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Nia Dance

On door £10

Nia integrates ancient wisdom and modern science with elements of dance, martial & healing arts to offer physical, mental and emotional conditioning, healing and transformation that is accessible and attainable for every body.

Nia believes in the power and potential of everybody, at any age or level of fitness and that ‘through movement we find health’.

£10 drop-in per session but discounts available for block booking - contact class leader Geri Timmins on 01453 844766 for further info.

**No session during the school half term on Monday 28 October**

Lucy Inder

Free entry

Based in Stroud, Lucy Inder is a  landscape painter whose paintings are full of colour and pattern reminiscent of the Fauvists.  After attending art school in Cardiff, Lucy had a teaching career in which she taught art at secondary school level for over 25 years.   She currently combines a career as an art tutor with painting from her studio.  Using both oils and acrylics, her recent work records the beautiful hills and valleys surrounding her hometown, celebrating the colours and textures of the countryside.

Peter Garrard

Free entry

Artist Peter Garrard started out, first and foremost as a ceramic artist; having fallen in love with the medium and the materials. But alongside his sculptural work, Pete has always drawn and painted, experimenting with combining his love for intense colour and mark-making that’s achievable in both ceramic and watercolours to create visual stories, portraits and figure studies.

Inspiration has been wide-ranging, but these days he works almost solely with the figure; particularly male, focussing on the human condition: surface strength and perfection, contrasted by inner turmoil and frailty.

Mat Pilates

£90/£87(c) • Friends £88/£85(c)

Work with the brilliantly inspiring Karen Crowcombe from the Great Life Project to develop balance, strength and to improve your posture throughout this fabulous ten-week class in Mat Pilates. Throughout the ten weeks, you’ll learn and build upon the fundamental disciplines of Pilates in a calm and supportive environment which takes place in the beautiful, naturally ventilated gallery here at Prema.

Pilates is great for managing and preventing injury and has several benefits to help improve mental wellbeing and assisting restful sleep. All exercises will be done either standing or lying down.

Alignment Yoga

£90/£87(c) • Friends £88/£85(c)

We’re back for a new term - the perfect time to enrol on our brilliant Thursday evening Alignment Yoga course with Neil Bloodworth. Neil works with you to focus on gentle movement with breathing techniques to complement traditional Yoga postures.

This approach is ideal for beginners to ease into their practice and encourages those with more time on the mat to slow down and apply subtle engagements, resulting in a richly rewarding and deeper yogic experience.

Tuesday Potting Shed

£125/£122(c) • Friends £123/£120(c)

Hurry, hurry, super-scurry! It’s time to book your place on our friendly and ever-popular ceramics class which allows you to grasp of the foundations of pottery whilst working at your own pace under the expert 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.

Thursday Potting Shed

£125/£122(c) • Friends £123/£120(c)

Psst … don’t miss your chance to explore the limitless joy of working with ceramics on our super-popular weekly pottery class led by the ever-patient Geg Fayle.

Try-out throwing (working on the wheel) as well as experimenting with a diverse 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.

Creative Ballet for Adults

£60/£57(c) • Friends £58/£55(c)

We’re delighted to welcome back the ever-brilliant Marie-Louise Flexen and her wonderful creative ballet sessions. Ballet gives the body a terrific workout, helping to build muscle tone and fortify core strength. It assists with joint mobility and ease of movement and is great for improving balance & posture as well as strengthening the body’s nervous system.

Willow Reindeer

£72/£69(c) • Friends £70/£67(c)

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen? Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen. Come along and learn how to create a truly remarkable Rudolph using bundles of locally sourced willow and a whole heap of know-how! Join awesome willow-worker Sarah-Jayne Edwards to discover the wonderful world of willow sculpture. Get ahead of the game and create a festive reindeer from locally sourced willow, learn the basic techniques of how to prepare and manipulate willow to create a super 3D sculpture.

The Very Best of Folk

£18/£15(c) • Friends £16/£13(c)

Tonight we offer a diverse programme of contemporary folk arts which have tradition and folk at their very core. An evening of dance, of song, storytelling and a glimpse into the history of some of the most time-honoured and warmly regarded folk-arts performance practices.

