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St Michael’s Church, Discoed
10 - 19 Sept h.Art, artists include ALICE PERCEVAL, ANTHEA STILWELL, BRONTË WOODRUFF, JULIENNE BRAHAM, PETER STILWELL, RHODA PARTRIDGE AND SIMON DORRELL. CORRINA KENYON-WADE & JASON BRAHAM - ceramics. AMBROSE BURNE & TANIA MOSSE - sculpture. TAMSIN ABBOTT - stained glass.
Wine Bar No. 46, High St, Presteigne 01544 267675
13 - 18 Sept ‘The Art of the Long Playing Record’. Exhibition of classic album covers over the past 50 years. Open 4-9pm daily.
Maesmawr Art Gallery, Caersws 01686 688369
Until 5 Sept ‘Forms and Flights’. GEMMA HUGHES & CHRIS PURDY of Ceri Pottery. 6 - 30 Sept Open Show. Thurs - Sun 10am-4pm.
Sidney Nolan Trust, The Tithe Barn, The Rodd, Presteigne
11 - 19 Sept Printmakers and Book Artist’s Exhibition. h.Art. Open 10.30am-5.30pm.
Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery, Captain’s Walk, Brecon 01874 624121
Until 4 Sept Portrait exhibition from museum collection. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm.
The Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth 01654 703355
Until 4 Sept ‘Common Threads’. CAITLIN SHEPHERD. Until 4 Sept Tabernacle Art Competition. 20 Sept - 8 Jan ART FOR CHILDREN, curated by Dr Peter Wakelin. 20 Sept - 6 Nov ‘Unhidden’. JOONEY WOODWARD - documentary photographs of contemporary Wales. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm.
Assembly Rooms, Presteigne 01544 260777
4 Sept Arts & Crafts featuring local artisan wares and craft materials. 10am-2pm, free.
The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864
Sept RHODA PARTRIDGE - small jewel-like watercolours of plants and birds. SARA BAMFORD - new figurative sculpture inspired by the Cirque du Soleil in wire, welded steel and cast bronze. h.Art. Plus rare antique carpets and kilims. Cafe open. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm.
The Thomas Shop, Maesyfed, Penybont, Llandrindod Wells 01597 851951
Sept Celebrating Heritage Penybont and Shop Museum. Fri-Mon 10-5pm.
Ardent Gallery, 4 The Bulwark, & 46 The High St, Brecon, 01874 610710
8 - 22 Oct DAVID BARNES - dramatic landscapes and seascapes in oils. Open daily 9.30am-5.30pm, Sun 10am-4pm.
Radnorshire Museum, Temple St., Llandrindod Wells 01597 824513
Until 5 Sept David Lloyd Memorial Exhibition. 10 Sept - 27 Nov ‘Nests and Beaches’. A joint exhibition featuring work from CLAERWEN HOLLAND & SUSAN MILNE. Open Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm.
Country Works Gallery, Montgomery 01686 668866
Until 22 Sept ERICA HERBERT. Mon - Sat 10am-5.30pm, Sun 1-5pm.
The Hay Makers, St John Place, Hay-on-Wye 01497 820556
Sept ELIZABETH MORRIS - prints, ELSPETH SOPER - pottery, KAREN THOMAS - jewellery, ANGHARAD WHITFIELD - stained glass, GAIL STOKES - new work. Open daily 10.30am-5pm.
Oriel Contemporary Art, Salem Chapel, Bull Ring, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821451
17 Sept - 3 Oct ‘A World of Colour’. RACHEL WINDHAM. Private view, 5.30pm, 17 Sept, to be opened by Cecily Sash, Presteigne based painter and author of the eponymous book about the late Rachel Windham. Open Wed - Sun 12-4pm, Sat 11am-2pm.
Erwood Craft Centre & Gallery, Erwood, near Builth Wells 01982 560674
Until 30 Sept HARRY FOGG - oils. 2 Oct - 17 Nov CAROLEY BERGMAN - stained glass. Open 10am-5.30pm daily.
