British Wildlife Photography Awards 2025 July 22nd – September 7th Kingdom of the Hare by Drew Buckley / BWPA This prestigious competition has toured the UK since 2009, celebrating the talent of wildlife photographers in ... Read more
The Gloucestershire Coloured Pencil Artists are a new group of local artists who met through an online Drawing Academy course. Brought together by a shared love of coloured pencils, they now meet regularly as friends ... Read more
In collaboration with the Green Pledge Project at Gloucestershire Archives, we will be having a Hedgehog themed family fun day. There will be a couple of different art activities available and a fun fact hedgehog ... Read more
Painting a country scene in acrylics with Kim Thompson Book here Course Suitability: Improvers Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Having used acrylics for over 35 years as a wildlife artist and illustrator, Kim Thompson ... Read more
Art & sculpture inspired by British big cat encounters With evidence from DNA and tooth marks on bones, Britain’s big cats are emerging from myth to reality. These reported pumas, black leopards & lynx are ... Read more
Felt kingfisher with Agnese Davies Book here Course Suitability: Absolute beginners Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Participants will be needle felting a semi 3D version of Kingfisher in a hoop. I will teach you ... Read more
2D and 3D works by artists from Gloucestershire Society of Artists. This is their 101st Annual Exhibition. Most exhibits are for sale. In the Education Centre, free to visit
Come and explore a special display in our Education Centre, created to coincide with Heritage Open Days (12th–14th). This engaging exhibition offers a rare opportunity to jump into the rich and varied social history of ... Read more
Tiger with Karen Coulson Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Explore the techniques to draw soft fur required to create this tiger portrait using a variety of Colour ... Read more
Hedgehog portrait with Karen Coulson Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Assorted Colour Pencils on Mount Board Explore the techniques required to complete this Hedgehog in the Grass ... Read more
Totally Tactile is a fully tactile exhibition where visitors will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with all the exhibits. From wood to metal, from realistic animals to abstract interpretations, this ... Read more
Pigments into paint with Fiona McIntyre Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Day one of this course will introduce you to the natural beauty of mineral and ... Read more
Join us for a chance to see the winners of the Wildlife Art Society International’s 2025 exhibition! Located in the Education Centre, this exhibition is free to visit. Meet TWASI artists ... Read more
Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Join us on this exciting course, exploring the artistic skills and techniques of sketching buildings with pen and wash. Over two inspiring days, you ... Read more
Mosaic Chicken with Erica Bibbings Book here Join me on a Mosaic Chicken Workshop. You will learn to cut and shape tesserae and how to position them for best effect. Learn about adhesives and the ... Read more
Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Join artist Jamie Boots for a two-day exploration into the nuanced world of graphite pencil art. This workshop delves beyond basic sketching, offering insights ... Read more
We are delighted to announce that Sketch for Survival, the international art initiative from conservation charity Explorers Against Extinction, will make its debut at Nature in Art this autumn. Now in its ninth year, ... Read more
The Gift and Craft Fair has been held for over 20 years and is always well attended. In 2023, we welcomed over 1,200 visitors across the two days and raised essential funds for the Nature ... Read more
Glass Engraving in Black & White and Colour with Amanda Lawrence Book here Suitable for Beginners to Improvers 10 places available This course explores the wonderful and versatile craft of glass engraving with a drill. ... Read more
Watercolour with John Horton Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: I found, early on, running courses, that a good structure was the most beneficial format. We explore colour ... Read more
Sketching birds with Trevor Smith Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: A one day workshop aimed at introducing and exploring the subject of sketching birds. Suitable for ... Read more
Painting still life with Lucy Burton Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: In this workshop we are going to consider lots of compositional ideas and guidelines, arranging and ... Read more
Book here – £118 / £150, £25 deposit required to book Course Suitability: Absolute beginners, Beginners, Improvers Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Everyone has their favourite season. Winter is often overlooked because of the harshness of ... Read more
Papercutting with Sarais Crawshaw Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for beginners and improvers Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: Learn about the origins of papercutting and its spread worldwide. Look at how to simplify ... Read more
We were very sad to have had to report early last year, the passing of the renowned glass engraver and long-time trustee of Nature in Art, Michael Fairbairn (1935 – ... Read more
Fresh from its launch at the Natural History Museum, London, see the 100 winning and commended images from the very latest competition. Selected from over 60,000 entries from 113 countries this is an awe-inspiring show. ... Read more
Young Artists Exhibition Join us as we celebrate the young artists of Gloucestershire, in their interpretations of Our Great Outdoors: Art Inspired by the Natural World’. Free to enter, in the Education Centre
Course details: Join Textile Artist Anne Ward for a day of mindful, collage stitching. Bringing nothing more than a supermarket size bag of fabric scraps,threads, trims buttons and beads, sewers will create a personal fabric ... Read more
PLEASE NOTE THIS COURSE IS NO LONGER RUNNING Course details: During this course we’ll investigate the possibilities of this fascinating medium. Traditionally scraperboard has been used to achieve exquisitely detailed artwork by scratching through black ... Read more