Advance booking is essential for all workshops.
11.30am-2pm
cost £8 each
(£5 concessions)
For adults and people aged 13 plus.
Artist-led, fortnightly drawing workshops that introduce you to a range of drawing techniques and give fresh insight into the house and its collection, and exhibitions. All materials and refreshments are provided.
Summer Term 2008: 19 April, 3, 17 & 31
May; 14 & 28 June; 12 July
SATURDAY DRAWING SPECIAL
Saturday 17 May
Artist Issam Kourbaj will focus on architecture taking particular inspiration from our exhibition Beyond Measure.
Costs and times as above.
Tuesdays
8 April-27 May
(not 29 April)
12-2pm
Forgotten how to cast on? Don't know your purl from your popcorn stitch?
Now is the chance to learn. Alice Zeitlyn will be available in the
gallery once a week for the duration of our Beyond Measure exhibition tointroduce you to knitting. Wool and needles will be provided.
All ages welcome, no need to book, free of charge.
Tuesdays
10am-12
Join writer and curator Barley Roscoe for this introductory course, exploring the ceramics, textiles and lettering of the artists of Kettle's Yard.
For adults, £40 (£30 concessions).
Dates: 15, 22, 29 April; 6 & 13 May
Saturdays
2.30-5pm
These half-day workshops are designed for writers
who would like feedback on their work. Participants are asked to bring 16
copies of a poem in draft to circulate to the group.
£20 (£15 conc.), per workshop.
Dates: 19 April; 17 May
Please contact the Poetry School to book a place (0845
223 5274).
Wednesdays
10am-12
Introduction to 20th century '-isms' from Cubism to Conceptualism.
For adults.
Dates: 30 April - 4 June
Please contact the WEA
on01223 350978 to book a place.
Thursday 10 April
10-11.30am
Our descriptive tour is for visually impaired people and their friends and offers an introductory tour of our current exhibition.
Free of charge.
Please contact Camsight to book on 01223 420 033.
Each of these experimental sessions brings together an artist and a scientist, hosting a stimulating afternoon workshop that will include both discussion and practical engagement.
Thursday 24 April
engineer Dr Allan McRobie and an artist.
Wednesday 14 May
artist Claude Heath and astronomer Dr Carolin Crawford.
Thursday 22 May
artist Claire Witcomb and chemist Dr Tennie Videler.
Time 1-3pm
£10 per session or £25 for all three.
Bank Holiday Mondays
5 May and 26 May
11.30am-1.30pm,
2.30pm-5pm
STUDIOS ONSITE
Research engineer Pandia Raj Ramar (5th) and artist May Cornet (26th) will each convert our Education Room into a studio space so you can see them at work, chat about their practice and have a go. Open to all ages, drop-in, no need to book, materials provided.
1-3 July
This interdisciplinary conference will explore literary and artistic responses to place, issues of ecology and stewardship, displacement, diaspora, and belonging. Run in partnership with the University of Essex, the British Centre for Literary Translation (UEA) and the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH).
For more information and to book go to www.crassh.cam.ac.uk
Wednesdays
11am-1pm
If you have ever walked past the Fitzwilliam Museum or Kettle's Yard and wondered what these buildings contain, this is the course for you! Join us for informal discussions about some of the hidden treasures in these collections. Kettle's Yard sessions 13, 20 August.
£50 (£30 concessions).
Dates: 9 July - 27 August
For further information and to booktelephone 01223 332904 or
email fitzmuseum-education@lists.cam.ac.uk
Friday 18 July
10.30am-4.30pm
Artist Michelle Charles will lead a discussion on her work in the gallery followed by a practical workshop. Participants will experiment with different approaches to making drawings. No experience necessary.
£25 - Please bring a packed lunch.
