Events at Bankside Gallery
Bankside Gallery holds various educational events run by members of the Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, from creative workshops to artist talks. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we do not currently have any events lined up - but watch this space!
Scroll down to see a selection of some of our past workshops, talks and events held at the Gallery.
Past
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MEET THE ARTIST
With Denise Ballard-Wyllie ARE, Richenda Court ARE & Serena Smith ARE 5 June 2022 Bankside Gallery | 1 - 3pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RE members Denise Ballard-Wyllie ARE, Richenda Court ARE and Serena Smith ARE who... Read more -
MEET THE ARTIST
With Sarah Granville ARE & Carol Wilhide Justin ARE 22 May 2022 Bankside Gallery | 1 - 3pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RE members Sarah Granville ARE and Carol Wilhide Justin ARE who will be... Read more -
MEET THE ARTIST
With Austin Cole ARE & Caroline Macey ARE 15 May 2022 Bankside Gallery | 1 - 3pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RE members Austin Cole & Caroline Macey ARE who will be at the... Read more -
EVENT: Bind your own Sketchbook
with Ben Hendy 23 April 2020 Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, this event has been postponed until further notice. Make a sketchbook that will do your drawings proud! Professional bookbinder and printmaker Ben Hendy will guide... Read more
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FAMILY EVENT: Pictures in Your Head
9 April 2020 Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, this event has been postponed until further notice. Gather your family this half term and show us your 2020 Visions using pencils, pens and paints.... Read more -
Wood Engraving Demonstration
by Amanda Taylor SWE and Alexandra Robb SWE 22 February 2020 To celebrate the Society of Wood Engravers' Centenary Exhibition Bankside Gallery will be hosting a number of weekly demonstrations between 1pm and 4pm. Read more -
Q&A with Emma Stibbon RA & Amy-Jane Blackhall
Chaired by Leonie Bradley 21 November 2019 Emma Stibbon RA creates large-scale landscapes that depict our global instabilities: urban, climatic and ideological. Stibbon undertakes extensive research, immersing herself in the environment to document our dramatically shifting landscapes.... Read more -
EVENT: De-mystifying Drawing
with Gerry Baptist RWS RE 6 November 2019 By popular demand, RWS artist Gerry Baptist is back once again to de-mystify drawing. Take on a series of simple drawing exercises, set by Gerry, aimed to break down the... Read more
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EVENT: River Thames Walk & Draw
with Julia Midgley RWS RE 20 October 2019 Observe and record the sights and sounds as you take a stroll along the River Thames. RWS artist and reportage aficionado, Julia Midgley will walk with you, offering advice and... Read more -
RE ORIGINAL PRINTS 2019: Talking about sketchbooks
With Jackie Newell RE and Jane Stobart RE 19 May 2019 11am - 4pm A range of printmakers’ sketchbooks will be on display to flick through and enjoy. They are rarely seen but are vital to the research, thinking and planning... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Beginner's Watercolour
with Charles Williams RWS 23 March 2019 Back to basics! A course for beginners and those who feel they have missed out on the vital principles of this deceptively difficult medium, and who want to develop their... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Stranger than Fiction: Reportage & Documentary Drawing
Julia Midgley ARWS RE 3 November 2018 Reportage artists draw life as it unfolds before them whilst drawing at speed. For this workshop we will be reportage artists and look at the local neighbourhood, the people who... Read more
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EVENT: Drink & Draw | Halloween Edition
31 October 2018 Bring a bit of spook to your sketches at our Halloween-themed Drink & Draw evening. This will be a casual un-tutored drawing session where you can try your hand at... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Figuration to Abstraction: Acrylic & Collage
Colin Merrin RWS 20 October 2018 The workshop will begin with a number of life drawing exercises followed by work developing abstracted pieces using acrylic paint and collage. You will look at how figurative studies can... Read more