WATTS FAMILY FUN May - August 2016
Watts Gallery - Artists’ Village Down Lane, Compton, GU3 1DQ Bus 46
Guildford
Kids go free
wattsgallery.org.uk/family-fun
Family fun at Watts Gallery - Artists’ Village For more information visit wattsgallery.org.uk/family-fun Booking required unless otherwise stated. Please call 01483 813593 or book online.
Half Term
Summer Holidays
Make! Pop-up Paper Garden 1 June - 3 June
Family Drop-in Photography Studio 4, 11, 18 & 25 August
11am - 1pm & 2 - 4pm, £7.50, ages 5+
12 - 4pm, free with admission, all ages welcome, booking not required
Get arty at a Make! workshop. Explore the wild woodland before creating your own imaginative pop-up paper garden with artist Stacey Allen.
Young People Watts Academy Workshops 14 May: Landscape Painting 11 June: Terracotta Mugs 16 July: Pinhole Cameras 10.30am - 4pm, £15, ages 11-16 Learn art and design skills with professional artists and designers.
1 - 5 August: Summer School 10.30am - 4pm, £120, ages 11-16 Be inspired by our beautiful woodlands, historic architecture and extensive art collections to create a portfolio of your own creative work.
Under 5s 1 June: Mini Make! Costumes 6 July: Mini Make! Holidays 3 August: Mini Make! Stories First Wednesday of the month 10 - 11am, £4, ages 2-5 Explore the Artists’ Village through touch objects, games, stories, songs and craft activities. Come ready for messy adventures led by professional artist Barbara Touati-Evans.
Learn all about photography at our dropin studio. Explore the Artists’ Village with a camera obscura to turn your family upside down, before creating your own sun print photographs to take home.
Free Family Trails 5 Things for Under 5s ages 2-5 Activity Backpacks ages 5+ Family Explorer Trail ages 5+ Art Trail ages 11-18 Trails are available year round. Activity Backpacks are available on Saturdays (weekends from 1 July) and school holidays.
Woodland Fairy Fair 9 & 10 July 11am - 4pm, all ages welcome, booking not required Attention all fairies, pixies and goblins! The Fairy King and Queen invite you to join them for a day of magical adventures in the wild woodlands of the Artists’ Village. Explore the woodland trails, make fairy-themed crafts, hear stories of magic and have your face painted. Have a go at den building then try tree climbing with The Great Big Tree Climbing Company. Additional fees apply for tree climbing and face painting. Tree climbing slots will be 30-minutes long and are available for advance booking online. A limited number of tree climbing tickets will be available on the day from Watts Studios.