OOPS WOW
Upcoming Sessions & Events
As well the events listed below, I run occasional sessions for groups, schools and other organisations. I run an art club at a cool school, I'm one of the regular facilitators at Bridport Community Shed sessions for young people (11-18yr olds) and I pop into Bridport Youth Club about once a month to do a bit of art with the juniors.
If you would like information about public events to arrive in your inbox, email me and I will add you to my mailing list. If you would like me to run a session for you, please get in touch too.
Family Creative Play session at The Sherborne
Newland, Sherborne, DT9 3JG
Saturday 26th April 1.30 - 3.30pm
£6 per child, adults come free!
I've been invited to run a session at The Sherborne, a exciting new art venue, in Sherborne.
‘Oops Wow Messy Art’ sessions are well known for being playful, big, whole-body fun events with lots of freedom to have your own adventure.
Jo is coming to The Sherborne to run a family art event inspired by the exhibitions currently on show here. There will be ripping, wrapping, sticking, stitching, folding, scrunching, hanging, and dangling—all kinds of drawing experiments from The Verb List by Richard Serra.
You will also make life-sized drawings of yourself to have fun placing around the gardens!
These sessions are great for families with children ages 3 and up; everyone joins in!
Hooray for Art Club at Youth Club!
Fun art activities every first Wednesday of the month at Primary Youth Club. This is for kids in school years 3-7.
This month (May 7th) we will be going on a trip to see the new show at Bridport Arts Centre. We will be shown round by the curator, then do some art inspired bu the show.
Primary Youth Club runs every Wednesday and Friday at Bridport Youth & Community Centre. There are also sessions for years 7&8 on a Friday, and Senior Youth Club for years 9-13 on Wednesdays and Fridays. Lots of cool stuff happens at all of the sessions. Please go to their website for all the info.
Drawing Dance Workshop
Wednesday 14th May 2-5pm
Bridport Arts Centre
9 South Street, Bridport, DT6 3NR
Cost £35 all materials included
This is the second Drawing Dance workshop for the brand new and very exciting Bridport Dance Festival
There are so many dance workshops and performances taking place over the weekend 23rd-24th May. Do check out the website for information on all of these.
Artist Jo Burlington (that's me) will lead a workshop of experimental dynamic and expressive drawing, attempting to capture the movement, energy and gestures of the dancers. This workshop is good for all levels, from complete beginners to practicing artists; capturing movement is one of the more challenging things to do in drawing, we can but try and play and have fun with it.
Jo trained at The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, and has been exploring drawing for over 20 years. She has been collaborating with dancers for the last few years and is known locally for facilitating playful, accessible, non-judgemental and no-fail workshops. You can find out more about Jo on her website www.joburlington.co.uk
For this workshop, we will be drawing dancers from My Ballet. We will be using charcoal and ink, so there is a high chance that you will get messy, so please don't wear your best clothes.
Please follow the link to book HERE, or call Bridport Tourist Information Centre on 01308 424901
Any questions, get in touch jo@burlington.me.uk
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Bridport Community Charter Fair
Millenium Green
Saturday 17th May 10 - 3pm
Free, drop-in
I will be at Millenium Green all day again! In honour of the original Royal Charter, once you have made yourself a suitable crown, you will be invited to grant our town some new special privileges.
We will also be re-instating the Bridport Mint - design a coin with someone or something important on it.
IN THE AIR
Sunday 18th May 2-4pm
Bridport Youth & Community Centre
Free, good for adults and kids age 8+
The Swifts are on their way back. There's lots happening to celebrate them again this year, check out the poster, join the facebook group, and if you can, please donate to the crowdfunder.
This year, I am looking forwards to collaborating with poet Sarah Acton for a fun experimental drawing and poetry session exploring a life lived in the air.
This workshop is good for slightly older kids and adults (I reckon about 8yrs and up would be good).
It's free, but please email
to let us know you are coming