As well as tours and exhibitions, we hold a variety of events here at Hay Castle. You can see upcoming events and buy tickets below. For our past events listings please click here.
This workshop will focus on drawing the human body, looking at basic anatomy, scale and proportions. We will look at a few simple tricks that can be followed to improve accuracy when drawing full figure poses. Each participant will receive a set of lovely soft chalk pastels, which we will use during the workshop to complete our own study and can then be taken home to practice these new skills.
Use a variety of different wires, wirework tools and wooden templates to create 2D models set into wooden plinths. You can make your own template or use a drawn image as a modelling tool. Maybe you’ll make an abstract shape or create a model based on your hobbies and interests.
This week we will be giving unwanted art in frames a makeover. You can add quotes, graphics, cut outs, 3d elements, paint directly on the frame or glass. We will be using many different mediums including acrylics, stick on lettering and posca paint pens to breathe a new lease of life into these discarded masterpieces. You could even go seasonal and add bones, or cobwebs to make your own scary spooky canvas.
Get in the spirit of Halloween by dropping in and creating some spooky crafts in the castle! Costumes are welcome and there may be some sweets to start your trick and treating early...
These drop in sessions are designed for kids to come and get creative in our Clore Learning Space and explore who they are through different art forms.
We have coloured pens, glue, tissue paper, paints, stamps and other crafty stuff.
Sessions cost £5 per child and children must be accompanied at all times
Enjoy the versatility of air-dry clay by creating face forms. We will be sculpting and moulding the clay into a face, this could be a mask, a vase or a sculpture, it’s up to you. We will be looking at techniques to create the base form, add details, texture, and proportion. Your imagination will be required to bring this piece to life.
