The 2023 Photography Competition
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, BroadwayartBEAT 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 StantonIntroduction 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 [...]
Open Studio – Pink Harrison
Pye Corner Mill Bury End, BroadwayMeet 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 [...]
Oil Painting Demonstration – Sparkling Seas by Jenny Aitken
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayAward 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 [...]
Yoga & Art Mindfulness Day Retreat
The Guildhouse Stanton StantonDisconnect from the distractions of everyday life to refresh, revive and reconnect with our mindfulness day retreat at beautiful Stanton Guildhouse. The day will start and finish with deep Yoga Nidra meditation led by Aston Colley, outside on the lawns with views over the Cotswolds countryside (weather permitting). Mindful ceramics session in the studio sculpting clay from resident [...]
Sketchbook Explorations in Mixed Media with Shelley Rhodes
The Guildhouse Stanton StantonA 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 [...]
‘Car Design: Art and Engineering’ by Carsten Astheimer
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayDesign 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 [...]
Sue Barker “Calling the Shots”
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireWe are delighted to announce that Sue Barker will be speaking at Broadway Arts Festival in June! Tennis and broadcasting legend Sue Barker shares the remarkable story of her life from her former tennis career as Britain’s No 1 player and world No 3, to her four decades on camera as an award-winning broadcaster. Following [...]
Oil Painting Demonstration – Landscapes with Vicki Norman
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayAward winning artist and tutor Vicki Norman will demonstrate a Cotswold scene painted in oils with an explanation of how to convey a sense of light and atmosphere in a landscape scene. She will include information for artists in all media about colour, design, tonal values and brushwork. Vicki is known for her knowledge about [...]
Papercut Flora and Fauna Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayPaper 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 [...]
Create with Nature workshop with Jane Bevan
The Guildhouse Stanton StantonThe workshop is a playful and creative day, suitable for all who love nature and wish to spend a day making nature art together. Using leaves, grasses, bark, feathers and seeds, some of which we will gather outside in our beautiful surroundings, we will make artworks to include collage, wall hangings and mini sculpture. We [...]
Papercut Flora and Fauna Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayPaper 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 [...]
Wall Hanging Loom Weave Workshop with Julie Hicks
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayCreate a tactile textured weave using different fibres including merino and alpaca wools, wool roving, soft, twisted rope, Macrame cord and core spun wool to create your very own wall hanging. During the workshop you will learn different techniques including Soumak braid, Tabby weave and Rya knots to name a few, to create something beautiful! Julie [...]
‘Reread, Revisit, Rethink’ with Loyd Grossman
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireDistinguished art historian, travel writer and broadcaster, Loyd Grossman, reflects on places he thought he knew well, but continues to find new and surprising insights. His next book is on Paris, a city that he is now learning to know and enjoy much more intensely. Join him on this journey of rediscovery. "I reread, not because [...]
Pastel Seascapes Workshop with Gareth Jones
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwaySpend a day mastering pastel seascapes! Gareth will demonstrate and guide students in creating a convincing and dynamic depiction of the sea in soft pastels. Suitable for beginners and experienced artists alike, reference will be provided. Gareth is an internationally acclaimed pastel artist and winner of several prestigious awards. He is a Signature Member of [...]
En Plein Air Painting with Vicki Norman
The Guildhouse Stanton StantonSpend the day painting En Plein Air with award-winning artist and tutor Vicki Norman in the stunning grounds of Stanton Guildhouse. Beginning with fundamental principles, you’ll take part in a series of exercises and colour studies painted in this special location. Accurate and sensitive colour perception is key in capturing a sense of light in [...]
Copper Cuff Jewellery Workshop with Karen Lockton
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayYour chance to make your very own bespoke copper cuff with Karen Lockton of KFL Design. You will learn to shape and texture the copper and the art of fold forming. There will be the opportunity to create texture and to learn some basic jewellery making skills and how to finish and polish your cuff [...]
Enamel Jewellery making workshop with Jane Moore
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayLearn all about enamelling onto silver and produce a prepared silver and enamelled pendant to a finish good enough to wear. The technique you will learn is called Champleve, where silver is removed by acid etching to create a recess for the transparent enamel. Jane has taught for many years from beginners to advanced since 1974. In [...]
