This course is now fully booked. Reserves only Exploring all aspects of intaglio etching, including softground, hardground, and sugarlift acquatint, Jason actively fosters creative results and professional practice in his popular workshop. Jason creates beautiful atmospheric etchings based on the British landscape and is an enthusiast for all aspects of etching. Trained at Central St...
Go BIG and help us to make a GIANT painting. Create HUGE bugs to take home. Try painting with our fantastically long brushes. Family drop-in sessions – no need to book Cost £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries at Gainsborough's House Recommended age from 3 – 12 years...
Explore screen printing with photo stencils. Work on different scales and surfaces and enjoy colour, text and image. Create an exciting visual language with mark making and layering. These techniques are compatible with digital processes and are rapid, safe and fun to use. Annabel studied at St. Martin’s and Camberwell Schools of Art. Her own...
Create tiny secrets and minimasterpieces. How small can you make a sketchbook? What minuscule art work could you fit in a matchbox? Family drop-in sessions – no need to book Cost £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries at Gainsborough's House Recommended age from 3 – 12 years Must...
Join us for an exhibition of original prints by members of Gainsborough’s House Print Workshop. The Pond Gallery, Snape Maltings, Snape. Works on display include framed and unframed prints demonstrating printmaking process including etching, mono print , silkscreen, engraving, collograph and lithography will be available for sale. NB Wednesday 21st August 10.00am - 4.00pm
Lithography is often thought of as the closest printmaking technique to painting and drawing because of its direct mark-making. Working on stone, zinc plate or aluminium photo plate, the technique is taught in easy to follow stages. Students are able to work on several images during the course using their own reference. Colin directs the...
Come and experience the outside appear inside our amazing camera obscura. Create your own minicamera, make a kaleidoscope and experiment with light. Family drop-in sessions – no need to book Cost £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries at Gainsborough's House Recommended age from 3 – 12 years Must...
Explore the myriad possibilities of versatile lino on this comprehensive course. Illustrative or abstract, mono or multiblock, your project will develop from a strong basis of drawing. You will be encouraged to experiment at every stage as you develop your own creative approach to produce original prints. Peter is a printmaker with a background in...
Print your own fabric bag, create a silky bookmark, sort out your warp from your weft and have a go at different types of weaving. Family drop-in sessions – no need to book Cost £2 per child and £3 per adult Includes admission to all the galleries at Gainsborough's House Recommended age from 3 –...
To celebrate Sudbury’s rich weaving heritage, the town will launch its first annual Silk Festival. The festival will take place on Saturday 7 September, to coincide with Heritage Open Days which sees a rare opportunity to visit buildings that were formerly the cottages and houses of silk weavers and textile merchants. Join us and discover...
To celebrate the inaugural Sudbury Silk Festival (7 September 2019), Gainsborough’s House is proud to display four ensembles by the iconic British fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood. Ranging from the last two decades, they show how Vivienne has repeatedly taken inspiration from historic dress, particularly that of the eighteenth century. Vivienne first became known...
On this exclusive Friends visit we will be given a special tour of the exhibition of Scottish paintings and an insight to some of the ‘behind -the-scenes’ preparations for a Sotheby’s auction. After a break for lunch, we will take a short walk to Handel House to visit the home of the famous composer. Places...
