 Classes will take place at:
Gracefield Arts Centre, 28 Edinburgh Rd, Dumfries DG1 1JQ, or
Kirkcudbright Galleries, St Marys Street DG6 4AA.
From 10.30am to finish around 3.30pm.
The Arts and Museums team is delighted to be able to offer a series of free, hands-on workshops specially for older kids (age 13-16) who have a particular interest in art and craft – maybe you are doing qualifications or maybe you just love being creative, either way, come along this summer and work and learn from a professional artist/maker in a relaxed and friendly environment. We are covering the following subjects: jewellery, stained glass, printmaking, ceramics, textiles and portraiture and you can book just one or some of the workshops, but please let us know if you have to cancel, there is always a last -minute reserve list.
How to book:
Please note places in each class are limited booked first come first served
Gracefield Arts Centre
Call: 01387 262084 or Email: arts@dumgal.gov.uk
Kirkcudbright Galleries
Call: 01557 331276 or Email: kirkcudbrightgalleries@dumgal.gov.uk
You’ll be asked to complete a booking form to confirm your place. We will also need to collect some evaluation data from each participant for funders.
Gracefield dates:
Friday 7 July Portrait Projects
Artist Blossom McCuaig leads a day exploring portraiture and landscape through mixed media (wet and dry: ink, watercolour, pastel, gouache, charcoal, graphite), inspired by our current exhibition: Dianne Arbus. Using Polaroid cameras, we’ll also create work on hand toned paper. (12 places).
Friday 14 July Printmaking
Sarah Keast shows you how to tackle the technique of screen-printing. Participants will learn how to make paper cut stencils and we will print onto paper and fabric using 2 or 3 colours. Please wear old clothes and bring an apron if you have one. You can bring in light coloured fabric scraps e.g. old pillow cases, sheets or clothes or your own t shirt or bag if you want to print onto these as well as the materials provided for the workshop. You will be able to take away your prints at the end of the day. It might help to come with ideas for your design. (Up to 12 places).
Tuesday 18 July Coil build a Ceramic hanging planter
During this session we’ll use the pinch pot method at the start, and then go on to use coiling to build a hanging planter. We will add texture and will pierce holes into the pot for hanging. We'll finish by decorating our pots with coloured slips. Pots finished in the session will be taken away for drying and biscuit firing, and then will be dipped in a clear glaze before a final firing. The completed planters will be returned for collection. With Frances Ross. (12 Places).
Friday 28 July Eco-dying textiles
Lucy Lee from the Old Mill Studio shows you some effective techniques using foraged plants and flowers from her garden to eco print and bundle dye pieces of fabric and/or old clothing. (12 places).
Friday 4 August Silver Clay
Sybil Williamson from Solway Silver will go through the basics of this amazing jewellery technique to create a small pendant per person.
(8 places available due to safety – hot metal practice).
Friday 11 August Ceramic slab build Containers
Andy Adair, the resident potter at Gracefield leads a workshop exploring decorative stamped surfaces and alternative building techniques. Work will be fired to collect later. (12 places).
Thursday 18 August Final Friday Free Day.
Try your hand at various options, painting, printmaking, drawing: an open house to explore your creativity with a guest artist.
(Up to 15 places).
Kirkcudbright dates:
Friday 7 July Ceramic Tea light lanterns
Using the slab building method with Frances Ross, you’ll start by planning the design with textures and cut outs, and plan finials, base and lid which enhance the form. Then we slab build the lanterns and decorate them with coloured slips. Lanterns finished in the session will be taken away for drying and biscuit firing, and then will be dipped in a clear glaze before a final firing. The completed lanterns will be returned for collection. (12 places).
Friday 14 July Eco textiles
Lucy Lee from the Old Mill Studio, Palnakie, shows you some effective techniques using foraged plants and flowers from her garden to eco print and bundle dye pieces of fabric and/or old clothing. (12 places)
Friday 21 July Silver Clay Jewellery
Sybil Williamson from Solway Silver will go through the basics of this amazing jewellery technique to create a small pendant per person.
(8 places available due to safety – hot metal practice).
Friday 28 July Denim Cyanotype
Use photos, found and foraged items to create incredible ‘blueprints’ on salvaged denim using a historic photography technique. Add your own text and drawings too if you have them, please bring these along. With printmaker Anne Waggot Knott. (12 places).
Friday 4 August Inspired portraits
Artist Blossom McCuaig leads a day exploring portraiture and landscape through mixed media (wet and dry: ink, watercolour, pastel, gouache, charcoal, graphite), inspired by the current exhibition: Joan Eardley. Using Polaroid cameras, we’ll also create work on hand-toned paper. (12 places).
Friday 11 August Stained Glass
Artist Andy Brooke takes you through the basics of working with glass to create a small project in a day. Colour and light captured in a one-off copper foil artwork. (10 places).
Friday 18 August Final Friday Free Day
Try your hand at various options, painting, printmaking, drawing: an open house to explore your creativity with the gallery staff, and a guest artist. (Up to 15 places).
All your materials will be supplied, but you might need to bring in a sketch book or other source materials (can be on your phone!) to make the most of the days. Your travel expenses will be met where local public transport if used, and lunch and snacks provided by the Gracefield/KG café. Places are limited, in brackets on each class) so book as soon as you can to avoid disappointment - we will keep a reserve list to fill up places if anyone must cancel.
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