@ 9:56pm 23 May 2013
Summer Fun at the Laing
From the series Welcome to Planet Zog (c) Quentin Blake
There will be a wide range of free, drop-in classes available including themed events for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee to circus performances involving fire eating and juggling. Something for everyone to enjoy!.
Big Wednesday ARTventures
(Free fun for all the family)
Wednesday 25 July
Family Circus Day
10.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Kick off the summer with some circus fun! Come and see circus performers Lunatricks juggling & fire eating. Make colourful bunting to decorate the gallery and have your face painted to become part of the circus party!
Wednesday 1 August
Quirky Quentin Characters
10.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Work with illustrator Bethan Laker to create a family portrait from watercolours and ink, in the style of Quentin Blake. Bring a family photo with you for inspiration!
Wednesday 8 August
Family Feast
10.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Find a place at our giant family banquet and add your artwork to the feast. Or, make your own plate of scrumptious arty treats out of clay to take home.
Wednesday 15 August
Aliens have landed!!
10.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Take a trip to Planet Zog with the work of Quentin Blake. Make a paint splat alien to add to our wall frieze or make a family of alien puppets to take away.
Wednesday 22 August
Tree-mendous Wednesday
10.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm
Add your own family portrait to our giant sculptural tree installation, or make your own mini version to take home.
Wednesday 29 August
Arty Party
10.30am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 3.30pm
The summer is almost over, so join us for one last Big Wednesday with fun art activities for all the family.
Summer Little Artists
Tuesday 31 July & Tuesday 28 August
(Under fives)
Come along to the Laing with your little ones and explore art in a fun and relaxed way with these days especially for younger artists.
Little Artists
(Under fives)
Tuesdays (term-time) 10:30am – 11:45am
Come along to the Laing with your little ones and explore art in a fun and relaxed way. Sessions are one hour and include a story, an art/craft activity and a snack.
£2.50 per child, £1 each additional child
12, 19 & 26 June
3 & 10 July
Under 5s' Area
10am-5pm daily.
For younger children to play in a creative safe space.
ARTventure Backpacks
(For all the family)
Borrow a Backpack and embark on an ARTventure in the gallery. Our Backpacks are full of exciting hands-on activities to help you explore the galleries. Backpacks are free to borrow and do not need to be booked. They are available every day from the reception desk.
For more information, please call the Learning Team on: (0191)232 7734 or email: lainglearning@twmuseums.org.uk
If you’d like to bring a group, please ring the Learning Team in advance on 0191 211 2104.
Old Master paintings are alive with vivacious, seductive and curious figures. Divine Bodies combines exceptional European pre-1800 paintings from the Hatton, Shipley and Laing Art Gallery collections with important loans, including many exciting contemporary artworks. The exhibition ranges from historical pictures by Zurbarán, Wtewael and Procaccini to contemporary works by Cindy Sherman, Marina Abramovic and John Currin. They reveal intriguing links across the centuries, depicting themes such as idealisation and imperfection, allure and shame, and youth and ageing in relation to both male and female bodies.
Divine Bodies
Old Master paintings are alive with vivacious, seductive and curious figures. Divine Bodies combines exceptional European pre-1800 paintings from the Hatton, Shipley and Laing Art Gallery collections with important loans, including many exciting contemporary artworks. The exhibition ranges from historical pictures by Zurbarán, Wtewael and Procaccini to contemporary works by Cindy Sherman, Marina Abramovic and John Currin. They reveal intriguing links across the centuries, depicting themes such as idealisation and imperfection, allure and shame, and youth and ageing in relation to both male and female bodies.
9:05am 23 May 2013
Our next Little Artists session is on 4 June and the theme will be aliens. Join us for an out of this world experience!
http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/laing-art-gallery/whats-on/events/little-artists.html
Little Artists - Laing Art Gallery
www.twmuseums.org.uk
Tuesdays (term time),10.30am - 11.30am Come along to the Laing with your little ones and explore art in a fun and relaxed way. Sessions are one hour and include a story, an art/craft activity and a snack.
11:57am 21 May 2013
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