What’s On

Apr 20 @ 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm Nature in Art
Wallsworth Art Group Join the art group as they get creative with printing. The group will learn about the different types of printing blocks, made from such things as wood or polystyrene. The group will ... Read more
Apr 23 @ 10:00 am – Apr 24 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Kim Thompson 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 On this 2-day course you will be able to work from start to finish on a painting under the experienced guidance of Kim Thompson. ... Read more
Apr 26 – May 22 all-day Nature in Art
Exhibition: This display will highlight a collection of nature-inspired glass, mostly loaned by the Broadfield House Glass Museum, but will also include work from the Nature in Art collection. A number of different techniques will ... Read more
Apr 30 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Joanna Dewfall 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 On this 1-day course you will learn about the various mosaic materials and techniques of cutting and setting. You will be able to make ... Read more
May 10 – Jun 12 all-day Nature in Art
Exhibition: This is Nature in Art’s first ever exhibition of stereoscopic (3-D) images, first invented in 1832 and now enjoying a revival. You will be able to borrow some of our 3D glasses and go ... Read more
May 10 @ 10:30 am Nature in Art
Dare to Dabble Choose from 2 sessions: 10.30am – 1pm or 2pm – 4.30pm Explore the qualities of acrylic paint in the style of artist Monet. This workshop will introduce you to how you can ... Read more
May 14 @ 10:00 am – May 15 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Nik Pollard 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 10 Energy, improvisation, gesture, spontaneity and chance are all characteristics of the Monotype / Mono-print. They are the most painterly and responsive of all printmaking ... Read more
May 18 @ 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm Nature in Art
Wallsworth Art Group Join the art group as they learn about the various techniques involved in working with clay. Each member will get the chance to create their own clay sculpture, inspired by their own ... Read more
May 21 @ 10:00 am – May 22 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Cath Hodsman 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 11 Butterflies and moths are amongst our most well-known insects. This watercolour painting and sketching art course gives those who are fascinated by these ethereal ... Read more
May 28 – Jun 5 all-day Nature in Art
Exhibition: The Wildlife Art Society International annual selling exhibition of wildlife art comes to Nature in Art. Around 300 paintings, drawings, original prints, photographs and sculpture by professional and part-time members of this active organisation ... Read more
Jun 6 @ 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm Nature in Art
Wallsworth Art Group Join the art group as they listen to talented textile artist Liz Brooke-Ward as she discusses her work and her inspirations. Liz Brooke-Ward is artist in residence from 7th-12th June. Find out ... Read more
Jun 9 @ 10:30 am Nature in Art
Dare to Dabble Choose from 2 sessions: 10.30am – 1pm or 2pm – 4.30pm Collage is a wonderful technique where artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms such as tissue papers, stamps, fabric, ... Read more
Jun 11 @ 10:00 am – Jun 12 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Jackie Garner 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This 2-day course will focus on producing detailed paintings of natural objects such as feathers, seeds and shells, using a pure watercolour technique. We ... Read more
Jun 14 – Jul 24 all-day
Exhibition: This display is a celebration of the work by James TA Osborne RE (1907 – 1979) who regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers. He was well know ... Read more
Jun 15 @ 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm Nature in Art
Wallsworth Art Group Join the art group as they try their hands at life drawing. There will be a £5 supplement for this event.
Jun 18 @ 10:00 am – Jun 19 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Jill Moger 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This 2-day course will start with a discussion about the importance of the presentation of a piece of wildlife art produced in clay. All ... Read more
Jul 2 @ 10:00 am – Jul 3 @ 5:00 pm
Art Course with Richard Box 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This course is for all of you who long to paint in watercolours but have been deterred by the erroneous myth that they are ... Read more
Jul 4 @ 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm Nature in Art
Wallsworth Art Group Join the art group as they listen to up and coming artist Holly Brookes, who will be discussing her latest success as the winner of the ‘Young and Wild’ category, as part ... Read more
Jul 9 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Yvette Green 10am-5pm Maximum Participants: 8 Garden mosaics are designed to interact with their environment, reflecting and refracting light so that they change throughout the day. On this 1-day course you will ... Read more
Jul 16 @ 10:00 am – Jul 17 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Mike Amphlett 10am-5pm Maximum Participants: 12 If you still haven’t read the camera manual or, if you have, but cannot comprehend much of the ‘jargon’, then this 2-day course is for you! ... Read more
Jul 20 @ 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm Nature in Art
Wallsworth Art Group Join the art group as they explore the Nature in Art garden to find inspiration to draw and/or paint. With an array of wildlife and flora within the garden, not to mention ... Read more
Jul 22 @ 10:30 am Nature in Art
Dare to Dabble Choose from 2 sessions: 10.30am – 1.00pm or 2.00pm – 4.30pm There is something very relaxing and peaceful about sitting quietly in the garden. It’s thought that gardens are where man and ... Read more
Jul 26 – Sep 4 all-day Nature in Art
Exhibition: This exhibition has been assembled in collaboration with the Charles Tunnicliffe Society. We record our thanks to them, particularly Ken Broughton and Stuart Pittman, and to the many private collectors and public collections who ... Read more
Jul 30 @ 10:00 am – Jul 31 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Ann Swan 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 In this 2-day course you will learn how to create deep, vivid but clean colours without compromising the form of the plant. You will ... Read more
Aug 13 @ 10:00 am – Aug 14 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Liz Robertson 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 The aim of this 2-day course is to produce a triptych landscape, based on a photograph or sketch of your choice. Triptych is a ... Read more
Aug 16 – Aug 29 all-day Nature in Art
  Exhibition: The Independence Trust strengthen people’s emotional and physical well-being to support them to fulfil their potential. This display features artwork by some of their clients who have found art a real help and ... Read more
Aug 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
A chance to walk around the beautiful grounds of Nature in Art and sketch with tutor Stan Giles. Materials provided. Free of charge but donations to The Independence Trust welcome. Spaces are limited so please ... Read more
Aug 24 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
A chance to walk around the beautiful grounds of Nature in Art and sketch with tutor Stan Giles. Materials provided. Free of charge but donations to The Independence Trust welcome. Spaces are limited so please ... Read more
Aug 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Wallsworth Centre
The Elephant in the Room exhibition & The Independence Trust present an exclusive viewing of the exhibition whilst enjoying cheese and wine. Tickets are £5 Please email Lisa Nash for tickets and further details. Lisa.Nash@independencetrust.co.uk ... Read more
Aug 27 @ 10:00 am – Aug 28 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Trevor Smith 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This 2-day course will focus on the sketching, drawing and painting of birds, with the emphasis on working from life. The course will cover ... Read more