Category: Arts

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Saturday 29 March 2025 Venue:  The Arc     map Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  MAKE A MOTHER'S DAY CARD WITH BERKSHIRE PRINTMAKERS - 10am - Step away from the computer and get familiar with this sort of screen with Berkshire Printmakers. In this fun, creative workshop print your own greeting cards, whether it is for Mother's Day, a birthday or to celebrate springtime. Create your own paper sencils, put these together with one of our many patterned screen and colourful waterbased inks to make your own unique cards. Dress for mess! Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch   Workshop  •  Arts  •  For Children

Saturday 29 March 2025 Venue:  The Arc     map Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  BERKSHIRE PRINKMAKERS MASTERCLASS: INSPIRED BY OP ART - 2pm - Be inspired by the Op artists of the 60s and 70s and channel your inner Bridget Riley, Cruz Diez, Jesus de Soto. Berkshire Printmakers own Venezuelan artist will give attendees the background into the art movement and the international influence of the famous Venezuelan Op artists. During the workshop combining both paper stencils and the printmakers library of 30 plus number of plain and patterned screens you will create to make your own Op art influenced prints . Dress for mess and bring an A3 portfolio/envelope to take your art work home. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch   Workshop  •  Arts  •  For Adults

Tuesday 01 April 2025 Venue:  The Arc     map Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  ARTISTS AT THE ARC: A TALK WITH SIMON BRAY - 6.30pm - Join us for a talk with Photographer, Simon Bray. Simon Bray is an artist and educator based in Winchester who explores our experiences of loss, place, time and our connection to one another. His upcoming exhibition at The Arc, 'Searching Beneath the Silence' is a contemplative search for solace amidst loss. Exploring the internal, external and potential of the eternal through the beauty and fragility of spiritual and natural spaces. Simon will invite guests through a short tour of the exhibition, which features photography, sculpture, audio and text, before discussing the process of creating the artworks and the practice of disseminating the aesthetic quality that is held within our emotional responses. Simon's work has been shown at The Southbank Centre, Manchester International Festival, Open Eye Gallery, Brighton Photo Biennial, and featured by The Guardian, British Journal of Photography and on BBC One. He has undertaken commissions for The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Telegraph, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, Audible, V&A, National Geographic Traveller, The Wildlife Trust, NFU, NHS & Waitrose. He previously worked as creative producer for photographer Martin Parr and is currently a lecturer in Photojournalism at Bournemouth University. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch   Special interest  •  Talk  •  Arts

Friday 04 April 2025 Venue:  The Arc     map Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  VERMEER’S ‘THE MUSIC LESSON’ PAINT AND SIP WITH ALAN BECKETT - 6.30pm - Grab a glass of wine in one hand, a paintbrush in the other, and get ready to create your own version of Vermeer’s iconic piece ‘The Music Lesson’ from c. 1662–1665! Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) was a Dutch Baroque painter celebrated for his masterful use of light, colour, and perspective. Though relatively obscure during his lifetime, Vermeer is now considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. He is best known for intimate, meticulously composed interior scenes, such as Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Milkmaid. Artist Alan Beckett will lead you step-by-step through the process of recreating the artwork. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch   Workshop  •  Arts  •  For Adults

Tuesday 08 April 2025 Venue:  The Arc     map Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  MAKE A TISSUE PAPER BOUQUET - 2pm - Hey, crafters aged 8 to 14—get ready to have some fun! Join our Tissue Paper Bouquet-Making Class and learn how to create colorful, handmade flowers you can keep forever. It’s the perfect way to get creative, make something awesome, and maybe even impress your friends or family! What You’ll Do: Learn how to make bright and beautiful flowers out of tissue paper. Pick your favorite colors and design your own unique bouquet. Take home your masterpiece to decorate your room or give as a gift! Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch   Workshop  •  Arts  •  For Children  •  Crafts

