Tag: Workshops

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 […]

A new workshop for this year,  weaving two cane acorns from cane. These are great fun to weave and look so lovely on display in your home. Approximate length 12cm 10am-3pm Suitable for beginners or those with some weaving experience. Please Note: *Weaving can be quite physical and a full on day, a good level […]

Join the Makerspace team to build and code a Lego Robot! Recommended age 10+

Join the Makerspace team to build and code a Lego Robot! Recommended age 10+

Joey Shuker, Hull History Centre Conservator 1 November, 10am-12pm Free, all welcome. Children must be accompanied by an appropriate adult. Join us for this workshop where you will learn how to make paper crafts using old maps and books. Paper crafts that will be available are 3D stars from old maps, origami boxes, book page Christmas […]

Explore methods of collaborative theatre-making, where groups of professionals or non-professionals work together to create performance content. The session will include a blend of practical exercises and discussion, examining both the benefits and challenges of co-creation. The session runs from 10.30am – 1.30pm. Priority booking until 15/7.

Come along to make your own candles and lanterns so you can bring light into the darker months.

A new workshop for this year,  weaving one large willow toadstool (approx height 60cm). Great fun to weave and will look lovely in your garden. Suitable for beginners or those with some weaving experience. 10am-3pm Please Note: *Weaving can be quite physical and a full on day, a good level of manual dexterity is needed […]

An introduction into the world of functional and medicinal mushrooms.

A specially selected combination of natural crafts with a Festive theme.