Castle Hill Pottery, Knucklas, near Knighton 01547 529670
11 - 19 Sept TONY HALL - garden pottery, traditional slip ware, bowls, plates, jugs and jars. Phone for times. h.Art
The Presteigne Bindery, 14 Hereford St, Presteigne 01544 260466
11 - 19 Sept - CHRISTOPHER ROWLATT - working bookbinder and paper marbling. Phone for times. h.Art.
The Black Hill Gallery, The Pavement, Hay-on-Wye 01497 822700
Sept CRISPIN THORNTON-JONES - paintings and prints.
Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, Knighton 01547 529530
Sept PAULINE BRADLEY - printmaker. Plus exhibition by local artists and makers. The India & China Tea Company. Refreshments available. Tues-Sat 9.30am-6pm, Sun 11am-4pm.
Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown 01686 625041
Until 3 Nov ‘Lines of Desire’. ORIEL DAVIES’ YOUNG CURATORS - exploring ideas connected with journeys, maps, routes and timelines. Until 3 Nov ‘Tank’. SHAUN STAMP. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.
The Old School Room Gallery, Bleddfa, near Knighton 01547 550377
5 Sept - 9 Oct ANDREA McLEAN - paintings and etchings. A talk and discussion with Andrea on 18 Sept, 10.30am-12 noon. Open Thurs-Sat 2-5pm.
Ivy House Gallery, Montgomery 01686 668746
Sept DAVID BANNISTER - paintings.Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm.
Shepherd’s Ice Cream Parlour, Hay-on-Wye 01497 821898
Until mid-Sept SEREN BELL - coloured pencil with pen and ink. Cafe hours.
Theatr Brycheiniog, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622
8 Sept - 3 Oct ARTS-ENGINE - a joint mixed media exhibition of selected new work by some of the best contemporary artists in Powys. Open theatre times.
Theatr Hafren, Newtown 01686 625007
1 Sept - 20 Nov BRIAN JONES - oils on canvas. Open theatre times.
Sheildbrook Sculpture Garden, Kings Caple, Hereford 01432 840670
Until 26 Sept A number of sculptures from artists in various media. Artists include KATIE GREEN, CATRIONA CARTWRIGHT, DAVID ENGLAND, ANDY DODWELL, JAMES CONNALLY, SUE LOCKE, PETER KING & JENNY PICKFORD. Open weekends, 2-5pm, £5 for Herefordshire Haven Breast Cancer.
HEREFORDSHIRE
h.Art takes place from Sat 11 - Sun 19 Sept. Visit artists, designers and makers in their studios and workshops, as well as exhibitions and galleries across the border county. Among 111 venues and 200+ artists taking part. Full details on www.h-art.org.uk
The Garden Gallery, The Downs, Bromyard 01885 488105
10 - 19 Sept PAT O’DONNELL, JOY O’DONNELL, SUE LANE, ANTHONY G. DAVIS, IAN SHEARMAN - paintings, photography, contemporary jewellery, creative wood and Raku ceramics. Open 10am-5.30pm, Sun 10am-4pm.
Old Mayor’s Parlour, Church St, Hereford 01432 880063
5 - 25 Sept KIM ALLWRIGHT - contemporary silver jewellery; ANGELA BENTLEY - architecturally inspired textile pieces; CARO - the untidy stitcher, textile accessories and furnishings; DEBBIE HARDING - decorative glass and photography; HELEN MEPHAM - felt and textile gifts; RACHEL SUDWORTH - landscape inspired paintings; JULIE TURNER - ceramics; KATHERINE WEBB - altered maps; STACEY WILDING - book art. Open 10am-5
All Saints Church Cafe, Hereford 01432 370414
Until 4 Sept JAN BISHOP - sale and exhibition of silks and saris. 6 - 11 Sept ‘Love Zimbabwe’ - sale of fairtrade arts and crafts from Zimbabwe. 13 - 18 Sept HEREFORD LEISURE PAINTERS - exhibition and sale of oil and watercolours by local amateur artists. 20 - 25 Sept ‘Smallprint’ - sale and exhibition of sliverware using fingerprinting to create jewellery. 27 Sept - 2 Oct JAN BISHOP - sale and exhibition of silks and saris. Open cafe hours, 9.30am-5pm, Mon-Sat.
