Wood Engraving Weekend
with Anne Desmet RA On this two day course, you will learn the art of wood engraving from a recognised expert in the field. As well as fine line engraving...
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An Evening with Local Author of The Secret Sister – Liz Trenow
‘A heartbreaking, heartwarming novel full of love, romance, sadness, fear, strength, bravery and family values.’ — NETGALLEY REVIEWER Join us for an evening with the Author of The Secret Sister,...
Warm Welcome Coffee Club – 12 June
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,...
Paint like de László (full figure)
with Ione Smedemark Part of the 'Draw like de László' Art Class series, session 3 Gainsborough's House welcomes you to its stunning Landscape Studio to enjoy a morning of painting...
Afternoon Tour with Sandra de Laszlo – Tuesday 18 June
Join Sandra de Laszlo for an exclusive Afternoon Tour of the exhibition, Philip de László: Master of Elegance. A personally guided tour by a member of the de Laszlo...
An Evening with the Author of Material Literacy in 18th-Century Britain, A Nation of Makers – Serena Dyer
"There is something deeply moving about encountering eighteenth-century women via the things they stitched, wore, cut, drew and painted. Richly detailed, evocative and precise – as well as beautifully illustrated...
Introduction to Lino
with Karina Savage Linocut is a relief printing process in which the lino block is cut away and the remaining raised areas are inked up and printed. During this one-day...
Warm Welcome Coffee Club – 26 June
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,...
175th anniversary celebrations of the opening of the Chappel Viaduct and Marks Tey to Sudbury Line
With Dr Steven Parissien in collaboration with Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership & Greater Anglia Coming of the Railway, lecture 1: 11am–12pm Exploring British Railway Stations, lecture 2:...
Introduction to Drypoint Etching
with Sally Weatherill Drypoint is an intaglio printmaking technique, in which an image is incised into a plate with a hard-pointed needle. Drypoint relies not only on the groove provided...
Revealing Nature: The Art of Cedric Morris and Lett-Haines
From July the main exhibition at Gainsborough’s House will celebrate the colourful and unique art of Cedric Morris (1889–1982) and Arthur Lett-Haines (1894–1978), who lived, worked and taught in...
Sir Cedric Morris Florilegium
Winner of the national Finnis Scott Foundation Botanical Art Award Dr Siân Dawson inspired the idea and coordinated the illustrated catalogue of paintings by leading botanical artists to illustrate a...