Botanical ceramics workshop with Ros Ingram
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin ceramic artist Ros Ingram to create a beautiful plaster cast of seasonal flowers and foliage found in the borders and hedgerows of the Cotswolds. There will be the option to add a touch of gold leaf to this pure white botanical relief. Ros has 20 years of teaching experience, has won several international ceramic [...]
Romeo & Juliet by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men: Outdoor Theatre at Broadway Tower
Broadway Tower Middle Hill, BroadwayJoin us for an outdoor production of the timeless & classic love story, Romeo & Juliet, 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. [...]
Sausage Dog Clay Sculpture workshop with Ros Ingram
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayBack by popular demand after the sell-out fox & owl workshops in 2021. Create a unique sausage dog sculpture with award-winning ceramicist Ros Ingram - to start or add to your collection! All abilities welcome. Please bring an apron. This event will be taking place in the Lifford Hall in the centre of Broadway. All [...]
Guinea Fowl Clay Sculpture workshop with Ros Ingram
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayBack by popular demand after the sell-out fox & owl workshops in 2021. Create a unique guinea fowl sculpture with award-winning ceramicist Ros Ingram - to start or add to your collection! All abilities welcome. Please bring an apron. This event will be taking place in the Lifford Hall in the centre of Broadway. All [...]
Madresfield Court & Gardens Literary Tour
Madresfield Court Malvern, WorcestershireAn exclusive tour of Arts & Crafts masterpiece Madresfield Court & Gardens to discover how it became the inspiration for Evelyn Waugh & Brideshead Revisited. Madresfield Court near Malvern, is a moated stately house, and home to the Lygon family for almost 900 years. It played a significant part in the Arts & Crafts movement [...]
Designer Lampshade Workshop with Alison Bick
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayAt the end of this workshop you will take home your very own 40cm lampshade with fabric printed with Alison Bick designs and illustrations. Alison will guide you through the lampshade-making process, and show you her tips and tricks on how to get a professional finish. Suitable for any creative skill level! Alison is a [...]
Kids’ ‘Sculpt your own Pet’ Workshop with Ros Ingram
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayAn after-school ceramics workshop for kids (age 6+) to sculpt their own pet in clay, with award-winning ceramicist Ros Ingram.There will be an option to pay separately for kids' finished pets to be fired at a small extra fee. All abilities welcome. Please bring an apron! This event will take place in The Lifford [...]
En Plein Air Painting in the Gardens of Springfield House with Penny German
Springfield 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 [...]
Seascapes in Collage Workshop with Susan Watt
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwaySusan Watt is a local artist who ‘paints with paper’. In this fun workshop you will be guided through the process of creating a unique seascape using only recycled magazines and PVA glue! You will learn about composition, colour and how to create depth and texture in your work. If you’d like to see examples [...]
“Loving Vincent” Film Screening
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayWe are pleased to announce that we are teaming up with the Broadway Cinema Club to bring you the award-winning film “Loving Vincent” on the evening of Thursday 15th June (Cert 12). Released in 2017 Loving Vincent is an experimental animated biographical drama about the life of the painter Vincent van Gogh, and in particular [...]
Willow Seed Head Workshop with Rachel Harwood
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwaySpend a morning creating a fabulous 4ft poppy seed head 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. Suitable for all levels and a great introduction to working with willow. 15 Tickets available [...]
Stained Glass Workshop with Vix Brown
The Lifford Parlour Lifford Hall, BroadwayA fun stained glass workshop capturing a Summer garden vibe where you'll learn to make a sun catcher. Using the copper foiled method developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, create colourful birds and/or flowers. Choose from a selection of designs and lovely range of glass colours and textures. Learn how to cut your glass to the pattern (cartoon) and [...]
‘Of Life and Love’ – Soprano Rose Johnson
The Guildhouse Stanton StantonAccomplished Soprano and Operatic performer Rose has recently completed her studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, supported by our bursary programme . She was awarded first place in the Vocal Department Prize and in the Mario Lanza Opera prize. Her ‘Emerging Artist’ recital will feature Schumanns Frauenliebe und Leben and will reveal her passion for spreading the joys of music [...]
