Online exhibition The Art of Being an Apprentice charts the journey of Elaine Wilson as she completes her three-year QEST Allchurches Trust Apprenticeship at Dovecot to become a junior weaver. From translating her own paintings to tapestry, to weaving works inspired by Romantic painter JMW Turner and contemporary artist Jenny Saville, The Art of Being an ... Read more
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 the 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” ... Read more
In this popular ‘Introduction to Paper Folding’ class, you’ll be introduced to some basic folding techniques and be guided through the process of making three spectacular pieces to fold and keep. The kit comes in a sturdy box and contains a collection of high quality tools, a fabric drawstring bag and enough pre-cut paper to ... Read more
Unlike other portrait exhibitions, this show is rigorously selected by professional portrait painters who themselves have been elected by their peers to the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. It is one of the world’s most extensive contemporary portrait exhibitions forming a showcase of some 200 works. This year the selection features work by QEST Austin ... Read more
This course is for anyone wishing to learn how to transform a sheet of paper into a range of three dimensional forms. It is advisable that participants have taken the ‘Introduction to Paper Folding’ class first, but not essential. We won’t be making products in this class but you will learn a variety of techniques ... Read more
Join us for an intensive full day workshop and create your own leather rucksack. This is a perfect workshop for someone wanting to test all the essential leather working skills whilst creating something practical and beautiful. Choose from a range of coloured leather, edging and thread to customise your own bag. During the workshop, you ... Read more
In this one day workshop you will learn to make a crossbody bag, handbag or bumbag and personalise it with your own choice of colour and edging. During the day you will learn to: work with multiple pattern pieces, saddle stitching, edge colouring, attach d-rings and slider, edge burnishing and attach a pocket. The finished ... 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
The Japanese Cherry Blossom season begins in the middle of March and lasts through to May creating a pandemonium of pink petals all over the country. Dedicated followers can track the progress via the 2021 blossom forecast and early indications are that the cherry blossoms will open a few days earlier than normal. Join Auburn ... 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
In this gentle introduction to charcoal drawing, you will be exploring different techniques for creating rich and interesting tonal drawings with this most ancient of drawing medium. A willingness to experiment and not worry about producing a finished piece will help you on this one day course. Through a combination of demonstrations, with lots of ... 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
An experimental course exploring screenprinting and painting, to build up layers of colour on opaque and semi-transparent fabrics. The tutor will explain simple but evocative approaches to painting and printing with Procion P dyes on natural fabrics. You can then experiment with all the possibilities under her guidance to make images, collages, constructions and flat ... 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
A riot of colour and a rare insight into the creative possibilities that arise from unusual collaborations. Bespoke Couture Shoemaker Caroline Groves joins forces with Taxidermist, Naturalist and Collector John Burton for a curated exhibition of their work. Embark on a visual journey through two crafts featuring craftsmen who insist on the integrity of natural materials ... 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
QEST Sanderson Rising Star Craft Award
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