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2024 WORKSHOPS
We had diverse workshops at the festival this year, with many people learning and enjoying. Children's workshops are free but require advance booking due to limited availability. Adult workshops are available at a cost and require advance booking.
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Adult workshop Tent
Nichola Hill Gentle Blooms Workshop
Join Nicola from Gentle Blooms, Chelsea gold medal winning flower farmer and florist, to learn how to make a beautiful flower Crown. Using organically grown flowers from Nicola's flower farm at Napton, a willow base and eco floristry techniques your crown will be environmentally friendly and compostable. A perfect accessory to wear as you wander around Art in the Park on a gorgeous summer evening. Age 10 upwards adults £30, under 16s £20. Children must be accompanied by a paying adult due to space constraints.
penny Dixon Wet felt Bowl Workshop
Sunday August 4th 3-5pm
£45
Work with textile artist, Penny Dixon and learn to make a fantastic wet felted bowl from unspun wool fibres. During the session you will learn how to draft and lay the wool correctly. Then you will be shown how to agitate the fibres in warm soapy water and find out the correct time to remove the resist and turn your work into a three dimensional piece. This will become a bowl or plant pot holder which you will be able to take home with you.
Rachel Harwood Willow Weaving
Saturday 3rd August 10-12pm
£28
Join me on this fun workshop to create a beautiful swallow using willow from Somerset, you will learn how to create the outline shape and use a traditional weave to infill before attaching the body and wing together. Perfect for displaying on a door, wall or fence and suitable for indoors or out. This is a lovely workshop for any ability. Suitable for Adults only.
Rachel Harwood Willow Weaving
Sunday 4th August 12:30-2:30pm
£28
Using an intricate weave you will learn how to create a beautiful Swedish star using willow from Somerset, firstly creating the points and then binding the ends with a traditional wrap tie. These are perfect for displaying on a door, wall or fence and suitable for indoors or out. This is a lovely workshop for any ability. Suitable for Adults only.
ARCHERY LAWN WORKSHOPS
Sterling Silver Pendant Making Workshop
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Saturday & Sunday
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The pendant making workshop focuses on the ancient jewellery making technique of wax carving which is a really relaxing and therapeutic way to make jewellery - great for your wellbeing. Participants will be given specialist jewellers wax to able to make a pendant (approx 1.5cm in size) in a choice of shapes and provided with the tools needed to carve, and texture a design. Full teaching will be provided every step of the way, to create a unique pendant. Perfect for beginners.
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By the end of the taster workshop, a wax master will have been created, that I will send away to a specialist for casting a perfect replica of the design in to solid recycled sterling silver. I will then hand polish and finish the jewellery piece beautifully, add a chain and post it to the maker within 3-4 weeks.
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Or come along and capture the fingerprint of a loved one in soft wax (bring your children, partner, or anyone special to take their imprint) - that will then be cast in to sterling silver and transformed in to a very special necklace for you.
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Curious Oddities
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Saturday
Enchanted Woodland
Wand Workshop
FREE (All Ages)
Create your very own wooden wand using a range of natural foraged, magical and shimmering decorative materials. Become a fairy wish maker or woodland warrior at the festival with the help of this truly unique item. Have fun casting spells upon your foes, friends or family! Open to all ages.
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Sunday
Earth Mobile Workshop
FREE (All Ages)
Create your very own Earth Mobile, hang it up in your garden to gain special magical protections. Ward away those summer beasts hiding in the hedges or goblins lurking in the trees. Help yourself to a range of natural foraged, magical and shimmering
decorative materials. Open to all ages.
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Resonate
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Saturday & Sunday
Drop in Free (all Ages)
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​Are you curious about the world around you? Join the Resonate Team for creative activities inspired by cutting edge research from the University of Warwick.
What will you discover?
mill gardens WORKSHOPS
ARTLAB
Children’s Tent - Drop-In - Ages 2 to 6​
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free drop-in
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Saturday & Sunday
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FREE inc all materials, and guidance
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​Messy Play Kids Zone
INTERACTIVE sensory stations where little ones can explore with tactile media. Lots of messy fun to be had using everyday objects.
Goo buckets
Drop in (Ages 1-6)
Gooey creative fun!
Grow a sunflower
Plant a sunflower and watch it
grow over the summer. Decorate the pot too if you like!
Make a Crown
Drop in (Ages 2-6)
Craft your very own crown and strutting your creativity around the festival!
Colouring Table
Drop in (Ages 2-6)
Sit and colour beautiful pictures and bunting!
Fruit Stamping
Drop in (Ages 2-6)
Create stunning, textured masterpieces that celebrate art and sustainability in a fun way!
