Embroidery Taster Workshop

Embroidery for beginners

Full-Day Embroidery Workshop

Embroider a small panel in the style of Morris & Co.

WMG Late: Obsession

A night of fixation and infatuation

Short course Art & Design CPD for Primary School Teachers

Art & Design for Primary School Teachers at Waltham Forest College.

Starting on Thursday 6 November then on five subsequent Wednesdays 5.30-8pm with Wednesday 12 November at the William Morris Gallery

Arts Award Bronze and Silver Training

The course will provide full training for new Arts Award Advisers to plan, deliver and assess young people for their Arts Award Bronze and Silver levels.

Arts Award & Beyond: Low Cost Adviser Training

The course will provide full training for new Arts Award Advisers to plan, deliver and assess young people for their Arts Award Bronze and Silver levels.

Stitching in Time – A Cameraless Film Workshop

Learn how to make cameraless films with needle and thread

WMG Late: (Un)acceptable behaviour

An evening for breaking the rules

Full Arts Award Adviser Training

The course will provide full training for new Arts Award Advisers to plan, deliver and assess young people for their Arts Award Bronze and Silver levels.

Darren Hayman performs Chants for Socialists

Darren Hayman performs his new collection of songs based on William Morris's Chants for Socialists

Darren Hayman performs Chants for Socialists

Darren Hayman performs his new collection of songs based on William Morris's Chants for Socialists

Arts Award and Beyond Primary Awareness and Artsmark Event

This short course explores  ways in which Arts Award can be delivered successfully in primary schools both by teaching staff and arts practitioners. We will look at Discover and Explore as well as how Bronze can be introduced for Years 6 post SATS as an effective transition project. We are also combining this session with details about the Artsmark process and the benefits that schools derive from applying for this award to recognize quality provision in the arts. The session begins with Registration and refreshments at 4.00pm and will finish at 6.30pm. £20 per school, booking essential! Trainer: Yolanda Guns, Arts Award and Artsmark moderator.

WMG Late: Fakery

Explore "fakeness" in popular culture through art, music and poetry.

Dyeing Workshop: Adire

Learn about the mystical properties of natural indigo dye and create your own uniquely patterned fabric to take home

Adult Workshop: The Art of Dressmaking

Costumier Dee Sheehan will lead a one-day workshop in which you will use Dutch Wax fabric to make a child's costume to take home.

WMG Late: All Blues

Submerge yourself in an intense indigo experience

Free Arts Award & Beyond network meeting

Free Arts Award & Beyond network meeting for educators and community groups. 

Walthamstow Garden Party

A free weekend of music, theatre, arts & crafts, food and family activity in beautiful Lloyd Park

David Mabb: In Conversation

David Mabb in conversation with Larne Abse Gogarty

Film screening: October: ten days that shook the world

Screening of a revolutionary classic

Constructing Pages: full-day book illustration workshop

Create your own illustrated page design with artist Amber Khokhar

WMG Late: Under Construction

Join us for a summer evening of revolutionary design and poetry.

City of London Walk: Architects, Poets and Painters

A meander through romanticism, gothic alleyways, aestheticism and the resting space of poets

Friends' Talk: Art and the Russian Revolution

An illustrated talk exploring the unfolding of the revolution during and after 1917.

Stowfest 2015: Arsenic Mines

A special gig celebrating the Stow Festival's fifth anniversary

WMG Late: Child's Play

Discover the dark side to classic fairy tales through music, poetry and spoken word

Friends' Talk: William Morris and his Workers at Merton Abbey

David Saxby examines Merton Abbey, the home of Morris's workshops

Adult Workshop: An Introduction to Weaving

Learn more about William Morris's woven textiles and create your own woven sample with artist-weaver Rezia Wahid MBE

Rosalind Fowler: Talk and film screening

Our artist in residence discusses and screens her work

Wenlock Abbey: A hidden gem of the arts and crafts movement

Dr Cynthia Gamble reveals and brings to life some of the secrets of Wenlock Abbey

Adult Workshop: Indian Block-Printing Workshop

Discover William Morris’s fascination with Indian printed textiles and learn how to block print a tunic with artist Sba Shaikh

WMG Late: Agitate

Explore the art of protest through punk music and poetry

Tinting film using plant dyes (artist in residence event)

Drop-in activity using natural dyes to add colour to film with Rosalind Fowler.

Forage, dig and experiment with film (artist in residence event at OrganicLea)

Drop-in experimental filmmaking activity with Rosalind Fowler.

