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Wonderful Weaving

RADICAL LANDSCAPES PROGRAMME

Saturday 21 October 2023

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Weave your own plant pot with artist Lucy Rainbow.

Part of the Radical Landscapes Events and Activities Programme.

Taking inspiration from the themes of the Radical Landscapes exhibition, in this activity we’ll be engaging with nature and the rural traditions of our ancestors. The materials to make baskets were readily available in the local wetlands, which meant that basket weaving was a widely practised craft in Waltham Forest. Guided by artist Lucy Rainbow, you’ll  learn how to make a simple woven pot using natural fibres.

The activity is suitable for children aged 5+ years. A simpler weaving activity will be available for younger visitors.

All materials will be provided.

Activities will take place on the first-floor landing in the Gallery.

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Image: Lucy Rainbow

Still from Derek Jarman's The Garden. Sand, plants and trees can be seen.

Special curator-led tour of Radical Landcapes

RADICAL LANDSCAPES PROGRAMME

Thursday 16 November 2023

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Visit William Morris Gallery for a special curator-led tour of Radical Landscapes: Art inspired by the land.

Radical Landscapes is a major exhibition showing over a century of art inspired by the land. It explores the natural world as a space for artistic inspiration, social connection, and political and cultural protest through the lens of William Morris, one of Britain’s earliest and most influential environmental thinkers. Organised in collaboration with Tate Liverpool, the exhibition will display work spanning two centuries and feature more than 60 works by artists including JMW Turner, Claude Cahun, Hurvin Anderson, Derek Jarman, Jeremy Deller and Veronica Ryan.

See the exhibition with one of our curators as your guide.

Read more about the exhibition here.

 

Image: Derek Jarman, The Garden, Courtesy & © Basilisk Communications

Special curator-led tour of Radical Landcapes

RADICAL LANDSCAPES PROGRAMME

Tuesday 13 February 2024

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Visit William Morris Gallery for a special curator-led tour of Radical Landscapes: Art inspired by the land.

Radical Landscapes is a major exhibition showing over a century of art inspired by the land. It explores the natural world as a space for artistic inspiration, social connection, and political and cultural protest through the lens of William Morris, one of Britain’s earliest and most influential environmental thinkers. Organised in collaboration with Tate Liverpool, the exhibition will display work spanning two centuries and feature more than 60 works by artists including JMW Turner, Claude Cahun, Hurvin Anderson, Derek Jarman, Jeremy Deller and Veronica Ryan.

See the exhibition with one of our curators as your guide.

Read more about the exhibition here.

 

Image: Still image from Derek Jarman, The Garden. Courtesy & © Basilisk Communications

Special curator-led tour of Radical Landscapes

RADICAL LANDSCAPES PROGRAMME

Wednesday 17 January 2024

Home / What's on/ Special curator-led tour of Radical Landscapes

Visit William Morris Gallery for a special curator-led tour of Radical Landscapes: Art inspired by the land.

Radical Landscapes is a major exhibition showing over a century of art inspired by the land. It explores the natural world as a space for artistic inspiration, social connection, and political and cultural protest through the lens of William Morris, one of Britain’s earliest and most influential environmental thinkers. Organised in collaboration with Tate Liverpool, the exhibition will display work spanning two centuries and feature more than 60 works by artists including JMW Turner, Claude Cahun, Hurvin Anderson, Derek Jarman, Jeremy Deller and Veronica Ryan.

See the exhibition with one of our curators as your guide.

Read more about the exhibition here.

 

Image: Protesters at Newbury, 1996 © Andrew Testa

Family Day

Beasts and Birds, Flowers and Foliage

WORKSHOPS

Saturday 23 September 2023

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Join us for Family Day fun! Tile decorating activity led by artist Lucy Rainbow.

William De Morgan was Morris and Co’s principal ceramic designer and maker. Most of his tiles feature foliage and flower designs, whilst some of his best loved and greatest designs feature animals. De Morgan took medieval, Persian, and Japanese influences and blended them in into his own unique style.

In this activity you will be guided in how to use ceramic paint and pens to decorate a 15cm x 15cm ceramic tile, taking inspiration from the designs of William De Morgan.

All materials will be provided.

Activities take place in our Learning Studio on the top floor of the Gallery accessed by stairs and lift.

Activities are suitable for children aged 5+

All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Image: Animal Tile, William de Morgan, c.1882-88

Creative Kids

Deck the halls!

WORKSHOPS

Thursday 21 December 2023

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Our Creative Kids sessions are monthly craft activity workshops for children aged 2 to 5 and their carers.

Taking inspiration from all things Morris, we will be making our own festive wreaths to spread cheer and good will!

As this can be a messy session, please wear or bring old clothes. Aprons are available. The session is best suited for children 2 to 5 years old.

All sessions include a tour of the Gallery, the craft activity, singing and snack time.

