What’s On

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April – July 2017 Apr – Jul 2017
Apr
11
Tue
May
14
Sun
Apr 11 – May 14 all-day
12:00 am
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A celebration of trees, with work almost exclusively by members of The Arborealists, a group of 43 artists with a national profile, from Wales to East Anglia and Sussex to Cornwall, of diverse art practice, ... 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
20
Sat
May 20 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
10:00 am
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Art Course with Tony O’Hare 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This course will introduce the student to the art of origami (paper folding) to create natural forms & subjects from nature. Suitable for total ... Read more
Nature in Art
May
23
Tue
Jun
11
Sun
May 23 – Jun 11 all-day
12:00 am
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A unique selection of ceramics by a world renowned maker, Jill Fanshawe Kato. Jill explores many techniques including coiling, slabbing, sculpting, using moulds and throwing and altering. She regards her work, which is held in ... Read more
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
May
26
Fri
May 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
6:30 pm
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View the latest exhibition by members of The Wildlife Art Society International whose exhibition officially opens the next day. All welcome.
May
27
Sat
Jun
4
Sun
May 27 – Jun 4 all-day
12:00 am
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The Wildlife  Art  Society International’s annual exhibition of wildlife art. Around 300 paintings, drawings, original prints, photographs and sculpture by professional and part-time members of this active organisation will be on display, the majority for ... Read more
May
27
Sat
May
29
Mon
May 27 @ 10:00 am – May 29 @ 5:00 pm
10:00 am
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Over the Bank Holiday weekend (27th -29th May) TWASI will be running a series of workshops taught by artist members. Saturday 27th:- Paint a Bird on a Feather with Mandi Baykaa-Murray Sunday 28th:- Big Cats ... Read more
Nature in Art
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
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
17
Sat
Jun
18
Sun
Jun 17 @ 10:00 am – Jun 18 @ 5:00 pm
10:00 am
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Art Course with Cath Hodsman 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 11 Dragonflies and Damselflies are the biggest of British insects and also the most mystical. They are great survivors and date back as far as ... Read more
Nature in Art
Jun
20
Tue
Jul
16
Sun
Jun 20 – Jul 16 all-day
12:00 am
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Liz Brooke Ward is a contemporary stitched textile artist whose work is informed by the natural world. Her techniques have their roots in the traditions of embroidery and patchwork but she also uses digital and ... 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
Jun
24
Sat
Jun
25
Sun
Jun 24 @ 10:00 am – Jun 25 @ 5:00 pm
10:00 am
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Art Course with Jamie Boots 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 On this 2-day course you will learn all about working with graphite pencil from experienced artist Jamie Boots. Graphite pencil can be used to ... Read more
Nature in Art
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
8
Sat
Jul 8 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
10:00 am
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Art Course with Claire Billingsley 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 Students will cut out clay tiles from pre-rolled clay, (clay will be pre rolled ready for the course so that it is at the ... Read more
Nature in Art
Jul
9
Sun
Jul 9 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
10:00 am
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Art Course with Claire Billingsley 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 Influenced by organic forms, students will create stoppered bottles using one of two techniques, slab building and/or coiling, working in stoneware clay. Students will ... Read more
Nature in Art
Jul
15
Sat
Jul
16
Sun
Jul 15 @ 10:00 am – Jul 16 @ 5:00 pm
10:00 am
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Art Course with Simon Williams 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 The 2-day course will focus on botanical painting, giving you the opportunity to work with alternative mediums such as gouache or acryl gouache. Taking ... Read more
Nature in Art
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
22
Sat
Jul
23
Sun
Jul 22 @ 10:00 am – Jul 23 @ 5:00 pm
10:00 am
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Art Course with Jackie Cox 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 Scraperboard is a method of creating a tonal picture by scratching through a layer of black Indian ink to reveal a white chalk layer ... Read more
Nature in Art
Jul
25
Tue
Sep
3
Sun
Jul 25 – Sep 3 all-day
12:00 am
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A rare opportunity to see a selection of original paintings and sculptures by members of The Society of Animal Artists (SAA) produced exclusively for this exhibition. Based in the USA, the SAA has members around ... Read more
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
April – July 2017 Apr – Jul 2017