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Summer Steampunk with Warren Day
Summer Steampunk with tutor Warren Day – New dates! Come and join us in our studio for some Steam Punk Shenanigans! Take inspiration from the Steampunk Victorian era, interspersed with futuristic technology, to amalgamate a variety of materials and styles to create a 3-dimensional feast for the eyes and belly! Photographs of your masterpieces will feature […]
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Paint a picnic with tutor Charlotte Hawke On this course we will experiment with a range of watercolour, collage and basic printing techniques to capture the vibrant colours and tastes of summer. Create a unique summer picnic palette of beautiful designs of refreshing summer ingredients. Bring along your favourite summer recipe if you have one, […]
› Read moreCarnival Snapshot with Donna Lawson
Carnival Snapshot with tutor Donna Lawson Do you love taking photographs? Could you take some for us? We need some fabulous snaps of our Carnival costumes, puppets, and props that will be included in a Carnival Loft Catalogue we are planning to create. You will explore interesting ways of showcasing our colourful collection so that […]
› Read more‘POP-UP’, a contemporary art exhibition by eight professional Gloucester artists
‘POP-UP’, a contemporary art exhibition by eight professional Gloucester artists will include paintings, sculpture and glasswork by Joanne Callaghan, Deborah Harrison, Jane Foot, Gilly Hill, David Finch, Sue Mortimer, Cathy Steed and John Steed. The exhibition opens at 10am on Saturday 7 June and will then be open 10am – 5pm daily (Sunday 10am to […]
› Read moreSuper1s Inclusive Cricket in Gloucester
Gloucester Super1s hub Super1s cricket gives young people with a disability aged 12-25 the chance to play regular cricket while improving confidence and independence. We run weekly sessions at Quedgeley and Hardwicke Cricket Club on a Friday 5pm – 6pm. all year. Sessions provide young people the chance to compete against their peers, learn new skills whilst […]
› Read moreCreating Comics with Thomas Brown
Creating Comics with tutor Thomas Brown Thomas Brown, illustrator and comics creator, will take you through each step for you to be able to create your own comic. You will learn about concept, design, the language of comics, script writing, planning and drawing pages and lettering them. Even a little bit about the history of […]
› Read moreKeep Safe: Women Outdoors with Charlotte Hawke
Keep Safe: Women Outdoors with tutor Charlotte Hawke This workshop will give you an opportunity to explore how we feel outdoors and consider ways we can feel safe when accessing nature. We will explore outside areas around the Art Shape studio together, get in touch with our senses and record our thoughts through drawing and […]
› Read moreReady Steady Sew 3 with Jo Teague
Ready Steady Sew 3 with tutor Jo Teague Be a crafting superhero in your local community! Stitching is a popular hobby and pastime which can lead to the chance to be involved with many exciting projects and groups. This course will lead you through some of the simple techniques that you might need to get […]
› Read moreSewing Machine Skills with Jo Teague
Sewing Machine Skills with tutor Jo Teague Carnival season is nearly here! Come and join us in making flags, banners and carnival bunting to celebrate. On this course you will be “thinking big” to use bold colours and make eye-catching designs. With a few simple sewing machine skills we will be flying the flag for […]
› Read moreFlying Trapeze Class
Try a flying trapeze session with us most weekends throughout summer Suitable for anyone 8+ and less than 100kg – absolutely no prior experience necessary! We will have you swinging through the air, performing back flips and attempting to catch other bars in mid air in no time flat See our session schedule at https://bookwhen.com/allbars […]
› Read moreQuirky Combinations with Warren Day
Quirky Combinations with tutor Warren Day What happens when you combine a hot dog and a banana? Or a pair of pliers with a crabs claw? On this course you will combine two objects of your choice to create a weird and wonderful hybrid sculpture. Develop your skills in 3 dimensions, experimenting with a variety […]
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