fermynwoods - more than a gallery





					For every exhibition we have an activity sheet for young people in the studio. Come and have fun by using materials in our ART TROLLEY to create things! Saturday 10 May Seminar Between Sculpture and Drawing 10am- 4pm Price: £60 (includes lunch)* A day of talks exploring how sculptors draw, and the consequences of their dialogue between two and three dimensions. Includes artist’s talks by Doug Cocker, Deborah Harty & Michael Shaw, in addition to analyses from a critical and curatorial perspective by Michael Harrison (Kettles Yard), Mary Doyle (The Drawing Room) and Sophie Raikes (Henry Moore Institute). Saturday 17 May Mono-Print Screen Printing Workshop for young people 10am- 4pm Age: 8 upwards Price: £12 (lunch not included) * You will learn to create bold and colourful prints by working directly onto the screen with crayon and brush and variety of water based pigments. Saturday 31 May Kinetic Wire Sculpture workshop for adults Tutor: Matthew Sanderson 10am- 4pm Maximum eight people Price: £60 (includes lunch)* Through using different types of wire you will be introduced to different techniques of creating moving sculptural forms. The aim is to introduce the familiar in an original way and to look for beauty in the previously overlooked and simple designs that convey movement and freedom. Sunday 8 June Screen Printing workshop for the family 10am- 4pm Price: £12 per person or £40 per family - ( not including lunch) * Using water based inks, torn and cut paper stencils the whole family will all be able to explore screen printing through a variety of layering techniques, ending up with spontaneous and expressive prints to take home. *(discount for students and Friends – please ask us for further details) Sunday 6 July A day about the Purple Emperor Butterfly Talk, photograph and walk. Tutors: Matthew Oates and Oliver Bancroft 10am - 4pm Price £60 (includes lunch) Start at the Water Tower and view Bancroft's beautiful film Apatura Iris. Hear the artist and butterfly expert (Oates) talk about these magnificent creatures. Day includes lunch followed by an afternoon of walking, looking and photographing the Purple Emperors in nearby Fermyn Woods. Sunday 20 July Pinhole Camera Workshop Tutor: Chrystel Lebas 10am-4pm Price £60 (includes lunch) Start at the Water Tower, hear exhibiting artist Lebas talk about her work in the exhibition and her working practice. Lebas will give a guided walk through nearby Fermyn Woods, where you will make cameras, photograph and process images. Thursdays from 24 July to 28 August Summer activities for young people 2pm-6pm Recommended for ages between 5 and 14 years Price: £5 per young person each afternoon Be inspired by the work in our current exhibition - from wacky flooring, mysterious woods and magical butterflies. Create your own Art with help from our Education Officer James Steventon, on a different theme each week. Up to 8 places each week (booking recommended)