What’s On

Apr 14 all-day
Course Suitability: Beginners – Improvers Maximum Capacity: 12 Course Description: On this one day course, Helen will teach you how to make a basket using red Dogwood, Snowberry Hazel and Lime, together with the glorious ... Read more
Apr 21 all-day
£3 per child, adults go free. No need to book.  Buzz on over this Easter Monday for a hive of fun with arts and crafts, an exciting activity trail, bee-tastic learning, and a sneak peek ... Read more
Apr 26 all-day
Botanical Ceramics with Clare Mahoney Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all   Maximum Participants: 12   Course Description:This workshop highlights our connection to the natural world, encouraging us to slow down, and look closely at ... Read more
Apr 30 – May 1 all-day
Spring Landscapes with Jonathan Newey Book here Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners        Beginners        Improvers   Maximum Participants: 12   Course Description: Sketching Spring Landscapes with Pen and Wash is an engaging two-day ... Read more
May 3 all-day
Course Suitability: Beginners – Improvers Maximum Capacity: 12 Course Description: On this one-day course, you will make plant climbers, plant supports, trellises and decorative Garden Hurdles, all out of willow and hazel grown in Somerset ... Read more
May 6 – Jun 8 all-day
Nature in Miniature: May 6th – June 8th          An exhibition of exquisite 2D and 3D works celebrating wildlife and nature in miniature by members of the Royal Miniature Society. Founded in 1896 ... Read more
May 10 all-day
Bee on sea holly with Karen Coulson Book here Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners        Beginners        Improvers   Maximum Participants: 12 Please email Hattie at niamarketing@natureinart.org.uk to book Course Description: Explore the techniques ... Read more
May 11 all-day
Rhododendron Flower with Karen Coulson Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all   Maximum Participants: 12   Course Description: Assorted Colour Pencils on Mount Board Explore the techniques of colour blending and layering required to complete ... Read more
May 12 all-day
Lapwing with Karen Coulson Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all   Maximum Participants: 12   Course Description: Derwent Coloursoft Pencils on Mountboard Explore the techniques of colour blending and layering with colour pencils to achieve ... Read more
May 13 – May 19 all-day
Ros Wise Garden Paintings A special display to coincide with the National Garden Scheme Open Day. This is a feast of large canvases capturing the contrast in tones and colour, and the vibrancy, energy and ... Read more
May 17 – Jun 1 all-day
Growing Together: A Photographic Exploration of Community, Heritage, and Healing Through Gardening Growing Together explores how gardening connects people and improves well-being. Social prescribing provides activities that support emotional and mental health, as is evident ... Read more
May 24 – Jun 1 all-day
TWASI May 24th – June 1st (including B.Holiday Monday) .  The annual selling exhibition of the Wildlife Art Society International. Over 350 works, both 2D and 3D. The Society is a focus for the interests ... Read more
May 30 – May 31 all-day
A Nod for Lady Elwes May 30th – 31st   Lady Carolyn Elwes was the lifeblood running through the snowdrops at the renowned Colesbourne Gardens. Lady Elwes, who always liked to be called Carolyn, was ... Read more
May 31 all-day
Linocut Printmaking Inspired by Botanical Forms with Jo Biggadike Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all   Maximum Participants: 12 Course Description: In this beginner-friendly workshop, you will learn how to create lino print designs using ... Read more
Jun 10 – Jul 13 all-day
This is a unique selection of work assembled exclusively for this display – a celebration of the whale. It includes a few familiar exhibits and artists already represented in Nature in Art’s collection, shown in ... Read more
Jun 14 – Jun 16 all-day
Otter in Graphite with Jamie Boots NOW FULLY BOOKED Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all   Maximum Participants: 12   Course Description: Join artist Jamie Boots for a three-day exploration into the nuanced world of ... Read more
Jun 28 – Jun 29 all-day
Garden Views with Ros Wise   Course Suitability: Suitable for all   Maximum Participants: 12   Course Description: During this course you will be taught how to paint a garden view. This can be based on ... Read more
Jul 5 all-day
Monoprinting with Carole Bury Book here Course Description: Come and experiment with the lovely medium of monoprinting, as Carole Bury guides you through the process at Nature in Art! Famously, the painter Degas used mono-print, ... Read more
Jul 12 – Jul 13 all-day
Picture It in Collage and Stitch with Richard Box Book here Course Suitability: Suitable for all   Maximum Participants: 12   Course Description: Do you want to create one of your own designs and translate it ... Read more
Jul 18 – Jul 19 all-day
Accurate botanical painting with Simon Williams Book here  This course will focus on botanical drawing and painting techniques in the option of working in watercolour or gouache. Both days will begin with a practical demonstrations ... Read more
Jul 22 – Sep 7 all-day
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
Jul 29 – Aug 11 all-day
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
Aug 9 – Aug 10 all-day
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
Aug 12 – Aug 22 all-day
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
Aug 15 all-day
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
Aug 24 – Sep 7 all-day
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
Sep 9 – Sep 18 all-day
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
Sep 13 – Sep 14 all-day
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
Sep 15 all-day
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
Sep 16 – Oct 19 all-day
  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