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Watercolour Workshop

Watercolour Workshop

Highway Farm Bridport

Arts and Crafts Classes in Dorset

There are a number of art and craft workshops available across Dorset.

Course providers like Walford Mill Crafts, Burngate Stone Carving Centre and Highway Farm give you the opportunity to try a wide range of differing arts and crafts with courses running right through the year..

Dorset is also proud to promote a well supported network of Art Centres that provide a variety of shows and displays for all.

For a more comprehensive view of all the great arts events going on in Dorset why not visit Dorset Loves Arts and find an event near you.

More art and crafts events going on can be found below, so get involved!

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Swanage Blues Festival

Swanage Blues Festival

SWANAGE BLUES FESTIVAL Every March and October thousands of music lovers come to Swanage Blues Festivals, where over 100 musicians perform at 40...

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  1. Kingston Lacy House & Gardens

    Add Craft and Garden Fair (Kingston Lacy) to your Itinerary

    Craft and Garden Fair (Kingston Lacy)

    Type

    Fete/Fair

    WIMBORNE

    Exhibition, demonstrations and sale of traditional and contemporary crafts and arts with a large selection of garden furniture, plants, shrubs, garden sculpture and ornaments.

    Venue

    Kingston Lacy House and Gardens, East Dorset

    Dates

    From:
    24 Aug 2013 To 26 Aug 2013
  2. The River Stour, Christchurch

    Add The Peggy Wood Art Group Exhibition to your Itinerary

    The Peggy Wood Art Group Exhibition

    Type

    Exhibition

    CHRISTCHURCH

    4th - 30th September 2013

    The Peggy Wood Art Group invite all to view their exhibition of work at the Kings Arms Hotel in Christchurch. The exhibition taking place throughout September includes a variety of artwork to suit all tastes and pockets.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Sep 2013 To 30 Sep 2013
  3. Peter Hook & The Light at the Electric Palace

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    Peter Hook & The Light at the Electric Palace

    Type

    Performance

    Bridport

    Revisiting Joy Division’s seminal albums “Unknown Pleasures” back in May 2010 for a commemorative charity concert and following it each year with a new album performed live, now including “Closer”, “Still”, “Movement” and “Power Corruption & Lies”, Peter Hook And The Light have come to amass some...

    Dates

    From:
    7 Sep 2013 To 7 Sep 2013
  4. Kingston Lacy House and Gardens

    Add Caring for Kingston Lacy's Books to your Itinerary

    Caring for Kingston Lacy's Books

    Type

    Demonstration

    Wimborne

    Meet Martine, one of our volunteers, and discover how we care for the books in the Library at Kingston Lacy.

    11.30am -1pm and 1.30pm -2.30pm.

    Free event (normal admission charges apply).

    Venue

    Kingston Lacy House and Gardens, East Dorset

    Dates

    From:
    7 Sep 2013 To 7 Sep 2013
    From:
    5 Oct 2013 To 5 Oct 2013
  5. Kingston Lacy House and Gardens

    Add Heritage Open Day at Kingston Lacy to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Day at Kingston Lacy

    Type

    Participatory Event

    Wimborne

    As part of Dorset Architectural Heritage Week, entry to Kingston Lacy House and Gardens is free.

    Venue

    Kingston Lacy House and Gardens, East Dorset

    Dates

    From:
    14 Sep 2013 To 14 Sep 2013
  6. Cranborne Chase Woodfair

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    Cranborne Chase Woodfair

    Type

    Show/Display

    Fordingbridge

    Come and experience the wonderful world of wood at the Cranborne Chase Woodfair!

    From saw milling to horse-logging; foresters to furniture makers; willow weaving to wood crafts there's something for everyone. Get your hands dirty in our workshops and watch the experts demonstrating their skills....

    Dates

    From:
    5 Oct 2013 To 6 Oct 2013
  7. Alexei Sayle at the Electric Palace

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    Alexei Sayle at the Electric Palace

    Type

    Performance

    Bridport

    More info to follow...
    Date: Saturday 19 October
    Time: Doors open 7pm / starts 8pm
    Advance price: £16.00 (plus £1.00 booking fee per ticket)
    Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF, tel 01308 424901
    Door price: £18.00


    Dates

    From:
    19 Oct 2013 To 19 Oct 2013
  8. Verwood Arts & Crafts Society Exhibition

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    Verwood Arts & Crafts Society Exhibition

    Type

    Exhibition

    Verwood

    Verwood Arts & Crafts Society present their Annual Exhibition of arts and crafts.

    Dates

    From:
    26 Oct 2013 To 26 Oct 2013
  9. Hand crafted brooches by Jane Blease

    Add "Inspire" at Walford Mill to your Itinerary

    "Inspire" at Walford Mill

    Type

    Exhibition

    Wimborne Minster

    Selling exhibition of mixed contemporary craftwork by a variety of local and national makers, providing an opportunity to find unusual and individual Christmas gifts.

    At ‘Inspire’ you will find an array of carefully selected crafts from a wide variety of disciplines including textiles, glass,...

    Venue

    Walford Mill Crafts, Wimborne Minster

    Dates

    From:
    2 Nov 2013 To 31 Dec 2013
  10. Lau at the Electric Palace

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    Lau at the Electric Palace

    Type

    Performance

    Bridport

    Lau are modern folk music’s most innovative band. Brilliant musicians, thrilling performers and free-thinking visionaries.

    Their latest album ’Race The Loser’ (Reveal Records) was recorded in Scotland through the Spring of 2012 with American producer Tucker Martine (Sufjan Stevens, The...

    Dates

    From:
    23 Nov 2013 To 23 Nov 2013