Original and Unusual: a new mid-century selection

Friday 26th May - Sunday 4th June

Elmslie House

8 Avenue Road, Great Malvern, WR14 3AG

This exhibition showcases paintings and original prints by a wide range of artists active in the 1950s and ‘60s. It includes works by: Katharine ChurCh, GarriCK Palmer, rowland Suddaby and John PiPer, and a special display of low cost etchings, lithographs and woodcuts.

Friday 26th May: 6.00pm-8.00pm Private View: please contact Richard Turkington to attend. Saturday 27th May: 11.00am-4.00pm

Sunday 28th May: 11.00am-3.00 pm

Monday 29th May - Sunday 4th June: 11.00am-4.00pm

The Fifties Art Cafe will be open each weekend

For more information, please contact Richard Turkington at richard@fiftiesart.com or on 07714 106386

MOOR HALL STUDIO ~ BOBBY BRITNELL

Inspirational art and textile related courses delivered throughout the year by highly qualified tutors. Some courses are on-line, and others face to face. Refer to www. bobbybritnell.co.uk for further information and details of all courses. Contact Bobby Britnell on 01547 510664, or email at bobby@bobbybritnell.co.uk

TEXTILE WORKSHOPS WITH ANGIE HUGHES

Zoom and face to face creative workshops including machine and hand embroidery, print and mixed media techniques. Based in Ledbury. Email angie@angiehughes.com tel 07533 362900.

STONE CARVING WORKSHOPS

Monthly in Llangarron HR9 6PH. Glenn Morris, sculptor, leads an informal, friendly group. Suitable for beginners and those with some experience. Full tuition, safety equipment and tools provided. Stone available if required. Copious refreshments guaranteed. 01989 770776. Frances@artsinthemarches.co.uk

RECYCLED GLASS FUSING

Learn to cut, prepare, fire and fuse recycled glass. Create light-catchers, tea light stands or pictures. Half day workshop £30 / person. Includes all materials and homemade refreshments. Workshops arranged to suit you, and / or your friends up to max. 5 people. frances@artsinthemarches.co.uk

BASKETMAKING USING RUSH

Presteigne. Courses available throughout the year covering many techniques. Small groups and all levels taught. All materials and equipment included. For more information see Rushmorebaskets.com or contact Clair at rushmorebaskets@gmail.com 07713 514902.

Creative Breaks

Learn a new skill and explore your creativity with experienced tutors, all based in beautiful countryside with outstanding views and local produce. We offer a wide range of courses throughout the year:- Basketmaking, Upholstery, Felting, Rag Rug Making, Sculpture, Stone Carving, Dichroic Glass, Plant Dyeing, Natural Dyes, Herbal Medicine, Siminagashi, Rush Basketry, Creating a Sketchbook, Jewellery, Glass Fusing, Hand Block Printing, Sewing, Stained Glass, Weaving, Linocutting, Painting and Drawing, Japanese Woodblock, Printmaking, Weaving Wire, Woodcarving and Pottery. For full details visit www.creativebreaks.co.uk Make it yourself - take it home - treasure it – or give it with pride!

May HEREFORD CATHEDRAL

15 May - Dementia Action Week: Coffee & Games morning, 10.30am-12pm, free but booking is required. 24 May - Lego Club, for ages 8-14, 3.30-4.30pm. Mondays, term time - Toddler Group, craft activities and prayer; suitable 1-3 years, 9.30am, free. Hereford Cathedral, 01432 374225, www.herefordcathedral.org

May EASTNOR POTTERY INTO TO THE POTTERS WHEEL £49 per person. Perfect indoor activity for individuals, couples and small groups. 1.5 hr sessions take place on specific dates through the Spring. POTTERS WHEEL COURSES 6, 8, 20, 27 & 28 May. Weekend: £280 Day: £150 per person. Spend the weekend or day relaxing and creating pots on the potter’s wheel. CLAY MODELLING 30 May. £25 per person. Themed Pottery Fun for all the family at Eastnor Pottery. Eastnor Pottery, Home Farm, Eastnor, near Ledbury. Please check availablity and book www.eastnorpottery. co.uk Email admin@eastnorpottery.co.uk or tel 01531 633886.

May MID WALES ARTS CENTRE

20 May - Silversmithing Workshop, beginners to advanced, 10am-4pm, £85. Wed - Weeklly Art talks, 2-4pm, free. Thurs - After-School Pottery for children 7-11 years, 5-6.30pm, £7. Thurs - Pottery & Ceramic Sculpture Club for all ages and abilities, 2-4pm & 7-9pm, £10. Fri - Pottery & Ceramic Sculpure Club, 11-1pm & 1-3pm, £10. Sat of each month - Family Pottery 2-4pm. 2nd Sat of each month - Life Drawing, 10am-1pm, £20/£14. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Newtown, 01686 688369.

May CUP CERAMICS WORKSHOPS

5 May - Throwing on the Wheel taster, 10am-12.30pm.

13 May - Simple Mould Making Course, 2pm-5pm, £40.

14 May - Pottery Taster Course, £45. 20 May - One Day Intensive Pottery Course. If you are new to clay this course will introduce you to making pots on a wheel, throwing and hand-building pots, for all abilities, £125.