WMG Late: Illuminate

A magical evening of immersive illumination

Ecological 16mm filmmaking workshop (artist in residence event)

One-day filmmaking workshop with artist in residence Rosalind Fowler and James Holcombe

OrganicLea Open Day

A celebration of Rosalind Fowler's residency and film screening of new work in progress at OrganicLea, Chingford

Teachers' Course: Printmaking across the Primary Curriculum

This course offers both primary art co-ordinators and non-specialist primary staff an in-depth opportunity to develop new practical skills and shows how to integrate these into cross-year curriculum planning to enrich the artistic output of the whole school.

Book Launch: Lindenborg Pool by Sean Parfitt

Special launch of Lindenborg Pool, a new publication by Be a St Press featuring William Morris's short story and new art works by Sean Parfitt

Adult Workshop: Indian Block-Printing Workshop

Discover William Morris’s fascination with Indian printed textiles and learn how to block print a tunic with artist Sba Shaikh

WMG Late: Africa Rising

Be uplifted by the rhythm and beauty of South African culture 

Underline: Behind the Scenes with Giles Round at the William Morris Gallery

Artist Giles Round discusses his new Art on the Underground commission for Blackhorse Road station

Fashion Showcase

Join fashion label CHiCHia and Professor Frances Corner 

Social Fabric lunchtime tour

Free exhibition tour with curator Rowan Bain 

Forest + Found: Pop Up Shop and Demonstrations

Wood carving and quilting demonstrations from Walthamstow-based design duo

Bank Holiday Monday: Forest + Found: Pop Up Shop and Demonstrations

Wood carving and quilting demonstrations from Walthamstow-based design duo

Friends' Talk: George James Howard: Painter and Patron

Art historian Peter Burman discusses the work of aristocrat George Howard as a painter and patron of art

Stow Film Lounge screening: Tsotsi

Film screening to co-incide with Social Fabric

Tour- Social Fabric, London Craft Week

Go behind the scenes to view the William Morris Gallery’s collection of block printed textiles.

Museums at Night: The Night House

An after-hours celebration of the end of the day in the Gallery where William Morris once lived, with poetry by Joelle Taylor and Dzifa Benson, and music by Darren Hayman.

Adult Workshop: Screen Printing

An introduction to fabric screen printing with Inky Cuttlefish Studios

WMG Late: Utopia

An evening for dreaming and lively discussion

Adult Workshop: Ceramics 1

An introduction to shaping clay

Friends' Talk: Walter Crane: The Arts and Crafts, Painting and Politics

Art historian Morna O’Neill explores the political and aesthetic ideals of Walter Crane

WMG Late: Transmission

Our first WMG Late open mic night, plus inspiring performances and a ceramics workshop co-curated with Vine Collective. Find out how you can perform at the William Morris Gallery Late!

Adult Workshop: Ceramics 2

An introduction to glazing ceramics

Warner Estate Memory Session

Have you ever lived in a Warner home? Come along to this friendly open afternoon and share your experiences of Warner properties with artists Lucy Harrison and Katherine Green.

Art, Food and Environment: E17 Art Trail Idea Sparks Talk

Join us for a lively evening of panel discussion, debate and drinks to stimulate ideas in the run up to next year's E17 Art Trail (3 - 18 June 2017).

Useful and Beautiful Tour

A curator-led tour of the Gallery’s most important textiles

Stowfest 2016: More News From Nowhere

An evening of Morris-inspired performances

Arts4Dementia Printmaking Workshops

A free eight-week series of printmaking workshops for people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family. 

Arts4Dementia Printmaking Workshops

A free eight-week series of printmaking workshops for people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family. 

Friends' Talk: The Kelmscott Manor Venus and William Morris's "House of Love"

Art historian Julia Dudkiewicz discusses the mysterious Venus painting preserved at Kelmscott Manor

Arts4Dementia Printmaking Workshops

A free eight-week series of printmaking workshops for people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family. 

WMG Late: Roving Diagnostic Unit

Join Bobby Baker and fellow artists in their epic quest to diagnose the William Morris Gallery!

Adult Workshop: Screen Printing with Daniel Heath

An introduction to screen printing with designer Daniel Heath

Arts4Dementia Printmaking Workshops

A free eight-week series of printmaking workshops for people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family. 

Arts4Dementia Printmaking Workshops

A free eight-week series of printmaking workshops for people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family. 

