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Workshops and an exhibition at Rural Arts
The Old Courthouse on Westgate has a free art group exhibition until 17 October, with evening and day-long making workshops through the month
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Rural Arts is the cross-arts centre in the Old Courthouse on Westgate, five minutes from the square. Through October its gallery has the Thirlby Art Group exhibition, with work from fifteen artists in paint, print and pastel, all of it for sale.
Alongside it the studios run making workshops. Places are limited and booked online, so check the Rural Arts site before you set off. The half-term workshops for children are listed separately.
Dates still to come
- 7 to 17 October 2026Thirlby Art Group exhibitionFifteen local artists, paintings, prints and pastels, all for sale. Free, 10am to 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday
- 9 October 2026Workshop: ceramic pumpkins and ciderHand-build a clay pumpkin over a glass of cider, 7pm to 9pm, 25
- 10 October 2026Workshop: botanical collagraph printingBotanical prints from leaves and seedheads with printmaker Yvonne Hoggarth, 10.30am to 3.30pm, 90
- 16 October 2026Workshop: stained glass mosaic plaqueA stained glass mosaic plaque for beginners and improvers, 10.30am to 4.30pm, 90
Coming for this? We are at 87 Market Place. The menu, hours and parking, or book a table if there are six or more of you.