Croft Castle & Parkland, near Leominster 01584 891659
Until 15 Sept ‘Tell it To the Trees’. New commissions by BRASS ART, MARIELE NEUDECKER, PHILIPPA LAWRENCE & CLARE WOODS. Works by LAURA FORD & JUNEAU PROJECTS. Check National Trust website for opening times, www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Ledbury Artplace, 5a Worcester Rd, Ledbury 01531 633100
11 Sept - 19 Sept ‘Illuminations’. ANGIE HUGHES & JEANETTE McCULLOCH - textiles. Phone for times.
The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555
Until 18 Sept RICHARD BOOTH & BERNARD IRWIN. 1 Sept - 31 Oct GARY JONES - ceramics & SUSAN NICKLESS - leathersmith. 1 Sept - 31 Jan 2011 Alloy Jewellers Group, featuring artists JAN REBECCA LEWIS, ANYA KEELEY, DEBBIE SMYTH & WALLY GILBERT, (01432 279144) 24 Sept - 23 Oct ‘Miniworks’. Until 30 Sept SHIRLEY SMITH, ANYA KEELEY, GEORGINA FRANKLIN & LEOMA DREW - Alloy members. Until 31 Oct KATHRYN ROBERTS - glass.Open theatre times.
Hampton Court Castle, Near Leominster 01544 267033
26 Sept ‘Antiques in the Courtyard’ One day quality antiques fair with up to 50 dealers in a courtyard setting. Open 10am-5pm, admission £3.
The Granary, 6 South St, Leominster 07891 159281
11 - 19 Sept ‘Pictures & Pots’. CRAIG SUMNER, M.Des.RCA - paintings, drawings and prints. CATHY SUMNER - Raku and stoneware ceramics. Open daily 10.30pm-5pm, Sat 10.30am-7.30pm.
Art on the Square & Framing Gallery, 16 Corn Square, Leominster (above Elts Shoe Shop) 01568 615813
Sept ‘Figuratively Speaking’. Interpretation of the human and animal form captured and fixed by RIOU BENSON, SOPHIE BUTLER, JO HAMM AND HELEN WATT. h.Art. Open Tues, Wed, Fri 9.15am-5pm, Wed & Sat 9.15am-3pm.
Leominster Library 01432 383290
Until 23 Sept ‘Festivals and Folklore’. MARCHES SCRIBES. Part of h.Art. 12 - 30 Oct LES DOBB, LIZ DOBB, DIANA NUTTALL & MIKE UNSWORTH - a vibrant, exciting and varied exhibition in a wide range of media. Ceramics, sculptures, prints, cards and paintings. Open Tues & Fri 9am-5.30pm, Wed & Thurs 9am-7.30pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm, closed Mon.
Lion Gallery, 15B Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898
11 - 19 Sept ‘Naturally Inpsired’. SARAH HARDING - egg tempera paintings. h.Art. Plus quality contemporary local and British art and craft, celebrating fifteen years of a gallery presence in the Lion Building. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.
Weavers Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury 01531 633325
Until 5 Sept SUE LAW - paintings. 11 - 19 Sept ‘Stitched Up’. EMBRODIDERER’S GUILD, WORCESTER - textile art. Open daily 10am-5pm, Sun 11am- 5pm.
Monnow Valley Arts Centre, Walterstone, HR2 0DY 01873 860529
Ongoing ‘Art & Memory’. A national collection of contemporary memorial art and sculpture. Until 26 Sept TOM PERKINS - carved lettering. GAYNOR GOFFE - calligraphy. Letter cutting and calligraphy workshops on 25 & 26 Sept. Until 26 Sept The Saint John’s Bible: Prints. In 1988 the Benedictine monks of St John’s Abbey commissioned the first hand written illuminated bible. The exhibition consists of prints from the original vellum works. All summer in the garden ABU JAFAR - sculptural installations. Plus ‘Art & Memory’, the National Collection of Contemporary Memorial Art. Open Wed-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat & Sun 2-5pm.
