Explore the ideas and poses from Harold Offeh's exhibition Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet, through fun and creative activities, working with Sin Cru to discover your b-boy or b-girl name and customise it onto your own hip hop cap!
This workshop is suitable for 7-11 year olds.
Together, we will gather inspiration from the artworks and amazing objects to be found in the house at Kettle’s Yard. We will then return to the studio where you can transform your sketches into cardboard sculptures to take home.
This workshop is suitable for 7-11 year olds.
Participants will be invited to explore and be inspired by the exhibition Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet by Harold Offeh, discovering how Offeh makes clothes, hair and pop culture relate to his own identity.
Please note: Lunch is not included. We ask that participants bring that own packed lunch, and that this does not contain nuts.
SOURCE is our annual programme of workshops for young people aged 15-25 studying Art and Design at GCSE, A-Level, BTEC and Foundation level.
Book an artist-led workshop, join a tour to get ideas for your themes or bring your portfolio for a review with lecturers from Cambridge School of Art at Anglia Ruskin University.
The themes for each day are:
- Thursday: Nature and natural forms
- Friday: Human form
- Saturday: Abstraction
Garden Highlight Tours are daily at 11.30am
- Explore the seasonal stars on a 60 minute tour with an expert Guide
- Places are allocated on a first-come basis and numbers are limited to 12 people per Guide
- Not recommended for children under 12 years
Bite-Sized Plant Talks at 1.30pm
Join us for a celebratory late opening marking the exhibition launch of The Auzoux Project at the Whipple Museum. Over the past six months, artist Anna Brownsted and our Whipple Scribble community have been co-creating a takeover of our Victorian Parlour, inspired by the incredible papier-mâché models of Dr Louis Auzoux. Experience the installation up close and explore the Museum after-hours with a glass of wine.
Fury of the peaks: A journey through the new dangers of frozen mountain ranges
Louie Bell is a Geography PhD student at Queen's College with very close ties to the Scott Polar Research Institute after completing his MPhil here in 2024.
From Louie:
Join artist Anna Brownsted and the Whipple Museum for the second and final hands-on creative workshop inspired by Dr Louis Auzoux’s remarkable papier-mâché teaching models. You do not need to have attended the first workshop to take part.
Inspired by the themes in his latest play ‘Please Do Not Touch’, former Birmingham Poet Laureate, activist and playwright Casey Bailey leads an engaging discussion around colonial legacy, contested heritage and institutional change.
During the session participants will:
