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July 2020
AT The Bus – 3rd Charity of the week
During Week 3 AT The Bus was to be in residence. This is a new charity, offering a school-based programme of art as therapy to support the education, health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 7-18 in Oxfordshire. This therapy will take place in a purposely designed therapeutic studio space in a double-decker bus. While the charity waits for a bus to be refitted, its professionals have been working in a temporary studio space in the grounds of the…
Find out more »Those Mitford Girls – A Talk by Rebecca Mordan from Scary Little Girls
Join raconteuse Rebecca Mordan for this talk about the most remarkable and diverse set of sisters ever to come out of modern British aristocracy. Using their own letters and writing, along with the anecdotes she has collated over years of work on the family in their childhood home, Rebecca brings each of the six sisters vividly to life. Learn about Unity and Diana who idolised Hitler and Mosley; Jessica the card-carrying communist, muckraker and black rights campaigner; Nancy the bohemian…
Find out more »Climate Outreach – 4th Charity of the week
During Week 4 we were going to hear from Climate Outreach. This is an Oxford-based charity researching some of the most central questions about climate change, communication and providing practical resources and workshops which can be accessed in all sorts of different locations. We wanted to work with Climate Outreach because of the importance of honest conversations in the move to prevent runaway climate change. A film about climate change, migration and Covid 19 can be found here and more of their recent…
Find out more »Exploring structure in the garden landscape with Sarah Spackman RBA
This one day workshop will look at finding the structure within the picture that you have chosen to paint. We will look at the different images found in the garden and sculptural landscape, and see how we can simplify the different areas of our painting to maintain the colour relationships between the light and shadow. Using oil paint and a limited palette, we will practise mixing colours to help define the structure within the painting. You will need to bring…
Find out more »Jantien stone necklace workshop
In this workshop with sculptor Jantien Kahn, you will be working with small pieces of soapstone and alabaster to create beautiful stone necklaces. This workshop is for all ages, although children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult, whether the adult is taking part in the workshop or visiting the exhibition.
Find out more »September 2020
Yoga with Ruth White
Classes have re-recommenced every Monday from 7.30 until 9 pm in the Ballroom until 14th December. For more information, visit their website or telephone 01608 651189/01608 652272.
Find out more »Kieran Stiles Art Workshops
Kieran will be running a series of 3 workshops on 22nd, 29th September and 6th October. Explore different techniques in each session with demonstrations of techniques in the main image using ink and watercolour, wet into wet. Work from direct observation of the figure, explore how to blend abstract colour, allowing drips and splashes of ink to fall onto wet washes of watercolour. During these workshops, feel free to work independently on your own subject in terms of technique; you…
Find out more »In the Footsteps of the Mitfords – Scary Little Girls
In the Footsteps of the Mitfords returns as Scary Little Girls brings the experiences, opinions and relationships of the celebrated sisters to life. The Mitford sisters were writers, travellers and political activists with dramatically differing views, whose lifestyles and privilege took them to the inner sanctum of some of the most significant events of the 20th century. Discover performances drawn from the sisters’ letters, fiction and memoirs on our specially prepared walking route around the stunning setting of their childhood home,…
Find out more »May 2021
Kieran Stiles painting workshop
Kieran Stiles is an Oxfordshire painter who regularly teaches at Asthall. In this workshop, you will explore different methods of representing light in order to understand the complexities of the three-dimensional world we inhabit.You will learn about drawing and painting, working from direct observation of the garden and sculptures at Asthall. All materials are included, apart from an A4 sketch pad for preparatory observational studies, which you will need to bring. Cost: £90. This includes entry to the exhibition. This…
Find out more »Creative writing workshop
stone, form, dreams & words a creative writing workshop inspired by stone and sculpture This workshop is led by garden poet, Rebecca Hubbard, an experienced and inspirational writing tutor with a passion for words, nature and art. The day will include early entry to the exhibition, a writing workshop from 10-3, and refreshments. Plenty of time to be inspired by the sculptures, but you will also have a writing base in the Manor's airy ballroom. Bring your own lunch; there…
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