Shepherd’s Ice Cream Parlour, Widemarsh St, Hereford 01432 266444
Sept JERRY BROWNING - abstract paintings. Open daily, Sundays 11am-4pm.
Marsh Cottage, Yatton, near Aymestrey 01568 770177
11 - 19 Sept Open Studio, part of h.Art week. BRONTË WOODRUFF - watercolour, Van Dyck crystals, beeswax, natural pigments, acrylic, charcoal, graphite, pastel, pen & ink. Open weekdays 11am-5pm, Sat 10.30-7pm, Sun 10.30am-5pm.
Market House Heritage Centre, Ross-on-Wye 01432 260675
Sept Various arts and crafts from local artists. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm.
Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Broad St, Hereford 01432 260692
Until 2 Sept ‘Confrontation with the Familiar’. JACOB ROCK - multimedia installation including projections, friezes, prints, sculptures and collection of found objects at the museum. 11 Sept - 16 Oct The Herefordshire Open Exhibition 2010. A showcase for the best new art being created in the county in any medium, contemporary or traditional. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun & Bank Holidays 10am-4pm.
Apple Store Gallery Ten, 10 Bridge St, Hereford 01989 740313
Until 18 Sept KATRINA STEPHENS - Chinese brush watercolours. DAVID ENGLAND - sculpture. Open Wed-Sat 10am-4pm.
Apple Store Gallery, Lady Garden Cottage, Brockhampton 01989 740313
2 - 19 Sept ‘Heritage Orchards’. RICHARD BAVIN, CHRIS REEVE-TUCKER, KATE DAWSON & MARION CAMPBELL. h.Art. Thurs-Sun 11am-4pm.
Greenstage Gallery, Hop Pocket, Bishop’s Frome 01885 490839
11 - 19 Sept PIERRE WILLIAMS, BETH RICHARDSON, PIA DOWSE & JANE ECCLES. Open Tues-Sat 10.30am-5.30pm, Sun & Mon 11am-5pm. h.Art.
Mike Gell, 3 East St, Hereford 01432 278226
Sept Jewellery, silverware and studio glass by more than 80 designers. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.
Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842
10 Sept - 31 Oct h.Art exhibition. ROBERT PALMER - oil, gouache and watercolour. JOANNA GRIFFITHS - oil pastels and mixed media. RACHEL SUDWORTH - watercolour. KATE LYCETT - mixed media. GUDRUN LEITZ - greenwood furniture. HILARY MEE - papier mache. MIRANDA MICHELLS - steel sculpture. Mon-Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm.
Gallanthus Gallery, Wormbridge, Hereford 01981 570506
Until 12 Sept JANE ANDERSON - oil and pencil portraits. SALLY FIRINO - paintings. CLAIRE LODER - ceramic heads. ANJA LUBACH - ceramic vessels with facial imprints. ANDREA LINZER - colourful tableware. From 16 Sept Architecture exhibition. DAWN DUPREE & DEBBIE SMYTH. MALCOLM DOBSON & STEVE LEANING - ceramics. Also a wide selection of jewellery, textiles and prints. Open 10am-5pm, closed Mon-Wed.
24 Park Street, Hereford 01432 357859
11-19 Sept ‘Art & Shiatsu’. STELLA HIDDEN - colourful paintings inspired by music and dance. JOHN JAKE CLARK - small scale and mixed media wall reliefs and sculpture inspired by landscape. SUSAN CRAWSHAW - offers Shiatsu ‘massage’ treatments to visitors. Open 11am-5pm, free.
27 High St, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567434
Sept PYE POWDER - significant collection of rural works.
Parkfields Gallery, 4 High St, Ross-on-Wye 01989 565266
Until 6 Sept ‘Animal Antics’. JULIA MANNING, SONIA ROLLO & ADRIENNE CRADDOCK - prints. 11 - 19 Sept VIVIENNE LUXTON - paintings. CLAIRE GRIFFITHS - pastels and etchings. h.Art. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.
