Family Open Day at Milton Keynes Arts Centre

Create and Compose with Rachael Inwood
11am – 1.15pm and 1.45-4pm (Each workshop includes a 15min break)
Led by the artist Rachael Inwood, the first part of each workshop will involve making instruments, including drums and mini banjos, from everyday household materials. In the second part of the workshop, participants will work together in composing a piece of music inspired by the history of Great Linford Manor Park and what can be found in it today.

The workshops are FREE but advance booking is recommended. Suitable for ages 6-12. All materials provided.

Victorian Studio Portraiture with Jo Gane
11am – 12.45pm & 1.45 – 3.30pm
(10 min booking slots available between these times)
Inspired by the photographer Harry Bartholomew (1862-1934), who ran a photography studio at number 35 on Great Linford High Street from around 1890 until his death in 1934, the artist Jo Gane invites people to experience what it must have been like to sit for a formal portrait at the time Harry Bartholomew was working. The photographs will be taken using a period Lancaster camera and the paper negative images will be developed in a portable darkroom installed at the Arts Centre. Advance booking essential. Tickets: £5 per photograph.

Make a Thaumatrope
Self-led drop-in, 11am – 4pm
A thaumatrope is an optical toy, popular in the 19th century and seen as a precursor to film and animation. FREE. All materials provided. No booking required.

This event has been supported by MK City Council

Timings & Tours

Saturday 14 September:

1100 - 1600

Location & directions

Milton Keynes Arts Centre, Parklands, Great Linford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 5DZ

Contact on day:

Fiona Venables

Telephone number:

+441908608108

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Pre-booking is required for some of the events but not others; please check the MK Arts Centre website for full details. You will be able to book via the website from week commencing 12 August onwards.

Booking website:

https://www.miltonkeynesartscentre.org

Booking opens:

12 Aug 2024 12:00 AM

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