Key stage 1 & 2
Advised workshop length: 1.5 hrs
Current Exhibition Workshops:
Mirrors-exploring identity and self-portraiture
Explore the artworks on display and discover how artists use self-portraiture to express identity, emotion, and personal experience. Participants will learn about the different materials, techniques, and forms of representation used in contemporary art.
Following the gallery visit, we will return to the studio to create our own mixed-media abstract self-portraits, reflecting on the processes seen in the gallery.
Exhibition dates:
Mirrors: Reflecting on Identity
16 May – 26 September 2026
Making Automata
Learn some simple mechanics and create your own flying creature. Inspired by our images of myths and legends, design a creature from your wildest imagination.
Inspired by our automata collection we will work with a local artist educator to build our own automata.
If the weather is fine you could venture into Kimberley Park for a picnic lunch and see the automaton made by local artists, Rob Higgs, Paul Spooner and Keith Newstead.
Learn more about the history of Automata making in Falmouth.
Half day, build your own automata.
Full day, design and build your own automata.
This workshop costs £5 per pupil.
We use recycled materials from Cornish Scrapstore.
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Still Life
Learn to draw from observation. Notice the space between the objects, how the light creates the form and shadows, notice the scale and shapes of the objects. Are there patterns in the floor, in the textiles, or the objects? What marks will you use?
Using pencil and oil pastel we will start by drawing and sketching the objects in front of us. When we feel confident to start, we will design our composition and then use colour to bring atmosphere and form to our picture.
Pattern, Colour and Print
Some artists interpret the world through abstract patterns, shapes and colour. Allowing the colour and shape to direct the form the artwork takers. An organic process. Not so planned.
We will use some simple collage and oil pastels to play with colour and shape. When we are happy with our preparatory pieces, we will then transfer our patterns using a simple monoprint technique.
Animals, Nature and Stories
How do these artists depict nature and our relationship to the natural world? Do you have a place in nature that you like to go? Your garden? A relative’s garden, the woods or by the sea?
Together we will explore our rituals and stories of nature. Using different materials from paint to collage and pastel we will create our own image of nature.
Painting the Sea
The sea is so much part of our lives here in Cornwall and particularly in Falmouth. The sea has been a source of inspiration for many local artists.
Learn the skills of colour mixing, mark making and expression. Inspired by our art collection, the view from the Gallery and our imagination. Let’s paint our own sea painting.