Join us every Saturday for sessions to draw, make and build together. Activities are inspired by our exhibitions.

FREE. Suitable for all aged 4 and over. Under 16’s must be accompanied at all times by an adult.

Drop-in times: 11am to 1pm

Saturday 14 December

Make a decoration to hang in our foyer display! Use the materials provided to make a decoration that will go on display in our shop! Will you make Sonia Boué themed pompom? Or maybe a token of your journey to the gallery?

Tuesday 17 December – Friday 3 January

Get creative at our activity table in the foyer! Explore the galleries using our activity sheet, or sit and get creative! More activities available to do at home here!

Saturday 4 January

Inspired by Sonia Boué’s portrait in Gallery 1, create your own self portrait using polaroid cameras. Design a background for the portrait that represents you! What are your favourite colours, shapes or objects? Make a background for the self-portrait that tells a story of who you are!

Saturday 11 January

Join artist Deborah Goatley-Birch explore Ashok Mistry & Sonia Boue’s exhibition in Gallery 1! Ashok and Sonia explore their work through material and textile. Join textile artist Deborah explore this idea and get creative!

Saturday 18 January

Abelardo Gil-Fournier and Jussi Parikka’s film on our digital array explores the idea of landscapes having a personhood. Explore ways of looking at landscapes through collage and think about how we can create a man-made landscape using existing images!

Saturday 25 January

Lumi on our digital array by filmmakers Abelardo Gil-Fournier and Jussi Parikka looks at the idea of light being used to create patchworks on landscapes. Join us this week to explore how we can use light to change how a landscape will look. What colours will reflect this idea? How can we make light change the way we see the world around us?

Saturday 1 February

“Arrange images as Mountains […] re-paint the mountain range” Abelardo Gil-Fournier and Jussi Parikka explore this in their film Lumi. Think about Southampton or where you live, what landscape do you think of when you imagine this area? Create a ‘mountain range’ of how you see the areas you know best. What would live there? What plants would grow? Use your imagination to create this world and think about how to re-paint the mountain range!

Saturday 8 February

Join us for Chinese New Year and make some decorations to join the parade! Year of the Snake symbolises wisdom, elegance and transformation.

For more information, or any accessibility questions, please contact [email protected].

Supported by New Place Hotel and Persimmon Homes South Coast