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Get creative at The Art House this October half term with a fun range of creative workshops for children!
This Half Term Art Club for children aged 7-16 is designed to help budding young creatives develop artistic skills. The Art House provide opportunities to work in professional Maker Spaces and work alongside teaching artists.
Recycled Crafty Cacti! (Ages 7-11)
Sylvia from Recreate Yorkshire will be running this workshop exploring crafty techniques to use cardboard, recycled materials and paint to create your own cactus and plant pot.
Tuesday 29 October, 10am – 12pm
Petals from Plastics, Recycled Flower Making (Ages 7-11)
Sylvia from Recreate Yorkshire will be running this workshop exploring the use of recycled materials to make your own bunch of decorated plastic flowers. They make perfect decorations to take home.
Tuesday 29 October, 1pm – 3pm
Comic Style Drawing, Animals (Ages 7-11)
Create extraordinary creatures and an imaginary landscape for them to dwell in. Come away with your own comic style sketches and inspiration for further manga style drawing.
Wednesday 30 October, 10am – 12pm
Sketching Skills, Portraits (Ages 7-11)
Enjoy our games and challenges to help you brush up on your drawing and sketching skills with a variety of techniques. You’ll develop quality portraits using shape, proportion and line with a range of media and papers.
Wednesday 30 October, 1pm – 3pm
Ceramics Make a Mug (Ages 7-11)
Join Ceramics Coordinator Hannah Way to make your very own clay mug in our Ceramics Studio using hand-building methods. You’ll construct your mug and handle, and then paint it with coloured slips to decorate it.
Thursday 31 October, 10am – 12pm
Screen Print Your Own Tote Bag (Ages 12-16)
Work with printmaking tutor Kirstie Williams to design your own image and choose your own ink colour. Come away with a unique printed bag and an understanding of screen printing techniques.
Thursday 31 October, 1pm – 3pm
Cyanotypes (Ages 7-11)
Join Darkroom Photography Coordinator to explore some cameraless photography techniques such as cyanotypes and photograms. You’ll use daylight (weather dependant!) and UV light in the darkroom to create beautiful prints onto paper.
Friday 1 November, 10am – 13pm
Venue opening hours
Monday : Closed
Tuesday : 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday : 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday : 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Friday : 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday : 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday : Closed
- Accessible Toilet
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
- Wheelchair Accessible
Access facilities
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Half Term Art Club
Venue Details
Find us at
Drury Lane, Wakefield, WF1 2TE
Phone
01924312000
info@the-arthouse.org.uk