summer workshops

Summer Workshops Programme

Listed below are the independent workshops scheduled to run this summer in either the main gallery, gallery 2, the workshop space, the performance theatre, the textile and print studio, the basement darkroom. For each workshop please meet in the gallery teabar in time for the designated start.

In addition there are daily access to workshops with..
Adam Kirk. Wood Turning.
A wood turning class to demonstrate and teach the art of wood turning to all.

Rob Smith. Traditional Photography and Darkroom Printing.
learn and practice the process of black and white photography

And on Fridays 4pm - 8pm
Russell Gregory Rock Workshop
form a rock band

Are you a single parent that could benefit by attending a free workshop to learn textile skills aimed to save you money in the home, whilst accessing our free creche service? more info: education

All workshops are the responsibility of the tutoring artist. To book please contact the artist directly, contact details are listed at the end of this summer schedule. Booking is Essential.

monday 28th July
Drawing and Painting to Music
Abstract, expressive painting
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hr break)
£35.
AGE 9-12

Willow
Crafts with willow
Samanya Arts
11.30-1.30pm , 2.30.4.30pm
£7.50
AGE 7-12

tuesday 29th July
Willow
Crafts with willow
Samanya Arts
11.30-1.30pm , 2.30.4.30pm
£ 7.50
AGE 7-12

Expressive Arts
for fun and freedom
T-shirt printing, glass painting, card craft and more
Jo O'Malley
12-4pm
£30.
AGE 9-15

Banner Painting
Paint banners for inside and outside the art organisation
Sharon Pollitt
10-12, 1-3pm
£5-10.
AGE 9+

wednesday 30th July
Paper Pulp Painting
Making and painting paper pulp relief.
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hr break)
£35.
AGE 7-9

Jam Lights
Decorate pots and jam jars
to make indoor and outdoor lanterns
Jade, Samanya Arts
10-12, 1-3pm
£ 7.50
AGE 5-7

Mosaic Madness
Step by step guide to making mosaics
Maira Swanson
12-6pm
£45.
ADULTS

thursday 31st July
Mask Making
animals, creatures, masked ball...
Jade, Samanya Arts
10-12, 1-3pm
£7.50
AGE 7-11

friday 1st August
Drawing and Painting to Music
Abstract, expressive painting
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hr break)
£35. ADULTS

Creating Beautiful Seascapes/Landscapes
Acrylics on Canvas
Jo O'Malley
12-5pm
£40.
ADULTS

saturday 2nd August
Learn to Play the Theremin
learn about and play this early electronic instrument.
Susi O'Neill
£6 under 16's
£10 adults (£8 conc.)
7-11, 12-16, ADULTS
10-5pm

monday 4th August
Drawing and Painting to Music
Abstract, expressive painting
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hr break)
£35.
AGE 7-9 Clowning Around

Circus Skills
Hannah Stone, Samanya Arts
11.30-1.30pm – AGE 7-11
2.30-4.30pm – AGE 12-15
£7.50

Play-in-a-Day Superheroes
Prop and costume making, with drama and performance
Polly and Di
11:30-4pm (½ hr lunch)
£12.
AGE 5 -11

Breaking The Leg - Theatrical Fun For All!
Halden Theatre
People over the age of 16 to be involved over 6
sessions in devising your own stage show
£6 per session or £30 when paid for in advance.
Times are 1pm til 4.30pm with a half hour break.

tuesday 5th August
Clowning Around
Circus Skills
Hannah Stone, Samanya Arts
11.30-1.30pm – AGE 7-11
2.30-4.30pm – AGE 12-15
£7.50

Expressive Arts
for fun and freedom
T-shirt printing, glass painting, card craft and more
Jo O'Malley
12-4pm
£30.
AGE 9-15

Box Clever!
Origami and paper sculpture
Rick Beech
12-4pm
£15 for adults, £7.50 children
For everyone - ALL AGES

wednesday 6th August
Paper Pulp Painting
Making and painting paper pulp relief.
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hr break)
£35.
AGE 7-9

Flight of Fancy
Origami and paper sculpture
Rick Beech
12-4pm
£15 for adults, £7.50 children
For everyone - ALL AGES

Mosaic Madness
Step by step guide to making mosaics
Maira Swanson
12-6pm
£45. ADULTS

thursday 7th August
Paper Toy Extravaganza!
Origami and paper sculpture
Rick Beech
12-4pm
£15 for adults, £7.50 children
For everyone - ALL AGES

