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Workshops
Drawing from Life Club: Portrait Drawing
16 January - 17 December 2024
Our monthly Drawing from Life Club invites you to draw from a live model alongside our associate artist Paul Berryman exploring the art of portraiture.
All skill levels are welcome but please note that these sessions are only lightly guided.
£15
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Drawing from Life Club: Life Drawing
23 January - 26 November 2024
Our monthly Drawing from Life Club invites you to draw from a live model alongside our associate artist Paul Berryman exploring observational figurative drawing.
All skill levels are welcome but please note that these sessions are only lightly guided.
£20
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Learning
Maker Space: Artist Masterclasses for 11-14 Year-olds
21 February - 30 October 2024
Taking place over school holidays, Maker Space is a programme of artist masterclasses for 11–14 year-olds. Led by practicing artists, the workshops offer young people the opportunity to learn from the artists themselves, to experiment with different art forms, materials and mediums.
£25
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Art Club: Ages 5-8
24 September - 17 December 2024
Our Tuesday art sessions for children are returning this September, aimed at nurturing a love of creativity.
This term, the focus will be on developing drawing and painting techniques, inspired by our Autumn exhibition, Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour, and led by artist Julia Roach.
Children will explore various approaches to portraiture, from figurative to abstract, while enhancing their drawing and painting skills.
£7.50
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Art Club: Ages 8-11
24 September - 17 December 2024
Our Tuesday art sessions for children are returning this September, aimed at nurturing a love of creativity.
This term, the focus will be on developing drawing and painting techniques, inspired by our Autumn exhibition, Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour, and led by artist Julia Roach.
Children will explore various approaches to portraiture, from figurative to abstract, while enhancing their drawing and painting skills.
£7.50
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Performances
Taking the Stage – Day 1
16 October 2024
Taking the Stage is back supporting and celebrating women playwrights. This is the third festival, and like the previous two festivals, there is an exciting lineup of new plays, discussions and talks.
From £10 - £12
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Performances
Taking the Stage – Day 2
17 October 2024
Taking the Stage is back supporting and celebrating women playwrights. This is the third festival, and like the previous two festivals, there is an exciting lineup of new plays, discussions and talks.
From £10 - £12
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Taking the Stage – Day 3
18 October 2024
Taking the Stage is back supporting and celebrating women playwrights. This is the third festival, and like the previous two festivals, there is an exciting lineup of new plays, discussions and talks.
From £10 - £12
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Exhibitions
Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour
19 October 2024 - 23 February 2025
Vanessa Bell (1879–1961) was a pioneering modernist painter and founding member of the Bloomsbury Group, a circle of influential English artists, writers and intellectuals in the first half of the twentieth century. This exhibition – her largest-ever solo show – provides an in-depth overview that includes drawings, paintings, ceramics and furniture.
From Free - £11.50
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Performances
Taking the Stage – Day 4, Part 1
19 October 2024
Taking the Stage is back supporting and celebrating women playwrights. This is the third festival, and like the previous two festivals, there is an exciting lineup of new plays, discussions and talks.
£8
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Performances
Taking the Stage – Day 4, Part 2
19 October 2024
Taking the Stage is back supporting and celebrating women playwrights. This is the third festival, and like the previous two festivals, there is an exciting lineup of new plays, discussions and talks.
From £10 - £12
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Talks
Taking the Stage – The Role of the Intimacy Co-ordinator
19 October 2024
Over the last few years the role of the Intimacy Co-ordinator has become increasingly important for stage and film. Ita O’ Brien has worked on many productions including “Normal People”, “I May Destroy You” and more recently “We Live In Time” starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. Ita talks about her role and how she approaches a production and works with the actors.
£8
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Performances
R.O.G.E.R Radio attempts Frankenstein
23 October 2024
SEE the horror classic Frankenstein as you’ve never HEARD it before!
Those cheeky chappies and lovely ladies of the “renowned ROGER Radio cast” are back and this time it’s DREADFUL!
Prepare to delve into the grim laboratory of Dr Frankenstein from the comfort of your theatre seat.
From £12.50 - £14.50
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Workshops
Form and Colour: Sip n Paint
25 October - 29 November 2024
Inspired by our Vanessa Bell: A World of Form and Colour exhibition, join us for a fun, creative watercolour workshop in our café. Whether you are a first-timer or have experience, local artist Liddy Parry of Something Less Boring will expertly guide and encourage you, offering tips and creative support. Our café bar will be open throughout the workshop serving hot and cold drinks so you can simply sip n paint.
£20
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Accessible Events
Relaxed Screening: RB&O: Wolf Witch Giant Fairy
27 October 2024
10.30am
From £8 - £10
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Family Fun
Indigo Moon Theatre Presents: The Lost Forest
30 October 2024
There’s magic and mayhem in the rainforest! Animals’ homes are at risk as bulldozers and diggers crash through the trees. Who will come to the rescue and fight the evil Endorro? Can we save the rainforest?
Join Indigo Moon Theatre as they present The Lost Forest, a mesmerising performance of puppetry and digital projection for young children and families. Discover a tale of climate change and deforestation as small creatures flee the destruction of their natural habitats.
From £6.50 - £8.50
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Talks
Explore, Create, Play: IPA Autumn Symposium
1 November 2024
Celebrate six years of MK Gallery’s multi-award-winning Inclusive Practice in the Arts (IPA) programme.
This site-wide takeover of MK Gallery will showcase a diverse range of projects and partnerships through interactive practice-sharing and open discussions with participants, partners, artists and the IPA team. We invite anyone interested in inclusive practice to come along and join us, including gallery and museum practitioners, supported studios, artists, teachers, and parents/carers.
From £50 - £70
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Workshops
Wreath-making Workshop
26 - 30 November 2024
Welcome the festive season by joining one of our Christmas wreath-making workshops. Hosted by an expert florist from Wilder Floral in Northampton, you will be guided through a step-by-step process to create a stunning wreath that you can take home and proudly hang on your front door.
£65
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