Old Shoreham Heritage - Art in the Park
Bowls Club, Buckingham Park, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6BA
This workshop includes an introduction to the story and to Buckingham Park; as it features in this fictional story renamed as 'Woodview', the home of a race-horse owning family and their various servants - including Esther Waters, the main story character. Her story is about overcoming adversity and what in Victorian times would have then been considered scandalous - to be an unmarried mother. The story gives fascinating insights about life in Old Shoreham over 150 years ago. The writer George Moore was familiar with Shoreham and describes the town and surrounding areas in great detail.
During the workshop participants will be provided with sections of the text to illustrate and old photographs of Old Shoreham, and a poseable model of Esther Waters, to help set an imaginary scene to illustrate. The workshop takes place in the Shoreham Bowls Clubhouse at Buckingham Park at this location - and if weather is fine participants may wish to draw outside in the park and visit the ruins of Buckingham House.
At the end of the workshop all of the artwork created will be photographed and then made into a digital 'zine' (which is similar to a graphic novel or comic) and shared with workshop participants.
This workshop is hosted by illustrator Lois Pawson, with kind support from Roy Webb and Shoreham Bowls Club - who have kindly provided their premises for this unique event, which is one of a series of 2024 events from the Friends of Old Shoreham.
Timings & Tours
- Thursday 12 September:
- 1500 - 1700
Location & directions
Bowls Club, Buckingham Park, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6BA
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Please book in advance for this workshop. Maximum twelve participants.
- Booking website:
- https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-old-shoreham/illustrate-a-story-workshop-esther-waters-in-old-shoreham/2024-09-12/d-wvpllrfmzkmxl
- Alternative booking website:
- https://dub.sh/esther
- Booking opens:
- 01 Aug 2024 12:00 AM
Additional information
Participants can choose to read the novel and/or watch the film in advance of the workshop (optional) - which is free to read or view online at these links. Online Book - Esther Waters by George Moore (1899) https://tinyurl.com/estherwatersbook Online Film (YouTube) - Esther Waters Film (1948) https://tinyurl.com/estherwatersfilm
- Max no of people per tour:
- 12
- Est. tour duration:
- 2 hour(s)
