Southern Maltings

Oil Pastel Owl Workshop - Join Local artist Keeda and art club teacher, in this creative drawing workshop! In this workshop, you’ll discover the vibrant world of oil pastels as we bring a textured eagle-owl to life! We’ll play with fun techniques like blending, sketching, stippling, and sgraffito to capture the owl’s naturally expressive feathers and rich tones. To finish your masterpiece, you’ll follow a simple step-by-step guide to create a velvety, smooth starry night sky. No experience is needed - just a willingness to get stuck in, get a little bit messy and enjoy the process of creating art. Make sure you wear your messy clothes! Keeda says “I love experimenting with a wide range of mediums and materials in my practice and often seek out workshops myself, that will allow me to get a hands-on experience in a medium I may have not used before. Oil pastels are vastly underrated as an art medium and often not used to their full potential. They allow for great artistic experimentation and expression, and In this workshop we will experience a multitude of techniques, to fully utilise this beautiful medium” Keeda is a popular tutor to Southern Maltings, running some delightful fully booked workshops in 2025. She has plenty of experience of teaching children art with local group Art Explorers. She is also a local artist and sells her prints and original works in our SMart Café and on Etsy under her brand of Kiki Wren Designs. She says "I grew up in an exceptionally creative family. Full of architects, artists, landscape designers and art teachers, so naturally I have loved art and creating from a young age. I was always encouraged artistically as a child, which is where my passion for teaching art to children, in a fun and informative way, stems from. I have a foundation degree in Fine Art and have several years of experience working with children. Formerly an Art and design technician and teaching assistant, I now teach after school art clubs in a couple of the local schools. I have always had lists of my own ideas I've wanted to teach, so finally I decided to branch out and start teaching my own holiday art workshops, in the hope that my ideas will inspire the same passion I feel, with the children". This workshop is designed for children and teens aged 8+ and all materials will be provided. Just bring your creativity and enthusiasm, and we'll take care of the rest! This is a drop off workshop with our DBS certified tutor with a maximum of 12 students. The workshop will run from 10am - 12pm on Thursday 2nd April and is costed at £20. Morning and Afternoon Workshops can be booked separately, but if you book this workshop in a combined ticket together with Keeda's Ink Bird Mobile Workshop then you will get a £6.50 discount and the kids can do art all day! Plus our new SMart Café is now open! You can make things truly convenient in the holidays but pre-ordering a lunch bag in our SMart Café for just £5. In the bag you will receive a sandwich (Ham, Cheese, Jam, Marmite, Cream Cheese or Peanut Butter), a piece of fruit, a yogurt, a packet of crisps and a drink carton. Just book a ticket for lunch at the same time of the workshop and Carol will have everything ready at the end of the Morning session. Tickets for the Oil Pastel Oil Workshop are only are £20 per child and for both sessions making an all-day fun art camp from 10am - 3.30pm for £35. You can send a packed lunch with your child if you do not want to book a lunch bag and either way, and they will be looked after at lunchtime by our DBS checked staff. The workshop will take place in our Downstairs Function Space with access via Kibes Lane Car Park. Southern Maltings is the trading name of Ware Arts Centre Limited and is a registered charity (Registered charity no. 276998). All events are run by volunteers and proceeds go towards developing the Southern Maltings into an amazing creative arts centre which will enable us to put on a wider and more frequent range of events and activities for the whole community.

