Roundup takes place every Thursday and includes my top picks and recommendations for creative things to do each weekend (and the following week) at different locations across the UK. Here's what's happening this weekend (and with an extra day off too)...
Vanilla Ink at Dundee Contemporary Arts, Scotland
Jewellery by designer Victoria Kelsey
Vanilla Ink Studios will be taking part in Dundee Contemporary Art's (DCA) Craft focus until 16 June 2013 and will feature the work of the studio's nine jewellery designers. The show will offer an exclusive 'sneak peek' at the start of their collections for International Jewellery London (IJL) set to take place at London's Earls Court in September. Along with the exclusive IJL collections, Vanilla Ink will be showcasing work made throughout the first year of its mentoring programme and will be available to buy throughout the month.
Where?: DCA, Dundee, Scotland
When?: Until 16 June 2013
Cost?: Free
More info: www.dca.org.uk
How to create a Brand | Class 101, Shoreditch, London
Learn how to brand with DreamWear
DreamWear in collaboration with RMediaCircle is set to host a masterclass 'How To Create A Brand | Class 101' for ambitious and creative entrepreneurs and also students with a passion for fashion, design, product design and the creative industry, who are thinking of starting up their own brand. The session will look at the conceptual beginnings of starting a brand right through to production processes and product development.
Class 101 is a brand creation workshop on May 11th at The Cube London, with influencers and creative educators who have worked with brands from Levi to Diesel and House of Holland. This initiative is project based and takes a collaborative learning approach, where you will learn how to move through various production stages- from the spark of an idea, through to product development, design, visual branding, critical thinking and customer acquisition. In addition to new portfolio material, including your own branded limited edition, students will benefit from new contacts and a unique learning experience, within a class of well networked and aspiring creatives.
Where?: THECUBE, London, 155 Commercial Street, London, E1 6BJ
When?: Saturday 11 May 2013 between 12pm-4pm
Cost?: £30 per ticket
More info: EventBrite.com
Festival Forge In, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Sheffield
See the traditional crafts and skills of local blacksmiths
Join the British Artist Blacksmiths Association, some of the most skilled blacksmiths in the country, at their forges for a ‘stainless’ twist on forging hot metal at this 18th century scythe and steelworks. Enjoy a showcase of traditional crafts and skills, try your hand at woodturning or lacemaking or join Mr Tyzack for a tour of the Hamlet.
Where?: Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Abbeydale Road South, Sheffield S2 7QW
When?: Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 May 2013, 10am - 4pm
Cost?: £3 per adult; accompanied children - free
More info: www.simt.co.uk
Newbridge Arts Trail, Bath
Painting by local artist Richard Varley
The annual Newbridge Arts Trail takes place in Bath this weekend. It's an event where local artists living in the Newbridge and Lower Weston areas of Bath open their homes or studios to the public. The purpose is to create a community event and showcase the diverse range of work produced by local artists. Visitors can see the work, talk to the artists and have an insight into their creative processes. The work includes painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery, much of which is offered for sale at affordable prices.
A printed trail map, showing all locations, will be available from sponsors Chelsea Café, Chelsea
Road Greengrocers, Interior Harmony Flooring and hairdressers ‘Naughty But Nice’ (all in
Chelsea Road), Andrews Estate Agents and the Weston (Newbridge Road), Genesis Lifestyle
Centre (Station Road), Frontier Picture Frames (Locksbrook Road), Minuteman Press (Walcot
Street) and the Bath Library. It can also be downloaded from the Newbridge Arts Trail website.
Where?: Various locations in Newbridge and Lower Weston areas of Bath
When?: Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May 2013
Cost?: Free to one and all
More info: www.newbridgeartstrail.com
Through American Eyes: Frederic Church, Edinburgh
Frederic Church - Autumn. Image courtesy of Wikipedia
The major exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery this summer will celebrate the work of one of the greatest of all American landscape painters. Through American Eyes: Frederic Church and the Landscape Oil Sketch will bring together 25 works by an artist who revelled in the grandeur of the natural world, and whose dramatic paintings of far-flung locations from Newfoundland to the Middle East made him extremely popular in Europe as well as the US.
Where?: Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
When?: Saturday 11 May - 8 September 2013
Cost?: Free to one and all
More info: Nationalgalleries.org
Richmond May Fair, Surrey
Image Credit: Shutterstock.com
This weekend sees the 43nd consecutive Richmond May Fair. Based at Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene and The Green, Richmond, Surrey with over 100 charity stalls plus a quality craft marquee, vintage carousel & helter-skelter. All day free entertainment including the crowing of Richmond May Queen and some good old Maypole dancing.
Where?: Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene and The Green, Richmond, Surrey
When?: Saturday 11 May 2013
Cost?: Free admission
More info: www.richmondmayfair.org