PETWORTH: Visit two of the UK's top textile artists and see working looms Open by appointment 12 - 4 pm every day | BOOK A VISIT throughout Sussex Craft WeekOpen day on Saturday 21 June, 11am - 3pm This is an exclusive opportunity to meet two of the UK’s finest contemporary textile artists, Artist Weaver […]
Net making, knot tying, natural dyeing, block printing and basketmaking. Meet expert artisans specialising in heritage crafts, hear their stories, and try your hand at skills passed down through generations. Net making and knot tying: Hastings, home to one of Britain’s oldest fishing ports, has a seafaring history that stretches back to Viking times. Local […]
Curious House runs short courses at The Bell in Ticehurst. They create a welcoming environment for those who want to explore their creativity in small supportive groups. Here you are free to build confidence in your skills, with people often arriving as strangers and leaving as friends. Join the popular Bloomsbury Revisited decorative painter Jane McCall […]
A centuries-old font of artistic inspiration, this show from Arundel Contemporary showcases recent interpretations of the British landscape. Expect excellent work by Lucy Marks, Malcolm Ashman and Andy Waite, to name just a few.
Curious House runs short courses at The Bell in Ticehurst. They create a welcoming environment for those who want to explore their creativity in small supportive groups. Here you are free to build confidence in your skills, with people often arriving as strangers and leaving as friends. Join collagist Sally Hunter to learn all about using […]
Curious House runs short courses at The Bell in Ticehurst. They create a welcoming environment for those who want to explore their creativity in small supportive groups. Here you are free to build confidence in your skills, with people often arriving as strangers and leaving as friends. Join Emma Purcell in the garden to learn how […]
Led by renowned pattern-maker and textile printer Sarah Burns, you will learn how to make a wide range of natural dye colours from foraged materials. You will gather seasonal flowers, fruits and leaves from West Dean Gardens and the surrounding estate to make your own natural dye recipe books. There will be a special emphasis […]
Learn to shape stone in this beautiful vineyard setting. At the renowned Skelton Workshops you will carve stone in 3D or relief to slowly release the image you wish to create. Experimental work is also encouraged. Taster sessions are held on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 10am-1pm during Sussex Craft Week in Artelium's beautiful barn near […]
Messy after-school fun with clay. This children’s workshop is run by Eastbourne Studio Pottery at the Community Pottery at Marchant’s Fields allotments, Tufts Barn Lane, Eastbourne. Book at eastbournestudiopottery.com
The Edwardian country house, with its 1,600-acre gardens, is the setting for this opulent exhibition, which ‘delves into the nuanced language of dress to unravel coded messages about power, politics, and personality’. Four recently restored paintings form the centrepiece of the show, including a 1760 portrait of Eva Maria Garrick, holding up a Venetian mask, […]
Curious House runs short courses at The Bell in Ticehurst. They create a welcoming environment for those who want to explore their creativity in small supportive groups. Here you are free to build confidence in your skills, with people often arriving as strangers and leaving as friends. Join popular illustrator, podcaster and heritage expert Clare Dales […]
Curious House runs short courses at The Bell in Ticehurst. They create a welcoming environment for those who want to explore their creativity in small supportive groups. Here you are free to build confidence in your skills, with people often arriving as strangers and leaving as friends. Join other creatively minded people for this talk titled […]
