We have lots of fun filled art and history workshops coming up this February half-term at our venues! Come and get creative in the Gallery with lots of messy workshops, discover our hands on history sessions, or signup for our all-day culture clubs. Find all our activities below:
Mon 12 Feb
Art for All: Pony Puppets (5yrs+) / 10.30am, 12.30pm or 2.30pm / Art Gallery / £7
Construct your own moveable pony puppet along with a matching backdrop.
Hand on History: World War 2 Spies & Ciphers / 10.30am or 1pm / Tudor House / £8
You have been signed up by the Special Operations Executive, Britain’s wartime spy corps. Practise code-breaking, discover wartime secrets and find out more about Southampton during the Second World War.
Tues 13 Feb
Art for All: Clay Tiles (5yrs+) / 10am, 12.30 or 2.30pm / Art Gallery / £8 per person
Capture the beauty of spring on a clay tile in this fun and friendly workshop. Working through different stages you will create your own tile to take home and enjoy.
Hand on History: Tudor Plagues & Potions / 10.30am or 1pm / Tudor House / £8
Delve into the messy, fascinating world of Tudor medicine in this history and craft sessions. Find out about gruesome ‘cures’, why you wouldn’t want to visit Tudor Southampton’s doctors, and make your own ‘plague remedy’.
Weds 14 Feb
Art School: Wire Sculptures (11yrs+) / 10am-3pm / Art Gallery / £28
Spend the day experimenting with wire, learning techniques and creating a sculpture maquette to be proud of.
Thurs 15 Feb
Art School: Clay Characters (7yrs+) / 10am-3pm / Art Gallery / £28
Inspired by Aardman Animations you will learn how to make a range of characters out of clay, from animals, to humans and even monsters! We’ll use our imaginations to create backdrops and stories to really bring our characters to life.
Fri 16 Feb
Hand on History: Mummy Mayhem (6yrs+) / 10.30am or 1pm / SeaCity / £8
Join us for a fun-filled history session exploring the wonderful world of the Ancient Egyptians! The session will finish by mummifying your very own orange using ancient techniques!
Art for All: Winter Animal Portraits (7yrs+) / 10.30am, 12.30pm or / 2.30pm / Art Gallery / £7
Taking inspiration from the Arctic we’ll be using geometric drawing techniques to form a symmetrical animal portrait using cool colours working with chalk pastels.
 Last few days to visit Julian Grater's Arctic Mirage exhibition, on display at Southampton City Art Gallery until this Saturday 3 February. Don't miss this amazing exhibition - Free to visit and open to all!
Arctic Mirage brings together an ongoing body of work by the Southampton based artist, exploring the high arctic, a region undergoing rapid changes both glacially and on a human level.
Don't forget to check out the amazing accompanying book in the gallery shop, on sale for £9.50.
A Short History of Street Art in Zones of Conflict | Saturday 10 February | 2.30pm | City Art Gallery | From £5
Join us to explore the role art can play in zones of conflict as part of our programme of relaxed and informal art talks.
Verity Babbs is a Southampton-based art historian, critic, and presenter. She hosts Voice FM’s weekly ‘Arts & Culture Show’ and runs art-themed comedy night ‘Art Laughs’.
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 Abeer Kayani Workshop: Geometric Block Fabric Printing with Spring Colours | Saturday 17 February | 1.30pm | City Art Gallery | £37
Join Textile Artist and colourist Abeer Kayani to explore block-printing techniques using printing ink on fabric. Under Abeer’s guidance you will print, experiment with blocks featuring geometric and floral patterns from ancient architectural structures from South Asian and Persian regions. The Artist will share her knowledge on historic use of block printing techniques from which you will develop a response on unbleached cotton, using pre-mixed inks. The resulting outcomes can be framed, hung or used for your own projects such as cushion covers.
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 Ostrich Eggs and Prancing Hares: Acrylic Painting workshop with Elisa Orchard | Saturday 2 March | 11am | Tudor House | £38
A unique opportunity to develop your painting skills and style on the most unusual of surfaces… a giant ostrich egg! You will be working using acrylics with local artist Elisa Orchard, who loves to paint on wood, slate and other natural materials and will guide you step by step through each stage of the process Whether an absolute beginner or experienced painter, this whimsical workshop has something for everyone: an Easter egg you can keep forever!
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Art Talk with Verity Babbs: More than a Bouquet – Paintings of Flowers and Feminist Messages | Saturday 9 March | 2.30pm | City Art Gallery | From £5
This International Women’s Day and Mothers’ Day weekend, join Verity Babbs to explore the hidden messages in floral paintiings as part of our programme of relaxed and informal art talks.
This event will last around an hour, including time for questions and discussion.
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Southampton Through Time Online Talk: From the French Raid to Bosworth | Tuesday 20 February | 7.30pm | Online | From £5
In 1338 Southampton was brutally raided by mercenaries. This online talk looks at the raid and the proceeding two centuries as it rebuilt itself as one of the most well-defended towns anywhere in England.
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Thinking Thursdays: In the Footsteps of the Friars | Thursday 22 February | 11am | Tudor House | From £8
Join historian Andy Skinner in searching for the sometimes-elusive source of Southampton’s medieval water system in this fascinating guided walk. The linear guided walk of approximately 3 miles will begin in St Michael’s Square and finish at the Conduit Head, stopping at points of importance along the way, including the remains of the Friary, Holy Rood Church, a step inside Conduit House and visiting Conduit Head itself.
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Stanchester: a Roman rural settlement by Mark Peryer | Tuesday 13 February |7.30pm – 9pm | Central Baptist Church, SO15 2GY | Lectures are free to members and £3 to visitors
The Basingstoke Archaeological and Historical Society have been investigating the Stanchester site since 2016. It appears to be a rural farmstead that developed from Iron Age beginnings. So far the complex has yielded three distinct buildings one of which has a domestic component. The talk will include the findings of the 2023 excavation season as well as an overview of our on-going geophysical surveys.
Mark Peryer is the Chairperson and Fieldwork Director of Basingstoke Archaeological and Historical Society and has led most of the recent excavation work at Stanchester. An Electronic Engineer by profession, he took up Archaeology in his forties when he volunteered to take part in many excavations in the North Hampshire area, learning excavation techniques on the job. He has published several reports in the Hampshire Field Club newsletter and is keenly interested in applying technology to archaeology.
Find out more about Southampton Archaeology Society here
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