Family Events
Big Draw Workshops at Guildford Cathedral
28, 29 and 30 October 2008
10am-12 noon
Small admission charge, payable on the day. No advance booking.
The Cathedral will be open for people of all ages to come and have a go at drawing. This will be a collaborative piece of work, organised by a Sandy Curry, the Watts Gallery Fenton Arts Trust Artist in Residence 2006-7, and the finished work will be on display in the cathedral at the end of the event. No experience necessary! There will also be worksheets and colouring sheets available for children of all ages and tours round the cathedral. Some refreshments will be provided or the Cathedral Refectory can provide lunch. Please come and make a day of it!
For more information please contact Catherine Warrington, on 01483 547880. Organised by Guildford Cathedral, in conjunction with Watts Gallery
Create a Christmas Angel
Saturday 13 December 2008
10.30 – 12 noon and 1.30 – 3pm
Loseley Fields Children’s Centre
£5 per child, accompanying adults free. Children need to be accompanied at all times when at the Gallery. For ages 5-10.Priority booking for family friends until the end of October.
Inspired by the angels on the ceiling of the Watts Chapel, you will be able to make a Christmas Angel using wire and tissue paper. Your angel sculpture could be used as a table decoration or put on to your Christmas tree.
You may wish to visit the Chapel before you come to the workshop if you haven’t been there before!
Creative Fun with Clay
Monday 16 February 2009
10.30 – 12 noon and 1.30 – 3pm
Loseley Fields Children’s Centre
£5 per child, accompanying adults free. Children need to be accompanied at all times when at the Gallery. For ages 5-10.Priority booking for family friends until the end of October.
Inspired by the Compton Pottery Nursery Rhyme Plaques, we will make a clay plaque illustrating your favourite nursery rhyme or story. Then learn how to make a simple pot, which you could also decorate with a story theme. The plaque and the pot will be made in air-drying clay, which you can paint at home.
Priority Booking
You can get priority booking for these very popular events by joining the Friends of Watts Gallery as a Family membership.