“Sculpture is the art of the intelligence” and Michelangelo believed that “every block
of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it”. Pablo Picasso

The New Art Gallery Walsall kicks off the Easter holiday celebrations with an array of free, fun activities inspired by sculpture in all its forms. There are lots of exciting things to do and see over the holiday break.

Mums, dads and children of all ages, carve your way through the Soapy Sculptures to the creative Saturday Playdates workshop on the 17 th of April, between 11am and 4pm. Set your inner artist free and be inspired by the surrounding world to create your own miniature sculpture in un unexpected material, soap! A visual and olfactory experience awaits for you. You can be as imaginative as you like and let your personality and your hands speak for you.

For all the gournets out there why not drop into the Salty Sculptures workshop, Tuesday 16, between 11am and 12pm to “bake” rustic sculptures from salt doughs. Kids will love it! Your creations will be on display around the gallery for your friends and family to view for the remainder of the school holidays.
 
Claire Bird, Learning Co-ordinator said “School holidays are a great time to visit the gallery as there’s so much going on.  We have lots to do for all the family, from free and paid workshops taking place throughout Spring”

As part of the Sculpture in Focus exhibition, currently on display until the 22 December, the Gallery invites visitors to join us in a sculpture journey throughout the month of April.

Wednesday is for All! On April the 17 th , come and sculpt a mini air-dry clay bust with your kids.

CaSO4·2H2O + heat → CaSO4·0.5H2O + 1.5H2O (steam) Wait, what? Maths Chemistry? Physics? No, no, no! Just an invitation to another of the Gallery’s family workshops. Do you like to turn things the 3D way? On April the 18 th revamp your own plastercine sculpture into something more permanent, using plaster-of-paris. Did you know that in dentistry plaster-of-paris is used to make dental models?

We all like to indulge in junk food from time to time and we also like to keep the environment we live in clean, if this sounds like you then come along on Saturday the 20 the of April for the Junk Sculptures Day and help create all manner of sculptures using recycled material. You can also learn and have fun while upcycling a tin into a pot for pens or plants, on Saturday the 25 th of April. We promise that you will have an amazing family time! And your friends will admire your creations!

There are lots more exciting workshops coming up including Tuesday 23 rd April Textured Clay Faces day, where you can press and draw into clay to make a smiley portrait; on Wednesday 24 th April, use clay and paper to sculpt a mythological winged figure.

Love to sculpt a human figure? Then come on Thursday the 25 th April at our Go Figure workshop, to learn how to do one, using wire and plaster. You can also join us on Saturday 27 th April to make a head sculpture using polystyrene block, at our Blockheads day.

Do your kids love to draw? If yes, support them in becoming a young artist by
exploring artwork in the Gallery and letting yourselves be inspired and creative. All
this on Tuesday 30 th April at Art Start.