Dorstone’s Front Room, across from the Pandy Inn, Dorstone 01981 550777
Sept FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. Plus local artists. Tea/coffee available. Open Mon-Fri 9am-1pm.
9-11 Drapers Lane, Leominster 01568 611766
Sept PYE POWDER - significant collection of rural works.
The Great Oak Studios, The Old Manse, Great Oak, Eardisley 01544 327523
11-19 Sept ANTHEA & PETER STILWELL - selection of paintings, drawings and sketch books. h.Art.
Gallery 54, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917
Sept Summer exhibition, including ALISON McGREGOR-GRIMLEY, PIERRE WILLIAMS, RAE HARRIONS, ANNICA NEUMULLER, JO JENKINS, IAN TOMMI, plus others. Open Thurs-Sat 10.30am-4.30pm. (Closed October).
Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Foregate St, Worcester 01905 253371
Until 11 Sept ‘Worn to be Wild’. A touring exhibition of theatrical costumes. 18 Sept - 30 Oct WORCESTER SOCIETY OF ARTISTS - paintings and ceramics. Until 27 Nov ‘Exuberant Colour’. Echoes of Impressionism in Worcester’s collection. Open Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Sat 9.30am-5pm, closed Sun.
Chrysalis Contemporary Glass Art Studio, Leominster 01568 613116
Sept Glass art designs: tableware and jewellery. Open by appointment.
SHROPSHIRE
Gleanings, Gravel Bank, Minsterley 01743 891412
From 1 Oct VAL GUNNERY - paintings and prints. Open 1 Oct 5-8pm, daily from 11am-6pm.
The Drawing Gallery, Old Chapel, Walford, near Leintwardine 01547 540454
11 - 19 Sept EDWARD ALLINGTON, PAUL COLDWELL, ADAM DANT, MARK FAIRNINGTON, STEPHEN FARTHING RA, NIGEL HALL RA, TIM HEAD, DENIS MASI, ROBERT MASON, NINA OGDEN, PETER RANDALL-PAGE, REBECCA SALTER, MICHAEL SANDLE RA, BENJAMIN SENIOR, ALISON WILDING RA, BILL WOODROW RA. Open 12-5pm.
The Buck’s Head Hotel, 42 High St, Church Stretton 01694 722898
Sept Full rural art display exhibition.
Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, Rowley’s House, Barker St, Shrewsbury, 01743 361196
Until 12 Sept ‘Connections’. Iconic objects from the museum collections.
Jonathan Adams, The Chapel, Ashford Carbonel 01584 831343
11 - 19 Sept Original paintings, old master copies, restoration and conservation. Open 11am-5pm.
Sandford Gallery, 1 Sandford Place, Church Stretton
Sept Gallery artists ROS BURNS, DI PURSER, GILL CROZIER, DAVID MACE, TONY PURSER & STEPHEN VICARY. Open Fri-Mon 11am-5pm. www.sandfordgallery.org
Bear Steps Gallery, Shrewsbury 01743 356511
Until 11 Sept Shrewsbury Town Trail - photographs. Until 11 Sept Conservation and Buildings at Risk exhibition. Open from 11am-4pm.
The Gallery, Bishop’s Castle 01588 630128
Sept ‘Making an Impression’. Celebrating the work of artist prints, using collagraph, etchings, linocuts, mono prints and collagraphs, with some of the methods represented. Artists include ANNA RAVENSCROFT, EILEEN TURNER, BEE ALLWOOD, JUDITH MOY, PETER STILLWELL, PHIL COPESTAKE and others, plus special feature etchings from the estate of Molly Dicker. Her son, Tim Dicker will give an introduction of his mother’s life and work on 9 September. Open Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm.
Silk Top Hat Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow 01584 875363
Until 18 Sept ANNA RAVENSCROFT - etchings. Until 18 Sept Isaac Smart’s Showcase: JENNY CRISP - willow baskets. Until 18 Sept SARAH HARDING - paintings in tempera. Gallery opens 25 Sept - 16 Oct ALISON MORTON - stone linen hangings and linen weaving. RAE HARRISON - paintings. FELICITY BINYON - paintings and textiles. 30 Sept Top Hat Tour to the Gordon Russell Museum, Broadway and Chastleton House, Moreton-in-Marsh. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.
