Top Rated This Week

Individual: Sheila de Rosa / Visual Artist
Business: Strictly a Cappella / Mixed a Cappella vocal group
Place: Artistsmeet / Art Gallery, Rickmansworth
News: Perfect Partnership Loves Art
Event: A Night on Broadway
Opportunity: Gelli Plate Printing
Space: Rehearsal & Recording Studio
Image: Strictly a Cappella in Prague
Video: A study of Still Life in Charcoal
Strictly a Cappella in Prague

Creative Hertfordshire Newsletter, 25th April 2024

 

Welcome to the Creative Hertfordshire newsletter:

Items that have caught our eye this week include:

- Amy Wilson is offering weaving workshops and courses on a Thursday morning 10.30 - 1pm at The Baldock Arts & Heritage Centre.   The Spring/Summer 2024 term is now bookable.  Join a small friendly group where you can work at your own pace. With demonstrations of techniques and ongoing tuition and support with your weaving projects. Hire a loom or bring your own along.   £30 p/w (or book a course from £18.75 p/w).  For more information visit https://www.lilianetextiles.co.uk/thehandmadeshop/p/weekly-weaving-

Something for the summer.  The box office for the Watford Fringe Festival 2024 is now officially open.  This is the 8th Watford Fringe – every year multiple venues host an extraordinary live line-up of great theatre, music, comedy, dance, magic and family fun-filled shows. As well as running for longer this year, the festival will also now include outdoor performance spaces for the first time.  The Festival takes place from 1 July to 4 August. It is organised by the Watford Pump House in partnership with Watford Borough Council, Watford Palace Theatre and the Watford and Three Rivers Trust.  There’s still time to sign up as a performer. Anyone and everyone is welcome to apply, there's no selection criteria. All you need to do is register your event online before the end of May.  For more information visit https://watfringe.co.uk/

- Something else for the summer.  Experience life as a 'Rock Star' making, recording and performing live music!  The Practice Roomz Rock School will help beginners and intermediates choose the songs they want learn to play! Their mini Rock Stars will learn a song during the week ready to perform and record in our professional studio. ​ Groups are made up of 6 musicians per day and the course runs for 1 week.   For more information visit https://www.thepracticeroomz.info/about-1

Wishing you all a great week.

The Creative Hertfordshire Support Group

 

Events

Art Exhibition in the Howard Centre, Welwyn Garden City
Sat 18 to Sun 26 May 2024 (1 week)

Art Exhibition in the Howard Centre, Welwyn Garden City

Nine Artists back exhibiting in the Howard Centre. Painting, print making and Textiles
Brutal Dreamsound
Sat 18 May 2024

Brutal Dreamsound

Presents Acoustic Survey aka Jakub Rokita, Anna Fairchild and Rob Flint/FLOMO in a experimental audiovisual collaboration, performance and informal discussion. FURTHER EVENT DETAILS 7.00pm Short conversation with...
Clay Handbuilding Workshop with Luke Perkins
Sat 11 May 2024

Clay Handbuilding Workshop with Luke Perkins

Join Luke Perkins for a Clay Building Workshop. Perfect for beginners aged 16 and over, this 2 hour session at the Broadway Gallery offers an hands-on experience in pinch and coil techniques. With no previous ceramic exp...
Colourful Minds: Community Art Exhibition
Wed 08 May to Mon 03 Jun 2024 (4 weeks)

Colourful Minds: Community Art Exhibition

This free exhibition showcases some of the artwork created by participants on the Colourful Minds course and raise awareness of the benefits of creative wellbeing. Colourful Minds is an art for well-being course run b...
John Yorke: Store and Art
Thu 16 May 2024

John Yorke: Store and Art

It’s tempting to think of painting and narrative as two entirely different methods of describing reality – one using words, one using static images to convey meaning. But are they really that different? Historically, the...
Music from Stage and Screen
Sun 12 May 2024

Music from Stage and Screen

This May, we are thrilled to celebrate music from the stage and screen: Elmer Bernstein – The Great Escape Various composers – James Bond Suite John Williams – Harry Potter Suite John Williams – Adventures on Earth...
Rainbow Lions & Colourbirds Kids Craft Event
Sat 18 to Sat 25 May 2024 (1 week)

Rainbow Lions & Colourbirds Kids Craft Event

RAINBOW LIONS AND COLOURBIRDS! SATURDAY 25th MAY 2024 11am - 3pm Join some of our Wynd Gallery artists for a fun filled kids activity! We'll be creating fun rainbow lions from vintage books, coloured papers & cards a...
Weekly weaving course
Thu 25 Apr to Thu 11 Jul 2024 (3 months)

Weekly weaving course

Weaving workshops and courses are available this term on a Thursday morning 10.30 - 1pm at The Baldock Arts & Heritage Centre. Hire a loom or bring your own along. Enjoy some weaving with other creatives and get help...

Opportunities

The Practice Roomz Rock School
Thu 29 Aug 2024

The Practice Roomz Rock School

Welcome to The Practice Roomz Rock School. This is the perfect place for beginners and intermediates to learn and play as a band and is more than just another music lesson! Experience life as a 'Rock Star' making,...

News

Watford Fringe 2024 – Box Office Now Open for Biggest Festival y
Wed 24 Apr 2024

Watford Fringe 2024 – Box Office Now Open for Biggest Festival y

The box office for the Watford Fringe Festival 2024 is now officially open – you can buy tickets for more than 50 performances across a whole month of great entertainment, right on your doorstep. This is the 8th Watfo...

Profiles

Amy wilson / Liliane Textiles

Amy wilson / Liliane Textiles

Handwoven/printed textiles and accessories... My design work is inspired by vintage French woven cloth and the colours, intricate patterns and structures found in nature. I studied fashion design at the London col...
Marian Hall Art / Artist

Marian Hall Art / Artist

I’m a textile artist and printmaker. My work is usually inspired by nature but recently I have also created art in response to the pandemic. I exhibit regularly and if you'd like to get a behind-the-scenes look at my...
PRZ Live / PRZ Live

PRZ Live / PRZ Live

If you're in need of professional sound engineering and PA hire services for your upcoming event, we've got you covered. Our team of seasoned experts specializes in providing top-quality services, including stage man...
UH Arts + Culture / University of Hertfordshire

UH Arts + Culture / University of Hertfordshire

University of Hertfordshire Arts + Culture (UH Arts + Culture) brings a rich arts and culture programme to our campus and our local communities. We share the best visual arts, live arts, music, film, design and media...
Watford Philharmonic Society / Watford Philharmonic Society

Watford Philharmonic Society / Watford Philharmonic Society

Founded by Leslie Regan in 1935, with support from the great Sir Henry Wood, Watford Philharmonic Society comprises an amateur choir and orchestra and is one of the largest musical societies of its kind in the country...
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