Events

Blacksmithing Workshops with Alistair Butcher (all year)

Our resident blacksmith runs small group and 1:1 workshops throughout the year, usually on dates agreed with students rather than published in advance. Please contact Alistair directly for more details.

14 Mar

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Dried Flower Workshops with Catherine Ramm (All Year)

Join resident artist Catherine for a dried flower workshop to learn a new skill in a friendly and welcoming environment. Not only will you take away your beautiful dried flower arrangement (which will last for years), but you’ll also walk away with a new skill and some fantastic memories of your time in Purbeck. ​Flower […]

14 Mar

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Room 14

Sandy Hill Arts, Sandy Hill Lane, Corfe Castle, Dorset BH20 5JF

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Beside the Seaside Glass Fusion Workshop with Jenny Green Sold Out

Seascapes offer a fantastic opportunity to play with light, colour, shape and texture. You will learn the basic techniques of cutting and layering glass and create your design with a variety of glass materials including small pieces of colourful glass, beads, stringers and  frits. Your piece will be fired after the workshop and ready for […]

15 Mar

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Emma Pierson, Isabelle Henstridge and Hannah Wilkinson Exhibition 22-30 March

Our group is comprised of Isabelle Henstridge, Hannah Wilkinson, and Emma Pierson, three artists who graduated from Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, in 2024. Along with three other artist friends currently based around the world, we dubbed our collective “Flushing Gallery.” Now based in Purbeck, we are drawn together by a […]

22 Mar

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Draw my drink workshop

Join Isabelle Henstridge, Hannah Wilkinson, and Emma Pierson, three artists who graduated from Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, in 2024 for a free ‘Draw my drink’ workshop. Come along and draw your drink- a glass of wine, a cup of tea or hot chocolate, a glass of water or squash. This […]

26 Mar

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Medieval Tile Making Workshop with Diana Hall

Join Diana Hall for a workshop on how to make your very own embossed pattern 2″ tiles, ready to take home. You’ll start the session with a sheet of clay and with the support of our potters and oodles of inspiration you’ll end the session having made a totally unique set of tiles. As we […]

05 Apr

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sandy Hill Arts

Sandy Hill Lane, Corfe Castle, Dorset BH20 5JF

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Medieval tile making – a demonstration and discussion with Diana Hall

Diana Hall first started working with clay in 1979, when she established a hand-printed ceramic tile business in Sussex with Peggy Angus using designs from medieval tapestries. She was taught the fundamentals by Peggy Angus and a local potter, Chris Stevens, at the weekends; the weeks being taken up by her four children. A series […]

06 Apr

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Spring Arty Bazaar 2025

Join us on Saturday 12th April  between 12 and 4pm for our Spring Arty Bazaar at the Boilerhouse Gallery at Sandy Hill Arts. There’s something for everyone at an Arty Bazaar and each one is just a bit different from the last one. And it’s totally free to come along. Follow the sounds of live music […]

12 Apr

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Sign-writing course with Terry Smith 14-17 April

Terry Smith, a traditional signwriter, has been working in the traditional way,  creating posters, pub and house signs, illustrations, murals, coach painting and lining for over 35 years. In a computer age, he has kept the traditional methods of signwriting alive, developing a national reputation for his craft and appearing in many publications, such as […]

14 Apr

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Mindful Calligraphy workshop

Come and join Clara from Painted Soul Studio as she holds a calm space combined with learning the basics of dip pen calligraphy. Clara specialises in custom calligraphy for weddings alongside pen and ink architectural illustrations and watercolour floral artwork.   You will be provided with all required materials and will be taken through basic calligraphy […]

19 Apr

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Easter Blacksmithing Workshop for children and teenagers

Following the success of our February  blacksmithing workshop, we are putting on an Easter workshop  for children aged 7 to 16   to learn the basics of blacksmithing – discover the basic techniques of tapering, cutting, forging and forming to make some items such as necklaces, rings, small hanging sculptures using a wide variety of tools […]

23 Apr

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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An outdoor, immersive sound and light performance exploring the Purbeck coast and its relationship with stone.

The Isle of Purbeck and its inhabitants are shaped by stone. Its buildings, coastline, people and activities are built from this unique material. This installation will explore the relationship between people and stone, asking us to reflect on what it means to be living surrounded by this ancient rock. Join Ezra Gray and Giles W Bennett as they […]

26 Apr

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

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