What’s On

Sep 12 – Oct 1 all-day
    A major display of turned wood by members of the Association of Woodturners of Great Britain. The pre-emminent organisation of its type, with international members and profile, this display brings together a huge ... Read more
Sep 19 – Oct 22 all-day
    A unique exhibition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Society of Wildlife Artists. 2D and 3D works by members who have played an important role in the journey of the Society thus ... Read more
Sep 23 @ 10:00 am – Sep 24 @ 4:00 pm
Here at Nature in Art we are extremely passionate about supporting local artists and craftspeople, helping to highlight the array of crafts available and the creativity of the people in the local area. Each month ... Read more
Sep 26 – Sep 28 all-day
Course Suitability: Beginners – Advanced Maximum Capacity: 12 Course Description: Rosalind will guide you through painting garden borders and how to emulate the energy, colour, beauty and vivacity found in them. You can use any ... Read more
Oct 2 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
FULLY BOOKED Course Suitability: Beginners – Advanced Maximum Capacity: 12 Course Description: The iPad and Procreate are powerful and extremely useful tools to visualise an idea. Starting with either a real pencil sketch or digital ... Read more
Oct 3 – Oct 4 all-day
Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Beginners Maximum Capacity: 12 Course Description: Are you terrified of drawing but have a secret longing to learn how to do it? Then enrol on this course where Richard will ... Read more
Oct 14 – Oct 15 all-day
(Photo is another example of Jamie’s work rather than a bird of prey) FULLY BOOKED Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Advanced Maximum Capacity: 12 Course Description: On this two day course learn all about working ... Read more
Oct 14 @ 10:00 am – Oct 15 @ 4:00 pm
Here at Nature in Art we are extremely passionate about supporting local artists and craftspeople, helping to highlight the array of crafts available and the creativity of the people in the local area. Each month ... Read more
Oct 18 – Oct 19 all-day
Course Suitability: Absolute beginners – Advanced Course Capacity: 12 Course Description: Scraperboard or Scratchboard is a form of direct engraving where the top dark surface is scratched off to reveal the white chalk layer underneath. ... Read more
Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
   7pm – doors open to view the galleries 7:30pm – Finger Buffet Talk starts just after 8pm Haunted by the Last Tide is the collaboration between the Society of Wildlife Artists and the Vadehavet ... Read more
Oct 21 – Oct 22 all-day
FULLY BOOKED Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Improvers Maximum Capacity: 10 Course Description: This course explores the wonderful and versatile craft of glass engraving with a drill.  It’s an opportunity for beginners to learn the ... Read more
Oct 28 – Oct 29 all-day
    Nature in Art’s annual Gift and Craft Fair will be held over the weekend of 28th and 29th October 2023, from 10am to 5pm each day. The Gift and Craft Fair has been ... Read more
Nov 1 @ 10:00 am – Nov 2 @ 5:00 pm
Due to cancellations there are now two places available on this course. Please email Alice to book. Course Suitability: Beginners – Advanced Maximum Capacity: 12 Course Description: This is a two day course that will ... Read more
Nov 4 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
FULLY BOOKED Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Improvers Maximum Capacity: 10 Course Description: Painting can be very therapeutic, but the enjoyment can quickly disappear if you find yourself frustrated with what you produce. This class ... Read more
Nov 4 @ 10:00 am – Nov 5 @ 4:00 pm
Here at Nature in Art we are extremely passionate about supporting local artists and craftspeople, helping to highlight the array of crafts available and the creativity of the people in the local area. Each month ... Read more
Nov 7 – Dec 10 all-day
    The paintings of Nicholas Jones immerse the viewer in the vast space and luminous light of the Arctic. Capturing a world made up of the simplest of ingredients – ice, water, rock, and ... Read more
Nov 11 – Nov 12 all-day
There is ONE space left on this course, please email Alice to book. Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Advanced Maximum Capacity: 12 Course Description: On this watercolour painting (or coloured pencils) workshop, Cath will take ... Read more
Nov 18 – Nov 19 all-day
FULLY BOOKED Course Suitability: Beginners – Advanced Maximum Capacity: 12 Course Description: Monotype / Monoprint is an intriguing hybrid among printmaking techniques. It is neither a print nor a painting but a unique combination of ... Read more
Nov 25 – Nov 26 all-day
This course has been cancelled due to Liz having an operation and will be postponed to Spring 2024. If you are interested in being contacted when a new date is arranged then please email Alice. ... Read more
Nov 25 @ 10:00 am – Nov 26 @ 4:00 pm
Here at Nature in Art we are extremely passionate about supporting local artists and craftspeople, helping to highlight the array of crafts available and the creativity of the people in the local area. Each month ... Read more
Nov 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
  FULLY BOOKED In 2018, the painter Nicholas Jones made an extraordinary voyage along the coasts of Greenland and Baffin Island as ‘Artist in Residence’ with the Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute. In ... Read more
Dec 9 @ 10:00 am – Dec 10 @ 4:00 pm
Here at Nature in Art we are extremely passionate about supporting local artists and craftspeople, helping to highlight the array of crafts available and the creativity of the people in the local area. Each month ... Read more
Dec 19 2023 – Jan 21 2024 all-day
    Bird Photographer of the Year is back after it’s popularity last year at Nature in Art. Photographers from all over the world entered more than 20,000 images into this year’s competition, each with ... Read more
Jan 20 @ 10:00 am – Jan 21 @ 4:00 pm
Here at Nature in Art we are extremely passionate about supporting local artists and craftspeople, helping to highlight the array of crafts available and the creativity of the people in the local area. On various ... Read more
Feb 6 – Apr 7 all-day
      Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the Natural History Museum’s (London) globally renowned annual competition and exhibition, highlighting the unique and beautiful relationship between photography, science and art. A forest rodeo, a hidden ... Read more
Feb 10 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
FULLY BOOKED Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Beginners Maximum Capacity: 10 Course Description: A relaxing and fun filled day creating loose abstract floral paintings and abstract patterns using sublimation inks and then heat pressing them ... Read more
Feb 13 – Feb 25 all-day
  The Gloucester Society for Botanical Illustration’s Annual Exhibition will be held in the Atrium of the Education Centre. GSBI grew out of botanical art classes held in Cheltenham and Stroud taught by Michael Hickey, ... Read more
Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
  Cath is one of the U.K’s foremost entomological artists and illustrators. A great enthusiast, she believes that the best way to celebrate the importance and relevance of insects in a happy, healthy ecology, is ... Read more
Feb 26 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
    Course Suitability: Absolute Beginners – Advanced Maximum Capacity: 12 Course Description: Inspired by the decorative works of the golden age of illustration and the Arts and Crafts movement, this course will show you ... Read more
Mar 16 @ 10:00 am – Mar 17 @ 5:00 pm
Course Suitability: Beginners – Improvers Maximum Capacity: 12 Course Description: During this two day course students may choose to work with watercolour or ‘Brusho’ paint. The aim is to create a colourful image of flowers ... Read more