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 loose sketches and finding your composition encouraged by demonstrations by Gail in finding ways of seeing and interpretation.
Event Details
Saturday 18th October 2025 10am to 4pm
A break for lunch at 12pm
The Carriage House
All materials will be provided
Tea and Coffee throughout the day
The Stables Kitchen will be open if you wish to purchase your lunch, alternatively you can bring a packed lunch with you
Immerse yourself into watercolour and ink to feel the lightness of summer. The workshop begins with a brief tutorial on everything watercolour!
With the landscape, flora and fauna of the Burton Constable Hall at your fingertips for inspiration, a session of sketching will follow; weather permitting, this will take place in the grounds. Gail will be offering plenty of demonstrations to encourage you all the way to be as experimental as you can be. After a break for lunch, time will be spent transforming your compositions into colour! A focus on watercolours and inks with more demonstrations at hand for you to fully embrace this exciting medium in a relaxed way.
Event Details
Saturday 5th July 2025 10am to 4pm
A break for lunch at 12pm.
The Carriage House
All materials will be provided
Tea and Coffee throughout the day
The Stables Kitchen will be open if you wish to purchase your lunch, alternatively you can bring a packed lunch with you.
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
Join us for fun light, sound and shadow themed arts, craft and stories designed for children under 7 , inspired by the new Microworld exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery and the Spurn Lightship. Older siblings are welcome to join in the fun too.
Make and take home your own kaleidoscope in this fun family craft activity inspired by the Microworld exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery.
Join us to make your own hanging paper lantern creature creation inspired by the new Microworld exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery.
Join us for fun ocean creature and marine ecosystem themed arts and craft activities and stories designed for children under 7 and their families, inspired by the new Microworld exhibition at Ferens Art Gallery. Older siblings are welcome to join in the fun too.
Join us to make your own bumble bee and flower themed crafts in this fun family activity session inspired by the beautiful Museums Quarter Gardens.
Takes place: 1pm-3pm
Join us to make your own mini Viking longboat in this fun family craft activity, or why not design your own boat for the future?
Takes place: 1pm-3pm
For nearly fifty years, Spurn Lightship’s light guided thousands of Sailors Home into the Humber and has since become a key feature of Hull’s skyline at the Marina. Come and join us at Streetlife Museum and create your own light sculpture and chalk stencil inspired by the ship’s iconic light.
Takes place: 1pm – 3pm
This is a quiet craft session with limited numbers designed for children who have a disability, are neurodivergent, or experience anxiety. In the session, children will work with Hull Museum staff to make their own light up sculpture or stencil art inspired by the Spurn Lightship.
Takes place: 10am – 12noon
Come and create an animated creature as part of the Microworlds exhibition.
You can spot a creature in the exhibition or dream one up yourself. Then use paper, scissors, glue and imagination to bring it to life. Before animating it in stop motion as part of a creature parade. Award winning animators My Pockets will be there to help you along the way.
Best suited for children aged 7+ Please only book a ticket for each child taking part in the workshop. Accompanying adults do not need to book a ticket. We have subsidised the charge for this workshop.
This is a relaxed (SEND) family activity session with limited numbers designed for children who have a disability, are neurodivergent, or experience anxiety.
Come and create an animated creature as part of the Microworlds exhibition. You can spot a creature in the exhibition or dream one up yourself. Then use paper, scissors, glue and imagination to bring it to life. Before animating it in stop motion as part of a creature parade. Award winning animators My Pockets will be there to help you along the way.
Best suited for children aged 7+ Please only book a ticket for each child taking part in the workshop. Accompanying adults do not need to book a ticket. We have subsidised the charge for this workshop.
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 each child or young person taking part.
Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times but accompanying adults do not need to book a ticket.
