Events

Drop in Family Activity: Craftivism

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Location: Kelmscott Manor

Drop-in sessions, no booking needed | Free, all ages and abilities welcome William Morris said, ‘We are only the trustees for those who come after us.’ Join us to share your wishes for the future of our world as we craft and create a cloud of dreams together. Drop in between 12.00-4.00pm, all materials provided. […]

Celebrate William Morris’s Discovery of Kelmscott Manor

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Location: Kelmscott Manor

Drop-in sessions, no booking needed | Free, all ages and abilities welcome Come and join us in a celebration of William Morris’ discovery of Kelmscott. Morris first saw Kelmscott Manor in May 1871, taking on a joint lease on the place with Dante Gabriel Rossetti shortly after. Help us celebrate this and the beauty of […]

Drop in family activity- Seed Ball Making

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Location: Kelmscott Manor

Drop-in sessions, no booking needed | Free, all ages and abilities welcome The Morris family took an active interest in the planting of their garden at Kelmscott Manor.  Why not take inspiration from them and join us to make your own seed ball? Drop in between 12.00-4.00pm, all materials provided.

Drop in Workshop: Tile Painting

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Location: Kelmscott Manor

Discover the tiles inside Kelmscott Manor and be inspired to decorate your own. Free, all ages and abilities welcome, drop-in between 12-4pm.

Working with Nature from Clay

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Drop-in sessions, no booking needed | Free, all ages and abilities welcome Come and join our Maker in Residence, Alison Proctor, for this free drop in family workshop. Inspired by Kelmscott come and try your hand at Casting from Nature or Hand Modelling with Clay. Free, all ages and abilities welcome.  Drop-in between 11am-4pm.  

Ceramics Full Day Workshop with Maker in Residence Alison Proctor

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Location: Kelmscott Manor

Only 10 Spaces Available | £85 ‘A ceramics workshop exploring the processes and techniques of working directly from nature, with our Maker in Residence Alison Proctor’. Join us for this unique experience at Kelmscott Manor where you will spend the day exploring the ceramic making techniques that ceramicist Alison Proctor has used to document the […]

Printing from Nature Workshop

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Location: Kelmscott Manor

Drop-in sessions, no booking needed | Free, all ages and abilities welcome Turn nature into art in this family friendly printing workshop. Celebrate the season as you learn to print with leaves and other natural objects.  

Printing with Leaves- Full Day workshop with Clare Walsh

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Location: Kelmscott Manor

Only 10 Spaces Available | £85 Join artist Clare Walsh for a day exploring colour and textures using disperse dyes and the heat press to create unique designs. We will be collecting leaves and grasses from the grounds at Kelmscott Manor and be inspired by the beautiful setting. After a demonstration of the heat press […]

Demonstration with Maker in Residence Alison Proctor

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Location: Kelmscott Manor

Meet our Maker in Residence, Ceramicist Alison Proctor, and find out more about her residency here at Kelmscott Manor. Drop in throughout the day. We are delighted to welcome, in partnership with Heritage Crafts, ceramicist Alison Proctor as the Maker in Residence for 2023 at Kelmscott Manor. This historic residence, once the cherished home of acclaimed […]

Working with Nature from Clay

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Drop-in sessions, no booking needed | Free, all ages and abilities welcome Come and join our Maker in Residence, Alison Proctor, for this free drop in family workshop. Inspired by Kelmscott come and try your hand at Casting from Nature or Hand Modelling with Clay. Free, all ages and abilities welcome.  Drop-in between 11am-4pm.