Prema is the envy of many a metropolitan venue
Prema is a family friendly Arts Centre, promoting performance, live music and art exhibitions as well as accessible workshops, classes and creative experiences for kids and adults.
Prema, near Dursley in the Stroud valleys, offers an affordable day out for all folk in the South West.
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March
Wed 20
10:30am - 12pm
Sketch Out at Sharpness Docks
£8 • Friends £6
Join artist Rose-Marie Marsall-Jane, a seasoned and passionate artist and dedicated sketcher for a drawing session, while exploring the bustling beauty of the manificent marina and docks at Sharpness. Rose will lead the walk and the drawing session, imparting tips and techniques to help you brush-up on your drawing and observational skills.
We’ll meet in the car park at the Dockers’ Club before moseying around the marina and along the towpath towards the distinctive iron bridge to sketch the fascinating backdrop of the working port and the huge skies down by the riverside!
Places are limited as we’re keen to keep the group small so everyone gets plenty of support in their drawing. Bring along your sketchbook, drawing materials of your choice and dress for the occasion.
You’ll love it - book now to avoid disappointment.
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Fri 22
11am - 3pm
Make & Forage - Herbs for the Spring Equinox
£50/£47(c) • Friends £48/£45(c)
Come and celebrate the equinox, learning about and connecting with the abundance of herbs in our fields to hail the transition to spring. Explore the abundance of the fields and hedgerows to make a herbal potion to keep healthy through the seasons. Using the expertise and extensive knowledge of Amy Cox, you’ll spend the day learning about the trees and plants in the locality including history, medicinal uses, and folklore. Forage and fill your baskets in the morning to make a herbal remedy, a herbal wreath and a variety of wild teas in the afternoon. You will gain the confidence to forage spring herbs and make more health boosting potions at home beyond the course. We will spend as much of the day outside as possible so please dress appropriately for the weather! Bring a jar, chopping board and knife to make your potions.
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10 Apr -
25 May
Viktor Tilson
Free entry
Viktor Tilson is an abstract artist who lives and works in Gloucestershire. As an untrained artist, he brings a unique perspective to his pieces, making him somewhat of an outsider in the art world. His primary source of inspiration comes from music, ranging from rock to classical, and he allows his subconscious to guide the shapes and forms within his paintings.
Viktor has showcased his work online since the late 1990’s. However, this is a rare and exciting opportunity to view his work first-hand and close-up in a public space.
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25 May
Helen Tarr
Free entry
Helen Tarr painted her first oil painting at the age of 15 at her family’s farm in Lower Cam near Dursley.. Her early love of drawing and painting was encouraged by her art teachers at Rednock School and she went on to achieve BA Hons and Master’s degrees in Fine Art, specialising in oil painting.
The urban landscape of Birmingham became an important theme in her paintings during her 20 years living there, then in 2015 she moved to the National Forest in East Staffordshire and revived her deep connection to the rural landscape.
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10am - 4pm
Fused Glass Washing Line
£75/£72(c) • Friends £73/£70(c)
We’re delighted to welcome a new fused-glass artist to our roster of workshop leaders. Caroline Lambert provides the inspiration and technical know-how for our fun-foray into glass fusing to create a washing-line of clothes using kiln-formed glass. This remarkable process involves cutting and layering coloured glass, along with a myriad of inclusions and accessories, which are then heated in the kiln to fuse them together.
With plenty of easy-to-follow guidance, practical demonstrations, samples and patterns, Caroline guides you through the entire process. During today’s workshop, you’ll make at least 4 items for your washing line, and the finished work will be fired and ready for collection a few days later. Suitable for all levels of experience.
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