From Presidents and Princesses to actors and aristocrats, Philip De László painted many famous faces. Become an artist to the stars and be inspired to create your own famous portraits through painting, collage, mixed media, and more! Who will you choose to portray? 10am–1pm, drop-in session No need to book – standard admission applies...
The Warm Welcome Coffee Club (WWCC) is a space in the Hills Room which enables Gainsborough’s House Volunteers access to a warm and social space. Drop in and say hello from, 10:30am–12:30pm. This is a space that allows volunteers to meet with one another, especially those from different roles across the site. It is a...
Dr. Steven Parissien, will talk about his new book, Building Britannia: A History of Britain in Twenty-Five Buildings, with EA Festival director, Joanne Ooi. Join us in the Landscape Studio for a wonderful evening of literature, architecture and British history! Building Britannia is a chronicle of social, political and economic change seen through the prism...
"A fantastic debut... The Painter's Daughters is a beautiful, heartbreaking, stunningly perceptive read about love and art, hope and expectation. And so gripping too – I devoured it!" — Caroline Lea, author of THE GLASS WOMAN Join us for a book signing and an evening in conversation with the Author of The Painter's Daughters, Emily...
with Ione Smedemark Part of the 'Draw like de László' Art Class series, session 1 Come join us at Gainsborough's House in our fantastic Landscape Studio to learn the art of portraiture drawing using techniques used by Philip de László (1869–1937). Here we will use charcoal to draw the portrait from life using the sight...
with Blaze Cyan RE SWE On this 2-day course, you will learn the fundamentals of wood engraving. From transferring a drawing to the block, cutting techniques, and printing your engraving. We will look at how to achieve both tone and line as well as touch on the history of wood engraving and how it can...
with Dick Humphreys High Life: Mask and Performance from De László to Annigoni Take a close look at the extraordinary and often eccentric world of British portraiture during the twentieth century, a period of enormous change in all areas of life, with Dick Humphreys. Embracing painting, sculpture, and photography, the talks include major works by...
The Warm Welcome Coffee Club (WWCC) takes place in the Hills Room to enable Gainsborough’s House Volunteers access to a warm and social space. Drop in and say hello from, 10:30am–12:30pm. This is a space that allows volunteers to meet with one another, especially those from different roles across the site. It is a safe...
A monthly art club for children aged 7–11 run by practising artists. Be inspired by our galleries and explore a wide variety of art techniques. Come along to make friends, and let's get creative with these fun and friendly workshops. This club is for children only, parents should return to collect their children at the...
This event is now fully booked. with Sally Weatherill Monotype printmaking is a very immediate and intuitive process in which unique prints are produced by adding and/or subtracting ink from a plate which is then printed onto paper. In this course, two methods of the flexible and experimental medium of monotype printmaking will be introduced....
with Dick Humphreys Low Life: Outsiders and No-Hopers from Sickert to Freud Take a close look at the extraordinary and often eccentric world of British portraiture during the twentieth century, a period of enormous change in all areas of life, with Dick Humphreys. Embracing painting, sculpture, and photography, the talks include major works by artists...
Join Sue Marsdon with the life drawing group on the first Saturday of every month. Enjoy a full day of life drawing at Gainsborough's House with lots of different poses throughout the day. While Sue will suggest some poses and techniques, this session is untutored, and therefore best suited to those with some drawing experience....