We can look forward to thrilling Morris dancing displays from the mixed Miserden Morris who dance in the Cotswold tradition with dances from Gloucestershire. They are joined by the highly regarded and much celebrated Boss Morris; a group of female creatives supported by professional musicians who share a progressive vision of morris dancing.

With live music throughout from some of Gloucestershire most prominent performers of traditional music, this really is an evening not to be missed. Book NOW as tickets are limited!

Painting Continued ...

£70/£67(c) • Friends £68/£65(c)

Our follow-on painting course is ideal for both beginners and more experienced artists wanting to explore dynamic new techniques. Artist Caroline Cattermull leads each session with an infectious passion and inspirational flair, offering plenty of individual support and learning with the small group of jolly painters! 

Throughout each unhurried session, Caroline will take time to demonstrate and explain each method with step-by-step guidance as you explore working with acrylics on both paper and canvas. We’ll cover the basics of composition, mark-making techniques and the application of paint – how to layer and blend to beautiful effect.

The Drawing Room

£75/£72(c) • Friends £73/£70(c)

Join artist Rose-Marie MJ for this 4-week crash-course where we’ll explore the various elements of drawing, bringing a newfound confidence in your mark making and a dynamism to your drawing.

Throughout the four weeks, we’ll learn how to make quick sketches in preparation for your drawing, discovering how to record a “scene” so that you’re ready to add depth and detail later on. Rose will cover total basics – how to control your pencil/drawing implement to obtain the very best effect. We’ll look at perspective, vanishing points and proportion to help us capture distance and depth within our work.

Ryan Young with Gillie O'Flaherty

£15/£12(c) • Friends £13/£10(c)

Ryan Young is a Scottish fiddle player and musician from Glasgow; a traditional fiddler playing strathspeys, reels and jigs, a young violinist who brings inventive ideas to traditional Scottish music.

Tonight, he is joined by guitarist and fellow former Scottish Conservatoire graduate Gillie O’Flaherty who shares a passion for bringing a dynamic new perspective to the traditional music of Scotland.

An evening which offers an evocative journey to elevate the soul. Book good and early!

Japanese Cross-Back Aprons

£70/£67(c) • Friends £68/£65(c)

An absolute must for anyone wanting to explore simple dressmaking skills in our Japanese cross-back apron sewing workshop. Known as ‘Maekake’, these practical aprons were traditionally used as a work garment and made from old sails for fishermen to wear whilst out at sea. This fabulous apron is the perfect garment to serve you in your daily household chores, gardening or creative endeavours and features two large front pockets, so your essentials are close at hand. Comfortable, absorbent and easy-to-wear, it is sure to be a wardrobe essential for years to come.

Collage into Drawings

£58/£55(c) • Friends £56/£53(c)

Join us for today’s workshop with collage artist, Rebecca Loweth and explore the exciting potential of combining collage and drawing to create artworks and generate ideas for further work.

With the idea of ‘make and remake’ at the heart of the workshop, Rebecca will guide you through varied approaches and techniques of combining collage and drawing. You will experiment with layering, juxtaposition, mark making and composition using collage as a basis for drawing to grow out from, resulting in a series of unique artworks to take away with you.

Sketch Out - Portrait Special

£8 • Friends £6

This year has been somewhat precarious for outdoor events and we figured that now we’re in November it’s going to be pretty chilly to venture out and so we’re bringing Sketch Out back indoors for the coldest months.

Artist Rose-Marie M-J leads this morning’s session which allows you to work at your own pace with helpful support and warm encouragement.

Today is all about drawing people; and more specifically focusing on portraits. We’ll have a model sitting for the 90 minute session and so you’ll be able to take your time. We’ll start with some loose sketches and easy mark-making before honing your study to bring out the facial features and attempting to bring the emotion behind the face into your drawing.

Prema's Christmas Crackers

Free entry

It's the most fabulous time of the year - filled with mulled wine, mince pies and goodwill to all gentlepeople. A time to exchange gifts and festive wishes and when the pace of life slows down, allowing us to spend time with those we love.