Flights of Ink: a Bird Mobile Workshop. Step into the flow of Indian ink and let your creativity take flight. This session focuses on the deep, velvety tones of Indian ink and the meditative process of bringing paper birds to life. The experience: Ink & Pattern: We begin with the art of mark-making. You will explore the fluid nature of Indian ink to create contemporary patterns on heavy watercolour paper, moving from deep midnight blacks to soft, misty greys. Sculpting Flight: From these patterned sheets, you will use templates to cut out your birds. Each form is designed to capture the essence of a bird in mid-air, turning your two-dimensional designs into a soaring flock. Suspended Magic: Finally, your creations will be assembled into a kinetic mobile that catches every breeze and brings a sense of moving art into your home. No experience is needed—just a willingness to get a little inky and enjoy the process of slowing down. Keeda says “I have a true passion and love for birds. They are the main influence in all of my personal artwork, whether I’m drawing, painting or experimenting in different mediums. I love capturing the little characteristics in their quiet still moments and in their flitting and graceful movements. In this workshop, my hope is to share that passion and capture their delicate forms in motion". Keeda is a popular tutor to Southern Maltings, running some delightful fully booked workshops in 2025. She has plenty of experience of teaching children art with local group Art Explorers. She is also a local artist and sells her prints and original works in our SMart Café and on Etsy under her brand of Kiki Wren Designs. She says "I grew up in an exceptionally creative family. Full of architects, artists, landscape designers and art teachers, so naturally I have loved art and creating from a young age. I was always encouraged artistically as a child, which is where my passion for teaching art to children, in a fun and informative way, stems from. I have a foundation degree in Fine Art and have several years of experience working with children. Formerly an Art and design technician and teaching assistant, I now teach after school art clubs in a couple of the local schools. I have always had lists of my own ideas I've wanted to teach, so finally I decided to branch out and start teaching my own holiday art workshops, in the hope that my ideas will inspire the same passion I feel, with the children". This workshop is designed for children and teens aged 8+ and all materials will be provided. Just bring your creativity and enthusiasm, and we'll take care of the rest! This is a drop off workshop with our DBS certified tutor with a maximum of 12 students. The workshop will run from 10am - 12pm on Thursday 2nd April and is costed at £20. Morning and Afternoon Workshops can be booked separately, but if you book this workshop in a combined ticket together with Keeda's Oil Pastel Owl Workshop then you will get a £5 discount and the kids can do art all day! Click this link to both both workshops together: Oil Pastel Owl Workshop (Age 8+) - Easter Holiday Workshops - Southern Maltings Plus our new SMart Café is now open! You can make things truly convenient in the holidays but pre-ordering a lunch bag in our SMart Café for just £5. In the bag you will receive a sandwich (Ham, Cheese, Jam, Marmite, Cream Cheese or Peanut Butter), a piece of fruit, a yogurt, a packet of crisps and a drink carton. Just book a ticket for lunch at the same time of the workshop, choose your sandwich and Carol will have everything ready at the end of the morning session. Tickets for the Flights of Ink Workshop are only are £20 per child and for both sessions making an all-day fun art camp from 10am - 3.30pm for £35. You can send a packed lunch with your child if you do not want to book a lunch bag and either way, and they will be looked after at lunchtime by our DBS checked staff. The workshop will take place in our Downstairs Function Space with access via Kibes Lane Car Park. Southern Maltings is the trading name of Ware Arts Centre Limited and is a registered charity (Registered charity no. 276998). All events are run by volunteers and proceeds go towards developing the Southern Maltings into an amazing creative arts centre which will enable us to put on a wider and more frequent range of events and activities for the whole community.

