Events

Artsparks Courses

Saturday drop in workshops for June

Saturday 2nd to Saturday 30th June

These weekly 2 hour workshops will give children a fun and stimulating activity that will help them to engage with the sculpture at Jupiter. They will be run in the afternoon so children can have the opportunity of looking at the sculpture in the morning and then join the workshop to do a related activity in the afternoon. 2-4pm £6
 
June 2nd   Woodland Vinyl – creating reflective vinyl tape images based on Jim Lambie’s “A Forest”
 
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June 9    Starman – using Firmament by Antony Gormley as a starting point the group will create 3d star maps and figures.
 
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June 16th Cardboard cutout - creating large scale facades of buildings after Nathan Coley.
 
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June 23rd Mirror walk - tree gazing with concave and convex mirrors to capture the canopy view in the way Kapoor's works such as Cloudgate reflect nature and their enviroment.
 
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June 30th Shadow pictures - working with photoreceptive paper the children will make cameraless photographs in the woods. 
 
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Drop in Holiday Workshops

Friday 6th July to Friday 24th August

Every Friday throughout  the summer holidays Jupiter is offering drop in workshops. The two hour sessions will take their inspiration from the work of the Jupiter artists and will involve fun and inspiring outdoor activities. 10am to 12 noon or 1pm to 3pm £6

6th July:  Transient objects – looking at the work of Cornelia Parker we will drape cutlery and utensils from trees to create group sculptures with a difference.
 
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13th July: Spirals in Nature - Landscaping our own life mounds in the Jupiter Garden - watch out your gardens at home may never look the same again! 
 
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20th July: Digging for Britain! Looking at the practise of our new artist Henry Castle we will dig for objects in the woods and then recreate them in various mediums. 
 
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27th July: Love Bomb: with a focus on the Quinn orchid we will sculpt orchids and make orchid masks.
 
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3rd August: Anya Gallaccio – Flower Power! Inspired by Anya Gallaccio the group will create flower installations.
 
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10th August: Watershed: a workshop based on our Festival Artist Tania Kovats – we will create water themed sculpture. 
 
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17th August: Out and about! Create your own beautiful and ephemeral natural works in the woods after Andy Goldsworthy.
 
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24th August: Whose your hero? Create your own tribute to your favourite person! Based on the work of Ian Hamilton Finlay at Jupiter.
 
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July Artsparks

Tuesday 24th to Wednesday 25th July

A 2 day workshop inspired by Anya Gallaccio’s new work at Jupiter. The children will get involved with lots of fun arty activities out and indoors based on Anya’s floor of roses in the gallery and her crystal “cave” in the woods.   It is being led by Izzie Chappell who is running our very popular Littlesparks courses.

Suitable for 5 to 14 year olds who will be grouped by age.  

£40 per day 10am-3.30pm.  

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Festival Artsparks

Tuesday 7th to Thursday 9th August

This three day course will be based on the work of our Festival artist Tanya Kovats. The children will work on a water based sculpture as well as exploring drawing techniques that so define Tanya’s work. This course is being led by Davina Richardson who has run wonderful Artsparks for us before.

Suitable for 5 to 14 year olds who will be grouped by age.

£105 for 3 days - 10am -3.30pm

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Jupiter Artland Education


To book for any of the events please contact the Jupiter Artland office on 01506 889900.

Grow your own face

Saturday 14th to Sunday 15th July

Inspired by the growth and decay themes in Anya Gallaccio's Red on Green gallery work for Jupiter, this workhsop explores body casting in an unusual way. Artist Natalie Taylor will lead this family workshop where you learn how to create a perfect three dimensional reproduction of your face. Using the safe techniques of modrock casting, this mould will then be used to create the face in soil and seeds. Take the cast home with you and watch in amazement as your work is turned into a green man, woman, girl or boy! 

www.natalietaylor.org.uk

Suitable for children 8+ with an adult. Adults £80 children £60 for 2 day course. Please ask in office for family discounts. 10am to 4pm with an hour for lunch and access to the Artland. 

Fundamentals of Dowsing

Saturday 11th August

Dowsing is about much more than just finding water. It can be used to find lost items, buried artefacts, test for food intolerances, identify geopathic stress and a variety of other uses in everyday life. It is a particularly useful skill for healers and therapists. This introductory workshop will provide a basic grounding in the use of the pendulum and L-rods, and show you how to integrate the principles of dowsing into your life and work, enhancing your intuition and decision-making skills. 

The workshop is led by professional dowser and geomancer Grahame Gardner, who is a Registered Tutor and current President of the British Society of Dowsers.

£20 a head including admission to Jupiter - 2pm - 5pm

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Children's Guided Tour of Jupiter Artland

Sunday 26th August

Come and join this hunt for art - we will have a walk around and explore the amazing sculpture dotted around the woods and meadows of Jupiter Artland. Please book in at reception from 10am on the day this event is FREE with entrance ticket 1.30pm - 3.30pm . For aged 5 upwards.

Autumn Littlesparks

Tuesday 28th August to Tuesday 27th November

Little Sparks weekly courses offer the ultimate in green outdoor art for preschoolers. These morning and afternoon sessions are packed with fun and messy indoor and outdoor activities which develop preschool skills in the beautiful environment of Jupiter Artland. Using the sculpture in its unique natural setting as a base, the children work on stimulating themed art and craft activities. Imaginative play, drama and music sessions alongside the art work add up to a wonderfully busy morning for little ones. Coffee and cake in the Proposals Room for mums and dads to meet and chat too.

Suitable for 2.5 year upwards

Morning session 9.30am to 12pm – 12 sessions £102

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Afternoon session 1-3pm – 12 sessions £90

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Friday Afternoon Littlesparks

Friday 31st August to Friday 30th November

New for this autumn we are extending our Littlesparks offering to Friday afternoons for older children. The sessions will involve fun outdoor activities based on artist’s work at Jupiter, anything from twining in the trees after Shane Waltener to sketching on the Jencks trying to capture the contours in charcoal to building large scale group sculpture over a few sessions. The range of activities is very broad and as much as possible is outside so children learn the connection between the art and the land at Jupiter. Izzie Chappell who currently runs our Tuesday Littlesparks session will be leading these too.  

Suitable for 4-6 year olds.

1.30 – 3.30pm

Starting on 31st of August and finishing on the 30th November with half term on the 19th and 26th of October.

12 sessions at £8.50 per session is £102.