TEMPLATES, TRACINGS AND TRANSFERS
Artist Alison Turnbull uses found sources such as architectural plans, scientific diagrams and star charts as the basis for creating abstract work. This workshop will follow the same material processes Turnbull uses in her own paintings and drawings, with a focus on templates, stencils, tracing paper, rulers and different geometric drafting tools.
An Evening of Poetry
Prize-winning poets Penelope Shuttle and Katrina Naomi present an evening of poetry including readings from their upcoming publications.
Ingrid Pollard
Throughout her extensive career, artist Ingrid Pollard has broken new ground and forged new pathways for younger generations.
Lightbox Tuesday 12 August
Create sea monsters and curious underwater shadow puppets and make your own slides to project in our black box space, or trace a friend’s portrait using camera obscura technology.
Lightbox Tuesday 5 August
Trace a friend’s portrait using camera obscura technology. Dress up and strike a pose for an old-fashioned black and white portrait. Make wiggly compositions from seaweed and use the power of the sun to develop your very own cyanotypes:
Lightbox Tuesday 19 August
Make an articulated contraption, taking inspiration from machines and ‘things that go’. Build your very own zoetrope – an animation device that will make your drawings come to life! Use camera obscura technology to make portraits in Jonathan Polkest’s ‘Draw Me/Tedna Ve’ booth.
CAST-Off Saturday 23 August
Learn how to make your own plantable paper with seeds embedded, create your own construction from wood, or polish serpentine stone into a shiny pendant. You can also have a go on our tiny printing press or make an enormous vegetable print!
CAST-Off Saturday 16 August
Listen carefully and sculpt the sounds you hear out of different coloured plasticine or see what water carrying structures you can make with tubes and pipes. There will also be an opportunity to try your hand at creating felt pods, mask making, and building with clay.
CAST-Off Saturday 9 August
Make a kite in the shape of a fish to fly in the wind and see what you can build from wood. Spend time painting and try your hand at printmaking using a portable press.
CAST-Off Saturday 2 August
Build your own extravagant flower crown out of cardboard and use flotsam and jetsam to add to a giant aquarium. Try your hand at stone carving and wood working and spend time exploring with clay and paint.
CAST-Off Saturday 26 July
Join our team of talented artists and learn how to make nature-print photo journals and create constructions from wood. You can also mix earth colours and botanical inks to paint with and paint curious sea creatures to add to our giant aquarium.
Lightbox
Three free days of family friendly activity will offer opportunities to to experiment with some of the scientific techniques that underpin the processes of photography and moving image.
William Kentridge
This presentation of two short films, made some twenty years apart, offers a window into the creative processes of celebrated South African artist William Kentridge.
LISSETTE JIMÉNEZ DÍAZ
We are delighted to welcome Lissette Jiménez Díaz to CAST for a month-long residency
LISSETTE JIMÉNEZ DÍAZ
To mark the end of her month-long residency, Lissette Jiménez Díaz will host an open studio, offering visitors an opportunity to see works in progress made during her time at CAST.
SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
This summer we are offering creative activities both in the CAST building and out of doors. The CAST-Off programme will return to the Walled Garden at National Trust Penrose and we have also planned three days of Lightbox activities in the black box and learning spaces at CAST.
Selected 15
Selected 15 is a touring showcase of new short films by early career artists.
John Smith
Renowned artist filmmaker John Smith will visit CAST to speak about his work.
Being John Smith
In Being John Smith, 2024, the artist reflects on the ordinariness of his name and its profound impact on his sense of self.
MAKE A BOAT THAT FLOATS
Use driftwood, feathers, twigs and leaves to make a boat that floats at CAST, then make the short walk down to the Cober River with your friends and family to make it sail.
Eraserhead
David Lynch’s 1977 dystopian debut Eraserhead tells the story of a young factory worker who discovers unexpectedly that he is to become a father.
Easter Nests
Join Lucy Grant and the CAST learning team to make a safe nest for your Easter eggs from wild materials. This free drop-in workshop is suitable for families and open to anyone of any age who would like to join in.
Saturday Art Club
CAST’s Saturday art sessions for eleven- to sixteen-year-olds are structured around engagement with a wide range of artists, many of whom have studios at or close links with CAST.
Cara Mamma
Screening Postponed. Cara Mamma (24 mins) draws on a series of candid personal letters exchanged between Daniela and her adult child Naissa over a three-year period, combining these with dream-like allegorical sequences and cinema verité.