What’s On

Mar 19 @ 10:00 am – Mar 20 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Elaine Jones 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 Discover the fascinating world of Encaustic Wax Art using pigmented, non-toxic beeswax and a small electric iron to create gorgeous, vibrant pictures in no ... Read more
Mar 29 @ 10:30 am – Apr 8 @ 4:30 pm Nature in Art
Easter Holidays Art Activity Days: This Easter we are running a range of our popular art activity days for children aged 3 years and over. They include: Tues 31st March – Marbling Wed 1st April ... Read more
Apr 9 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Helen Lomberg Maximum Participants: 12 On this 1-day course you will make Plant Climbers, Plant Supports, Trellises and decorative Garden Hurdles, all out of willow grown in Somerset and here in Gloucestershire. ... Read more
Apr 11 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Claudia Hahn 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 What to do when there is no paint at hand? Paint with what you have in your kitchen, such as tea, coffee and beetroot! ... Read more
Apr 16 @ 10:00 am – Apr 17 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Terence Lambert 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 This painting course allows people to work in their favoured medium (except oil). Terence’s vast experience of using different media and his desire to ... 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 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 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 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 31 @ 10:30 am – Jun 3 @ 4:30 pm Nature in Art
May Half Term Art Activity Days: This May we are running a range of our popular art activity days for children aged 3 years and over. They include: 31st May – Clock Making 1st June ... 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 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
Jun 25 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Nature in Art
Family Fun Day Our latest family fun day will be taking place on Saturday 25th June and will be themed around Bees, this will coincide with celebrating Insect Week (20th-26th June). All activities will run ... 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 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 26 @ 10:30 am – Aug 31 @ 4:30 pm Nature in Art
Summer Holidays Art Activity Days: This Summer we are running a range of our popular art activity days for children aged 3 years and over. They include: 26th Jul – Oil Pastels Inspired by Picasso ... 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 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
Sep 3 @ 10:00 am – Sep 4 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
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 ... Read more
Sep 10 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Furzie (Michelle Hickman) 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 10 On this 1-day course you will learn how to needle-felt with wool. You will be introduced to the basics of needle-felting, taught how ... Read more
Sep 16 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Sharon Foley 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 9 Glass fusing is joining two or more layers of glass through heating in a kiln. There are several techniques that can be adapted to ... Read more
Oct 5 @ 10:00 am – Oct 6 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Karen Coulson Maximum Participants: 12 This 2-day course is a wonderful introduction to the world of coloured pencil techniques. Learn the art of layering different coloured pencil strokes to create the ‘realistic ... Read more
Oct 7 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Nature in Art
Learn how to create your very own felt hedgehog with expert needle felt and crochet artist Sophie Buckley. Sophie has studied a degree in Contemporary Crafts, giving her a broad knowledge base in material, techniques, ... Read more
Oct 8 @ 10:00 am – Oct 9 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Celia Smith 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 Students will be expertly guided through the process of sculpting with the medium of wire be it galvanised, copper or coloured telephone cable. Students ... Read more
Oct 10 @ 10:00 am – Oct 11 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Stephen Walton 10am – 5pm Maximum Participants: 12 During this 2-day course Stephen will teach you how charcoal and charcoal pencils compliment each other, so that intricate and subtle details can be ... Read more
Oct 13 @ 10:00 am – Oct 14 @ 5:00 pm Nature in Art
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
Oct 15 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Nature in Art
Art Course with Ian Coleman Maximum Participants: 12 The iPad is a great concept sketching tool for conventional paintings, creating hybrid digital images or full digital works. On this 1-day course Ian will familiarize you ... Read more
Oct 20 @ 10:30 am – Oct 27 @ 4:30 pm Nature in Art
October Half Term Art Activity Days: This October we are running a range of our popular art activity days for children aged 3 years and over. They include: 20th Oct – Rocket Sewing Cushion 21st ... Read more