Wednesday 09 April 2025 Venue:  The Arc     map Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  BUILD AND PAINT YOUR OWN WOODEN EASTER THEMED FLOWERPOT - 10am - Calling all crafty kids aged 8 to 14—let’s hop into some Easter fun! Join our Wooden Easter Flowerpot-Making Class and design a flowerpot that’s perfect for spring. Whether it’s for decorating your room or gifting to someone special, this is your chance to make something truly egg-cellent! 🌼 What You’ll Do: Paint and decorate your very own wooden flowerpot with Easter designs like bunnies, chicks, and colorful eggs. Add creative touches with stencils, stickers, and more. Take home your flowerpot, complete with a springtime surprise inside! Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch   Workshop  •  Arts  •  For Children  •  Crafts

Friday 11 April 2025 Venue:  The Arc     map Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  PAINT A LANDSCAPE ON CANVAS - 10am - Calling all young artists aged 8 to 14! Join our Landscape Painting Class and learn how to create your very own masterpiece on canvas. Whether you’re a beginner or already love painting, this is the perfect way to let your creativity shine and explore the beauty of nature. 🌟 What You’ll Do: Learn step-by-step how to paint a stunning landscape—from mountains and trees to sunsets and skies. Experiment with colors, textures, and brush techniques. Take home a beautiful canvas painting you’ll be proud to display or gift. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch   Workshop  •  Arts  •  For Children  •  Crafts

Saturday 12 April 2025 Venue:  The Arc     map Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  KIDS POP ART SCREEN PRINTING WITH BERKSHIRE PRINTMAKERS - 10am - Be inspired by the comic book art and create a poster for your wall. Berkshire Printmakers will bring their large library of Pop Art style patterned screens with benday dots, zigzag lines, lightening bolts and bright bold coloured inks to create a funky poster ready for your bedroom wall. Get hands-on and learn how to use a squeegee and make paper stencils. Dress or mess and bring an apron. Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch   Workshop  •  Arts  •  For Children  •  Crafts

Saturday 12 April 2025 Venue:  The Arc     map Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  BERKSHIRE PRINKMAKERS MASTERCLASS: INSPIRED BY POP ART - 2pm - In the 20th century, Pop Art pioneers like Andy Warhol and James Francis Gill brought silkscreens to the forefront of contemporary art. Before this time, screenprinting techniques had been used in the printing industry to create billboards, brillo boxes and soup can labels! Learn about this art movement with Berkshire Printmakers and create your own Pop art inspired art work, using the printmakers large library of plain and patterned silkscreen and bright bold waterbased inks. Dress for mess, bring an apron and a portfolio/envelope to take your A3 prints home Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch   Workshop  •  Arts  •  For Adults  •  Crafts

Monday 14 April 2025 Venue:  The Arc     map Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  BUILD AND DECORATE A WOODEN EASTER BUNNY BASKET - 2pm - Calling all kids aged 5 to 11! Join us for a fun and creative Wooden Easter Bunny Basket Workshop and make a special basket to use for egg hunts, gifts, or decorating your home for Easter. Build it, paint it, and make it uniquely yours! 🌟 What You’ll Do: Put together a wooden bunny-shaped basket with easy, guided steps. Paint and decorate your basket with bright colors, stickers, and fun Easter-themed supplies. Take home a beautiful, handmade basket perfect for all your Easter goodies! Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch   Workshop  •  Arts  •  For Children  •  Crafts

Wednesday 16 April 2025 Venue:  The Arc     map Address:   Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8SB Telephone:  01962 398046 Event:  KIDS NATURE & SPRING LINO PRINTING - 10am - Explore the beauty of nature and spring through art with our "Nature and Spring Lino Printing" workshop, perfect for ages 9-15 In this hands-on class, young artists will learn the technique of lino printing to create their own nature-inspired prints. From delicate flowers to buzzing bees, children will carve and design their own prints, capturing the essence of spring in every design. With expert guidance, they’ll bring their creations to life using vibrant inks on high-quality paper. All materials are provided, so your child can dive into the world of printmaking and take home a beautiful piece of art! Venue's website:  arcwinchester.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/arcwinch   Workshop  •  Arts  •  For Children  •  Crafts

 

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