21 May - HCA Student Fundraiser Raku event. A day of Raku firing to support this year’s cohort of HCA students, £10. CUP Ceramics Community, Unit 10, Foley Trading Estate, Hereford. For more information and bookings www.cupceramics.com

May HAY CASTLE

Clore Learning Space, Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye, 01497 820079.

May & June ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY WORKSHOPS

Thursdays until 18 May - Clay Workshops with Vicky Ware, 12.30pm-4pm. Fridays 16 June - 21 July - Spoon Carving with Graham Beadle, 1-4pm. Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, 01686 625041.

May & June VICKI NORMAN STUDIO

11 - 15 May - Westcott Barton Painting Retreat.

6 - 8 June - 3 Day Painting Retreat at Acton Scott Hall.

25 - 30 June - Painting on Location in West Cornwall. Full details email vicki@vickinormanstudio.com

May & June THE HIVE WORKSHOPS

11, 25 May & 8 June - Natural Crafting Workshops for ages 11+, free, 2-4pm. 30 May - Botanical Eco-Prints. Learn how to create your own botanical contact prints with fresh leaves and flowers on paper and fabric. Suitable for all the family (over 10+), 10am, free. 1 June - ABCs of Podcasting. Aimed at 14-18 year olds. Develop skills in recording, producing and editing, 10am-3pm, free, please bring a packed lunch. Every Tues - Life Drawing for all ages, 7-9pm, £8. The Hive, Belmont, Shrewsbury, 01743 234970.

May & June SIDNEY NOLAN WORKSHOPS

13 May - Cultivate, a creative programme for 15-25 year olds, 10am-2pm, The Rodd, Presteigne. 17 - 22 MayMAKE, an arts and creative club for young people aged 10-14 on Mondays (term time), 3.30pm-5pm at the Youth Centre, Presteigne. 3 June - Drypoint Printmaking - The Birds and the Bees with Helen Arthur, 1.30pm-5pm, £50, Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne. To book01544 260149 or www.sidneynolantrust.org

May & June QUILT ASSOCIATION WORKSHOPS

16 May - Paint and Batik Landscapes on Teabags with Jenny O’Leary, £60,

22 June - Introduction to Eco Printing with Jane Hunter, £60. Minerva Arts Centre, High Street, Llanidloes 01686 413467. Email chris.shercliff@quilt.org.uk

May MELISSA HUNT JEWELLERY COURSES

Melissa Hunt, Brampton Bryan, all courses 10am-4pm, £120 for day workshops including materials, www.melissahuntjewellery.com

Sat 13 May

COPPERPLATE CAPITALS

For beginners or improvers, this will be a great workshop with internationally renowned calligrapher Rachel Yallop. 10-4pm @ Monkland Village Hall. £20 members or £25 visitors. To book: ring 01544 327657. Marches Scribes.

Sun 4 June

NEEDLE-FELTING WORKSHOP

Create a scene-in-a-mug such as a duck pond or cottage, completely out of wool. All tuition and materials provided. Bodenham Parish Hall, HR1 3LB, 10am-2pm, £35 including refreshments, contact SMaxwellSAM@aol.com

Sat 24 & Sun 25 June

INTRODUCTION TO BRUSH LETTERING ON PAPER & FABRIC

Learn the techniques of using an edged brush via patterns through to simple letters and a completed project. Suitable for beginners or more experienced. Brooms Green Village Hall, GL18 2DP. ONLY 4 PLACES LEFT!! £80 including all materials plus brush pack to use & take home. To secure a place or for more info, please contact Caroline Owen-Thomas: ilovelettering2@gmail.com

Sat 1 & Sun 2 July & Sat 30 Sept & Sun 1 Oct

STONE CARVING COURSES

With Lottie O’Leary. A two day course for all abilities. £270 inclusive os stone, lunches, tea and coffee. Knighton, LD7 1PN. Bookings 01547 528792, oleary. lottie@gmail.com www.lottieolearystonecarver.co.uk

Tuesdays

DRINK AND DRAW

Weekly life drawing group for all abilities. Bring your own materials and just turn up. Upstairs at The Green Dragon Hotel, Broad St, Hereford, 7-9:30pm, £8, 07587 192495.

Wednesdays

INFORMAL ART GROUP

All welcome, help given if required. The Old School Community Hub, New Radnor, 2-4pm, 01544 350242.

Wednesdays

DRINK AND DRAW

Weekly life drawing group for all abilities. Bring your own materials and just turn up. Ty Tan Gallery (opp. Blue Boar), Hay-on-Wye, 7-9:30pm, block book in advance £90 for 10 weeks or drop-in for £11, 07855 628627.

Thursdays

HEREFORD LIFE DRAWING

The Courtyard, Hereford, 10am-1pm, £7.50, 01432 340555.

3rd Friday of every month

FRIDAY CRAFT CLUB

Bring your crocheting, embroidery, paper crafts or jewellery making to this informal meet. Complete your projects in good company with a side of tea and cake, no booking required. Pot & Page, 8 New St, Ledbury, 10.30am-12.30pm.