These are FREE sessions but donations in support of our public programme are always welcomed and can also be made via the Eventbrite booking page if you are attending either session.

Booking information:

Morning Session: 10am – 11.30am – Advance booking on Eventbrite. Please book tickets for all attendees.

Afternoon Session: 1pm – 2.30pm – Drop in with limited capacity. Please arrive on time and sign up at the front desk.

Image: Birds in a Holly Tree wallpaper (1890s), Edward Voysey

Creative Kids

Stained glass inspirations

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Thursday 16 November 2023

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Our Creative Kids sessions are monthly craft activity workshops for children aged 2 to 5 and their carers.

Stained glass was a popular feature in Victorian times, when it was often used to personalise people’s homes. At our November Creative Kids sessions we’ll be looking at the beautiful stained-glass creations in our collection before making colourful windows to decorate your home with.

As this can be a messy session, please wear or bring old clothes. Aprons are available. The session is best suited for children 2 to 5 years old.

All sessions include a tour of the Gallery, the craft activity, singing and snack time.

These are FREE sessions but donations in support of our public programme are always welcomed and can also be made via the Eventbrite booking page if you are attending either session.

Booking information:

Morning Session: 10am – 11.30am – Advance booking on Eventbrite. Please book tickets for all attendees.

Afternoon Session: 1pm – 2.30pm – Drop in with limited capacity. Please arrive on time and sign up at the front desk.

Image: Detail from Minstrel with Cymbals (1880s), designed by William Morris

Creative Kids

Make music, be merry!

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Thursday 19 October 2023

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Our Creative Kids sessions are monthly craft activity workshops for children aged 2 to 5 and their carers.

Music, instruments, and music makers are a recurring theme in the work of Frank Brangwyn. Explore the Brangwyn galleries and be inspired to make your own musical instrument.

As this can be a messy session, please wear or bring old clothes. Aprons are available. The session is best suited for children 2 to 5 years old.

All sessions include a tour of the Gallery, the craft activity, singing and snack time.

These are FREE sessions but donations in support of our public programme are always welcomed and can also be made via the Eventbrite booking page if you are attending either session.

Booking information:

Morning Session: 10am – 11.30am – Advance booking on Eventbrite. Please book tickets for all attendees.

Afternoon Session: 1pm – 2.30pm – Drop in with limited capacity. Please arrive on time and sign up at the front desk.

Image: Group Listening to Musicians, Frank Brangwyn c.1902

Close detail of the Peacock and Dragon design by William Morris

Creative Kids

Telling Stories like William Morris

WORKSHOPS

Thursday 14 September 2023

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Our Creative Kids sessions are monthly craft activity workshops for children aged 2 to 5 and their carers.

Discover the stories behind some of William Morris’s best loved patterns at our Creative Kids sessions for September.

William Morris loved to tell stories and the animals in his designs often came from ancient myths, classic children’s tales or the things that happened in his everyday life. At these sessions we’ll be making animal masks inspired by Morris’s patterns, telling stories and singing songs.

As this can be a messy session, please wear or bring old clothes. Aprons are available. The session is best suited for children 2 to 5 years old.

All sessions include a tour of the Gallery, the craft activity, singing and snack time.

These are FREE sessions but donations in support of our public programme are always welcomed and can also be made via the Eventbrite booking page if you are attending either session.

Booking information:

Morning Session: 10am – 11.30am – Advance booking on Eventbrite. Please book tickets for all attendees.

Afternoon Session: 1pm – 2.30pm – Drop in with limited capacity. Please arrive on time and sign up at the front desk.

Image: Detail from Bird & Peacock by William Morris © William Morris Gallery

Nandita Shankardass portrait

Family Day

Design and Dance! With Nandita Shankardass

WORKSHOPS

Monday 28 August 2023

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A dance and design workshop inspired by Ashish: Fall in Love and Be More Tender.

The choice of what we wear can offer signals, create visibility and be a celebration of self-expression. In this workshop, Nandita Shankardass, founder of Welcome Movement © draws inspiration from Ashish Gupta’s motivation for his designs and Ashish Shah’s photography in the current exhibition Ashish: Fall in Love and Be More Tender.

You will be guided on a journey of imagining and designing an outfit to express yourself, exploring the textures and movement of fabrics and the way in which they are created. You will then take part in a dance and movement experience to embody your design on the catwalk!  This is an activity for any age to enjoy and express through design and dance.

“We can express ourselves and our identity through the way in which we dress, the fabric we favour, the parts of us we decide to cover, those parts we show and the way it settles and falls on our skin. The colours we choose can give a clue or extension of how we feel. Fashion is a form of powerful self-expression, of making a statement without a sound, yet its presence creates a vibration, permitting the power of the movement and colour of the cloth to tell a story and create an energy around us.”  Nandita Shankardass

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