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ARTLAB
Mexican WEaving
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Saturday 4pm & Sunday 10 am
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FREE inc all materials, and guidance
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Discover the joy of Mexican weaving, the most enjoyable way to create beautiful designs using sticks! Join us for a step-by-step workshop led by our resident
weaving expert, Kate Lilly. Create a unique necklace using upcycled materials, to wear and proudly show off to your friends.
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ARTLAB
Tie Dye Workshop
Saturday 11-2pm
Sunday 12:15-4pm
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By popular demand, we’re bringing back the tie-dye t-shirt experience, using safe and environmentally friendly dyes. This workshop sells out FAST, so be sure to book your spot quickly!
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ARTLAB
Superhero Cape Spray Paint
Saturday 1:30pm
Sunday 12:15pm
(ages 7-11)
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Calling all young heroes! If you’ve ever dreamed of creating your very own superhero cape, join us for a spray-painting experience like no other. Let your creativity
flow and your imagination run wild as you design a personalised cape that showcases your unique superpowers!
ARTLAB
Festival Flag Making Workshop
​Saturday 3pm
Sunday 10am
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​Here’s your chance to make your very own vibrant flag to wave around at our festival, helping to celebrate all things creative and colorful. Join us for a painting
workshop that’s bound to be a little messy and a lot of fun!
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ARTLAB
Eco Friendly jar crafting workshop
​Saturday 10am
Sunday 3:20pm
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Sustainability is key to our crafting philosophy, and this workshop is the perfect way
to repurpose your used jars! Transform ordinary kitchen jars into beautiful decorations using recycled tissue paper and cellophane.
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Recycled paper vase and flower workshop
Saturday 12pm
Sunday 1pm
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What do you do with all that coloured paper left over from other crafting projects? Make a vase and flowers, of course! Join our workshop to create beautiful,
handmade vases and flowers that make fantastic gifts for friends or cheerful decorations for yourself.
ARTLAB ADULT workshop
WEaving Jewellery
Saturday 10am
Sunday 4pm
£10.50
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Join us for an eco-friendly jewellery making workshop where we transform saris
into gorgeous, repurposed accessories. This adult workshop offers a creative and sustainable way to craft beautiful jewellery while giving new life to old fabrics. Don’t miss the chance to weave your own stunning pieces and add a unique touch to your
collection!
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ARTLAB ADULT workshop
collage
Saturday 11:15am
Sunday 1:15pm
£10.50
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Collage is the most fun way to experiment with a variety of different media while creating your very own abstract world. In this workshop, we will guide you through the process of crafting an artwork you’ll be proud to call your own. We’ll explore and take inspiration from the fascinating worlds of famous abstract artists like Salvador Dalí. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a curious beginner, come and unleash your creativity with us!
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ARTLAB ADULT workshop
Printing Eco Fabrics with Anna Clarke
Saturday 12:20pm
Sunday 2:20pm
£10.50
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Exciting News for This Year’s Festival - Anna Clarke returns!
We are so fortunate to have Anna Clarke joining us in the tent this year for her second year in a row. She is an amazing artist who will take you on a journey of self-discovery and teach you the most interesting ways to apply acrylic paint to eco fabrics. Learn how to transform disregarded men’s shirting into a canvas, creating
beautiful pieces of art. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore sustainable art practices and unlock your creativity with
Anna’s expert guidance!
ARTLAB ADULT workshop
Lino Printing Workshop
Saturday 3:00pm
Sunday 11:15am
£10.50
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creativity. We will explore what makes us tick and how to unlock that inner child who loves to create. This workshop will guide you through the process of lino
cutting, allowing you to produce something truly personal and something you can be proud of. Don’t miss this chance to tap into your creativity and create
unique, meaningful art!
ARTLAB ADULT workshop
Creative Weaving workshop
Saturday 2:30pm
Sunday 2:00pm
£10.50
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We are thrilled to have Kate Lilly leading this workshop! As our resident weaving expert, there is nothing Kate hasn’t experimented with in the world of weaving. She is the best at eco weaving and uses everyday items to create gorgeous, upcycled
weaves in standard tote bags from your local supermarket.
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vital moves​
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Freedom Soul with Penny Avery
Saturday 12.00pm & 3:00pm
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free drop-in (all ages)
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In the first slot get ready for a high energy dance focusing on fun! The dance is about freedom of self, happiness and joy. Bringing movement that connects us with each other and to those watching the flash mob crescendo! In the second workshop participants will learn two dances focusing on West African style and contemporary movements. These dances are full of
joy and will bring out the dancer in you
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Brazilian Workshops
Sunday 12:00pm & 3:30pm
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free drop-in (all ages)
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Want to feel like you’re part of the Rio Carnival? Then join Mariana for samba dance workshops that include dressing up and doing a parade to show off your best moves! The Parade will follow the workshops so come get your rhythm flowing.
