Summer Holiday Art Club (7-11 years old) Monday 7 – Friday 11 July 202510 am – 1 pmFreeBooking essential Working with a contemporary artist, children will build on our work from previous holiday clubs to explore the development of public art work by creating sculptural artworks to be installed at SSW. Together they will explore textile techniques, dyeing and printing as well as ways for young people to express their ideas and voices in public through these works. How to […]
Tuesday 8 – Friday 11 April 202510 am – 1 pmFreeBooking essential Join us for our annual Easter Holiday Art Club where we will be creating sculptures for our very own public sculpture trail. Throughout the week we’ll be exploring public art and working in teams to build our own temporary, public sculptures from found materials. We’ll end the week with a village wide sculpture trail scavenger hunt, collecting answers to riddles which will lead us to a secret lunch […]
Dates: Friday 27 February – Sunday 1 March 2026 Time: Teaching starts at 10am and finishes around 4pm. Cost: £400 including VAT (includes tuition, materials, consumables, firings and 2 nights accommodation). Catering: This course is fully self catered. Places: 8 (Beginner+) Information on access is at the bottom of this page. In this course, participants will be guided through a range of processes in hand-building with clay with encouragement to go big! Together we will explore traditional techniques including coiling, […]
Dates: Friday 3 – Sunday 5 October 2025 Time: Teaching starts at 10am and finishes around 4pm. Cost: £400 including VAT (includes tuition, materials, PPE and accommodation). Catering: This course is fully self catered. Places: 4 (Beginner+) Information on access is at the bottom of this page. In this course, participants will learn how to start working with, or develop their skills in metal. Through the course participants will learn: – Ways of cutting, hand forming, bending and manipulating thin […]
Stonecarving in the SSW yard, image credit SSWDates: Friday 19 – Sunday 21 September 2025 Time: Teaching starts at 10am and finishes around 4pm. Cost: £400 including VAT (includes tuition, materials, PPE and 2 nights accommodation). Catering: This course is fully self catered. Places: 6 (Beginner+) Information on access is at the bottom of this page. Join us for 3 days delving into the wonders of stone carving using hand tools. The course will be led by established stone mason, artist and freelance SSW Stone Technician Lewis […]
Image Credit: SSWDates: Mon 2 – Fri 6 November 2026 *We can offer accommodation on the Sunday evening for people travelling from further afield for an additional £36. Please email accounts@ssw.org.uk if this is required, following booking online. Time: Teaching starts at 10am and finishes around 4pm. The optional evening programme will start from 5pm. Cost: £665 (includes tuition, materials, consumables, firings, PPE, accommodation). Places: 6 Level: Some knowledge or experience of using clay required. Information on access is at the bottom […]
Dates: Monday 22 – Friday 26 September 2025 Time: Teaching starts at 10am and finishes around 4pm. Cost: Introductory price of £500 including VAT (includes tuition, materials, consumables, firings, PPE and 4 nights accommodation). Catering: Not included Places: 8 (Beginner+) Information on access is at the bottom of this page. *We can offer accommodation on the Sunday evening for people travelling from further afield for an additional £36. Please email accounts@ssw.org.uk if this is required, following booking online. We are […]
Dates: Monday 6 October – Friday 10 October 2025 Time: Teaching starts at 10am and finishes around 4pm. Cost: Introductory price of £500 including VAT (includes tuition, materials, consumables, firings, PPE and 4 nights accommodation). Catering: Not included Places: 8 (Beginner+) Information on access is at the bottom of this page. *We can offer accommodation on the Sunday evening for people travelling from further afield for an additional £36. Please email accounts@ssw.org.uk if this is required, following booking online. Our […]
Saturday 2 November6pm – 8.30pm, Lumsden Village Hall We excited to be getting ready to get spooky at the Lumsden Halloween Party! Join us for a night of games, and DJing in the Lumsden Village Hall. We’re rolling out a potluck buffet filled with culinary delights from our community, and don’t miss the showcase of artworks, costumes, and sounds created during the Holiday Club. But here’s the twist – bring your own dish to share with the entire community, adding […]
Stone Club with Lewis Morrison, photo by Mara LewisOctober Holiday Art Club – STONE CLUB (12 – 17 year olds) with Lewis MorrisonMonday 14 – Friday 18 October10.30am – 1 pmStone Club is back! Come along to SSW and the Community Making Space and spend the morning learning about stone carving and design. You will work together with SSW artists and technicians to learn about the properties of different stones, the tools needed to shape and carve and take time drawing and working on your own blocks to […]
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