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Forest of Dean / Arts and Crafts

Portrait Inspired by ancient Romans, with Dorota Rapucz

Portrait Inspired by ancient Romans, with Dorota Rapucz Dufort Using a photo selection of Roman portraits we will have to exercise our 3D awareness to reproduce a portrait in clay. As a starting point will be a model of the human skull and on its shape we will model what we can and cannot see […]

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Artspace Cinderford

Added 2 years ago

Cheltenham / Literature and Writing - Wellbeing

Little Gold Ted – Picture Book Free Event

Come and join illustrator Sasha Satha with stories of this local Picture Book – ‘Little Gold Ted’.

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Waterstones

Added 2 years ago

Stroud / Festivals and Seasonal - LGBTQIA+ - Theatre and Concerts

Stroud Pride – Picnic and Party – 2023

We will be hosting the Stroud Pride 2023 picnic to celebrate LGBTQ+ people and allies. All are welcome to join us for a day of music, performances and community celebration.( More information is forthcoming but get it in your diaries! )

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Stroud Pride

Added 2 years ago

Cheltenham / Children's Activities - Literature and Writing - Wellbeing

Hare Shaped Hole – Picture Book free event

Join local author John Dougherty as he reads his wonderful new Picture Book -The Hare Shaped Hole, followed by an activity sheet and book signing. The Hare-Shaped is a beautiful, touching, and poignant picture book which gently explores themes of grief and loss.

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Waterstones

Added 2 years ago

Stroud / Arts and Crafts - Cinema and Film - Theatre and Concerts

Dangervitch & Neptune’s Dinner Party: YA Films

Dangervitch & Neptune’s Dinner Party: Young Artists’ Films Visual Description: Two figures wearing theatrical masks, pink and blue, lean towards the fisheye lens camera. Friday 17th March 7.30pm Stroud Film Festival Event Artist duo, Dangervitch & Neptune serve up a feast full of short films, showcasing the crème de la crème of young artists’ creations. […]

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Stroud Valleys Artspace

Added 2 years ago

Stroud / Arts and Crafts - Cinema and Film - Festivals and Seasonal - Literature and Writing

Local/Global Communities of Care: Films, Words…

Fatema Abdoolcarim, HEIDI [still], 2016, Cuba, 07:08, English and Spanish, with Spanish subtitles. Local/Global Communities of Care is an evening of short films by women and gender-variant filmmakers, both local and global, which explore anti-capitalist practices of care, repair, and solidarity across human and non-human worlds. Tickets: £5 adv/ £6 otd https://sva.ticketlight.co.uk/order/tickets/13366017/local-global-communities-of-care-films-words-an…

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Stroud Valleys Artspace

Added 2 years ago

Forest of Dean / Arts and Crafts

Jigsaw Linocuts, with Emily Bagnall

This linocutting workshop will provide a fab, fun and simple way of making a complex multi coloured block print from just one block of lino. Once carved the lino is cut like a jigsaw, inked and then reassembled before printing, there are however some useful tips and tricks along the way and some interesting options […]

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Artspace Cinderford

Added 3 years ago

Forest of Dean / Arts and Crafts

Drawing the Figure from Life, with Cherry Lyne

A day of guided life drawing with a model. Starting with quick warm up sketching then gradually extending into longer poses. £60 All materials provided. Please bring a packed lunch To express your interest in a place, please contact Dan on 01594 825111 or email dan@artspacecinderford.org

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Artspace Cinderford

Added 3 years ago

Forest of Dean / Arts and Crafts

Introducing Sculpture: David’s Eye, with Svilen Radev

Sculpture is the artistic process of creating shape and form in three dimensions. In this workshop you will be clay modelling and casting in plaster your very own David’s Eye – fragment of Michelangelo’s famous sculpture. Don’t worry if it’s your first-time stepping foot in a sculpture class, this workshop is completely beginner friendly and […]

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Artspace Cinderford

Added 3 years ago

Forest of Dean / Arts and Crafts

Poppy Painting, with Yvonne Featherstone

Join Yvonne Featherstone for this one-day acrylic painting workshop where I will take you through a step-by-step tutorial on how to produce this beautiful poppy painting. We will be working on an A3 canvas and I will show you various application techniques to help you produce your own masterpiece. £45] All materials provided. Please bring […]

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Artspace Cinderford

Added 3 years ago

Forest of Dean / Arts and Crafts

Processing Earth Pigments for Printmaking

Learn how to grind, sieve and muller raw ochre pigment to make watercolour paints and inks for printing in this one-day workshop. Participants will take home a set of unique prints as well as a small set of watercolour paints and inks that they have made themselves.  Suitable for all abilities. Nichola Goff is a […]

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Artspace Cinderford

Added 3 years ago

Forest of Dean / Arts and Crafts

Portrait Sculpting, with Dorota Rapacz Dufort

Sculpting a portrait in clay is a challenge for this workshop. Our model will be seated opposite you, and we will take turns in modelling for each other. Sculpting is another way of observing life and training your eye and hand coordination. There will be an armature on which we will apply the clay into […]

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Artspace Cinderford

Added 3 years ago