What’s On

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February – December 2017 Feb – Dec 2017
Feb
15
Wed
Feb 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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A private view and critique night of the WAG exhibition with special guest Jamie Boots
Feb
22
Wed
Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
7:00 pm
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Come on a journey with Dr John Sparks, former head of the BBC Natural History Unit, to discover some of the natural history of Ethiopia. Event includes finger buffet. PLEASE BOOK YOUR TICKET IN ADVANCE.
Mar
6
Mon
Mar 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Come and view the latest exhibition by members of the Gloucestershire Society for Botanical Illustration and hear about some of the techniques, methods and approaches employed
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  
Mar
29
Wed
Mar 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
7:00 pm
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Come and hear Ian Loe MBE talk about a lifetime looking for and then painting and drawing butterflies. This event coincides with an exhibition of his work. Event includes a finger buffet. PLEASE BOOK TICKETS ... Read more
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
11
Tue
Apr 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
7:00 pm
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A short evening with film highlighting the work of Shamidaethiopia. com Click here for details
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 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
7:00 pm
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Come and hear Julian Hight talk about his five year photographic odyssey to capture 100 ancient historic trees across 39 countries. This event coincides with our a special exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints of ... 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)  
Jun
3
Sat
Jun 3 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
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Songs from Gloucestershire and Beyond with the renowned Johnny Coppin and Paul Burgess. TICKETS MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE FROM NATURE IN ART ONLY. Tickets now available. www.johnnycoppin.co.uk
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
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
Jun
28
Wed
Jun 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
7:00 pm
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The romances of Robin Hood give us one version of the Forest, but the reality is even more intriguing. This talk is a tour through medieval greenwood, with its laws, landscapes, buildings, people and works ... Read more
Nature in Art
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 @ 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
28
Fri
Jul 28 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
6:30 pm
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(Image by Andrew Denman) Come and join us to celebrate this exhibition in the company of some of the artists. Open from 6.30 – 9.30pm with short special talks taking place throughout the evening. A ... Read more
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
Aug
23
Wed
Aug 23 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
6:30 pm
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Hear from Ben, an Independence Trust client, who has recently returned from volunteering in the Mapesu wildlife reserve in South Africa. Ben had never been to Africa and was very anxius about it all but ... Read more
Nature in Art
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.
Sep
27
Wed
Sep 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
7:00 pm
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The Strawberry Thief by William Morris Mary worked at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, is a writer on the Arts and Crafts Movement and Chairman of the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen. Come and hear her ... Read more
Nature in Art
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
17
Tue
Oct 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
7:00 pm
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This talk coincides with our exhibition of work by Eric Ennion, a remarkable all-round naturalist who was one of the 20th century’s most talented and original wildlife artists. Field Sketch: an inspiring wildlife encounter, seized ... Read more
Nature in Art
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
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
Nov
23
Thu
Nov 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
7:00 pm
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An illustrated talk by Simon Trapnell. Our 2016 exhibition CROWD focused on some of the wonderful objects in our collection. Now that we are in our 30th anniversary year, tonight we look afresh at some ... 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).
February – December 2017 Feb – Dec 2017