And so we're extending a warm welcome to join us for our ever-popular Christmas Crackers event - a chance for you to browse truly affordable, hand-made, original work from a plethora of Gloucestershire’s most talented artists and makers. If you're a bit stumped to find a gift for a loved-one then we think we might have just the thing.

Ceramic Bauble Calligraphy

£50/£47(c) • Friends £48/£45(c)

The brilliant Emma Barnes returns to Prema this season with a festive-themed calligraphy extravaganza! For tonight’s workshop we’ll be covering all the usual aspects of Emma’s modern approach to calligraphy but this time we’re working 3D and transferring our designs onto a festive bauble using metallic inks! Steady hands at the ready – you’ll be taking home one completed bauble and further inks and a nib so that you can carry on glorifying those globes back at home. Your tree is gonna be gorge this Christmas. Book good and early. It’s going to be baubilicious!

Christmas Crochet

£65/£62(c) • Friends £63/£60(c)

Fire up the festivities with a fun-filled day of yarny-goodness with the Duchess of the Double Crochet, the magnificent Emma Leith! You’ll be making an assortment of colourful, eye-catching crocheted baubles and adorable hooked holly leaves for the tree!  Today begins with learning how to crochet in the round under the watchful eye of Emma who will teach you everything you need to know before going on to complete an exuberant bauble (or two!) After lunch the afternoon will be dedicated to making the sweetest of holly leaves before going on to embellish them with some surface crochet.  You will leave with a fabulously festive assortment of crochet festive ephemera, ready to adorn your tree together will new skills to continue on your crochet journey!

Eddy Smith & the 507

£17/£14(c) • Friends £15/£12(c)

Join us for a massive night with a BIG sound, courtesy of Eddy Smith with his unique, husky voice and awesome piano accompaniment – in recent years he’s really been really his mark on the UK’s growing Americana scene. Widely recognised as one of the prominent male vocalists on the country soul & blues circuit, Eddy’s infectious melodies and soulful song-writing has drawn comparisons to the likes of Joe Cocker, JJ Grey and Marcus King.

Backed by his long-time friends, they form the multinational five-piece, Eddy Smith & The 507. Their music, engulfed by rich vocal harmonies and gospel-like organ is reminiscent of a sound from way before their time. With an irresistible blend of various Americana styles, such as blues, soul, country and rock, the quintet are sure to take Prema by storm for this awesome autumn gig.

Be sure to book your tickets in plenty of time!

Christmas Wreaths

£50/£47(c) • Friends £48/£45(c)

With just a matter of days before the Feast of St Stephen, join the joyful Jess Spill of Spills and Swirls for today’s fabulously festive Christmas Special. Your decs might already be up by now but in this morning’s workshop you will be creating one of the most important finishing touches!  Is it really Christmas without a wreath to adorn your door?

Christmas Table Pieces

£50/£47(c) • Friends £48/£45(c)

Join Jess Spill of Spills and Swirls for this afternoon’s splendidly lavish table centrepiece workshop. Made using locally sourced logs, foliage, flowers and herbs to evoke and celebrate your favourite Christmas scents. Our festive centrepieces are the perfect finishing touch for every dining table or mantelpiece. It’s sure to be an afternoon of festivities, why not make a full day of it and join Jess for this morning’s Christmas wreath making workshop.

You may wish to bring some lights and your own gardening gloves (some of the foliage can be spiky).

Ashley Hutchings with Blair Dunlop

£22/£19(c) • Friends £20/£17(c)

Ashley Hutchings ‘The Guvnor’ formed Fairport Convention in 1967; a group that went on to invent British folk-rock with the album Liege & Lief - an album that was voted the ‘Most Important Folk Album of All Time' by BBC Radio 2 listeners in 2002.  He subsequently formed Steeleye Span who also had enormous success and then the first of many Albion Bands.

Tonight, Ashley is joined by his son Blair Dunlop for this very special birthday tour. A BBC Folk Award-winning singer-songwriter in his own right, the pair will reflect on a very special musical relationship in chat, music and song. 

Tickets are sure to sell out super-quick, so immediate booking is highly recommended.