Join us for an engaging workshop focused on the expressive possibilities of pastel portraiture, led by award-winning artist Wendy Barratt. You’ll work from a life model and receive expert guidance on drawing techniques when making a portrait in pastel, as well as embracing the expressive nature and textures the medium can bring to your work. […]
Join us for creative workshops suitable for all the family. Take part in a creative and relaxed workshop session inspired by art from our collections and exhibitions. Whether it is block printing or creating a collage, these activities are suitable for all ages and abilities and make a wonderful addition to a family day out! […]
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 […]
Create a personalised portrait pot with ceramicist Catherine Claasen. Join us for a hands-on ceramics workshop where you’ll design and craft a unique clay cylinder, bringing it to life with expressive facial features inspired by portraiture. Under the expert guidance of ceramicist Catherine Claasen, you’ll learn essential pottery techniques and explore the use of colourful […]
Creative Conversations is an opportunity to look at and discuss selected art works at Pallant House Gallery. Share your thoughts and enjoy hearing other people’s responses. There are no right answers; all thoughts and ideas make a valuable contribution to the discussion. Creative Conversations is open to all and is dementia friendly. Sessions are organised […]
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 […]
Creative Conversations is an opportunity to look at and discuss selected art works at Pallant House Gallery. Share your thoughts and enjoy hearing other people’s responses. There are no right answers; all thoughts and ideas make a valuable contribution to the discussion. Creative Conversations is open to all and is dementia friendly. Sessions are organised […]
Create abstract portraits and figures through monoprinting with artist Charlotte Cranidge. In this dynamic workshop, artist Charlotte Cranidge will guide you through the process of creating abstracted portraits and figures, using experimental monoprinting techniques. Drawing inspiration from Ben Nicholson’s prints in our Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists exhibition, you’ll explore the expressive possibilities of printmaking, crafting […]