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Lampshade Rebellion

Free entry

Artist Emily Johnson is the creative force behind Lampshade Rebellion, where she transforms old frames into flamboyant, maximal lampshades through the art of upcycling.

Although her full-time job as a driving instructor pays the bills, it's in her spare time that she unleashes her artistic talents on exquisite and highly desirable lampshades.

Rachel McDonnell

Free entry

Rachel McDonnell studied for her Fine Art Foundation at City and Guilds Art School, before a minor diversion to read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Anne’s College, Oxford, sparking various interests which still permeate her work (not so much with the economics). After graduating she returned to her first love: painting.

She is a member of the Walking the Land group of artists, and the RWA’s artist network. Rachel lives near Stroud with her partner and their two children, two dogs, two gerbils, three hens, 5 goldfish and 34 stick insects!

Chris Dye

Free entry

Originally from Yorkshire, Chris Dye moved to Bristol in 1985 and having completed a Foundation Art Course in the city went on to study Graphic Design at Salisbury College of Art.

He began painting watercolours in 2016 and has developed a strong recognisable style. He likes to use watercolours in a bold, powerful, dynamic way to create impressionistic scenes with a distinctive focus on capturing the light and atmosphere of the subjects. The primary focus of his work is everyday urban and rural landscapes from the Bristol area with a few from travels over the years thrown in.

Mat Pilates

£72/£69(c) • Friends £70/£67(c)

Develop your balance, strength and improve posture throughout this fabulous eight-week class in Mat Pilates with practitioner, enthusiast and inspirational teacher Karen Crowcombe from the Great Life Project.

Learn the fundamental disciplines of Pilates in this calm and supportive environment, taking place in the beautiful, airy and naturally ventilated gallery at Prema.

8 week class

Tuesday Potting Shed

£125/£122(c) • Friends £123/£120(c)

Don’t miss your place on our friendly and ever-popular ceramics class which allows you to get a firm grasp of the foundations of pottery whilst working at your own pace under the thoughtful and gentle guidance of ceramic artist Geg Fayle. Learn how to create vessels by “throwing” on the wheel and discover the limitless possibilities of hand-building while experimenting with a variety of surface decoration, exploring the many slips and glazes to make unique clay work. Here you can work at your own pace at an affordable price.

Alignment Yoga

£72/£69(c) • Friends £70/£67(c)

We’re excited to welcome back Neil Bloodworth for 2024 for our brilliant Thursday yoga class. With Neil, you’ll spend eight weeks focussing on gentle movement with breathing techniques to complement traditional Yoga postures.

8 week class

Thursday Potting Shed

£125/£122(c) • Friends £123/£120(c)

Don’t miss your chance to explore the seemingly limitless joy of working with ceramics on our weekly pottery class led by the hugely talented and ever-patient Geg Fayle.

Try out throwing (working on the wheel) as well as experimenting with a broad range of making techniques, exploring the various surface textures, slips and glazes to create some truly remarkable ceramic work. Geg’s Potting Shed is always friendly and relaxed, meaning you’ll be working at your own pace on a personal and distinctive ceramics project.

Charlie Dore with Julian Littman

£15/£12(c) • Friends £13/£10(c)

Charlie Dore is an exemplary, multi award-winning singer & songwriter of worldwide renown. Tonight, she is joined on stage by the celebrated multi-instrumentalist Julian Littman (who you might know from his work with Steeleye Span).

Charlie’s songs have been recorded by the good and the great including George Harrison, Tina Turner, Celine Dion and Ricky Ross, but her live shows reveal that actually she invariably keeps the very best songs for herself.

“A voice like Kate McGarrigle meets Dory Previn. Wonderful.”  Mike Harding

Fishclaw

£14/£11(c) • Friends £12/£9(c)

Fishclaw is a band of highly skilled musicians who have assembled from South Suffolk and North Essex, calling Colchester their home town. Each having previously worked in different genres from folk, rock, hip hop, jazz to blues and electronic music the combination of each member bringing their own approach and perspective to the mix to create a strikingly original sound.

From dark soundscapes to seriously hi-tempo tunes, Fishclaw creates music that, whilst folk at its core, isn't afraid to move into whatever realm the band chooses at any given moment.

Suntou Susso

£14/£11(c) • Friends £12/£9(c)

Suntou Susso is a multi-instrumentalist: kora player, percussionist, singer and composer from The Gambia. Born a Griot in the 700-year old tradition of the kora - a harp-lute with 22 strings unique to the Mandinka people.

An in-demand and charismatic performer, he has garnererd much attention throughout from the moment he arrived on the UK's music scene.  Suntou joins us this evening for a solo show - a real and rare musical treat for all world music lovers.