Creative Marbling Techniques - Join us for a new workshop with Anna from Marbling Magpie. You will spend two hours learning all about marbling on paper from expert marbler Anna. This will include practical demonstrations of various marbling techniques and then practise of at least 4 different patterns using tools such as combs and sticks, in a great variety of colours. Each attendee will make approximately 8 marbled sheets of paper each, to take home at the end of the day when dry or use in the afternoon session. For all those who have had a marbling taster with Anna at our markets, or in the February Half Term, this is an opportunity to really take a deep dive in exploring and understanding this beautiful craft. What is marbling? In essence marbling is the art of applying paint to water then transferring it to a surface. It is believed it began in the far east, Japan or China, 1000 years ago, with its hypnotism and beauty gradually captivating and inspiring cultures westward through the ages. Every nation who learned its beauty breathed their own interpretation into it. As with learning anything, you start at the beginning. Marbling at a beginners level is very free and pleasing, the more you do it the more possibilities you see and the more skills you learn. I often hold workshops and lessons in marbling and am always thrilled to see the happy look on the students face when a beautiful pattern is revealed. Being a self taught marbler there are many things you can't learn from books so its been 15 years of trials and errors.... and more errors. But the bonus of being self taught is that you stumble upon new techniques and I love to experiment and push the boundaries. This workshop is designed for children and teens aged 8+ and all materials will be provided. Just bring your creativity and enthusiasm, and we’ll take care of the rest! This is a drop off workshop with our DBS certified tutor with a maximum of 12 students. The workshop will run from 10am – 12pm on Thursday 9th April and is costed at £20. Morning and Afternoon Workshops can be booked separately, but if you book this workshop in a combined ticket together with Anna's Marbled Collage Workshop then you will get a £5 discount and the kids can do art all day! Plus our new SMart Café is now open! You can make things truly convenient in the holidays but pre-ordering a lunch bag in our SMart Café for just £5. In the bag you will receive a sandwich (choice of ham, cheese, jam, marmite, cream cheese or peanut butter), a piece of fruit, a yogurt, a packet of crisps and a drink carton. Just book a ticket for lunch at the same time of the workshop, choose your sandwich and Carol will have everything ready at the end of the morning session. Tickets for the Creative Marbling Techniques Workshop are only are £20 per child and for both sessions making an all-day fun art camp from 10am – 3.00pm for £35. You can send a packed lunch with your child if you do not want to book a lunch bag and either way, and they will be looked after at lunchtime by our DBS checked staff. The workshop will take place in our Downstairs Function Space with access via Kibes Lane Car Park. Southern Maltings is the trading name of Ware Arts Centre Limited and is a registered charity (Registered charity no. 276998). All events are run by volunteers and proceeds go towards developing the Southern Maltings into an amazing creative arts centre which will enable us to put on a wider and more frequent range of events and activities for the whole community.

Marbled Collage - Join us for a new workshop with Anna from Marbling Magpie. After spending two hours in the morning learning marbling techniques, the afternoon session will have you using some of your created papers to make your own collage. Not all the papers will be dry enough to take use straight away, so Anna will also bring a stack of her own papers to use in this fantasy landscape or seascape collage workshop. She will also bring die cutting tools and other accessories for the collage to create something truly special. Each workshop can be booked individually or together. There will be plenty of materials provided if you just want to do the collage part of this day and you can also just do the marbling session on its own in the morning. What is marbling? In essence marbling is the art of applying paint to water then transferring it to a surface. It is believed it began in the far east, Japan or China, 1000 years ago, with its hypnotism and beauty gradually captivating and inspiring cultures westward through the ages. Every nation who learned its beauty breathed their own interpretation into it. As with learning anything, you start at the beginning. Marbling at a beginners level is very free and pleasing, the more you do it the more possibilities you see and the more skills you learn. I often hold workshops and lessons in marbling and am always thrilled to see the happy look on the students face when a beautiful pattern is revealed. Being a self taught marbler there are many things you can't learn from books so its been 15 years of trials and errors.... and more errors. But the bonus of being self taught is that you stumble upon new techniques and I love to experiment and push the boundaries. This workshop is designed for children and teens aged 8+ and all materials will be provided. Just bring your creativity and enthusiasm, and we’ll take care of the rest! This is a drop off workshop with our DBS certified tutor with a maximum of 12 students. The workshop will run from 1pm – 3pm on Thursday 9th April and is costed at £20. Morning and Afternoon Workshops can be booked separately, but if you book this workshop in a combined ticket together with Anna's Creative Marbling Techniques Workshop then you will get a £5 discount and the kids can do art all day! Here is the link to book both together: Creative Marbling Techniques (8+) - Easter Holiday Workshops - Southern Maltings Plus our new SMart Café is now open! You can make things truly convenient in the holidays by pre-ordering a lunch bag in our SMart Café for just £5. In the bag you will receive a sandwich (choice of ham, cheese, jam, marmite, cream cheese or peanut butter), a piece of fruit, a yogurt, a packet of crisps and a drink carton. Just book a ticket for lunch at the same time of the workshop, choose your sandwich and Carol will have everything ready at the end of the morning session. Tickets for the Marbled Collage Workshop are only are £20 per child and for both sessions making an all-day fun art camp from 10am – 3.00pm for £35. You can send a packed lunch with your child if you do not want to book a lunch bag and either way, and they will be looked after at lunchtime by our DBS checked staff. The workshop will take place in our Downstairs Function Space with access via Kibes Lane Car Park. Southern Maltings is the trading name of Ware Arts Centre Limited and is a registered charity (Registered charity no. 276998). All events are run by volunteers and proceeds go towards developing the Southern Maltings into an amazing creative arts centre which will enable us to put on a wider and more frequent range of events and activities for the whole community.

