All ages are welcome, but these sessions are particularly aimed at inspiring adults to pick up a paintbrush.
No art experience is needed, our friendly staff and volunteers can support you. If the studio is busy, you may be asked to come back later.
Each flower painting session will be facilitated by a different artist, sharing their own individual style, skill and knowledge through invitations and support. Explore more sessions here.
Explore connections between artworks and objects from our collection and discover new-found connections between one another.
Creative Connections is for adults aged 65 and over.
Image © Martin Bond
- Read more about Gold from Newton's Apple Tree: Historical Recipes for Natural Inks, Paints, and Dyes
Nabil Ali's book looks at traditions from medieval manuscripts and contemporary art to examine pigments created from nature, offering an insight into the craft behind historical plant-based colours.
From Reynolds and Gainsborough to Frank Bowling, Gillian Wearing and Barbara Walker, this talk explores the Royal Academy as a vital thread connecting generations of artists.
Drawing parallels between British repair and kintsugi (the Japanese art of 'joining with gold' where items are repaired with lacquer dusted with gold powder), this talk considers how damage, care and repair shape the meaning, value and lives of objects.
An Indian classical dancer has a set of jewellery and costumes that are worn in a particular order to represent more than just ornamentation. It also takes the dancer a few hours to transform into an artist ready for performance. In this talk, you will explore the special jewellery and costumes of a Bharata Natyam dancer and discover what each piece means beyond just bling.
About the speaker
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology cares for some remarkable archaeological objects from Cambridgeshire. In this workshop Senior Curator of European Archaeology, Dr Jody Joy, will talk about some of his favourite objects from the local area, providing insights into the lives of people who have lived in the Cambridge region since the end of the last Ice Age, and revealing the new stories research into these objects has uncovered.
James Costa and Elizabeth Yale will be giving a series of book launch lectures around UK during May and will be speaking on 13 May at 5.30 - 6.30pm at the Department of Zoology, Main Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site, Downing Street.
The evening will include pop-up talks and poetry readings providing insight into the exhibition, as well as special tours of the Kettle’s Yard house focused on the flower paintings and arrangements of fresh cut flowers.
A drop-in workshop will take place in the Clore Learning Studio where you can take inspiration from the exhibition and make your own floral-themed artworks. There will also be musical performances throughout the evening.
About the Speakers
Olivia Meehan is an art historian and teaching specialist with a focus on slow looking and contemplative pedagogies. She received her MPhil and PhD in the History of Art from the University of Cambridge. She has also trained at the V&A Museum London (International Initiatives) in Creating Innovative Learning Programmes. Since graduating she has worked in museums and galleries, and as a lecturer and tutor in the History of Art, both in Australia and abroad.
