Learn. Make. Create.
Hand Embroidery with Lucy Newman (16+)
Wednesday 12 August
10am - 1pm
Adult Workshop
Join hand embroidery artist Lucy Newman for a creative workshop celebrating one of the River Wye’s most distinctive and colourful characters: the beautiful kingfisher.
Using crewel wool and traditional thread painting techniques, participants will be guided through creating their own hand embroidered kingfisher, exploring colour, texture and stitch along the way. The workshop is suitable for beginners as well as those with some embroidery experience, and all materials will be provided.
Tickets £15 (all tickets are subject to a £1 admin fee)
Toilet Roll Birds - Kids Workshop (7 - 11yrs)
Wednesday 19 August
10am - 12pm
Many birds rely on the river Wye for habitat and food including kingfishers, dippers and grey wagtails.
Make your own 'Wye Bird' with toilet roll tubes, paint and glue in our fun workshop.
Workshop Practitioner: Emmeline Thrower - Emmeline is a multidisciplinary artist living near the river Wye. Working with nature finds and repurposing 'rubbish', she loves to celebrate the simple beauty of nature in her work.
Tickets £5 (all tickets are subject to a £1 admin fee)
3D River Wye Pictures with Rachael Blakeway (5 - 11yrs)
Two sessions 20 & 25 August
10:30am - 12pm
Come and create a 3D style picture of the river Wye. A variety of natural and upcycled/recycled materials will be available to use and experiment with , including natural sands and stones, paper pulp and textured papers.
You will learn how to layer and collage different textures to give a 3d effect. You could add a bird, a fish , the bridge or wildflowers and grasses found by the Wye.
Children under 7 to be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets: £10 (all tickets are subject to a £1 admin fee)
Exploring, sketching and painting the Wye
Three sessions 26 August, 2 & 9 September
10am - 12:30pm
Adult Workshop
Lucy Burden will lead a series of workshops for beginners or those wishing to try a new medium. Over the three workshops participants will walk the river near Builth, choose, photograph and sketch a scene, prepare and plan a painting and complete an acrylic painting on canvas.
Lucy has exhibited widely throughout Wales and has been touring her exhibition “Flow / Llif - The River Wye from Source to Sea” to venues along the course of the Wye including at the Wyeside Arts Centre, Hay Castle, The Pavilion Hereford and Chepstow Museum.
Tickets: £30 (all tickets are subject to a £1 admin fee)
Wednesday 16 September
11am - 2pm
Following on from last year’s success, Builth Wells Community Support are again hosting this event.
Providing organisations the opportunity to promote their volunteering opportunities and services to the public and other organisations.
Community Support Info Day
October 8 & 22 | November 5 & 19 | December 3 & 17
10:30am - 1:30pm
Are you curious about Shakespeare? Would you like to learn more, share what you know and ‘Have-A-Go’ in an informal environment with a like-minded group? No experience or prior knowledge necessary!
The sessions are run by Artistic Directors, Sue Best and Phil Bowen, who have a lifetime’s experience of working with Shakespeare in a professional and participatory context.
The workshops offer an opportunity for all-comers to ‘Have-A-Go’ at Shakespeare in a fun and supportive environment and facilitate discussion around the themes of the plays in both a historical and current context.
£7 per session | No Booking Required
Have-a-go Shakespeare