‘Folklore & Fairytales’ – Soprano Laura Coppinger
The Guildhouse Stanton StantonLaura is a soprano from Broadway, now embarking on a professional career. She graduated from St Hilda’s College, Oxford with a First Class Honours in Music, and now studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Her 'Emerging Artist' recital Folklore and Fairytales shows her remarkable talent in a classical programme that explores fables and folk song from across Europe, in the stunning [...]
Motor City Motown Soul Band
Marquee 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 [...]
Family Carnival Drumming Workshop
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA taste of Carnival! Bring the family and have a go at playing the drums of Rio Carnival. David Walter of Ola Samba will teach a fun, loud and challenging set of material for the group to be able to perform by the end of the hour. Suitable for complete drumming novices young and old. [...]
Children’s Summer Meadow Painting Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayCreate a beautiful, colourful summer meadow painting using a range of techniques such as sponging, layering, blending, collage and paint splatting. Learn how to carefully build up colours and textures in sequence with expert guidance from two professional artists, Beth and Georgina from Artbase, to create an amazing Impressionist inspired masterpiece to take home. This [...]
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, [...]
Children’s Summer Meadow Painting Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayCreate a beautiful, colourful summer meadow painting using a range of techniques such as sponging, layering, blending, collage and paint splatting. Learn how to carefully build up colours and textures in sequence with expert guidance from two professional artists, Beth and Georgina from Artbase, to create an amazing Impressionist inspired masterpiece to take home. This [...]
Children’s Summer Meadow Painting Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayCreate a beautiful, colourful summer meadow painting using a range of techniques such as sponging, layering, blending, collage and paint splatting. Learn how to carefully build up colours and textures in sequence with expert guidance from two professional artists, Beth and Georgina from Artbase, to create an amazing Impressionist inspired masterpiece to take home. This [...]
Children’s Summer Meadow Painting Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayCreate a beautiful, colourful summer meadow painting using a range of techniques such as sponging, layering, blending, collage and paint splatting. Learn how to carefully build up colours and textures in sequence with expert guidance from two professional artists, Beth and Georgina from Artbase, to create an amazing Impressionist inspired masterpiece to take home. This [...]
Burnt Norton Gardens Literary Tour & Talk
Burnt Norton Burnt Norton, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireA rare chance to visit the gardens at Burnt Norton, near Chipping Campden which inspired T S Eliot’s poem, the first of his Four Quartets. Owner Lady Harrowby will lead a guided tour of the gardens and explain the extraordinary history of the estate, renamed Burnt Norton after a disastrous fire in 1741 where the owner, [...]
Robin Hood by Illyria – Family Outdoor Theatre on the Village Green
Broadway Village Green The Green, Broadway, WorcestershireFrom 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 [...]
Rat Pack Night with Lance Ellington & Band
Marquee 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 [...]
The Great Broadway Paint-Off 2023!
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayYour 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. Top prize £200 voucher for Jackson's Art Supplies 2nd Prize £100 [...]
Stone Carving Workshop with Deborah Harrison
Broadway Village Green The Green, Broadway, WorcestershireCarve a simple relief carving on a tablet of beautiful Portland Stone, using your own or provided pre-prepared template. This workshop is a great introduction to stone carving, but equally engaging for the accomplished carver. You will be introduced to a range of tools used for carving and finishing stone, then allowed to work at [...]
Silver Spinner Ring Jewellery Workshop with Karen Lockton
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayYour 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 [...]
Swing Jive & Lindy Hop Beginners’ Dance Workshop: All About Swing
Lifford Hall Lower Green, BroadwayThis dance workshop is aimed at complete beginners or anyone wanting to refresh their fundamental skills of Lindy Hop. Lindy Hop is a partner dance with its roots in the swing jazz of the 30s and 40s. With an infectious feel it gets your feet moving, your heart pumping and your smile beaming! The workshop [...]
Festival Folk Night & Ceilidh with Georgia Lewis & Trio
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayWhat better way to finish the festival than with a ceilidh with Georgia Lewis and her trio? Beautiful uplifting folk music to start followed after the interval by a ceilidh to celebrate the last night of the festival. After the interval the dance floor opens to welcome audience members, regardless of age and experience, to [...]
