
Victorians: Power and Corrupt Politics
Learn how Victorian voters could be corrupted. Who could vote? Which political parties were involved? Who became MPs? Which issues gave rise to reform and how were they suppressed? What events were happening at the time? Who was involved? What tactics were employed? Is it all about money and/or power? Drawing from recently published diaries […]

Painting Animals in Acrylic
Learn how to use acrylic paints to create realistic images of animals. This course covers painting birds, horses, dogs and cats but all animals and pets can be visualised.

Make a Country Frame Basket
Make a willow frame basket for harvesting garden produce, foraging or collecting eggs. In this workshop you will make an ancient style of basket by constructing a frame with hoops, traditional bindings and ribs, followed by lots of weaving. You will learn the principles of strength, balance and tension that help shape your basket. Completed […]

Collage Workshop with Callum Abbott
Join artist Callum Abbott for his collage workshop, where he will be showing you a variety of 20th century collages as well as his own artwork as preparation to create your very own collage! Beginners welcome, all you need is a pair of scissors and some glue and feel free to bring along your own […]

The 1960s and the birth of modern protest
The 1960s were a tumultuous decade in American social and political history, marked by a rising culture of protest that reshaped the way Americans engage with their political process. This lecture will explore how the civil rights movement, Vietnam War demonstrations (both pro- and anti-), and an emergent youth culture ushered in novel forms of […]

Map as Art; Art as Mapping
Maps can be very beautiful, and many, over the centuries, have been considered to be art. More recently, contemporary art has adopted mapping – its conventions, aesthetics and ways of representing the world and orienting ourselves in it - in its own spatial explorations. This talk will be an introduction to this journey from map […]

Threads of Confidence: Patchwork & Quilting for Every Level
Join Sheena Roberts for this fun one day workshop. Suitable for all. Find out more at https://bit.ly/4kY5UP7 NB you will need to bring your sewing machine & pedal, and don't forget your lunch !

Willow Bread Basket Workshop
Suitable for beginners, this workshop will teach you traditional stake and strand weaving to make a small basket for serving bread or storing foods such as eggs or fruit. You will learn how to make a base, add stakes and weave the siding using techniques that include pairing, waling and English randing. The basket will […]