Inspired by St. Wilfrid’s historic journey from Selsey to Chichester, Wilfrid will lead young explorers on an adventure through the Cathedral, uncovering treasures and fascinating history. Families are invited to seek out artefacts, such as flowers pressed by a soldier between the pages of a Bible in the trenches of WWI and 800-year-old rings worn […]
A new summer sculpture trail has launched in Chichester city centre with a code breaking twist. The Chichester950 Code Breaker Trail invites families, locals and visitors to become history detectives, uncovering historic facts while exploring eight striking sculptures across the city. Created to celebrate Chichester Cathedral’s 950th anniversary, the trail has been designed and built […]
Follow in the footsteps of artist Lubaina Himid, creating a fabulous life-sized figure of your own. In this Summer Art Club workshop, Artist Educator Louise Dennis will help you create your very own, life-sized, stand up, decorated figure from card. We will gain inspiration by visiting Lubaina Himid’s figures on display in our exhibition, Seeing […]
Design and build your own 3D relief painting inspired by Mary Fedden’s Still Life with Artichoke (1972). Artist Educator Louise Dennis will lead this Summer Art Club workshop, using one of the Gallery’s most popular paintings, Mary Fedden’s Still Life with Artichoke (1972), as inspiration for crafting your own relief painting using recycled materials and […]
What would you put in your perfect sandwich? Shippam’s was once known as the “Ace of Pastes” – now it’s your turn to create a colourful hanging mobile filled with your dream ingredients! 10.30am – 2pm | Free | Drop In
Half an hour wheel throwing workshop for 8 - 14 year olds. During this workshop your child will learn the very basics of wheel throwing to make a cylinder or bowl. At the end of the workshop they will get to choose their favourite pot and it will be taken away to be fired, dipped […]
Tie Dye Party! Bring your own t-shirt or tie dye your own tote bag! £6.00 if you bring your own or £8.00 if you use one of ours. Book your ticket here.
Tie Dye Party! Bring your own t-shirt or tie dye your own tote bag! £6.00 if you bring your own or £8.00 if you use one of ours. Book your ticket here.
Have you got any fossils, rocks or minerals that you want identified? Do you want to hear about where these can be found? Where can you collect fossils around Chichester? Join members of the West Sussex Geological Society at The Novium Museum on Saturday, 16 August to learn more. With incredible specimens to see, expert […]
Join Creative Beatz/Jam Cafe as they take over the Canopy on Crane Street on Saturday 16th August 11am to 3pm. Come and join us with live music from their Young Performers ahead of their performances at Victorious and also a chance to take part in crafting activities! Learn more about what’s going on in the […]
Come and join us for a bug house workshop. Build your own special house for all the bugs and insects in your garden. You will roll out slabs of clay to build your house and then build in different nooks and crannies ready to pop in your dried leaves, old wood etc to make special […]
Take inspiration from Shippam’s famous bold and quirky adverts to create your own vintage-style poster. From flying paste pots to talking sardines, we’ll help you get creative with our archive materials. 10.30am – 2pm | Free | Drop In
Come and join us for a hand building workshop making your own fairy house for the garden. Using white Stoneware clay you will build your house using the slab method and it will be both water and frost proof so it can live in the garden all year round. You will have lots of clay to […]
Drop in to play board games with other families every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 9.00am-4.00pm. Please contact Chichester Library for more details.
FREE Entry – Donations WelcomeCome and enjoy a fantastic day out for the whole family as we celebrate the amazing work of our emergency services and community partners! Live demonstrations Emergency and military vehicles on display Meet crews from Fire, Police, Ambulance, Coastguard, RNLI, the Armed Forces, Royal Navy, and RAF Family fun zone, food court, stalls, music, stage […]
Join us for our legendary street parties featuring live music, 25+ beers & ciders, quality street food, and Chichester's vibrant music scene and local talent!
Who made that? What’s it made of? Why does it look like that? If you’d like to find out the answers to these questions about one of the Gallery’s most iconic artworks, join members of our Learning team for a child-friendly, engaging art encounter! In this relaxed session, we will explore Barbara Hepworth’s sculpture Single Form, […]
Carve your own mini soap sculpture inspired by Barbara Hepworth’s Single Form, Nocturne (1968). Adults must accompany their children throughout this workshop. Please note, this workshop is designed to allow enough time for everyone to complete their artwork – some children may not require the full 1.5 hours. This session is suitable for children aged 5+. Why […]
Be inspired by everything from famous portraits to church gargoyles to mould a face in clay, adding lots of features to create a truly unique portrait! Join Artist Educator Helen Friend for this Summer Art Club workshop exploring clay techniques. You will start by visiting the Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists exhibition at the Gallery. This will […]
Learn how to create a series of beautiful images using a printing technique called collagraph*. Artist Educator Helen Friend will lead you through this Summer Art Club workshop, exploring patterns, shapes and forms from works in our collection and using them as inspiration to create our own unique design for a collagraph block. We might […]
Join us for this Summer Art Club workshop – a photoshoot with a difference! This Summer Art Club workshop will be led by Artist Educator Helen Friend, who will help you design your own tiny worlds complete with teeny, tiny people whilst learning about how to capture your creations on camera. Imagine you are a […]
Bring along any bits and pieces that remind you of your summer holidays and crate into your very own scrapbook! Tickets cost £5 and can be purchased here.
Bring along any bits and pieces that remind you of your summer holidays and crate into your very own scrapbook! Tickets cost £5 and can be purchased here.