men and women worked to provide intelligence that would help to win the war. But shhhhhh, you’d better keep it under your hat, because as far as the rest of the world is concerned, Bletchley Park doesn’t exist. Peggy Valentine arrives at [...]
Ceramic Fresian Cow Workshop with Ros Ingram
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayEnjoy a day of sculpting a Black and White 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 work included in cost [...]
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 [...]
Stanway House & Fountain: Private Tour & Talk
Stanway House & Water Gardens Stanway, England, United KingdomJoin us for a private tour of Stanway House and the famous water gardens. An outstanding Jacobean Manor House, since 1533 Stanway House has been the home of The Tracys of Stanway and their descendants the Earl of Wemyss. Home of the Earls of Wemyss, it has many literary and artistic connections – J M [...]
Rock & Roll with Peter Gill & the Good Time Charlies
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayPeter Gill and the Good Time Charlies are one of the most popular bands on the rock ‘n’ roll circuit today. Grab your dancing shoes for a fabulous night of rock n roll classics driven by Peter’s boogie woogie piano playing such as Great Balls Of Fire, Under The Moon Of Love, Twisting The Night [...]
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 Garden Trug with Rachel Harwood
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwaySpend the day creating a beautiful willow garden trug to gather all sorts of treasures from your garden with willow-weaver Rachel Harwood. You will be working with different willows from Somerset and using a variety of weaving techniques to create your stunning basket. Rachel has been working with willow for 10 years and her background [...]
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 [...]
‘Where the Heather Grows’ Songs of Scotland performed by Laura Coppinger
Court Farm Court Farm, Upper High Street, Broadway, WorcestershireLaura is a soprano from Broadway, now embarking on a professional career after receiving bursary support from Broadway Arts Festival during her studies. She graduated from St Hilda’s College, Oxford with a First Class Honours in Music and then completed an MMus degree in vocal performance at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2023. Her [...]
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 [...]
‘Whispers and Melodies’ Recital – Soprano Rose Johnson & Jamie Salters on Clarinet
Court Farm Court Farm, Upper High Street, Broadway, WorcestershireJoin us for Whispers and Melodies, an intimate recital exploring the delicate interplay between soprano and clarinet. Featuring Louis Sphor’s 6 Deutsche Lieder, Schubert’s lyrical The Shepherd on the Rock, and a new commission by Jeremy Clay, this program celebrates both the timeless beauty of classical song and the expressive possibilities of the clarinet in creating unforgettable musical [...]
‘Frida’ Film Screening
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomWe are pleased to announce that we are teaming up with the Broadway Cinema Club to bring you a screening of 'Frida' on the evening of Thursday 12th June. FRIDA is a vivid cinematic rendering of the life of artist Frida Kahlo (Salma Hayek), released in 2002. Dying at 47, Frida's life was one filled [...]
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