Burway Books, 10 Beaumont Rd, Church Stretton 01694 723388
Sept Full display exhibiton, books, paintings, multi-media works and cards.
Ludlow Assembly Rooms 01584 878141
Until 26 Sept ‘Filtti Felt Exhibition’. FINNISH FELT ASSOCIATION. 1 Oct - 14 Nov MEG HAWKINS - photographs. Open Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-3pm.
50 Bull Ring, Ludlow 01584 872090
Sept PYE POWDER - significant collection of rural works.
The Old Surgery Gallery, 11 High St, Clun, Craven Arms 01588 640506
2 - 27 Sept Annual Tim Nash and Friends Exhibition. TIM NASH, JOAN BRAY, BRIAN FLETCHER, PAUL HIPKISS, RON LAW & ANN-MONIQUE STELLINGA. From 30 Sept Autumn Exhibition featuring NOEL SHEPHERDSON & DIEUWKE PHILPOTT. Open 10am-5pm daily, including Sundays and Bank Holidays.
Mr Bun The Master Baker, Church Stretton 01694 723018
Sept Full rural art display exhibition, including paintings and multimedia editions, plus meet the artist.
Appleyards, 85 Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury 01743 240180
Sept Full display exhibition of rural pictures.
The Clive Bar & Restaurant, Bromfield, Ludlow 01584 856661
Until 7 Oct BRONTË WOODRUFF.
Coalbrookdale Gallery, Ironbridge
Until 31 Jan 2011 ‘Black by Day: Red by Night’ EDWIN BUTLER-BAYLIS (1874-1950) - paintings.
Art & Craft Workshops
Single listings are free. Year round, ongoing workshops £40 per year
Sept
art classes
Expert small group tuition in experimental surfaces and mixed media, silk painting, life drawing, exploring painting with natural substances. Art on the Square and Framing Gallery, Leominster, 01568 615813.
HEREFORD COLLEGE OF ARTS
AA2A - Artists Access to Art Colleges Scheme is offering mini residences and will give four artists each year the opportunity to use the college’s facilities. The scheme will run from Oct 2010 to April 2011. Applications in the following specialist areas: printmaking, wood, jewellery, ceramics, textiles, artists books, multi-media, photography, animation and painting. For further details contact Wendy Tolley at Hereford College of Arts, 01432 845366 or email: w.tolley@hca.ac.uk. Closing date 28 Sept.
September
ledbury artplace
4 & 5 Sept - Fun with Mixed Media, £95.Further details www.angiehughes.com or email angie@angiehughes.com
creative willow
Weekly classes exploring willow weaving techniques for basketmaking, garden structures and sculpture. Gladestry, Clyro and Builth Wells. Also one and two day workshops throughout the year. Mary Zammit, 01982 552072, mary@marywillowgarden.co.uk
Weekends
DRAWING
Talgarth. Improve and develop your drawing skills. October – July. 8 weekend courses concentrating on the figure, portraiture, objects, natural forms, landscape, buildings and interiors. Each weekend will differ in terms of subject matter, deal with drawing fundamentals through observation and will explore different approaches, materials and techniques. Fully equipped studio. Small classes - instruction by an experienced teacher and practicing artist. Beginners welcome. Starting October 23rd . For more details of these and other courses in painting please email niel.bally@btopenworld.com or tel. 01874 711 212.
September
sidney nolan trust
10 & 11 Sept - Waterless Lithography Masterclass with Australian printmaker Annie Day, 10am-4pm, £70. 19 Sept - Understanding Fine Art Prints. For printmakers and non-artists alike. Mike Clement explains methods and techniques for identifying prints. 2-4pm, £10, £5 members. 20 Sept - Book Arts Introduction, with Lin Charlston’s beginners session. 10am-4pm, £35, members £25. 23, 30 Sept & 7 Oct - Stone Carving evening course with sculptor David Walker, 5-7pm, £15 per evening. 2 & 3 Oct - Working Wood, Carving a Place, a two day course with sculptor Nick Lloyd, daily course fee £90, residential fees £170 per person per night. The Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne, 01544 260149.