Join Local artist and art club teacher Keeda to draw oil pastel spring flowers.In this workshop, you’ll dive into the expressive world of oil pastels as we capture the bold colours of spring’s first blooms.We’ll experiment with professional techniques like blending, stippling, sgraffito and impasto, to capture the delicate tones and details of Tulips, Daffodils and Crocuses.To finish your masterpiece, you’ll follow a simple step-by-step guide to create a velvety, smooth background that makes your bright spring blooms truly pop.No experience is needed - just a willingness to get messy hands and enjoy the process of creating with oil pastels.Keeda says “Nature plays a big part in my personal artwork and spring ignites a sense of renewed passion and inspiration. I absolutely love my garden and nothing brings me quite the same joy and sense of wonder, as watching all the beautiful flowers that I have planted, magically begin to awaken in spring.I wanted to bring a fresh and vibrant workshop to the Southern Maltings, after a very long and dark winter.And what better way to express the vibrancy of spring flowers, than using rich colourful oil pastels!Oil pastels allow for great artistic experimentation and expression, and In this workshop we will experience a multitude of techniques, to fully utilise this beautiful medium”.Keeda is a popular tutor to Southern Maltings, running some delightful workshops in 2025. She has plenty of experience of teaching children art with local group Art Explorers. She is also a local artist and sells her prints and original works in our new SMart Café, as well as on Etsy under her brand of Kiki Wren Designs.She says "I grew up in an exceptionally creative family. Full of architects, artists, landscape designers and art teachers, so naturally I have loved art and creating from a young age.I was always encouraged artistically as a child, which is where my passion for teaching art to children, in a fun and informative way, stems from. I have a foundation degree in Fine Art and have several years of experience working with children. Formerly an Art and design technician and teaching assistant, I now teach after school art clubs in a couple of the local schools. I have always had lists of my own ideas I've wanted to teach, so finally I decided to branch out and start teaching my own holiday art workshops, in the hope that my ideas will inspire the same passion I feel, with the children".. This workshop is designed for older children and teens aged 11+ and all materials will be provided. Just bring your creativity and enthusiasm, and we'll take care of the rest!This is a drop off workshop with our DBS certified tutor with a maximum of 12 students.The workshop will run from 2pm - 4pm on Friday 10th April and is costed at £20.The workshop will take place in our Downstairs Function Space with access via Kibes Lane Car Park.We have recently undergone and exciting development of our new SMart Cafe. Why not combine the workshop with a slice of cake and drink?Southern Maltings is the trading name of Ware Arts Centre Limited and is a registered charity (Registered charity no. 276998). All events are run by volunteers and proceeds go towards developing the Southern Maltings into an amazing creative arts centre which will enable us to put on a wider and more frequent range of events and activities for the whole community.