Banner Painting
Paint banners for inside and outside the art organisation
Sharon Pollitt
10-12, 1-3pm
£5-10. AGE 9+

friday 8th August
Paper Pulp Painting
Making and painting paper pulp relief.
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hr break)
£40.
ADULTS

Creating Beautiful Seascapes/Landscapes
Acrylics on Canvas
Jo O'Malley
12-5pm
£40
ADULTS

Pop-Ups R Us
Origami and paper sculpture
Rick Beech
12-4pm
£15 for adults, £7.50 children
For everyone - ALL AGES

saturday 9th August
Play-in-a-Day
A very hungry caterpillar
Prop and costume making, with drama and performance
Polly and Di
11:30-4pm (½ hr lunch)
£12.
AGE 5 -11

monday 11th August
Mono Printing
Landscape printmaking
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hour break)
£40,
ADULTS

Play-in-a-Day
Nursery Rhymes Alive
Prop and costume making, with drama and performance
Polly and Di
11:30-4pm (½ hr lunch)
£12.
AGE 5 -11

Napkin Design
Origami and paper sculpture
Rick Beech
12-4pm
£15 for adults, £7.50 children
For everyone - ALL AGES

Banner Painting
Paint banners for inside and outside the art organisation
Sharon Pollitt
10-12, 1-3pm
£5-10.
AGE 9+

tuesday 12th August
Expressive Arts
for fun and freedom
T-shirt printing, glass painting, card craft and more
Jo O'Malley
12-4pm
£30.
AGE 9-15

Origami Miscellany
Origami and paper sculpture
Rick Beech
12-4pm
£15 for adults, £7.50 children
For everyone - ALL AGES

Banner Painting
Paint banners for inside and outside the art organisation
Sharon Pollitt
10-12, 1-3pm
£5-10.
AGE 9+

wednesday 13th August
Mono Printing
Landscape printmaking
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hour break)
£35,
AGE 9-12

Geometric Crazy!
Origami and paper sculpture
Rick Beech
12-4pm
£15 for adults, £7.50 children
For everyone - ALL AGES

Mosaic Madness
Step by step guide to making mosaics
Maira Swanson
12-6pm
£45.
ADULTS

thursday 14th August
Bibi's Adventure
Story and pot making
Panya Banjoko
2-2:50pm, or 3:10-4pm
Free.
AGE under 10

Box Clever 2!
Origami and paper sculpture
Rick Beech
12-4pm
£15 for adults, £7.50 children
For everyone - ALL AGES

Breaking The Leg - Theatrical Fun For All!
Halden Theatre
People over the age of 16 to be involved over 6
sessions in devising your own stage show
£6 per session or £30 when paid for in advance.
Times are 1pm til 4.30pm with a half hour break.

friday 15th August
Creating Beautiful Seascapes/Landscapes
Acrylics on Canvas
Jo O'Malley
12-5pm
£40.
ADULTS

Figure Drawing
Drawing in proportion
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hour break)
£30, AGE 7-9

saturday 16th August
Breaking The Leg - Theatrical Fun For All!
Halden Theatre
People over the age of 16 to be involved over 6
sessions in devising your own stage show
£6 per session or £30 when paid for in advance.
Times are 1pm til 4.30pm with a half hour break.

Play-in-a-Day
Going Going Green
Prop and costume making, with drama and performance
Polly and Di
11:30-4pm (½ hr lunch)
£12.
AGE 5 -11

monday 18th August
Play-in-a-Day
We're all going on a summer holiday
Prop and costume making, with drama and performance
Polly and Di
11:30-4pm (½ hr lunch)
£12.
AGE 5 -11

Breaking The Leg - Theatrical Fun For All!
Halden Theatre
People over the age of 16 to be involved over 6
sessions in devising your own stage show
£6 per session or £30 when paid for in advance.
Times are 1pm til 4.30pm with a half hour break.

tuesday 19th August
Figure Drawing
Drawing in proportion
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hour break)
£30,
AGE 9-11

Expressive Arts
for fun and freedom
T-shirt printing, glass painting, card craft and more
Jo O'Malley
12-4pm
£30.
AGE 9-15

wednesday 20th August
Drawing and Painting to Music
Abstract, expressive painting
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hr break)
£35.
AGE 11-13 FUN!

