Our workshops offer the chance to experience a range of media and techniques: from printmaking to pinhole camera workshops, to textiles and pen & ink sessions. For enticingly low fees, anyone can participate.
Saturday 25 July 2026, 11 - 1pm - £20 for Friends, £30 for non-members. You can also buy tickets for Kath's workshop from our WeGotTickets page. Join artist Kath Price for this fun project that makes use of recycled glass/plastic jars, tin cans, fabric scraps including organzas, lace and sari strips to create a lantern … Continue reading Workshop: Tree decorations for your summer garden with Kath Price
Saturday 27th June 11.30 till 2.30 - £20 for Friends, £30 for non-members. You can also buy tickets for Lindsey's workshop from our WeGotTickets page. Stop painting every leaf and start painting the light! Join artist Lindsey McLaren for a focused 3-hour workshop on the art of simplification. You will learn how to cut through … Continue reading Workshop: Simplify the Landscape in Oils with Lindsey McLaren
Mood Boards, Sashiko stitching and Yoga and Meditation with Jo Cousin, Jo Duncan and Sophie Cousin Saturday 18 April, 11-3pm. You can also buy tickets for the workshop from our WeGotTickets page. This workshop will be divided into three parts.Part 1 - 11:30 - 12:30: Mood Boards- (Jo Cousin)Part 2 - 12:30-14:30: Sashiko stitching- (Jo … Continue reading “In the moment“ a workshop in 3 parts:
Saturday 28 March 2026, 11 - 3pm. You can also buy tickets for Vivien's workshop from our WeGotTickets page. Ribbon embroidery is a three-dimensional needlework technique that uses narrow, flexible ribbons instead of traditional thread to create textured, raised designs. It is frequently used to create floral motifs, and embellishments on clothing, quilts, and home … Continue reading An Introduction to ribbon embroidery with Vivien Jackson
7 March 2026. 11am-3pm - £20 for Friends, £30 for non-members. You can also buy tickets for Ruth's workshop from our WeGotTickets page. 11-12pm Demonstration, 12-3pm Workshop and demo continues. Ruth trained in fashion before founding an award-winning interior design business in Newcastle. Her deep love of colour, texture, and form found a natural evolution … Continue reading Workshop: Impressionistic Mountain Landscapes in Water Based Oils paints with artist Ruth Bond
Saturday 28 February, 11-3pm. £20 for Friends, £25 for non-members. You can also buy tickets for Katherine and Luke's workshop from our WeGotTickets page. Learning skills and approaches to sketching, from JMW Turner and other great artists who have all tackled Newcastle as a subject. Local artists Luke McTaggart and Katherine Renton team up for … Continue reading Sketching Newcastle with a bunch of famous artists led by Katherine Renton & Luke McTaggart
Saturday 31 January 2026, 11-2 pm. £20 for Friends, £25 for non-members. You can also buy tickets for Louise's workshop from our WeGotTickets page. Started a textile craft project and haven't finished it? Are you looking for the motivation to get back into making? Then why not bring your crafting 'work in progress' (WIPS), unfinished … Continue reading Workshop: Reinvigorate your crafting WIPs and UFOs with Louise Underwood
6 December 2025. 11am-3pm - book online atwegottickets.com/event/673753 Join textile artist Kath Price for a relaxing session of stitching using her collection of wonderful antique and vintage fabric pieces which will include nineteenth century patchwork and Durham quilts and Laura Ashley designs from the 1970’s and 80’s. You will be able to select a pre-cut … Continue reading Festive Folk Art: hand-stitched decorations made with vintage fabrics with Kath Price
Saturday 4 October, 11-3pm - book online at https://wegottickets.com/event/673723 There are many different ways of creating a monotype, in this workshop we will look at 2 of them, working with one colour (fabulous Prussian Blue) & a hand bamboo burnisher. There’s no need for a printing press. You will leave with the understanding of materials … Continue reading An introduction to monotype with Hannah Forsyth
Saturday 8 November 11-2pm - book online at wegottickets.com/event/673750 During the workshop, you will be introduced to the ancient art of Batik, using wax resist and fabric dyes. You will first learn the basic techniques and how to apply the wax with Jantings, experiment with mark-making and fabric dye application. You will then make a … Continue reading Introduction to the traditional art of Batik with Louise Underwood
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