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SUMMARY:Practical Fine Art for Adults: Winter - Spring
DESCRIPTION:Join our Practical Fine Art for Beginners course and unlock your creativity! \nOur lessons are tailored for those with little-to-no experience in art\, but feel the desire to discover and create. At the end of the course\, you will have honed your skills and gained confidence in your ability to produce your own artwork. Start your journey as an artist today. \nIntroduction to Sculpture: Form\, Expression\, and Abstraction \nThis hands-on course introduces students to the fundamentals of sculptural form\, from basic\nconstruction techniques to expressive abstraction and facial modelling. Learners explore\nmaterials\, texture\, and proportion while developing spatial awareness and creative\nconfidence. \nLearning Outcomes:\nBy the end of the course\, students will be able to:\n• Understand basic sculptural materials and tools.\n• Construct and model simple three-dimensional forms.\n• Apply principles of proportion and anatomy to facial features.\n• Experiment with abstraction and expressive forms.\n• Produce finished sculptures that reflect individual creativity. \nAbout Kitty McLeod\nThe tutor\, Kitty McLeod\, of Promising Artists\, trained at Ravensbourne University London and the University of Gloucestershire. She has been teaching art and creative workshops with children and adults of all ages nationally since 2010. She has experience in delivering fine art drawing & painting\, illustration\, printmaking\, animation and life drawing classes. Kitty runs a small art school in Cheltenham and art courses for the National Trust. \nPrice is for a course of 5 sessions and includes all materials. \nDates 2026\nWinter Term: 9 January – 6 February\nWinter/Spring: 27 February – 27 March\nSpring: 17 April – 15 May\nSummer: 5 June – 3 July \nFridays\, 1.30pm – 3.30pm \nPlease note that once purchased\, courses are strictly non-refundable and non-exchangeable under any circumstances. \nBook Now
URL:https://wilsonmuseum-iuoif.projectbeta.co.uk/event/practical-fine-art-for-adults-winter-spring/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Coffee With a Curator
DESCRIPTION:Grab a cuppa and join one of our curators for a lunch-time chat\, as they introduce you to one of our collection’s objects in the comfort of The Wilson Kitchen. \nWednesday 4 March\nCheltenham’s buildings – mysteries and histories! Cheltenham is more than just a Regency town\, hear stories from The Wilson’s Curator of Art featuring Cheltenham’s famous donut to stories of shopping and the high street in times gone by! \nTickets are also available for purchase on the day of the event at the cafe till. \nBook Now
URL:https://wilsonmuseum-iuoif.projectbeta.co.uk/event/coffee-with-a-curator-6/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Collections Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T210000
DTSTAMP:20260523T232632
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SUMMARY:Wilson Nights: UoG Takeover!
DESCRIPTION:University of Gloucestershire Popular Music students take over this month’s Wilson Nights with a range of site specific audio and visual works\, performances and installations! \nParkland Records: Sonic Placemaking \nA series of site-specific audio-visual works. \nProcess as Practice \nAn exhibition of musical sketches and experiments exploring process-based creativity. \nPaula Rego: In Sound\nResponding to Paula Rego: Visions of English Literature\, songwriting students use live looping to build and reshape musical material.
URL:https://wilsonmuseum-iuoif.projectbeta.co.uk/event/wilson-nights-uog-takeover/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Free,Wilson Nights
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260304T203000
DTSTAMP:20260523T232632
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SUMMARY:Cheltenham's BIG Museum Project Online Workshop
DESCRIPTION:We will be holding 3 online workshops over the next few months to give our online communities a chance to participate in Cheltenham’s BIG Museum Project. Hear about what the data is saying so far\, learn about the history of The Wilson\, discuss key questions and step into the shoes of a curator by having a go at writing your own interpretation of an object in the collection. \nThis is your chance to have your say about the future of your museum. \nFriday 30th January\, 2026 – 1:00pm – 2:30pm GMT\nMonday 16th February\, 2026 – 10am – 11:30am GMT\nWednesday 4th March\, 2026 – 7pm – 8:30pm GMT \nMicrosoft Teams meeting\nJoin: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/37807475199020?p=GwhtwcyCeFoC5qWGCi \nMeeting ID: 378 074 751 990 20\nPasscode: ym65iJ2E \nCheltenham’s BIG Museum Project is made possible using money raised by National Lottery players\, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Thanks to National Lottery players\, we will be able to create a space that celebrates Cheltenham’s heritage. \n \nJoin now
URL:https://wilsonmuseum-iuoif.projectbeta.co.uk/event/cheltenhams-big-museum-project-online-workshop-3/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Big Museum Project,Collections Events
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260305T120000
DTSTAMP:20260523T232632
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SUMMARY:Memory Lane Café
DESCRIPTION:Join our friendly social group for older people and anyone living with dementia!\nCome to The Wilson for some creative activities\, a relaxed chat\, and a warm cuppa. Free tea and coffee are provided. There’s no need to book\, and carers are very welcome. \nSessions take place on the first Thursday of each month\, from 10:30 – 12:00\, on the following dates: \nThursday 8 January\nThursday 5 February\nThursday 5 March\nThursday 2 April\nThursday 7 May\nThursday 4 June\nThursday 2 July\nThursday 6 August\nThursday 3 September\nThursday 1 October\nThursday 5 November\nThursday 3 December
URL:https://wilsonmuseum-iuoif.projectbeta.co.uk/event/memory-lane-cafe-6/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260318T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260318T140000
DTSTAMP:20260523T232632
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SUMMARY:Curator Led Tour: Paula Rego
DESCRIPTION:Join Senior Curator of Art and Exhibitions Layla Gatens for an insider’s guided tour of Paula Rego: Visions of English Literature. \nExplore some of Rego’s most ambitious print series and gain fresh insight into how the artist transformed familiar stories into startling\, imaginative\, and often unsettling images. Layla will share expert perspectives on Rego’s creative process and the rich literary themes in her work\, to help you see the exhibition in a whole new way. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to dive deeper into one of the most compelling artistic voices of our time. \nTour starts at 1pm\, from the bottom of the staircase on the ground floor. \nImage Credit \nLittle Miss Muffet II\, 1989\, Hand coloured etching and aquatint\, Paper and Image: 52 x 38 cm – 20 ½ x 15 in\, Edition of 50 \nBook Now
URL:https://wilsonmuseum-iuoif.projectbeta.co.uk/event/curator-led-tour/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Current Exhibitions,Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260321T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260321T160000
DTSTAMP:20260523T232632
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SUMMARY:Ideas Assembly with Helena Doyle
DESCRIPTION:The Idea’s Assembly is a cross between a people’s assembly and a creative think tank. Combining group discussions with hands-on tasks this playful workshop is designed to get participants generating ideas together. Led by 2025 artist in residence at The Wilson\, Helena Doyle. Find out more about Helena here. \nThis workshop will take place in The Foyle. It is a drop-in and is free to attend.
URL:https://wilsonmuseum-iuoif.projectbeta.co.uk/event/ideas-assembly-with-helena-doyle/
LOCATION:The Wilson\, The Wilson Clarence Street\, Cheltenham\, GL50 13JT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Adults,Free,We Are Creators,Workshop
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