Tag: Arts & Craft

This is a craft session with limited numbers designed for children who have a disability, are neurodivergent or experience anxiety. In the session children can have a go at some of the crafts that have been available as drop-in sessions over the summer, but in a quieter setting with limited numbers. In this session, children […]

Have a go at making your own crafts inspired by Mortimer the popular model woolly mammoth at the Hull and East Riding Museum. This activity is funded by Hull City Council and Department for Education through the Holiday Activities and Food programme. Free healthy snacks and a drink will be available to all children that […]

Join us to make your own mini creatures from clay in this fun art activity inspired by the Microworld exhibition at Ferens Art Gallery. Takes place: 1-3pm

Starting with a gallery tour, looking at key artworks we’ll explore texture, line and form to inspire our own prints. We’ll then experiment with Carborundum, a versatile technique that creates rich tones and textures with painterly and graphic effects, including an embossing-like impression. We will also explore dry point, a simple, direct intaglio process where […]

On our Advanced Printmaking course we will be exploring Intaglio print through Hard Ground and Aquatint etching in combination with relief printing from the Acid etched plate, using monochrome and coloured inks. We will also be using Tetra-Pack cartons as plates to work into and print from. Both these techniques provide opportunities for experimentation and […]

Drawing is an essential feature of visual art and design and this course sets out to demonstrate its value. The course will run over 8 weeks. You will explore a breadth of drawing media, discuss reasons and strategies for drawing, rise to the challenges of large and small scale drawing, as well as participate in […]

Develop a range of print skills over 8 weeks. Using drawing as a starting point, you will explore many print processes, including monotype, drypoint etchings, lino print and mixed media. Exploring and combining these techniques, you will produce a portfolio of finished prints. This course is open to adults over 18 regardless of experience. Materials […]

Our 8 week course in painting gives you the opportunity to explore, experiment and find your own interests and direction. You will explore how colour, shape, form and mark-making work together to create images. Experimenting with gesture, scale and surface, you will develop your own painting vocabulary and language, applying figurative and abstract approaches. This […]

This 8 week course is for people who would like to further develop their knowledge of acrylic paint. The sessions will focus on experimentation, pushing the materials, layering and resolving paintings. There will be demonstrations and exercises which aim to loosen your style of painting and embrace the unpredictable. By the end of the course […]

This 8 week introductory painting course aims to encourage your confidence in the use of this exciting medium. You will have both guidance and the freedom to develop your own interests in painting. You will be given exercises that encourage experimentation with composition, observation, gesture, scale and colour in order to begin to develop your […]

Painting Progression – This eight-week course is designed to build upon skills that have been developed throughout our basic painting course. You will look more deeply into techniques that underpin classical painting, both representational and abstract, as well as surveying contemporary painting and developing your own methods. The course includes discussions and presentations surrounding historic […]

Immerse yourself into all the natural warm colours of Autumn using mixed-media collage, inks, charcoal and paint. You will be greeted with a wonderful array of pumpkins, candles and autumn cuttings collected from the grounds of Burton Constable all created into a beautiful still life for you to work with for the day. Starting with […]

Learn the art of appliqué by layering fabric shapes and enhancing them with decorative embroidery stitches, creating a beautiful, textured textile piece. If you would like to upcycle you can bring in your own garments to applique onto. Otherwise, all resources are provided

A weekly knitting and crochet group for adults of all ages and skill levels. Come for the crafts, stay for the conversation! Every Thursday / 1.30 – 3.30pm Bransholme Library Just drop in and bring your own equipment.

Saturday 22 November, 10am-3.45pm Starting with a brief tour of the art gallery, we’ll explore key artworks and focus on the use of line, pattern and tone. Drawing from these influences we’ll create collagraph prints using the Tetra Pak printing technique. This technique offers a versatile introduction to both intaglio and collagraph processes, making it […]

Join artist Rosie Ireson for our monthly inclusive and relaxed art workshop designed for children and young people who have a disability, are neurodivergent, or experience anxiety. This month’s workshop is one of two sepcial sessions inspired by the amazing Microworld exhibition at Ferens Art Gallery. Booking is essential. Please only book a ticket for […]