Mon 13 - Fri 17 Sept
timber frame building courses
With Hewnwood.com. Learn the craft of timber framing in our secluded woodland workshop in the Brecon Beacons. You will be working with greenwood to create a traditionally crafted, pegged and fully jointed frame. Camping on site and all meals included. Alan or Mary on 01874 658440 or email timberframe@keme.co.uk
Sat 18 & Sun 19 Sept
kate freeman abstract artist workshop
The first of three workshops run by Glasbury Arts. 12 places, available for adults and participants need not have any previous experience. Glasbury Arts, near Hay on Wye, £45, 01497 847426.
Mon 20 & Tues 21 Sept
leather works skills workshop
For beginners at Acton Scott Historic Farm, near Church Stretton. Make a simple bag in a two day course. Further details call 07967 323765. to book call Acton Scott 01694 781307 or email acton.scott.museum@shropshire.gov.uk
Sat 25 Sept
craft and skills
Using natural and recycled materials. Ideas for creative and profitable use of those long winter evenings. Community Centre, Leominster, 10am-4pm, free, 01885 410473. Transition Leominster.
Sat 25 Sept
the painting of letters
Learn to paint exquisitely decorated letters with Tess Cooling. Monkland Village Hall, 10am-4pm, £18 members, £21 visitors, 01885 483186. Marches Scribes.
Thurs 30 Sept
flower painting
A course with Moya Davern over 10 Thurs afternoons. Hall Barn, Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, 1-5pm, £120/£100, 01970 621580.
Sat 2 & Sun 3 Oct
willow basket weaving workshop
Learn a new skill and take away a basket that will last a lifetime. Workshop led by Frances Keenan.The Hatch Workshops, near Tenbury Wells, two days £120 includes yummy lunch, 01584 881207.
October
Apple Store Gallery workshops
9 Oct - Embossed Prints, with Michael Clements, 10am-4pm. 16 Oct - Introduction to Book Arts with Lin Charlston, 10am-4pm. 24 Oct - Drawing and Painting to Music with Richard Corbett, 10am-4pm. Each workshop £55 including light lunch and refreshments. New Gallery in Hereford, 01989 740313.
Mondays
life drawing
Village Hall, Clyro, near Hay-on-Wye, 10am-4pm, £10 for the day, £6 for half a day, 01497 831550.
Mondays
life drawing
With John Everett. The Forbury, Leominster, details john@johneverett.co.uk or 01568 612646.
Mondays
life drawing
Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, 9.30am-4pm. Beginners welcome, £40 per term, 01584 878141.
Tuesdays
LIFE DRAWING
Artists of all abilities are welcome to this friendly and informal group. The Hive, 5 Belmont, Shrewsbury, 7-9pm, £6 on the door, 01743 234970.
1st Tues & 3rd Thurs
Stitch ‘n’ bitch knitting group
Cafe Green, St Owen St, Hereford, 6-9pm, free, 01432 379142.
Wednesdays
KNITTING GROUP
At the Workhouse Cafe, Presteigne, 2-4pm, 10% discount on food and drinks. All welcome, 01544 267864.
Wednesdays
spinning for all
With Rachel Berry. Thomas Shop, Penybont, Llandrindod Wells, £35 per day, advance booking, 01597 851951.
Thurs & Sun
life drawing
Thurs 6-7pm, Sun 4.15-5.15pm, £5 per session. Unit 3, Rockfield Road Industrial Estate, Hereford, phone to book, 07734 086179.
Saturdays
smart
Art club. Assembly Rooms, Ludlow, ages 7-12, 10.30am-12.30pm, £35/£20 (per term), 01584 878141.
HIVE OFFERS HUDDLING OPPORTUNITY
The Hive, Belmont, in Shrewsbury is offering the chance to ‘huddle together’ with like-minded organisations working in the arts or with young people. Two desks available in a shared office and other spaces available to rent. Further information contact Alyson Lanning, 01743 234970.

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