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cycle- delic
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free drop-in (all ages)
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FREE inc all materials, and guidance
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A spin art-producing bicycle - a cross between a Rube Goldberg contraption and a Damien Hirst painting factory machine. Visitors will add poster paint
to cartridge paper mounted on a spinning platter, producing endlessly varied colourful outcomes. They are invited to cycle the machine if they want, or can nominate an assistant, or the facilitator will cycle for them. A spectator experience as well as a participatory workshop.
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big gobs
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free drop-in (all ages)
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The BIG GOBS puppet project is a vehicle to forge new friendships and build confidence in our puppeteers while giving the opportunity to express themselves to speak their truth clearly and without fear. Each unique BIG GOBS puppet has been created with love, to express whatever its puppeteer wishes. BIG GOBS find their voices in the library - what will yours have to say?
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riverside
indian woodblock Painting
Saturday & Sunday
Free
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Join Ranbir to learn how to create your own woodblock print
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Childrens Wodden Craft Activity
Chase Meadow Crafts
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Saturday & SundaY
FREE inc all materials, and guidance (Ages 3+)
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Instagram and Facebook: @chasemeadowcraft
www.chasemeadowcrafts.co.uk ​
To celebrate our ten year anniversary, we will return with a range of the favourites!
Wooden Unicorns
Wooden Castles
Butterfly Cavasses
3D Pirate Ships
3D Butterflies
Wooden Swans
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Make a day of fluid art with Eva Artistry
​11-5pm-
free ( all ages welcome)
Advance booking via evartistx@gmail.com
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Come along and enjoy experiment with acrylic paint. Make your colours and
pouring techniques together with a cup, palette knife, paper towel or just with a
hand. You will get to take home something special to add cheer to your home.
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Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/eva.maurite/
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Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Evamauriteart
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LAMP
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Large Scale Community Painting - Saturday Only
Our artists will work with the community of festival goers to experiment with mark making using a variety of textures and surfaces from natural found objects in the park to paint brushes, pens, pencils and objects of everyday use.
Plants play synth
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Festival goers will also be able to plug themselves into a modular synthesiser system becoming a human sequencer using their own rhythmic bio-data. Humans will be shown a set of basic controls to manipulate sound, generating their own hybrid sensory music..
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Liquid Sonic Abstraction
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Liquid Sonic Abstraction is an original painting method that combines painting on prepared water and uses sound waves to disrupt the water surface. The image is printed on treated paper at the moment of disruption..
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Motionhouse Youth Dance Workshop
Sunday
Free Ages 6-13​
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Come along and join the amazing professional dancers from Leamington Spa-based dance-circus company Motionhouse. Explore our renowned dance-circus style in this creative workshop. Suitable for complete beginners or young people who’ve already tried dance as a hobby and are looking to interact with us in a fun and relaxed atmosphere! Our teaching is accessible and inspiring, we nurture a fully inclusive environment where all people are welcome and feel safe, accepted and challenged.
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AFRICAN DRUMMING Workshop
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Saturday & Sunday
11:30am every hour
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Free - Donations welcome.
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Introductory Workshops led by Talented musicians, Vieux Bakayoko from Senegal, . Masters of djembe and dunduns (traditional African Drums) they will introduce the art of playing the djembe drum a traditional West African Rhythm. Please remember that there are limited numbers due to covid restrictions, all equipment will be cleaned between sessions for your safety.
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Promenade
SPLAT
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free drop-in (all ages)
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The SPLAT! Pop-up gallery returns to Art in the Park this year and features fantastic work created by pupils from Sydenham and St Patrick's primary schools alongside textile artist, Emma O'Brien.
Come along and enjoy FREE screen printing workshops with amazing artist, Jim Duncan. Also on offer are FREE wellbeing activities led by the brilliant charity, Young People First.
​New Future Creatives: Something Different- Free Drop in (Ages 7+)
Join new future creatives for a dynamic multimedia workshop where you'll learn to infuse various types of media—from visual to auditory—into your projects.
In a world where content is king, we’ll show you how to blend different media to create compelling and engaging stories.
On day one, choose between workshops in photography, videography, audio production, songwriting and DJing and help us create an advert and jingle for the festival .
On the morning of day two we showcase your work. Then we finish the day with live DJ Sets and performances from workshop participants, plus our unmissable open mic segment where YOU take the stage. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your creative skills and bring your ideas to life or try something different for the very first time.
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