What’s On

I have always thought that explosions conceal and create possibilities for sculpture. For me an explosion was always a kind of mental liberation. The pressure, then the fear. After the explosion you feel incredibly free. I was just interested in that.

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.

Honeyland is described by The Guardian as an ‘astonishing, immersive environmental documentary’. Shot over the course of three years, it follows the life of Hatidže Muratova, one of the last women in Europe to employ traditional methods of harvesting honey from wild bees.

Nina Katchadourian and her brother Kai spent many of their childhood summers playing an elaborate game centered around two families of Playmobil people.

Following the success of last year, CAST, Clay Trap and CAST Café are delighted to be hosting our second Christmas Makers’ Market.

Andrew will supply thousands of pictures and images torn from old books and magazines and you can use these to develop stories by cutting and sticking.

A wartime Scottish island faces a dire whisky shortage, which is driving the locals to distraction – that is until a shipwreck brings a massive cargo of Scotch within close reach.

Artist Charlie Duck will read a selection of children’s books, and attendees are invited to bring their own books along for Charlie to read. Children aged 0- to 100-years are welcome!

Award-winning writers Penelope Shuttle and Rachael Allen will be at CAST for an evening of poetry.