Week of Courses
RAKU POTTERY WITH CHRIS BARNES
Chris will introduce you to Raku pottery making and help you to create your own pieces of Raku pottery and sculpture. Experience the excitement of raku firing with an opportunity to be really involved with the process. With lectures, demos and a trip out between days of making and firing to allow for your work
CEILIDH BAND FOLK ENSEMBLE EASTER JAM(BOREE)
For musicians of any standard with a concert pitch instrument such as violin (fiddle), viola, cello, mandolin, mandola, banjo, ukulele, guitar, flute whistle, piano accordion, melodeon, concertina etc. Parts for transposing instruments in Bb, Eb and bass clef will be available. Some basic music reading and playing skills are essential so that you are able
EASTER EMBROIDERY EXTRAVAGANZA
Come and explore hand embroidery. Embroiderers of all levels are welcome, from those brand new to embroidery to the more experienced stitcher. Choose one of the kits available, good for an introduction into embroidery, or from a selection of embroideries on display using your own fabric and threads. Alternatively bring along your own project to
EXPLORE EMBROIDERY
Come and explore hand embroidery. Embroiderers of all levels are welcome, from those brand new to embroidery to the more experienced stitcher. Choose one of the kits available, good for an introduction into embroidery, or from a selection of embroideries on display using your own fabric and threads. Alternatively bring along your own project to
FULLY BOOKED: WHAT IS PAINTING – A STUDIO PRACTICE-LED EXPLORATION
Through your own studio-based painting practice, supported by group and individual tutorials, explore and develop your understanding of how you use paint as a conceptual and material substance; extend your technical responses to your chosen medium and consider your practice within the context of contemporary painting and in relation to the broader realm of contemporary
VIOL AND RECORDER CONSORT PLAYING
Two parallel, friendly courses for players at any level, though not beginners ie. confident at playing one to a part. The music will be chosen to suit the participants and depending on numbers could be in anything from three to six parts. For those who wish there are opportunities to mix and match between the
A DAY OF MEDIEVAL MUSIC AND DANCE
A DAY OF MEDIEVAL MUSIC AND DANCE
Suitable for musicians and dancers who would like to learn Medieval music and dance. If you have secure playing and music reading skills on your instrument, you will enjoy playing dance and ceremonial tunes of the time. We will play a selection of music arranged in parts for our mixed instrument band. There will be
COLOUR ANALYSIS
COLOUR ANALYSIS
A dip into the process of colour analysis, exploring colour theories and qualities and how colour analysis systems have developed over the years. There will be some group exercises where colours are compared to help you start your own exploration into which colour families and qualities suit you best, and how colour personalities can influence
LOST CUMBRIA ON FILM
LOST CUMBRIA ON FILM
Join us as we embark on a time travelling adventure with producers from Cumbria Film Archive. Their rare films, going back well over a century, mean you will enjoy a feast of nostalgia. For over thirty years they have been amassing a huge collection of material which will enthral anyone with an interest in local