Thursday 21 February, 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm
There are plenty of patterns everywhere in RAMM particularly in the special exhibition, Petal Power . We hope they will inspire you to make your own patterns in this activity.
Tickets are £2 and available in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours.
Pattern Design for Art, Fashion and Textiles Course
This course will focus on understanding pattern and design. Sketch and develop ideas to build a portfolio of patterns and textile designs from which to create new and exciting surfaces. WEA course C3523996.
Journey through the collections at RAMM, discussing the historical, geographical and creative ideas that tell the story of the object. Then respond through drawing to...
Watch the premiere of bite-sized films scripted, acted and directed by young people and their families working with MED Theatre.
Filmed in the atmospheric setting of St Nicholas Priory, they were inspired by RAMM’s Elizabethan collections. Try on Tudor costume and throw Shakespearian insults at each other.
Free drop-in at the Garden meeting room, 11am-4pm.
Part of two city festivals: Exetreme Imagination 2013 and Animated Exeter
This ElectroSwing Night has a 1920s theme to compliment the exhibition Petal Power. Enjoy the exhibition and the beauty of the museum at night and take swing-dancing lessons.
Nine-piece band Smerin’s Anti-Social Club will play as part of their album tour and DJs will play ElectroSwing music – a fusion of modern beats with jazz swing. Do come smartly dressed as there is a 1920s theme. The fun continues at the Cavern from 10pm.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum 6.30 to 10pm, Cavern Club (over 18s only) 10pm to 2am
Tickets: £8 or £7 earlybird from www.undergroundtickets.net...
BP Portrait Awards showcases the very best in contemporary portrait painting from around the world. For thirty-three years, of which the last twenty-three have been sponsored by BP, the exhibition has presented outstanding and innovative new work in a variety of styles and approaches, and it continues to be a highlight of the annual art calendar.
From informal and personal studies of friends and family, to revealing paintings of famous faces, this year’s exhibition features fifty-five works selected from 2,187 international entries. These include the four shortlisted artists –...
Inspiring wonder at the natural world and highlighting the need for wildlife conservation, the exhibition showcases the winning images from all 11 categories of the competition…including underwater worlds, urban wildlife, plants and more.
Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the world’s most prestigious annual wildlife photography competition. It is currently in its 47th year and is open to amateur and professional photographers alike.
The event runs until 2 June 2013.
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm. Closed Mondays and bank holidays.
