Upcoming Workshops
- Bethan Ash
- 2 hours ago
- 2 min read
To celebrate the new exhibition ‘Cast Into Neath’ there will be a free Poetry Workshop with Rebecca Lowe, inviting people to write poetry in response to artwork - ekphrastic poetry. We will look at some famous ekphrastic poems and then have a go at writing some of our own!
10.30 - 12.30pm - Poetry workshop and writing
12.30pm - 1.00pm - Lunch
1.30pm - 3.30pm - Live poetry performances by workshop attendees and invited poets, music from Gareth Joseph, plus open mic (limited spaces).
The workshop and performances are open to all. Please let me know if you intend on joining us, so I have an idea of numbers.
Meet Your Host:
Rebecca Lowe is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, editor and journalist, based in Swansea, Wales, UK. She is a Bread and Roses Spoken Word Award winner, and has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 3, and her poetry has featured in many anthologies, including Red Poets, Blackheath Countercultural Review and the Ymlaen/Onward! anthology of radical Welsh Poetry (Culture Matters, 2019). She has two published collections, ‘Blood and Water’(The Seventh Quarry, 2020) and Our Father Eclipse (Culture Matters, 2021) and is working on her third. In 2024 she published Write Mindfully: unlocking the writer within. She hosts Talisman Spoken Word monthly poetry open mic. Find out more at:
Spoon Carving Workshop with Solace in Wood
'Have you always wanted to carve your own spoon? Would you like to learn a new craft or do you just want a relaxing, mindful day to support your own wellbeing? Join me at Queen Street Gallery, Neath to learn how to safely carve a spoon from a wood blank using a hook knife and straight knife.
We will consider the importance of grain alignment, learn a range of knife grips and discuss where to source suitable tools and materials. You will leave with a finished spoon and the initial skills needed to continue your spoon carving journey at home at your own pace.’
This course is suitable for ages 16+ only.'
£75 per person
Queen Street Gallery
The Canterbury Lofts
Queen Street
Neath
SA11 1DL
Life Drawing. Sunday 22nd March, 2pm
An informal life drawing session with an unclothed model, perfect for beginners and regular life drawing artists.
The session will be untutored so artists can turn up with their materials all ready to go.
Some basic drawing materials can be provided but we recommend bringing your own drawing materials.
Refreshments will be available.
Please book ahead to secure a place.
£10 per person
Sunday 22nd March
2pm - 4pm
Queen Street Gallery
The Canterbury Lofts Queen Street
Neath
SA11 1DL
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