Build a blow-up spatial structure! Tom Randall-Page will introduce you to the exciting world of inflatable spaces. Your group will design and build a large, futuristic blow-up structure - the type commonly used for festivals, camping, temporary nightclubs and zorb-tastic fun. The workshop would suit ANYONE over 14 yrs but might be of particular interest to young people and students interested in art, 3D design and architecture.
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (6-8 May 2016).
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The Beanfield Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter "It’s a very sore subject around here. There are raw wounds.” It’s been 30 years since the Battle of the Beanfield – a brutal crackdown on the annual Stonehenge Free Festival. Called away from policing the miners’ strike, officers enforced an injunction around the ancient stones with bloody violence and mass arrests. Armed with a camera, a map and home-made riot gear, Breach set out to mark the anniversary with a...
A Dartmoor Arts project 2-day weekend course: Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th May 2016. At Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton EX6 6PB. 10am - 5pm, £60/£50
This is a comprehensive introduction to the skills, techniques, tools and purposes of stonemasonry with 2 experienced tutors, Trevor Clarke and Ben Martin. You will learn how to use and maintain tools, practice masonry and letter carving techniques and can work on a project of your own, carve an inscription or a 3D piece, or both. All materials and tools are provided. The course will include a tour of Castle Drogo, currently undergoing...
The first Cullompton Spring Festival takes place on Saturday 9 April, celebrating street food, live music and hand crafts from around the world and the Culm Valley.
Expect a feast for the stomach and plenty for the eyes and ears; with displays, demonstrations, tastings and entertainment for all the family.
Claire Down, SpringFest Chair, said: “We live in such a superb part of the world where we are fortunate to be surrounded by an abundance of local producers selling a tempting array of delicious food and drink, as well as unique and beautiful crafts. Don’t miss out and...
Exhibition runs Saturday 19 March – Sunday 8 May Launch event 6 - 8pm Friday 18 March Venue: Devon Guild of Craftsmen Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF
A touring exhibition including specially commissioned work by 5 artists who explore damage and repair, disease and healing, through stitch and other media.
Curator Liz Cooper launches a new touring exhibition entitled ‘What Do I Need to Do to Make it OK?’ at Devon Guild of Craftsmen this Spring. The title is taken from a talk by participating artist Dorothy Caldwell.
2 days of free sock-puppet making for kids. Tue 29 March & Tue 5 April, 2016. Main gallery. 10.30-12.30 & 1.30 - 4pm. FREE Free family drop-in workshops this Easter holiday. Transform material into unusual alien creatures. As part of our main exhibition about recycling textiles ('Make it OK'), you will create a puppet who can star in a mini movie and patch up our planet! Hand stitch, animate - and laugh! Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Drop in. No need to book. 01626 832223 www.crafts.org.uk
shiftWorks by seam Collective 4 March – 28 April Join us to celebrate 50 years of the shift dress.
The Seam Collective - nine textile artists/designers are showcasing contemporary textile design by exploring their craft and creating nine individual shift dresses Take part by sending in a photograph of your favourite shift dress and make your mark by hand embroidering graffiti on our blank shift dress during the exhibition.
Open daily, 10am-5.30pm. Free entry. Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF 01626 832223
Line Up is an exhibition of contemporary hand-made objects, curated by interior stylist and author Sania Pell. First on show at London’s Flow gallery, the exhibition has now reached Devon, and reveals the art of interior design as seen in magazines such as Wallpaper and Elle Decoration.
Inspiration for the show derived from the collections at Kettle’s Yard historic house and gallery (Cambridge), where curator Jim Ede integrated his own art and craft collections into the setting of his domestic home. The 17 artists Pell has selected are frequently featured in her editorial shoots....
Line Up is an exhibition of contemporary craft curated by interior stylist and author Sania Pell. She explores the relationship between monochrome objects and how they combine and interact in styled groups to present beautiful still lives that can be displayed in any home. Artists include established designer-makers alongside emerging new talents: Another Country, Theo Adamson, Kyra Cane, Jason Collingwood, Bettina Dittlmann, Akiko Hirai, Hyu-jin Jo, Silvia K, Astrid Keller, Sue Lawty, Liz Nilsson, Sania Pell, Brook Sigal, Kaori Tatebayashi, Nicola Tassie, Dr Tim Willey and Derek Wilson...
10am - 5pm, free entry. Join us for a day of Christmas festivities! Carol singers, free mulled wine and homemade shortbreads, DIY making action for kids in the gallery, plus drink and food tastings in the cafe. Join our expert potter Taja, for drop-in porcelain modelling - part of the BBC GetCreative campaign: Hey Clay! Select from a huge range of Christmas decorations, cards and handmade gifts in the shop too.
