Bishop’s Castle Art Society – meet the artists
at The Poppy House – 20 Market Square
Time 3pm to 4pm
The society will hold their regular fortnightly meeting at the Poppy House as part of the Arts Festival. Please come along to watch, chat or join in if you wish.
The walls of the Poppy House are adorned with the artist’s work.
Admission is Free
Ways with Weeds – Going Wild workshop with Sarah Jameson
at Enterprise House
Time 10an to 2pm
Sarah Jameson is once again delivering another ‘Ways with Weeds’ workshop for Going Wild in Bishop’s Castle.
In this free workshop, learn to make beautiful works of art using natural materials. Sarah’s knowledge of the natural world informs a thoughtful, informed approach to her fantastic creative processes.
Admission is Free but places need to be booked via email admin@lightfootenterprises.org
Landscapes in Embroidery with Sue Percy
at the Methodist Hall, Station Street.
Time 10.30pm
How to use different fabrics to create a ‘Landscape’ and use a selection of threads and stitches to develop your design.
Admission £5 – booking online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/BCTH or at BC Town Hall
Love, Sex and Death in the National Gallery- a talk by Tom Parsons
at the Church Barn
Time 10.30am
The lecture will focus on half a dozen key works from the National Gallery’s collection which is one of the greatest in the world. I’ve chosen one in particular because I despise it; the others are utterly phenomenal.
Cost £3.50 book online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/BCTH or at BC Town Hall
Colourful Calligraphy workshop with Alice Savery
at the Town Hall
Time 10.30am – 12.30pm
Are you interested in learning how to create lovely hand lettering? Join Alice Savery of Alice Draws the Line to work with watercolours and a paintbrush to create colourful modern calligraphy. Designed for beginners, in this two hour workshop we will explore how we can create modern calligraphy using a paintbrush and play with colours and designs. All kit is included.
Cost – £40 Limited to 12 people – booking online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/BCTH or at BC Town Hall
Mono printing workshop with Catherine Jones
at Border Lights Gallery, High Street
maximum 8 people
Time 10.30am to 12 noon
This workshop is very everyone who likes experimenting! We never quite know what the results will be but by rolling out ink on acetate and then laying paper over it, either after wiping away designs into the ink or by drawing on top of the paper and the pressure picking up the ink, we can create designs we can then add colour to, or beautiful magical and unexpected images.
This workshop is a little messy- bring an apron and expect to get your hands dirty! A pack of baby wipes is essential as well. Bring some photos to inspire your creativity.
Suitable for age 14+ and adults
All other materials provided!
www.catherinejonesart.co.uk
£12 – booking online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/BCTH or at BC Town Hall
Haiku Moments with David Bingham
at the Poetry Pharmacy Lab, High St, Bishop’s Castle, SY9 5BQ
Time – 11.30am to 1pm
Poet and writer David Bingham leads a workshop to learn about the history of haiku and write a contemporary piece for the Arts Festival.
Join David Bingham for Haiku moments, who will lead us through activities to learn about the Japanese origins of haiku and the characteristics of contemporary haiku written in English.
Participants will be invited to write contemporary haiku in English and share the haiku they have written.
Cost – £30 Booking at – https://poetrypharmacy.co.uk/pages/events-in-bishops-castle
Organ Recital by Mike Plunkett
at St John the Baptist Church, SY9 5AF
Time 12.30pm
Mike will be playing pieces by Rheinberger, Schumann, JS Bach, Handel, J Stanley and C M Widor
Admission Free – Donations to Festival Funds invited
Drumming together- what it can do! with Peta
Time 2pm to 3pm
at the Methodist Hall, Station Street
Family workshop for aged 9 and upwards
Drumming with others positively impacts our feelings of well-being, co-creativity, interconnectedness and sense of being part of something bigger than ourselves. While we drum with both hands; both hemispheres of our brains are engaged at the same time, helping us to balance the logical left brain and the creative right brain!
Peta runs accessible drumming workshops nationwide is a professional percussionist and is the music leader for the fun band Broseley Beats community samba band. Just bring yourselves along and ear protection if you are sound sensitive.
Facebook & Insta: Broseley Beats Samba Band WhatsApp: 07581477054
Cost £5 – online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/BCTH or at BC Town Hall
Community Band Workshop
Grange Road Community Centre
Time 2pm to 4pm
For anyone who can already play, or is learning an instrument and would like to try playing in a small band. You need to read simple sheet music, or follow chords or pick up a tune or rhythm by ear. We provide the tunes and ease you into them. Feel the buzz of playing with others and making harmony…. Bishops Castle Community Band has been going fortnightly for 11 years, playing mainly short European folk and contemporary tunes – all for our enjoyment (and the occasional busk!)
Cost: £4 Booking essential: ring 07837 241757
Linocut printing workshop with Catherine Jones
Time 2.00pm to 3.45pm
maximum 15 adults
Lino cut printing is a method of relief printing, so it’s the opposite of tetrapak printing. You carve into lino, your design and everything you carve will be white, everything you leave will be inked up. The benefit of lino printing is you can reuse the block many many times. You use special carving tools that have different cutters so you can make fine and wider lines and cut larger areas away. The carving is a little bit dangerous in that you can really hurt yourself if you don’t use the tools correctly so I will only offer this at the festival for adults and it will just be a small group so I can help and supervise carefully. You’ll have the opportunity to print at least 3 of 4 images and take home your block so you can print some more in the future. If there’s time you may be able to create a second design.
£35 per person – booking online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/BCTH or at BC Town Hall
Still Life Painting workshop
at the Porch House, High Street.
Time 5pm to 7pm
Up to 14 people
We are offering a still life painting session using Gouache (supplied) or bring your own alternative medium. It would be helpful if you bring pencil and brushes if you have them. There will be a still life set up centrally and you will all work around it with help available and a little guidance if you’d like it.
Limited places available.
Admission £15 – booking online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/BCTH or at BC Town Hall
An evening in appreciation of the Apple
at the SpArC Theatre.
Time 7pm
Film Screening of The orchard of England
Live readings , Poems, song and cider drinking
Join us ,with Long Mynd Cider and the Poetry Pharmacy to celebrate this much loved fruit.
The orchard of England: This heritage film brings together a wide-ranging and eccentric cast –( farmers, Travellers, former apple-pickers, clergymen, wassailers, cider makers, fruit sellers) – to explore the deep relationship between the people of Herefordshire its historic crop.
Adults £6 Child £3 booking through SpArC – http://www.sparctheatre.co.uk/event/an-evening-in-appreciation-of-the-apple
A Concert in Two Parts
at the Town Hall
Time 8pm (Doors open at 7.30pm)
Part 1 – Allgold Chamber Choir
Music from the Heart – twelve voices and a collection of passionate songs and madrigals from across the centuries, including works by Josquin des Prez, Palestrina, Stanford and Morten Lauridsen.’
Part 2 – Chris Lacey & Richard Silk
Richard & Chris have partnered playing flute & piano music for a decade.
They have given many concerts in the local area and have give numerous recitals at St Chad’s in Shrewsbury for the popular Music In The Round Concerts.
Both keen singers, they met when performing for the More Singers of whom Richard was the musical Director for many years.
They are thrilled to be performing at the Bishop’s Castle Arts Festival and will play a selection from the flute & piano repertoire through the ages from Handel to Gershwin.
Admission – £13
booking online at http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/BCTH or at BC Town Hall
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