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Printmaking Live in the Gallery
LOOP Printmakers 9 - 14 Sep 2025 The LOOP printmakers will be working live in Bankside Gallery throughout their exhibition. Drop in to see the show, chat to the artists and see their creative processes in action.... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Capturing City Life in Line and Watercolour
With Paul Cox RWS 11 Apr 2025 In this workshop you will learn how to respond to a busy and vibrant city scene using line and watercolour. Working initially on location in the heart of central London,... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Mixing it Up
With Tessa Pearson ARWS 10 Apr 2025 In this workshop you will explore the many interesting and exciting effects achieved by using watercolour paint with different mediums such as wax, pastels crayons, ink and elements of collage.... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Hand-Painted Collaged Landscapes
With Raina Goran ARWS 9 Apr 2025 In this workshop you will discover sketchbook style collage, using hand painted blocks of colour, shape and pattern to describe a landscape of your choice. You will experiment by instinctively... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Light & Transparency: Landscape Painting in Watercolour
With Neil Pittaway RWS RE 5 Apr 2025 In this workshop you will be given a comprehensive introduction to creating watercolour landscape paintings. You will learn about how different artists use colour and transparency to create various styles... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Exploring Still Life Through Gouache
With Wendy Jacob RWS 4 Apr 2025 Gouache, unlike watercolour, is opaque in nature meaning the white of the paper surface does not show through, making it much easier to use. Gouache allows you to mix wonderfully... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Personal Interiors in Watercolour
With Mark Entwisle RWS 3 Apr 2025 In this workshop you will explore painting personal interiors in watercolour. Paying attention to space, colour and composition, you will focus on capturing a personal perspective of a place that... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Spring Flowers in Watercolour
With Suzy Fasht RWS 29 Mar 2025 During this workshop you will explore the theme of spring flowers in watercolour, working from observation and imagination. You will firstly be guided through simple warm up exercises to build... Read more
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MEET THE ARTISTS
With Martin Jacobs ARWS & Peter S. Smith RE 25 Jan 2025 Bankside Gallery | 12 - 3pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Martin Jacobs ARWS & Peter S. Smith RE who will be at the... Read more -
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With Lucy Marks ARWS & Sunnu Rebecca Choi Student RE 18 Jan 2025 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Lucy Marks ARWS & Sunnu Rebecca Choi Student RE who will be at... Read more -
MEET THE ARTISTS
With Chloe Cheese RWS & Isabella Tessier Student RE 11 Jan 2025 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Chloe Cheese RWS & Isabella Tessier Student RE who will be at the... Read more -
MEET THE ARTISTS
With Gertie Young RWS & Linda Saul RWS 4 Jan 2025 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Gertie Young RWS & Linda Saul RWS who will be at the gallery... Read more
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MEET THE ARTISTS
With Olivia Adamczyk O'Sullivan ARWS & Desmond Healy ARE 14 Dec 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4.30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Olivia Adamczyk O'Sullivan ARWS & Desmond Healy ARE who will be at the... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Kitsch Christmas Cards
With Gertie Young RWS 8 Dec 2024 In this workshop you will create your own kitsch Christmas cards through experimentation, imagination and enjoyment. You will work either directly from your own personal Christmas themed objects or from... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Exploring the theme of Winter woodlands through watercolour
With Suzy Fasht RWS 7 Dec 2024 During this workshop you will explore the theme of “Winter woods” using a variety of masking and layering stages to build up an evocative seasonal landscape. You will firstly be... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Conjuring Landscapes
With Frances Hatch ARWS 26 Oct 2024 In this workshop you will be making paintings prompted by materials gathered from places that yield rich palettes. There are many ways to respond creatively to landscape, and in this... Read more
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MEET THE ARTISTS
With Chloe Fremantle RWS & Anne Lynch RWS 26 Oct 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS members Chloe Fremantle RWS & Anne Lynch RWS who will be at... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Painting People in Watercolour
With Mark Entwisle RWS 25 Oct 2024 In this workshop you will learn the basic principles of watercolour portraiture; including the mixing of skin tones, application of paint, complimentary colours and composition. Through demonstration, you will have... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Exploring Colour in Watercolour
