Officine Saffi presents Magazzino (Warehouse), an exhibition of recent works displayed for the first time at the gallery, including two pieces by QEST Radcliffe Trust Scholar Kaja Upelj. This group show arises from the simple desire to exhibit stunning ceramic works while summarising the gallery’s path and artistic research. Behind each object on display lies ... Read more
Over six days, professional chair maker Jason Mosseri will teach you all the elements of chair-making and you will leave with a strong, elegant chair made by your own fair hand. You will learn how to select a suitable green ash log, cleave it into parts, and, using a wooden spring pole lathe, “turn” these ... Read more
Bristol Photo Festival is a new and innovative festival that celebrates the power and diversity of photography. We commission and produce national, international solo and group exhibitions in a biannual festival across the city of Bristol. We also run an ongoing national and international programme of talks, events, workshops and training through a partnership model ... Read more
Jump Cut, Still Life presents a series of works exploring landscape and the impacts of screen-based technologies on our sensory engagement with the natural world. The works in the exhibition developed from the artist’s experience of being in her garden during lockdown, witnessing plants growing, observing insects and birds visiting and noticing the subtle changes ... Read more
Bristol Bronze Club: This is a two day workshop, where you will learn an introduction to lost wax bronze casting, using the ceramic shell casting technique. The weekend is taught in small groups to allow as much contact time as possible. You'll learn an overview of the foundry process while creating your own sculpture. On ... Read more
In the historical rooms of Hollenegg, next to Imari Japanese wares, Chinese vases, Augarten tea cups and Persian tiles, twenty-two contemporary designers including QEST Carole Bamford Scholar Alice Walton will be presenting their own ceramic pieces - ranging from vases, to lamps, tables and tiles. By placing old and new ceramics next to each other ... Read more
Spend a day creating a torso or figure sculpture. Sculpt in water-based clay, using direct observation of a life model. You’ll be welcomed into Poppy's studio to work on your study from the life model. It’s a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with easy conversation and an appropriate distance between students' and model stands. Poppy will ... Read more
QEST CEO Debbie Pocock will join Alberto Cavalli (Michelangelo Foundation) Mary Lewis (Heritage Crafts Association) and Irene Kernan (Craft Scotland) to discuss challenges faced by the Craft and Cultural Heritage community today at this event hosted by the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce Fellows' Media, Creative Industries, Culture and Heritage Network. . This ... Read more
Monochrome is a cross genre exhibition that highlights the subtleties of line, mark, form and texture. With work by over twenty contemporary makers the exhibition looks beyond colour and considers what we would generally term the opposite: all the nuances between the polarities of black and white. Exhibitors include QEST Howdens Scholar & knifemaker Leszek ... Read more
Spend a day creating a torso or figure sculpture. Sculpt in water-based clay, using direct observation of a life model. You’ll be welcomed into Poppy's studio to work on your study from the life model. It’s a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with easy conversation and an appropriate distance between students' and model stands. Poppy will ... Read more
Spend a day creating a torso or figure sculpture. Sculpt in water-based clay, using direct observation of a life model. You’ll be welcomed into Poppy’s studio to work on your study from the life model. It’s a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with easy conversation and an appropriate distance between students’ and model stands. Poppy will ... Read more
This four day workshop is ideal for beginner and intermediate artists who would like to gain experience in painting still life compositions in oils. No experience is necessary – the class size is small and Covid-compliant and the tutor will customise the course according to your individual needs. In this class, you will learn: How ... Read more