Family Workshop: Shapes in Space

Fri 17 Feb, 12pm - 4pm

A family drop in art workshop during half term at Wysing Arts Centre with artist Kate Owens. Come and get inventive - turn bags and bin liners into creative window hangings. Kate Owens is an exhibiting artist in our current group exhibition: The Starry Rubric Set. The exhibition continues to 18 March. Free entry - all welcome. No need to book – just come along.

Arts Award Welcome

Next Session: Wed 15 Feb (half term) 2012 

Wysing Arts Centre is an Arts Award Welcome organisation. We offer free drop in Arts Award Welcome Sessions to support young people doing Arts Award (age 11- 25 years). These sessions include a question and answer session with staff about their careers (for Silver and Gold) and a chance to review the current exhibition (for all levels). For more information about the Arts Award please visit www.artsaward.org.uk  

For information on the learning programme including schools visits or workshops, please contact Kirstin Bicknell, Education Development Manager on 01954 718881 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view

Wysing Young Artists
***Deadline extended to 6th Feburary***

Wysing Young Artists is a visual arts talent programme for young artists age 14—19 years. Young artists will work alongside professional artists to improve their practise and understanding of contemporary art.

 Wysing Young Artists Intensive
As well as a 5 month programme, Wysing Arts Centre offers an intensive programme over 4 days: 13-14 February and 10 –11 March with an exhibition on 24-25 March. The WYA intensive programme will include the following:

* Two days of workshops introducing contemporary art in February half term by professional artists

* A weekend focused on making work for exhibition and curating skills

* Trip to Tate Galleries

* Opportunities to meet international residency artists, including artists exhibiting at Tate

* Opportunities to undertake and complete Silver or Gold Arts Award

* Exhibition of work at Wysing Arts Centre

Fee for this programme is £100 but subsidised and free places are available. Deadline for applications is 6 February. For more information and to apply for the programme visit www.wysingartscentre.org or contact Kirstin Bicknell, Education Development Manager on 01954 718881
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This Programme is supported by the Ernest Cook Trust

Wysing Young Artists Exhibition

See the work by young artists on the programme at their exhibition 12pm - 5pm on 24 and 25 March 2012