With Anne Lynch RWS 24 Oct 2024 In this workshop Anne will guide you through several techniques used to produce a watercolour painting from direct observation of a still life. Paying attention to tone, Anne will help... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Letting Go and Being Bold with Landscape in Watercolour
With Sophie Knight RWS 23 Oct 2024 Watercolour is sometimes an unpredictable medium, but it doesn’t have to be scary. Starting with a fresh sheet of white paper can be daunting, but in this workshop, Sophie will... Read more
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MEET THE ARTIST
With Gertie Young RWS 19 Oct 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 4pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS member Gertie Young RWS who will be at the gallery showing some... Read more -
MEET THE ARTIST
With Mark Raggett RWS 12 Oct 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS member Mark Raggett RWS who will be at the gallery showing some... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Flowers, Fruits & Veg in Still Life (A Personal View)
With Chloe Cheese RWS 5 Oct 2024 In this workshop you will start by looking at examples of Chloe’s own work and making simple experiments with different materials. Chloe will set up still life areas for the... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Inky Watercolours
With Tessa Pearson ARWS 4 Oct 2024 In this workshop you will explore the interesting possibilities of combining watercolour with ink; mixing watercolour washes with drawn line and textured marks, and utilising the various exciting effects of... Read more
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MEET THE ARTIST
With David Paskett PPRWS Hon. RE 31 Aug 2024 Bankside Gallery | 11:30am - 1:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet David Pasket PPRWS Hon. RE who will be at the gallery showing some... Read more -
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With Mark Entwisle RWS & Ben Hendy RE 31 Aug 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 5pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Mark Entwisle RWS & Ben Hendy RE who will be at the gallery... Read more -
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With Tessa Pearson RWS & Martin Ridgwell RE 24 Aug 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 5pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Tessa Pearson RWS & Martin Ridgwell RE who will be at the gallery... Read more -
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With Gertie Young RWS & Sumi Perera RE 17 Aug 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2 - 5pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Gertie Young RWS & Sumi Perera RE who will be at the gallery... Read more
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MEET THE ARTISTS
Bristol Artists 2 Jun 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:00 - 5:00pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RE members and Bristol artists David Sully ARE, Ros Ford RE & Ian... Read more -
MEET THE ARTISTS
With Kit Boyd ARE & Ian Rawlinson ARE 26 May 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:00 - 5:00pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RE members Kit Boyd & Ian Rawlinson who will be at the gallery... Read more -
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With Alex Beattie ARE & Ali Yanya ARE 25 May 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:00 - 5:00pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RE members Alex Beattie & Ali Yanya who will be at the gallery... Read more -
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With Jackie Newell RE & Louise Davies RE 18 May 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:00 - 5:00pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RE members Jackie Newell & Louise Davies who will be at the gallery... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Bold Abstracts
With Tessa Pearson ARWS 2 May 2024 This workshop is inspired by the bold abstract paintings of Patrick Heron and Albert Irvin. You will experiment with the special qualities of watercolour and gouache, looking at different aspects... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Plants & Flowers in Watercolour
With Emma Chambers ARWS 25 Apr 2024 In this workshop you will be exploring ways to paint plants and flowers using watercolours. As a starting point you will look at works by Elizabeth Blackadder and discuss the... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Exploring Still Life Through Gouache
With Wendy Jacob RWS 24 Apr 2024 Gouache, unlike watercolour, is opaque in nature meaning the white of the paper surface does not show through, making it much easier to use. Gouache allows you to mix wonderfully... Read more -
MEET THE ARTIST
With Gertie Young RWS 21 Apr 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS member Gertie Young RWS who will be at the gallery showing some... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Interior Space, Colour & Composition
