Adult Workshops and Talks - Rugby Art Gallery & Museum
Adult Workshops and talks
A packed programme for our 25th Anniversary year
Please scroll down the page to see the full range of workshops and talks available. All workshops must be booked unless stated otherwise.
January 2025
Conservation and archaeology
With Rugby Archaeology Society
Guest speaker: Pieta Graves
Saturday 11 January 2025
Meeting and Talk 10am-12pm
FREE no booking required
February 2025
Drypoint Workshop
Drypoint workshop with Leicester Print Workshop
Saturday 15 February, 9.30am – 3.30pm
£60
A day exploring the Printmaking intaglio process of ‘drypoint’. Suitable for beginners or those wishing to refresh their skills
Life Drawing
Thursday 27 February, 6-7.30pm
£10
Develop your skills and enjoy the relaxing benefits of this self-guided lifedrawing session.
Suitable for all abilities, welcoming beginners and professional artists alike.
Creative Counsel
Merchandising your artwork with Jess Hartshorn
Thursday 27 February, 4 – 5pm
FREE
Join local illustrator Jess Hartsorn for this session on transforming your art into must-have merchandise
March 2025
Two day graphite pencil workshop
With Jamie Boots
Friday 14 & Saturday 15 March,
9.30am – 3.30pm
£90
Subject Clouded Leopard. Join Jamie for a two-day graphite pencil workshop. All materials provided.
Our Canal Heritage
With Roger Butler
6 March
This illustrated talk will provide an introduction to our canal heritage.
U-dig
With Rugby Archaeology Society
Guest speaker: Derek Roberts, Director of excavations
Saturday 8 March 2025
Meeting and Talk 10am-12pm
FREE no booking required.
April 2025
Great Gods in the Gardens
With Michael Brown
3 April 1-2pm
£5
Statues in gardens throughout history.
Leicestershire town and village history
With Rugby Archaeology Society
Guest speaker: Dr Pamela Fisher
Saturday 12 April 2025
Meeting and Talk 10am-12pm
FREE no booking required.
Life Drawing
Thursday 24 April, 6-7.30pm
£10
Develop your skills and enjoy the relaxing benefits of this self-guided lifedrawing session.
Suitable for all abilities, welcoming beginners and professional artists alike.
Creative Counsel
Community Gathering
Thursday 24 April, 4 – 5pmFREE
Network, discuss and share your memories of the Art Gallery and Museum over the last 25 years.
Clay Heads and Techno with Beccy Roberts
26 April, 9.30am – 3.30pm
£50
Great for total beginners as our aim is to have fun and sculpt a head of your choice! All equipment and materials are provided.
May 2025
Lady Dorothie Feilding at War
With Christine Cluley
1 May 1-2pm
£5
Learn about a local wartime hero.
Coral Reef Felted picture workshop
With Eve Marshall
17 May, 9.30am – 3.30pm
£50
Create a coral reef picture using wet and needle felting. Please bring a hand towel; all other materials provided.
June 2025
Rugby's Early Photographers
With John Frearson
5 JuneAn insight into Victorian and Edwardian Rugby.
The Major Finds of Tripontium
With Rugby Archaeology Society
Guest speaker: Dr Irene Glendinning
Saturday 14 June 2025
Meeting and Talk 10am-12pm
FREE no booking required.
Creative Counsel
Framing advice with Anna Lorimer
Thursday 26 June, 4 – 5pmFREE
Join local framing expert Anna Lorimer for tricks and tips on framing your artwork for selling and exhibiting your work.
Life Drawing
Thursday 26 June, 6-7.30pm
£10
Develop your skills and enjoy the relaxing benefits of this self-guided life drawing session.
Suitable for all abilities, welcoming beginners and professional artists alike.
July 2025
Engaging with Conservation with Pieta Greaves
With Pieta Greaves3 July
Discover local archaeological conservation and research.
Stacking Ring Workshop
With Zoë Hodgson
12 July, 10am – 3pm
£65
With guidance from Zoë you can make three silver rings to stack together, using a variety of textures to pattern the surfaces.