Calendar 2025

Introduction to Blackwork Embroidery

Join embroidery artist Becky Edmunds and discover the beauty of Blackwork embroidery. Blackwork is a striking form of counted-thread embroidery, traditionally worked in black thread on white fabric, but it can also be stitched in colour or with metallic threads.…

Introduction to Embroidery

This playful workshop with artist Becky Edmunds is perfect for anyone interested in trying embroidery and developing fundamental skills and knowledge. You’ll learn a variety of stitches and experiment with them to create unique patterns and textures. We’ll also explore…

Storybook Making Workshop

A fun creative workshop for 6 – 11-year-olds. No previous experience in writing or drawing needed, just enthusiasm and playfulness. It is suitable both for those who already love creating stories and for those who struggle with writing at school.…

Christmas Fused Glass

Create beautiful, fused glass pieces in this relaxed and friendly workshop. Each class has a loose theme, birds and flowers, seascapes or summer celebrations, but I am happy for you to create your own designs. I will provide inspiration sheets…

Christmas Fused Glass

Create beautiful, fused glass pieces in this relaxed and friendly workshop. Each class has a loose theme, birds and flowers, seascapes or summer celebrations, but I am happy for you to create your own designs. I will provide inspiration sheets…

Christmas Fused Glass

Create beautiful, fused glass pieces in this relaxed and friendly workshop. Each class has a loose theme, birds and flowers, seascapes or summer celebrations, but I am happy for you to create your own designs. I will provide inspiration sheets…

Christmas Fused Glass

Create beautiful, fused glass pieces in this relaxed and friendly workshop. Each class has a loose theme, birds and flowers, seascapes or summer celebrations, but I am happy for you to create your own designs. I will provide inspiration sheets…

Fused Glass Autumn Landscapes

Create beautiful, fused glass pieces in this relaxed and friendly workshop. Each class has a loose theme, birds and flowers, seascapes or summer celebrations, but I am happy for you to create your own designs. I will provide inspiration sheets…

Fused Glass Summer Celebration

Create beautiful, fused glass pieces in this relaxed and friendly workshop. Each class has a loose theme, birds and flowers, seascapes or summer celebrations, but I am happy for you to create your own designs. I will provide inspiration sheets…

Fused glass Tealight Holders

Create beautiful, fused glass pieces in this relaxed and friendly workshop. Each class has a loose theme, birds and flowers, seascapes or summer celebrations, but I am happy for you to create your own designs. I will provide inspiration sheets…

Fused Glass Seascapes

Create beautiful, fused glass pieces in this relaxed and friendly workshop. Each class has a loose theme, birds and flowers, seascapes or summer celebrations, but I am happy for you to create your own designs. I will provide inspiration sheets…

Fused Glass Seascapes

Create beautiful, fused glass pieces in this relaxed and friendly workshop. Each class has a loose theme, birds and flowers, seascapes or summer celebrations, but I am happy for you to create your own designs. I will provide inspiration sheets…

Oil Painting for Beginners

Aimed for absolute beginners and intermediates,  Helen’s workshops offer personalised guidance, a step by step explanation on drawing and painting with oils, simplifying the process along the way in a supportive environment to help you in your creative journey. Helen…

Oil Painting for Beginners

Aimed for absolute beginners and intermediates,  Helen’s workshops offer personalised guidance, a step by step explanation on drawing and painting with oils, simplifying the process along the way in a supportive environment to help you in your creative journey. Helen…

Layering Colour with Batik

A creative workshop suitable for beginners, those who attended the Introduction to batik workshop, or those with more experience. Explore ways to layer colour using batik wax resist and hand painted dyes to create successful designs During the workshop you…

Creative Photography and Mindfulness

No fancy camera? No problem. Join us for a gentle, inspiring workshop where photography becomes a practice of presence and play. Using any method of digital image capture—your phone, tablet, or camera—you’ll learn to slow down, notice details, and capture…

Introduction to Batik

A creative and relaxing workshop exploring batik wax resist. Suitable for beginners or those with batik experience. During the workshop you will: – Experiment using molten wax from a heated pot and tools including tjantings and brushes. – Apply the…

Christmas Wreath Workshop

Create, Unwind, and Celebrate the Season. Step into the festive spirit and discover the joy of crafting your own beautiful Christmas wreath in this relaxed, hands-on workshop led by experienced florist Janice McCarthy. Set within the inspiring surroundings of Montague…

Christmas Watercolour Workshop

This comprehensive 3 hour workshop is the perfect way for beginners and more experienced artists to learn some watercolour techniques to paint Christmas greenery, decorations and robins to use on Christmas cards, tags and table places or simply to enjoy…

Sacred Heart” Assemblage Workshop

Repurposed Relics with artist Leigh-Anna Barber Corbett Duration: 2 hours Dive into the art of assemblage in this captivating workshop, where you’ll transform forgotten treasures into a unique, visually rich “Sacred Heart” wall hanging or brooch. Inspired by the intricate…

Pastel Pawtraits

Join me for a fun and creative workshop where you’ll learn to create a beautiful pastel portrait of your beloved pet! -Pastel Pawtraits Workshop -All materials will be supplied. Please bring a clear, A4-sized photocopy of your pet. I will…

Mark Hulme – Guest Artist – Main Gallery

Hard-ground and soft-ground etching combined with aquatint I have been an illustrator for a number of publishers including Bloomsbury and Oxford University Press . I grew up in Findon and Worthing, but I also lived in Belgium and the Netherlands…

Georgina Moir – Guest Artist – Main Gallery

I mainly work in watercolour paint producing artwork of wildlife, animals and houses. These could be commissioned pieces or ones that I sell as original paintings, gilcee prints and/or greeting cards. I love spending time painting wildlife! I mainly draw…

Sara Luxford – Guest Artist – Main Gallery

I am thrilled to share with you my latest artistic endeavor—an enthralling and captivating piece of drawing with one continuous wire line. Inspired by the beauty and fluidity of the natural world, this artwork intertwines elegance and complexity in a…

Lulu Willis – Guest Artist – Main Gallery

I work with largely recycled and repurposed items to make mechanical automata, Collage, bejeweled mirrors and whatever piques my interest. My work often has a maximalist vintage look. My name is Lulu Willis, I am an ex NHS worker and carer to…

Kate O’Neill – Guest Artist – Main Gallery

With a strong focus on harmonising colours, I love to explore landscapes and still life, reducing and limiting shapes and perspective to achieve semi-abstract works. I’m inspired by the immediate countryside around me as well as working from the many…

Erica Sturla – Guest Artist – Main Gallery

I work mainly in polymer clay and acrylics to create three-dimensional figures set against scenes painted in acrylics on canvas board. Inspirations are firmly rooted in everyday life and there are countless subjects waiting to be explored, but favourite themes…