With Lottie Cole ARWS 20 Apr 2024 In this workshop you will start by looking at examples of Pierre Bonnard’s interiors, paying attention to his subject matter, colour and composition. Working from a still life set up... Read more -
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With Michael Middleton RWS RE 20 Apr 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS member Michael Middleton RWS RE who will be at the gallery showing... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Capturing The English Countryside in Watercolour
With Mark Entwisle RWS 18 Apr 2024 In this workshop you will be inspired by the Great Bardfield group artists like Eric Ravillious and Kenneth Rowntree to create your own landscape painting. Working from a still image... Read more -
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With Linda Saul ARWS 14 Apr 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS member Linda Saul ARWS who will be at the gallery showing some... Read more
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WORKSHOP: Light & Transparency: Landscape Painting in Watercolour
With Neil Pittaway RWS RE 13 Apr 2024 In this workshop you will be given a comprehensive introduction to creating watercolour landscape paintings. You will learn how to use different watercolour techniques to create different colourways of light... Read more -
MEET THE ARTIST
With Lottie Cole ARWS 13 Apr 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS member Lottie Cole ARWS who will be at the gallery showing some... Read more -
MEET THE ARTIST
With Olivia Adamczyk O'Sullivan ARWS 7 Apr 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS member Olivia Adamczyk O'Sullivan ARWS who will be at the gallery showing... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Documenting Life Through Drawing
With Julia Midgley RWS RE 6 Apr 2024 In this workshop you will be learning how to draw from real life. Through rapid, responsive drawing on location, you will explore your own unique perspective, whether its capturing a... Read more
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With Julie Held RWS 6 Apr 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS member Julie Held RWS who will be at the gallery showing some... Read more -
WORKSHOP: Exploring The Theme of ‘Spring’ Through Watercolour
With Suzy Fasht RWS 16 Mar 2024 During this workshop you will explore the theme of “Spring” through watercolour referring to imagery classically associated with Springtime i.e. flowers in bloom, nature, seasonal produce, working from your own... Read more -
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With Karen Keogh RE & Anne Lynch RWS 20 Jan 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Karen Keogh RE and Anne Lynch RWS who will be at the gallery... Read more -
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With Veta Gorner RE & Gertie Young RWS 13 Jan 2024 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet Veta Gorner RE and Gertie Young RWS who will be at the gallery... Read more
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MEET THE ARTISTS: HOW THEY PRINT
With Sonia Martin RE and Brendan Hansbro ARE 18 Nov 2023 Bankside Gallery | 1 - 3pm | Free admission | No booking required Two artists from the Small But Mighty exhibition, RE Members Sonia Martin RE & Brendan Hansbro ARE... Read more -
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With Caroline Cornelius ARWS, Yellon Ran Huang ARWS & Wendy Jacob RWS 4 Nov 2023 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS members Caroline Cornelius ARWS, Yellon Ran Huang ARWS and Wendy Jacob RWS... Read more -
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With Anne Lynch RWS & Michael Middleton RWS RE 29 Oct 2023 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS members Anne Lynch RWS and Michael Middleton RWS RE who will be... Read more -
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With Christie Bird RWS & Emma Chambers ARWS 28 Oct 2023 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS members Christie Bird RWS and Emma Chambers ARWS who will be at... Read more
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MEET THE ARTIST
With Davina Jackson ARWS, Sophie Knight RWS & Angie Lewin RWS 22 Oct 2023 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS members Davina Jackson ARWS, Sophie Knight RWS and Angie Lewin RWS RE... Read more -
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With Emma Chambers ARWS & Gertie Young RWS 21 Oct 2023 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS members Emma Chambers ARWS and Gertie Young RWS who will be at... Read more -
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With Robin Richmond RWS & Gertie Young RWS 14 Oct 2023 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS members Robin Richmond RWS and Gertie Young RWS who will be at... Read more -
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With Jill Leman PPRWS Hon. RE & Linda Saul ARWS 8 Oct 2023 Bankside Gallery | 2:30 - 4:30pm | Free admission | No booking required An opportunity to meet RWS members Jill Leman PPRWS Hon. RE and Linda Saul ARWS who will... Read more