Arts4Dementia Printmaking Workshops

A free eight-week series of printmaking workshops for people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family. 

Arts4Dementia Printmaking Workshops

A free eight-week series of printmaking workshops for people with early stage dementia and their companions, friends or family. 

The Bentham Community Late

Lively debate on William Morris and Jeremy Bentham's differing views on happiness

Friends' Talk: The embroidered furnishings of the Lethbridge sisters, c. 1899-1922

Lynn Hulse explores the careers of Lady Julia Carew and Lady Jane Cory

Adult Workshop: An Introduction to Weaving

Learn more about William Morris's woven textiles and create your own woven sampler with master weaver Rezia Wahid MBE

WMG Late: Rise Up

Get fired up over a century of art and music campaigning for political change

Winter Warmer

An afternoon of magical entertainment with live music, mulled wine and a hands on craft activity for all the family.

Hidden

Join us at the launch of Hidden, a photographic installation by Red Saunders. Meet the artist and hear the stories behind the photographs.

Friends' Talk: Horace Warner’s Spitalfields Nippers

An illustrated lecture by the Gentle Author of Spitalfields Life blog on recently discovered photographs by Horace Warner

Coralie Bickford-Smith In Conversation

An evening with Coralie Bickford-Smith, author of The Fox and the Star

WMG Late: India

Discover the intense glow of Indian culture 

Friends' Talk: Mary Watts and the Chapel at Compton

Neil Bamford gives a detailed talk on craftsperson and social reformer Mary Watts

Radical History Workshop Talk: William Cuffay and the London Chartists

Hassan Mahamdallie discusses the fascinating life of William Cuffay, the son of a slave who became the elected President of the London Chartists. 

The Art of Printmaking

Discover the Gallery’s surprising collection of prints

Hidden by Red Saunders

The artist photographer Red Saunders will be giving a talk about his project, Hidden, and the large photographs exhibited in front of the Gallery.

William Morris Birthday Lecture: Morris and the Society for Protection of Ancient Buildings

Maggie Goodall discusses Morris’s campaigns to save historic architecture

Adult Workshop: Woodcut

Adult Workshop: introduction to weaving with Rezia Wahid

Explore William Morris’s skill as a weaver and create your own woven sample

Friends' Talk: Hilary Chapman on Yoshijiro Urushibara

Hilary Chapman explores the work of the celebrated Japanese printmaker

PLANTWORKS: A Factory As It Might Be, Symposium

An exploration of Morris’s relationship to nature and industry, inspired by Clare Mitten's exhibition PLANTWORKS

Educators' Private View of May Morris: Art & Life

An exclusive evening viewing of this landmark new exhibition

Volunteer Recruitment Deadline

The Autumn Volunteer Recruitment deadline has been extended to midnight Sunday 22 October

Iceland: Questions of Travel with Lavinia Greenlaw and Ösp Eldjárn

A night of poetry, discussion and music inspired by William Morris's travels in Iceland.

Adult Workshop: Jewellery

Hands-on jewellery making workshop inspired by May Morris

Adult Workshop: Printmaking inspired by May Morris

Create a beautiful print on a traditional printing press.

Adult Workshop: Art Embroidery

Learn to embroider a design inspired by May Morris

Adult Workshop: Art Embroidery

Learn to embroider a design inspired by May Morris

Volunteer Open Day

Gain new skills and experiences by volunteering at the William Morris Gallery or Vestry House Museum

Volunteering information drop-in

Find out more about volunteering at the William Morris Gallery and Vestry House Museum

Volunteering information drop-in

Find out more about volunteering at the William Morris Gallery and Vestry House Museum

Private View of The People's Forest & Cultural Learning TeachMeet

The William Morris Gallery, Chingford Academies Trust & A New Direction invite arts teachers to come along to our TeachMeet and share your experiences of a successful arts projects and collaborations , Find out about lots of projects your school can engage with. Talk to like-minded professionals who share your passion for the arts. Find out about BoroughCulture, Cultural Learning offers in Waltham Forest and network with local Arts organizations over a glass of wine.

Creative Learning Teachmeet / Private View of Gayle Chong Kwan's The People's Forest

An exclusive evening viewing of this new exhibition with a chance to share practice and network with arts colleagues

Blood in the Forest

A journey through fear and fantasy inspired by Britain's ancient woodlands.

Wood block carving and printing with Laura Anderson and Lola Lely

Create natural pigments and carve a wood block to print your own patterns.

