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 and the history of Broadway on an informative, illustrated walk around beautiful Broadway with local art historian, Karen Bloch, and how [...]
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 and the history of Broadway on an informative, illustrated walk around beautiful Broadway with local art historian, Karen Bloch, and how [...]
Join us for a hands-on willow-weaving workshop to create your very own beautiful Giant Willow Bee! Using natural willow, you’ll learn how to weave and shape the bee’s body, add its distinctive wings and legs then create his antennae that bring this characterful sculpture to life. Your bee will be approx 35cm long, 70cm across [...]
Learn to dance the passionate Argentine Tango! Paul & Tracey Pritchard from ‘Dance at 8’ present an in depth Cuban Dance Workshop featuring Salsa and International Cuban Rumba. The Salsa is a popular and exciting latin dance, dating back to the 1940s, with a variety of easy to learn variations. After just one hour you [...]
Join Rachel for a hands-on workshop creating a beautiful, rustic lantern centrepiece using natural willow and pine cones. You’ll learn how to shape and secure the willow base, arrange and attach a variety of cones, to create a unique woodland-inspired design. What’s included: All willow, pine cones needed to create your centrepiece. Step-by-step guidance and [...]
Join us on the last night of the festival for a Jazz supper club in the marquee on the village green! Expect stylish jazz, street food vendors, communal dining in the marquee, a dance floor, a horsebox bar and an opportunity to kick back, socialise, and meet new people. This is a relaxed event where [...]
Virtuoso guitarists Ben Bruant and Will Cashel are Duo Destino and deliver an extraordinary musical experience: dazzling fingerwork, rhythmic percussive techniques, and an infectious energy that fills the place. Since meeting at the Royal Academy of Music in 2011, Ben and Will have forged a partnership built on precision, passion, and a shared love of [...]
During this studio-based workshop we’ll be looking at harbours and boats and how to capture them in a contemporary way. Claire will be working from a photograph to guide you through some of the layering techniques she uses in her work, which include painting, collage creation, cutting, gluing, tearing, scratching and spattering. Suitable for intermediate [...]
An informal talk about surviving as a professional artist. Freelance for 38 years, Claire Henley has illustrated such diverse things as margarine tubs and children’s books before becoming a fine artist 16 years ago. She is the current Artist in Residence at Broadway Arts Festival. During the talk, topics will include finding your tribe, being [...]
Learn about painting the light and capturing the essence while painting plein air in the stunning exclusive gardens of The Orchard Farm on the upper high street in Broadway. Haidee-Jo Summers is an internationally renowned plein air painter, Vice President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and elected member of the Royal Society of [...]
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