Workshop & Education

WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS 16+
The Film of the Book with Sue Burge
Red Barn Gallery | 6.30 – 8.30pm | £6.50 each session (inc. tea & coffee)
Sue Burge is a freelance tutor now based in King’s Lynn. She taught for twenty years at the
University of East Anglia, and has travelled all over the world giving workshops on film studies and creative writing. These sessions aim to open up discussion on the relationship between books and films. What gets left out during adaptation, and why? Can you bear to watch the film if you love the book, and vice versa? Even if you haven’t seen or read any of the films or books, just come along and be inspired!

Handmade Books with Nick Sampson
Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20 August
£40 for both days | 10.30 - 4pm (Bring a packed lunch)
A 2 day workshop exploring the art of the handmade book led by Nick Sampson. Experiment with a range of different book formats from notebooks and sketch books to journals and albums. No previous experience is needed, all materials supplied, so just come along and enjoy creating your own personal handmade books from start to finish!

Saturday Art ClubSaturday Art Club
Shakespeare Barn | £6 per session including a drink and a healthy snack | Saturdays before and after half term:
12, 19, 26 April, 3, 10 May | HALF TERM | 7, 14, 21 June
Juniors (4 - 8yrs) 10am - 1 pm | Seniors (8 - 13yrs) 2pm – 5pm
Fancy improving your arty skills, having fun and making new friends? Come along to Saturday Art Club and specialist tutors Lisa Hancock and Emma Markwell will give you all the know-how you need. Using the Art Centre’s exhibitions as inspiration, you’ll be introduced to a range of exciting techniques. Everything you make at Art Club is yours to take home and you also get invites to exhibition openings for you and your family!

SOMETHING FOR TEACHERS | Teachers’ Play Time 2
Thursday 12 June 5.30-7pm | FREE including Film & Mini-supper
A special event for all teachers and educators, Teachers’ Play Time is a good excuse to get away from the classroom and see what opportunities the Arts Centre can offer you
and your students. If you want to know more about partnership working, inset training, schools’ activity days, meeting artists and actors, work experience, one-off workshops,
discounted travel and tickets amongst other things, why not join us for this informal evening. We’ll provide food, drink, an illustrated tour of the current exhibitions and the chance to
see the evening film in the Guildhall Theatre - and it’s all absolutely free! Call 01553 779095 to book.

Shakespeare Barn | Art & craft activities for 5 - 11yrs | £14 per day 10am - 3.30pm | Bring a packed lunch

Paint! Paint! Paint!
Monday 18 August
Are your arty ideas just too big for the page? Try your hand at mural painting and
get creative on a grand scale.

Plaster PowerPlaster Power
Tuesday 19 August
Our tutors will help you experiment with moulding and casting techniques and create your own ceramic plaques for your room.

Collage Crazy
Wednesday 20 August
Create exciting images using different materials. You can even make your own paper to use in your artwork.

Costume CommotionCostume Commotion
Thursday 21 August
You could be a pirate, a princess or a parrot - the only limit is your imagination!
Make costumes, masks and accessories in this workshop.

Fabric Frenzy
Friday 22 August
A range of activities will be on offer including felt-making and fabric printing. You can also to make your textile pieces into something useful to take home!

Kult Theatre
The young performers from Kult Theatre have been busy since performing for the people
of Lynn at the Christmas lights switch on in November. They’ve taken an in-depth look
into children’s theatre and achieved a Silver Arts Award accreditation in the process,
and performed Alan Ayckbourn’s ‘Confusions’ in a special performance for ACCEPT
members. This summer will see the group working on a special project in order to obtain
the Gold Arts Award. Our current group is fully subscribed, but if you would like to put
your name on the waiting list or get further information on educational activities please
call 01553 779095

WORKSHOPS FOR 11 - 14 YEAR OLDS
3D Animation
Monday 18, Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20 August | 10am - 4pm |
Three day workshop (£45 for three days) | Bring a packed Lunch
Are you a fan of Wallace & Gromit or The Nightmare Before Christmas? Artist and
film-maker, Tim Edwards, will help you find out about the mechanics of stop-motion
animation in this three day workshop. Draw up your storyboard, design and make your
characters, build the set, capture motion on camera and add the sound effects. After
editing, all animations will be collected on DVD for you to keep!

Art ApprenticeArt Apprentice
Junk Challenge
Thursday 21 August & Friday 22 August | 10am - 4pm Two day workshop (£30 for both days)
Bring a packed lunch
Will you get hired or fired? Over two days the Art Centre’s very own Alan Sugar, Nick Neal, will put you through a series of different arty challenges using recycled materials until an apprentice is found!

Arts Awards LogoArts Award
The King’s Lynn Arts Centre is a registered centre for the Arts Award, an accredited qualification for participation in the arts. Earlier this year 18 young people managed to achieve an Arts Award through artistic provision provided by the galleries. Among them were resident youth theatre, Kult Theatre, as well as three young men from King’s Lynn’s Pupil Referral Unit who exhibited their animated films at the Sainsbury Centre, UEA, Norwich and a group of students from The Park High School, Gaywood, who made a documentary on the benefits of greener spaces in the Lynn area.
If you would like to know more about the Arts Award, please call Nick Neal, Arts Award
advisor on 01553 779095.