Wood block carving and printing with Laura Anderson and Lola Lely

Create natural pigments and carve a wood block to print your own patterns.

CANCELLED: Hand-Tinting Photograph Workshop with Artist Gayle Chong Kwan

This workshop has been cancelled

Weaving New Worlds: Colour Blending Workshop

Advance your colour blending ability in this lively one day tapestry weaving workshop

Weaving New Worlds: Card Weaving Workshop

Learn the basics of card weaving, one of the oldest and most versatile textile techniques

Weaving New Worlds: Hoop Weaving Workshop

Make a fabulous circular weave on a simple hoop and enjoy the process of creating an individual piece to take home

Cultural Learning Teachmeet / Private View of The Enchanted Garden

An exclusive evening viewing of this new exhibition, launch of Borough of Culture education plans, and a chance to network

Friends Talk: Rooms of Their Own

Nino Strachey explores the homes of three writers linked to the Bloomsbury Group

The Enchanted Garden: Introduction to Basket Making

Learn to weave a small basket using a simple and very contemporary basketry technique

The Enchanted Garden: Christmas Wreath Workshop

Get festive, learn a new skill and make your very own door wreath to take home with you

The Enchanted Garden: Botanical Drawing Workshop

Drawing workshop based on the flora in our gardens

Teachers' Course: Developing Painting Skills at Key Stage 1 & 2

 A new course in two parts looking at colour mixing and brushwork inspired by The Enchanted Garden

Teachers’ Course: Developing Sketchbooks at KS 1 & 2

Learn to kick start a sketchbook habit with artist and primary art specialist Sarah Lowe

* Rescheduled from October

Creative Pathways: An insight to creating unforgettable events

Have your chance to hear from creatives and entrepreneurs featured in the first London Borough of Culture's 2019 Programme. Hear about their own unique journeys, gain advice on flourishing in the Arts and network with others.

Artsmark for Waltham Forest London Borough of Culture 19 /The Cultural Revolution Educators' Private View

An exclusive opportunity to find out about bespoke Artsmark support for LBoC schools 2019 and ejoy an exhibition private view

Chinese brush painting workshop

Learn how to paint some of the most renowned motifs in Chinese painting

Teachers' Course: Safe & Simple Printmaking across the Primary Curriculum

This course offers both primary art co-ordinators and non-specialist primary staff an in-depth opportunity to develop new practical skills and shows how to integrate these into cross-year curriculum planning to enrich the artistic output of the whole school.

Safe & Simple Printmaking for Key Stages 1 &2 Wednesdays, 6 &13 March 2019 (£65)

A day course split into two twilight parts to make it easy to attend.

How to integrate a range of print-making techniques into cross-year curriculum planning to enrich the artistic output of the whole school.

Book by Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safe-simple-printmaking-at-key-stage-1-2-613-march-2019-tickets-51512597566?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Or email wmg.schoolbookings@walthamforest.gov.uk  with any enquiries

LBWF Arts Award & Beyond Network: Spring Term Meeting

A chance to share practice and network with other colleagues Arts Award colleagues (rescheduled from 13 February 2019)

Volunteer Open Day

Gain new skills and experiences by volunteering at the William Morris Gallery or Vestry House Museum

Volunteering information drop-in

Find out more about volunteering at the William Morris Gallery and Vestry House Museum

Private view and talk: Paul Bevan on the art of the Cultural Revolution

Exclusive private view and talk by Dr Paul Bevan, Christensen Fellow in Chinese Painting, Ashmolean Museum

Alternative Japanese calligraphy and haiku workshop

Explore traditional Japanese calligraphy through an alternative medium

Volunteering information drop-in

Find out more about volunteering at the William Morris Gallery and Vestry House Museum

Making the Case for the Arts: Conference for LBWF Educators

Giving teacher and senior leader the argument and evidence for sustaining arts provision in schools

Rough Trade Books presents...William Morris Gallery series

To celebrate the publication of a brand new set of works in collaboration with Rough Trade Books we present an evening with the authors and artists involved.

Creative Pathways: An insight into the music industry

Have your chance to hear from creatives and entrepreneurs featured in the first London Borough of Culture's 2019 Programme. Hear about their own unique journeys, gain advice on flourishing in the Arts and network with others.

Book sculpture workshop

Learn how to create a book sculpture using origami and folding techniques

The Craft of Games

Discussion and performance exploring videogames as a contemporary craft discipline