Calling all girls aged 8 - 14! Let's get crafty this half term. Come and explore your creative selves and have fun with your friends. We will be making vision & prayer boards, doing a journaling workshop, and baking some delicious treats. Sign up asap as we have limited spaces available.
Ceramic Art and Life Join us for an evening with Julian Stair OBE, one of UK’s leading potters, who will talk about the ideas that have shaped his practice over five decades - works that range from the everyday to rites of passage. Julian is a leading historian of English studio ceramics. He completed a PhD at the RCA researching the critical origins of English studio pottery and has written extensively throughout his career. He has received awards in recognition of his contribution to contemporary practice including an OBE in 2022 for his services to ceramics. Yale University Press and the Sainsbury Centre published a monograph on his work ‘Memory Material Ceramics’ in 2024. He has exhibited internationally since 1982, where he has worked in over 30 public collections including at the V&A, British Museum, American Museum of Art & Design, Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art and many more. Recent solo exhibitions include Art, Death and the Afterlife (Sainsbury Centre, Norwich 2023), Equivalenze (Fondazione ICA Milano 2019), and Quotidian (Corvi-Mora Gallery, London 2014-15). www.julianstair.com Instagram: @julianstair Cost Tickets cost £12; £6 concessions and can be booked here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bellhouse/1621229
Come stitch your own piece of springtime magic! Relax on a Sunday afternoon, learn simple sewing techniques and connect with the healing plants and rich botanical folklore of Britain! In this relaxing and creative workshop, we will explore the symbolism and historical uses of four British springtime plants: daffodil, snake’s head fritillary, bluebell, and yarrow. These plants are celebrated for their connections to healing and protection, perfect for the changing of the seasons! Using simple embroidery techniques, participants will stitch a spring meadow illustration, learning a variety of embroidery stitches such as backstitch, whipped stitch and French knots. The design will be framed within the hoop, allowing you to take home a beautiful, nature-inspired ornament that can be displayed as a decorative piece. This workshop is suitable for beginners and those with some embroidery experience. All materials will be provided. BOOK HERE
Come and join us for an afternoon of egg decorating, basket weaving and rice crispy nest making. We will be playing games, singing songs and learning about the joy and hope that Easter brings! Gathering together from 3:00 - 4:30 at St Saviours Church, children of all ages welcome. Look forward to seeing you there!
Join us at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses over the Easter holidays for some brilliant workshops for kids. From sewing and baking to nest making, there's plenty of activities to keep kids busy and connecting to nature during the holidays! Build a Nest | for 4-6 year olds | Mon 7 Apr Lavender Chickens | for 7-10 year olds | Tue 8 Apr Easter Carrot Cupcakes | for 4-6 year olds | Mon 14 Apr Flower Weaving | for 7-10 year olds | Tue 15 Apr The Magic of Spring | for 4-6 year olds | Tue 16 Apr FIND OUT MORE AND BOOK HERE
Come along and enjoy a day of creativity, learning the traditional craft of willow weaving! In this 5 hour workshop you will master weaving techniques and make your very own hanging basket which you can take home at the end of the day. Willow weaving is a traditional method for making all kinds of beautiful baskets and containers using natural materials. There are many varieties of willow and many different coloured stems or ‘rods’. The different coloured rods add an extra layer of decoration to your willow weaving allowing you to weave different coloured patterns into your baskets. In this workshop you will learn the traditional method of willow basket weaving but with a twist. The basket will have a pointy base to transform it into a beautiful hanging basket. Hanging baskets can make an attractive addition to any garden, entranceway, front door or courtyard space, and can be planted up with edible or ornamental plants including our trailing bush tomatoes, Tumbling tom yellow and Tumbling tom red which will be on sale at our shop. All material and tools provided. BOOK HERE
A full day weekend workshop with skilled ceramic sculptor, Ben Swift. During the one day workshop you will, with guidance and demonstrations from your tutor: Model a small self/portrait head in Terracotta. Learn about proportions of the head. Build up a basic head form on a simple armature support. Use modelling tools to construct the features. Create surface details: hair, skin etc. Finish and prepare the piece for the kiln.! Teacher is Ben Swift Ben is a ceramic artist and ceramics teacher based in Dulwich. His work explores both figurative, geometric and organic subjects with emphasis on process: construction, throwing, casting and fabrication, thus creating rhythms, textures and forms. These are expressed through the treatment of a variety of media. Most often he employs ceramics but he also combines constructed metals and found objects. Recent work has begun to compose disparate elements as assemblages. Cost is £150; concessions £75 As with all Bell House Pottery courses we offer two concession tickets at half price, which can be booked directly at the box office. If you would not be able to attend at the full price due to financial considerations, then this concession option is available. Book here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bellhousepotterystudio/1126771
Art in the Park, Sunday 10 August, 1pm to 5pm Windmill Gardens, SW2 5DA Free art and craft workshops for children, adults and families in Windmill Gardens Park. This year's workshops include jewellery weaving, T-shirt painting and paper marbling. Brixton Windmill is also open for guided tours and our cafe and shop will be open too. All workshops are drop in - no need to book. https://www.brixtonwindmill.org/events/art-in-the-park/
Join us for a free family Halloween event in Windmill Gardens: Lantern carving workshop – make a traditional pumpkin lantern. £3 per pumpkin. Please note children must be aged at least 7 and must be accompanied by an adult. Spooky stories for children (5s to 11s) inside the windmill 1.30pm and 2.45pm. This is drop in with a sign up sheet here on the day. Halloween arts & crafts. Drop in activity inside Brixton Windmill Centre. Our shop and cafe will be open too.
Get creative in this session to decorate your own glass tea-light holder. You’ll be able to keep your creation to use as the evenings get longer, or you can gift it to a loved one. Who is it for? For families aged 4+, no experience necessary. All children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the session. Further Information This is a taster session for families – no prior experience is needed. All materials will be provided. Instructions delivered in English. Children should be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Temporary photo exhibition about Brockfest - a free community youth music festival held at Brockwell Hall in September featuring 121 artists from a local youth open mic. All photos by student live music photographers. Opening day only (10-5pm, 30th Nov) features elements of the bespoke speaker array used in the festival. Live performances from singer songwriters (and Brockfest performers) Eva Witney and Betty Ablett on piano in the exhibition room. The 5 easel displays built especially for the photo exhibition will be donated to The Hall afterwards, as a platform for other community groups to tell their stories.
Join us for Messy Christmas which is our Christmas Carol service for Messy Church. We will start with arts and crafts before having a short service with carols and as a Christmas talk. We also do Messy Church every Second Sunday of the month at 3pm at St Saviour's so please do come any time!