Art for Young Ones.
Themed making and play. With lots to take home.
Martin and Carly
1-3pm
£7.50
AGE 2-6

Play-in-a-Day
Where the wild things play
Prop and costume making, with drama and performance
Polly and Di
11:30-4pm (½ hr lunch)
£12.
AGE 5 -11

thursday 21st August
Comics and 'Zines
Draw, print and bind your own comics and mags.
Martin and Carly
12-4pm
£12
AGE 7-13

friday 22nd August
Junk Orchestra
Make and play your own recycled instruments.
Martin and Carly
12-4pm
£12
AGE 7-13

Creating Beautiful Seascapes/Landscapes
Acrylics on Canvas
Jo O'Malley
12-5pm
£40.
ADULTS

Paper Pulp Painting
Making and painting paper pulp relief.
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hr break)
£35.
AGE 13-16

tuesday 26th August
Painting Expressive Landscapes
Watercolours/acrylic/mixed media
Pam Miller
12.20-5pm (½ hour break)
£40,
ADULTS

Expressive Arts
for fun and freedom
T-shirt printing, glass painting, card craft and more
Jo O'Malley
12-4pm
£30.
AGE 9-15

Play-in-a-Day
Puppet Power
Prop and costume making, with drama and performance
Polly and Di
11:30-4pm (½ hr lunch)
£12.
AGE 5 -11

Animation
Make your own short cartoon
Martin and Carly
1-4pm
£12
AGE 7-13

wednesday 27th August
‘Sew Not Made In China’
Re-cycle, Re-use & Re-invigorate!’

Customise your garments! Using Appliqué, embroidery & stencilling

Workshop prices: £20.00 (£10.00 concession)
(Children from 9+)
Time: 10am till 4pm

FUN!
Art for Young Ones.
Themed making and play. With lots to take home.
Martin and Carly
1-3pm
£7.50
AGE 2-6

thursday 28th August
Figure Drawing
Drawing in proportion
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hour break)
£30,
AGE 7-9

Puppet Making
Socks, shadows, marionettes and more.
Martin and Carly
12-4pm
£12
AGE 7-12

Play-in-a-Day
Food fun day
Prop and costume making, with drama and performance
Polly and Di
11:30-4pm (½ hr lunch)
£12.
AGE 5 -11

friday 29th August
Creating Beautiful Seascapes/Landscapes
Acrylics on Canvas
Jo O'Malley
12-5pm
£40.
ADULTS

Basic Line and Tonal Drawing
Simple still life
Pam Miller
12.30-5pm (½ hour break)
£30, AGE 9-11

saturday 30th August
‘Sew Not Made In China’
Re-cycle, Re-use & Re-invigorate!
Patchwork Magic!
Create your own cloth out of re-cycled fabrics

Workshop prices: £20.00 (£10.00 concession)
(Children from 9+)
Time: 10am till 4pm

Breaking The Leg - Theatrical Fun For All!
Performance.
Dont forget to invite your family to the premier show
on the 30th of August!

Artist Information

Adam Kirk. Wood Turning.
A wood turning class to demonstrate and teach the art of wood turning to all.
07941 073233. adamkirk6@hotmail.com

Daniel Hallam.
Breaking The Leg - Theatrical Fun For All!
People over the age of 16 are welcomed to join Halden Theatre to be involved over 6
sessions in devising your own stage show, bring whatever skills you have whether that be
Musical, Dramatic, Design or Dance
Dont forget to invite your family to the premier show
on the 30th of August!
daniel@haldentheatre.com

Hannah Stone, Samanya Arts. Clowning Around
Circus Skills, including diablo, plate spinning, poi and juggling. Comedy drama games and activities.
07929 168436. hannahlucystone@hotmail.co.uk

Jade, Samanya Arts. Mask Making
Various themes of expressive mask making – animals, creatures, masked ball...
07966 422590. jade.goacher@mail.com

Jo O'Malley. Expressive Arts for Fun and Freedom.
To include T-shirt printing, glass painting, box and card craft, bottle art, face painting, and more...
01858 433350, 07972303458. jomalley86@yahoo.co.uk

Maira Swanson. Mosaic Madness.
This workshop is designed to give step by step guidance on different techniques that are needed to create a mosaic.
From preparing a design, to the skills required for cutting and laying the tiles, to grouting and mounting your work.
01536 484133, 07891 640161. mairaswanson@aol.com

