APRIL - SEPTEMBER 2015 SUMMER ART SCHOOLS 11AM – 12.30PM: AGES 4 – 8 YRS | 1.30 – 3PM: AGES 8 – 12 YRS £25 per child. Children attend all three half-day sessions. SUPER SCULPTURE: HEADS & FACES 4, 5 & 6 AUGUST DAY ONE: Explore the galleries and learn to draw heads and faces. DAY TWO: Make your portrait into a modroc sculpture. DAY THREE: Get painting to finish off all of your artwork in style! BECOME A PRINTMAKER!: LANDSCAPES 18, 19 & 20 AUGUST DAY ONE: Explore our galleries and create your own landscape collage. DAY TWO: Experiment with mono printing on top of your collage and create a collagraph plate. DAY THREE: Print your collagraph using the press and create a landscape using poly-block printing. Top tips for drawing your favourite Barber painting! Draw the weird and wonderful sculpture on our University sculpture trail. Learn about perpective and challenge yourself to draw our galleries! Explore the old and new buildings on campus and make your own architectural drawings. Panoramic drawings from high up on campus – draw what you can see miles away. 2 August 9 August 16 August 23 August 30 August HOW TO BOOK For further information on any of our events, visit www.barber.org.uk/learning. To book workshops please contact 0121 414 2261 or [email protected], Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm. No bookings can be taken at weekends. For weekly updates about events, ‘Like’ us on Facebook – Families First at the Barber Institute. ACCESS/FACILITIES Level access is available if you cannot manage the stairs at the main entrance, but please phone in advance to make arrangements. Gallery shop, light refreshments, WC, lift and baby-changing facilities are available. Breast-feeding is welcome throughout the building. BY TRAIN University station, a 10-minute walk from the Barber, is served by trains from Birmingham New Street, Lichfield and Longbridge, Cardiff and Worcestershire. Check train times and buy tickets at www.thetrainline.com BY BUS There are frequent buses from the city centre past the bottom of Edgbaston Park Road (61 and 63 operated by National Express West Midlands). BY CAR North East Car Park (off Pritchatts Road) is a five minute walk away. Charges apply Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 4.30pm. THE BARBER INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TS General Enquiries – 0121 414 7333 Workshop Bookings – 0121 414 2261 Website – www.barber.org.uk ADMISSION TO GALLERIES AND ALL EXHIBITIONS IS FREE OPENING HOURS Monday – Friday: 10am – 5pm; Saturday/Sunday: 11am – 5pm (Closed Good Friday 3 April) HOW TO FIND US The Barber Institute is located in south-west Birmingham, approximately three miles from the city centre, at the East Gate of the University of Birmingham, off Edgbaston Park Road. FREE parking is available on campus around the Barber outside these times and all day on bank holidays. SUMMER TASTER SUNDAYS Come along for a creative taste of what we do all year round! Explore the Barber and the University campus with our artists in these creative drawing workshops. 11AM – 12 NOON: 4 – 8 YRS | 12.30 – 1.30PM: 8 – 12 YRS £3 per child, booking essential.
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APRIL - SEPTEMBER 2015
SUMMER ART SCHOOLS11AM – 12.30PM: AGES 4 – 8 YRS | 1.30 – 3PM: AGES 8 – 12 YRS£25 per child. Children attend all three half-day sessions.
SUPER SCULPTURE: HEADS & FACES4, 5 & 6 AUGUST
DAY ONE: Explore the galleries and learn to draw heads and faces.DAY TWO: Make your portrait into a modroc sculpture.DAY THREE: Get painting to finish off all of your artwork in style!
BECOME A PRINTMAKER!: LANDSCAPES18, 19 & 20 AUGUST
DAY ONE: Explore our galleries and create your own landscape collage.DAY TWO: Experiment with mono printing on top of your collage and create a collagraph plate.DAY THREE: Print your collagraph using the press and create a landscape using poly-block printing.
Top tips for drawing your favourite Barber painting!
Draw the weird and wonderful sculpture on our University sculpture trail.
Learn about perpective and challenge yourself to draw our galleries!
Explore the old and new buildings on campus and make your own architectural drawings.
Panoramic drawings from high up on campus – draw what you can see miles away.
2 August
9 August
16 August
23 August
30 August
HOW TO BOOKFor further information on
any of our events, visit www.barber.org.uk/learning.
Level access is available if you cannot manage the stairs at the main entrance, but please phone in advance to make arrangements. Gallery shop, light refreshments, WC, lift and baby-changing facilities are available. Breast-feeding is welcome throughout the building.
By TrAINUniversity station, a 10-minute walk from the Barber, is served by trains from Birmingham New Street, Lichfield and Longbridge, Cardiff and Worcestershire. Check train times and buy tickets at www.thetrainline.com
By BUSThere are frequent buses from the city centre past the bottom of Edgbaston Park road (61 and 63 operated by National Express West Midlands).
By CArNorth East Car Park (off Pritchatts Road) is a five minute walk away. Charges apply Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 4.30pm.
THE BArBEr INSTITUTE OF FINE ArTSUniversity of BirminghamEdgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TSGeneral Enquiries – 0121 414 7333Workshop Bookings – 0121 414 2261Website – www.barber.org.uk
ADMISSION TO GALLErIES AND ALL EXHIBITIONS IS FrEE
OPENING HOUrSMonday – Friday: 10am – 5pm; Saturday/Sunday: 11am – 5pm(Closed Good Friday 3 April)How To Find USThe Barber Institute is located in south-west Birmingham, approximately three miles from the city centre, at the East Gate of the University of Birmingham, off Edgbaston Park road.
FREE parking is available on campus around the Barber outside these times
and all day on bank holidays.
SUMMER TASTER SUNDAYSCome along for a creative taste of what we do all year round!Explore the Barber and the University campus with our artists in these creative drawing workshops.11AM – 12 noon: 4 – 8 YRS | 12.30 – 1.30PM: 8 – 12 YRS£3 per child, booking essential.
ROMAN COINS AND MEDALSwEdnESdAY 8 & THURSdAY 9 APRiL
11AM – 12.30PM: 4 – 8 YEARS | 1.30 – 3PM: 8 – 14 YEARS
Hear legendary tales of ancient rome & design your own roman-inspired coins to take home!
£15 PER CHILD – CHILDREN ATTEND BOTH HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS.
SPECIAL EVENTS
COMMUNITY DAY: ART EXPLORERS!SUndAY 6 SEPTEMBER 11AM – 4PM
Become an Art Explorer at this year’s Community Day! Enjoy tales in the galleries with our storyteller and step back in time as you see artists come to life! Hunt
down your favourite artworks in our gallery explorer’s treasure hunt, create your own ‘krazy kaleidoscope’ and make an arty pin-badge to take home.
Fun for the whole family!
FREE, DROP IN ANY TIME. ALL AGES WELCOME.
BARBER YOUTHAGEd 13 – 18 And inTo ART?
Join BARBER YoUTH! TUESdAYS, 4.30 – 6.30PM
Come along for a free taster session. For more information call Alex on 0121 414 2261
£5 per session. Booking essential.
HOW TO BOOKFor further information on any of our events,
visit www.barber.org.uk/learning. To book workshops please contact 0121 414 2261