January 16, 2026
This is a private session, please do not book without speaking to the Guild office.
This is a private session, please do not book without speaking to the Guild office.
This is a private class, please do not book without speaking to the Guild office.
The use of book cloth, and Victorian machinery, revolutionised book production in the 19th century. From the 1860s onwards these cloth-covered books often featured beautiful Arts and Crafts designs, stamped in gold leaf and colour. Well known designers, including William Morris, Walter Crane and Dante Gabriel Rossetti supplied designs, as did less well known designers including Gleeson White, Laurence Houseman,...
A wonderful opportunity to introduce yourself to the world of jewellery making before our term starts. A ring is the base of many jewellery making designs so this is the perfect start of your making journey. So many components start as a ring so come along and make a set of stacking rings, a spinner ring, a Russian bangle set,...
This one day workshop will explore an Italian film while practising the language. The viewing of the film will be in fact accompanied by activities devised to comment on the film in an interactive way. Intermediate level at least required, but everybody is welcome. (Film with subtitles in English or Italian)Film details will appear here soon, keep checking back.
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels. In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of...
Thursday 29 January 202612 noon for 12.30 pmat the Alderley Edge Hotel, Alderley Edge SK9 7BJ£36.50includes a floral demo by the fabulous Mark Entwistle, called SURPRISE, SURPRISEand Grand RaffleMenuChargrilled garlic and herb marinated chicken breast, with Mediterranean vegetables, sauteed greens, wild mushroom jus, and dauphinoise potatoesorOpen Lasagne of roasted vegetables, tomato fondue, white sauce and garlic and parsley ciabatta***Warm chocolate...
Make a lovely frame basket from different colours and varieties of willow, sourced locally and from Somerset.You will be led through the process step by step with written and verbal instructions and demonstrations. All materials provided.You will need some strength in your hands.Things to bring : A pair of secateurs, an apron and £10 for materials.You will need to bring...
As Thomas Cromwell rises to greatness, Henry V111’s marriage to Anne Boleyn sours. The machinations that follow, engulf them all.Michael Tunnicliffe will give illustrated lectures on the history and theology of the period and Creina Mansfield will offer a literary analysis of Hilary Mantel’s Booker-prize winning novels.
A day to immerse your creativity in the jewellery workshop. Use texture, foldforming, and gemstones to add a splash of colour to your jewellery. Bring along foraged leaf skeletons from winter walks, sea glass from your holiday, something special for a birthday or choose from the array on offer for sale at the Guild, the list is endless. Hannah will...
This sew-along workshop will help you to discover how to make your own lined tote bag in a 4-hour sew-along session.At the workshop we will each cut out and sew our own bag, fully lined, complete with handles. You can bring along your own fabric, or you can use fabric that we have at The Guild. We will use a standard pattern...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels. In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of...
A bangle is the jewellery equivalent of that little black dress everyone should have in their cupboard. It is a great project to lay some firm foundations in jewellery making. You will learn a wide range of jewellery making skills such as: • Piercing • Filing • Annealing • Soldering • Basic Forming • Basic hammering • Texturing • Polishing •...
Spend the day learning to melt and form silver. You will be taught and shown how to sand cast and learn how to drop cast into water, cous cous and broom. There will be objects to cast on the day but why not bring your own. Students are encouraged to bring their own silver for melting on the day but there...
This one day workshop will explore an Italian film while practising the language. The viewing of the film will be in fact accompanied by activities devised to comment on the film in an interactive way. Intermediate level at least required, but everybody is welcome. (Film with subtitles in English or Italian)Film details will appear here soon, keep checking back.
We will use an abstract representation of flowers, anywhere from dramatic to whimsical. It matters not if you think you can’t draw, this is not botanical painting. The flowers will then be complemented with various forms of lettering.The beauty of flowers and the coded communication of Floriography meets the beautiful lettering known as Calligraphy, for a day of relaxing and...
A day to immerse your creativity in the jewellery workshop. Use texture, fusing, granulation, and gemstones to add a botanical feel to your jewellery. Bring along heirloom or broken jewellery, rework it into something special. Rummage the gemstones for inspiration, mix your metals, the list is endless. Hannah will demonstrate a variety of textures, setting styles and other shaping processes. ...
Make a big bumble bee to hover above your flower beds. The bees will be made from different colours to create stripes.You will be led through the process step by step with written and verbal instructions and demonstrations. All materials provided.You will need some strength in your hands.Things to bring : A pair of secateurs, an apron and £10 for...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels. In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of...
Art Retreat to Cromford, Derbyshire A residential weekend with Guild Art teacher Anna Riordan. Slow down, explore and observe deeply. Over the weekend, Anna will guide you through ways to respond to the textures and shapes that you see so that you develop a unique sensitivity to the particular things that you notice. Emphasis will be on developing your own artistic...
WHAT’S THAT BIRD? Interested in birdwatching but don’t know where to start? Do you want to know how to identify and recognise birds or perhaps you are interested in developing birdwatching into a fascinating, absorbing, hobby If yes, this free event is just for you.The Guild’s Birdwatching Group are running an event designed as an introduction to Birdwatching on Saturday 18th April...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels. In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of...
2026 Open Exhibition ‘GARDEN’Artists are asked to respond to the theme ‘Garden’ for an exhibition at The Guild for Lifelong Learning at the end of the summer term.The full brief can be found on Google Drive Submission guidelines can be found on Google Driveor we can email a copy on requestDeadline for submissions Friday 1st May 2026Exhibition runs 1st June—10th July 2026Private View...
Life drawing is one of the most fascinating things to do in art and design. It is a superb way of starting your drawing journey if you have never been there before, and it is a never-ending theme for more advanced artists at all levels. In everyday life, we are tuned into observing and interpreting the bodies and movements of...