Martin and Carly. Fun!
Lots of exciting themed art and play activities for young children and mums and dads. Plenty to make and to take home.
0115 9472336. carlyandmartin@martinandcarly.co.uk

Martin and Carly. Comic and 'Zine Making
Learn how to draw cartoon art, bind your own books and tell your story in a mini-comic. Lots to read, make and take away.
0115 9472336. carlyandmartin@martinandcarly.co.uk

Martin and Carly. Animation
Make a cartoon film, and find out how animation works - from old fashion optical toys, to Wallace and Gromit... Have a go with computers and cameras, work together to build characters, sets and record your movie.
0115 9472336. carlyandmartin@martinandcarly.co.uk

Martin and Carly. Puppet Making
Make puppets to perform with and take home. Use foam, felt, socks, sticks, shadows and strings, to make all kinds of puppet.
0115 9472336. carlyandmartin@martinandcarly.co.uk

Martin and Carly. Junk Orchestra
Use recycled junk to make lots of noise. Flutes, drums, shakers and whatever you can imagine and invent! Perform your own music and take home your instruments to annoy your family!.
0115 9472336. carlyandmartin@martinandcarly.co.uk

Nadim and Pauline
‘Sew Not Made In China’
Re-cycle, Re-use & Re-invigorate!’

Contact: Nadim on 07766287746 or havecake_eatit@hotmail.co.uk
Or
Pauline on 07972148358 or paulineintraheart@hotmail.co.uk

Pam Miller. Drawing and Painting to Music.
Interpreting sounds into basic maths and expressive shapes to create abstract art. Reference abstract paintings of Wassily Kandinsky.
0775 4422 405. pam.miller1@ntlworld.com

Pam Miller. Paper Pulp Painting.
Make paper pulp shallow reliefs on wood, and paint with acrylics and dyes.
0775 4422 405. pam.miller1@ntlworld.com

Pam Miller. Mono Printing.
Making prints from acetate sheets, overlaying technique, using rollers brushes etc. Reference landscapes.
0775 4422 405. pam.miller1@ntlworld.com

Pam Miller. Figure Drawing.
Draw the human figure in proportion.
0775 4422 405. pam.miller1@ntlworld.com

Pam Miller. Basic Line and Tonal Drawing.
Participants learn how to draw basic line and tone of still life.
0775 4422 405. pam.miller1@ntlworld.com

Panya Banjoko. Story telling
Meet Bibi and her treasured objects and hear her story The princess and
the potters pot. Then make your own pot to take away
panyab@ncmg.org.uk

Polly and Di
Eight different workshops based on props making, costume making, with drama/performance outcomes
Di Ali 07973 311 030. alidiana@gmail.com or Polly Wiltshire 0781 453 1948. polly.wiltshire@gmail.com

Rick Beech. Origami and Paper Sculpture
"Box Clever!" How to make amazing origami boxes.
"Flight of Fancy". How to create perfect paper planes.
"Paper Toy Extravaganza!" How to entertain kids and grand-kids the entire Summer holidays!
"Pop-Ups R Us". How to make simple pop-ups.
"Napkin Design". How to create beautiful table decorations with your serviettes.
"Origami Miscellany". All kinds of ingenious folded creations of a surprising nature....
"Geometric Crazy!" Origami puzzles and unit constructions for brainy boffs!
"Box Clever 2!". A further selection of folded fancy boxes.
07947 383029. ricknbeech@aol.com

Rob Smith. Traditional photography and darkroom printing.
learn and practice the process of black and white photography
07903 936199 info@theartorganisation.co.uk

Russell Gregory Rock Workshop
form a rock band
russellgregory66@yahoo.co.uk

Samanya Arts. Willow
Crafts with willow.
07810 418813. info@samanya.co.uk

Sharon Pollitt. Banner Painting
Paint banners to that will be displayed inside and outside The Art Organisation. Older participants can join in making banners for permanent display outside. Set to beautiful music to inspire your inner artist!
Express yourself in paint in a HUGE way on acres of material – very colourful fun!
0115 8405523, 07944 750960. coloursandcracks@hotmail.com

Susi O'Neill. Learn to Play the Theremin
Learn about the history of the worlds first electronic instrument and have a chance to play an perform the Theremin.
07981 222799. susioneill@gmail.com

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