Painting classes with Claudia
Tantalising Tuesdays Come along to our painting classes led by the wonderful artist Claudia Boese, where you can relax, meet new friends and develop your painting skills. Together we will explore paint and painting, with Claudia showing us how. Each week’s activities change, with Claudia coming up with new ways to enjoy painting, so there […]
Get Creative with Tom & Iris
Wonderful Wednesdays Come along and join our arts & crafts classes where you can relax, meet new friends and develop your artistic skills along the way. Our classes are led by amazing artists Tom and Iris. Each week they will show you how to make something new, starting macrame hanging baskets! Wed 16 October – […]
Circus Skills out in the Park
Join us out in Wivenhoe Park practising your circus skills – it’s going to be fun for everyone! With our fully trained circus skills leaders to show you how, try your hand at juggling, diablos, spinning plates – and many more. We’re excited to be working with the Grand Theatre of Lemmings who have over […]
Tree Treasure Trail
Join us for a Treasure Trail around Wivenhoe Park! Artist Elaine Tribley has created a new map of Wivenhoe Park, that leads us on a journey of discovery, taking in the parkland’s most beautiful trees. With challenges to overcome on the way, it’s a wonderful way to explore this hidden gem of a park. At […]
Animal Crackers – sculptures in the park!
Join artists Clare Iles and Tom Armstrong creating your own sculptures out in Wivenhoe Park. Using everyday materials, make the animals that feature in John Constable’s 1816 painting of Wivenhoe Park, including his swans, birds and cows. But why stop there? Let’s take this further and invent a few of our own! With the guidance […]
Walking with wild writer James Canton
Come on a walk around Wivenhoe Park, led by wild writer James Canton. James will take us on a tour of its trees, paths and glades, stopping to read from his books that take their inspiration from nature, such as his seminal ‘The Oak Papers’. It’s a great way to discover Wivenhoe Park as James […]
Foraging in Wivenhoe Park
Join Lora Aziz – wildcrafter, artist and author – for a foraging walk around Wivenhoe Park, followed by tea back at Art Exchange. Lora will lead us on a foraging expedition around Wivenhoe Park. We will identify local plants including which ones are edible, medicinal and used in a variety of traditional ways. Together we […]
Instant (almost!) Cyanotype photography
Come along and join us creating instant (almost!) photographs of plants and flowers foraged in the beautiful Wivenhoe Park. The park rangers have told us what we can pick as we explore the park foraging for things to include in our photograph – and they’ve even provided some trimmings for us! Photographer Jack Briggs-Miller is […]
Painting in the Park
Join us for Painting in the Park with artist Claudia Bose. Taking inspiration from John Constable painting ‘Wivenhoe Park’ (1816), we’re going to walk in Constable’s footsteps and create our own mini masterpieces – with the support of artist Claudia to show us how. Everyone is welcome and this painting workshop is suitable for all […]
From Occupation to Liberation: Zine making with Mawadah
Art Exchange will be supporting ‘From Occupation to Liberation: Decolonising Palestine’, with a zine making workshop. This event is organised by students from the Department of Sociology and Criminology, with close support from their academic staff, and Pal Soc. This event aims to shed light on the ongoing aggression taking place in Palestine, especially Gaza, […]
Feminist Placard making
We’re getting ready to celebrate International Women’s Day! Join us at our art workshops where women and their allies come together to get creative as they talk, plan and activate celebrations for IWD. In the spirit of the University’s history of women activists, we’re creating a platform for you to ‘say it loud and say […]
Feminist Embroidery
We’re getting ready to celebrate International Women’s Day! Join us at our art workshops where women and their allies come together to get creative as they talk, plan and activate celebrations for IWD. In the spirit of the University’s history of women activists, we’re creating a platform for you to ‘say it loud and say […]
Feminist Badge-making
We’re getting ready to celebrate International Women’s Day! Join us at our art workshops where women and their allies come together to get creative as they talk, plan and activate celebrations for IWD. In the spirit of the University’s history of women activists, we’re creating a platform for you to ‘say it loud and say […]
Art & Soul: Make your own postcards to home
Join us in making our own postcards to send home. There are family and friends who would love to hear from you! We’ve got images of Uni, its parkland and life in the UK for you to collage, bling up and make into your own postcard about life at Uni. And we will also provide […]
Art & Soul artclasses: Badgemaking
Come along to Art Exchange and make your own badges! From supporting causes that matter to you, to just having fun – you’ll be amazed at where your imagination takes you. We’ve got piles of magazines, stickers and photos for you to choose from – and the Arts Team will be in the gallery to […]