What’s On

Posterboard
Posterboard
March 2017 – January 2018 Mar 2017 – Jan 2018
Mar
14
Tue
Mar 14 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
2:00 pm
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Using all kinds of different materials and techniques you will create a work of art to be proud of. This sessions could include anything from using fabric, different types of paper, glue, textiles, paint, inks ... Read more
Nature in Art
Mar
15
Wed
Mar 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Come and hear from Mandi Baykaa Murray who will talk about her work painting on feathers and creating paintings of feathers  
Apr
3
Mon
Apr 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Informed by the special ‘A Passion for Butterflies’ exhibition in the museum galleries, get inspired by butterflies as a subject and spend a short while drawing and/or painting them
Apr
19
Wed
Apr 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Try your hand at painting with natural pigments (some made from soil!), and learn about egg tempera with artist Claudia Hahn
Apr
27
Thu
Apr 27 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
10:30 am
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Weaving paper is a traditional craft and a nice way to recycle old newspaper and magazines and turn them into some useful household items. With this project we will weave an object out of newspaper ... Read more
Apr
27
Thu
Apr 27 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
2:00 pm
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Weaving paper is a traditional craft and a nice way to recycle old newspaper and magazines and turn them into some useful household items. With this project we will weave an object out of newspaper ... Read more
May
8
Mon
May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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In formed by the special exhibition of paintings inspired by trees on display on the museum, spend a short while sketching/drawing/painting trees
May
17
Wed
May 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Pick up top tips on framing and mounting (including some hands-on)  
May
23
Tue
May 23 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
10:30 am
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Using a view finder out in the garden(weather permitting) or by looking at our handling collection will make quick sketches and preliminary drawings to create a designs, drawings or pattern which you can go onto ... Read more
May
23
Tue
May 23 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
2:00 pm
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Using a view finder out in the garden(weather permitting) or by looking at our handling collection will make quick sketches and preliminary drawings to create a designs, drawings or pattern which you can go onto ... Read more
Jun
5
Mon
Jun 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Come a hear from Denise Coble who uses gold leaf in many of her paintings.
Jun
14
Wed
Jun 14 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
10:30 am
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Temari Japanese textile balls are breath taking in their intricate design, detail and time spent creating them. However we have quick cheat method to make these decorative balls. It great way to find out more ... Read more
Jun
14
Wed
Jun 14 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
2:00 pm
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Temari Japanese textile balls are breath taking in their intricate design, detail and time spent creating them. However we have quick cheat method to make these decorative balls. It great way to find out more ... Read more
Jun
21
Wed
Jun 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
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An evening with the creator of our latest special exhibition, textile artist Liz Brooke-Ward
Jul
3
Mon
Jul 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
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Demonstration night with Chris Sinden, renowned for his collage style multi-coloured linocut printing technique
Jul
19
Wed
Jul 19 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
10:30 am
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Découpage involves cutting out pictures, gluing them to an object and then coating the pictures and the object with layers of varnish. Learn this lovely technique and transform dreary objects into something beautiful. PLEASE BOOK ... Read more
Jul
19
Wed
Jul 19 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
2:00 pm
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Découpage involves cutting out pictures, gluing them to an object and then coating the pictures and the object with layers of varnish. Learn this lovely technique and transform dreary objects into something beautiful. PLEASE BOOK ... Read more
Jul
19
Wed
Jul 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Spend a summer evening drawing and painting in the grounds of Nature in Art
Jul
30
Sun
Jul 30 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
11:00 am
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Come and meet some wonderful birds of prey in the grounds of Nature in Art. Find out about their amazing lives, watch artists draw and paint them and have a go yourself A great opportunity for the ... Read more
Sep
4
Mon
Sep 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
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An evening with artists Val Briggs and Trevor Smith
Sep
20
Wed
Sep 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
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A chance too view the Meg Stevens exhibition (and other items) and spend a short time creating such work.
Oct
2
Mon
Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
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Spend an evening in the studio with bird artist Martin Rumary
Oct
18
Wed
Oct 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
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Follow your heart with a practical session ‘Painting in the moment’ led by artist Frances Whitman
Oct
28
Sat
Oct
29
Sun
Oct 28 @ 10:00 am – Oct 29 @ 5:00 pm
10:00 am
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(Images left to right: Natty Decco, Nicole Iredale Designs, Karen Edwards, Pear Tree Arts, Nutmeg & Sage) £2 entry Free for under 16’s (including access to upstairs museum galleries) Car parking is free One of ... Read more
Nature in Art
Nov
6
Mon
Nov 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
7:00 pm
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Watch a film about a unique initiative – The Rock Music Rock Art project which was inspired by the ancient ‘rock gongs’ of remote Lolui Island in Lake Victoria, Uganda. Sponsored by the Ruwenzori Sculpture ... Read more
Nov
15
Wed
Nov 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Join us to view and talk about some of the amazing images in the very latest British Wildlife Photography Awards. The exhibition at Nature in Art opens on 7th November, the day after the launch ... Read more
Dec
4
Mon
Dec 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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An evening of life drawing with a model under the guidance of Rosemary Harvey. Please bring your art materials and a monetary donation for the model. (Some materials may be available for loan of needed).
Dec
13
Wed
Dec 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Christmas social. SORRY THIS HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEW YEAR DUE TO THE WEATHER.
Jan
8
Mon
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
7:00 pm
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A Passion for Nature – a film about Peter Scott.
Meet in Coffee Shop
Jan
17
Wed
Jan 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
7:00 pm
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Viewing of and discussion about Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Meet in Coffee shop
March 2017 – January 2018 Mar 2017 – Jan 2018