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Joi n us for a relaxed\, creative week particularly ai med at families with young children aged 3 - 11. E veryone can get involved with art and craft activi ties inspired by the sea\, including printmaking\, textiles art\, painting and collage.
\n \nAdults will be hands on with the kids but will als o get the opportunity to express their creativity.
\n \nWe will take advantage of our seaside setting\, explore sustainable art and craft mater ials\, and enjoy the comforts of the purpose-built studio. No special skills or experience required - art is for all!
\n \nRuby Run
nalls Palmer and Simon Abbott both w
ork in higher education and have experience facili
tating creative sessions with children of pre scho
ol and primary school age\, as well as adults.
Simon's creative pr actice combines printmaking and collage and he is a keen researcher - topics include creative resear ch methods\, utopias\, music\, pubs\, and collage as a tool for self-knowledge. Simon believes we ar e all creative and is interested in how we bring t hat to our day jobs\, whatever the industry or sec tor.
\n \nRuby was raised by four parents with art degrees\, and grew up with a passion for galleries and museums. Her creative practice focus es on textile design\, interiors\, 'fibre arts' an d traditional textile based crafts\, with the prin ciple of sustainability underpinning everything. S he takes inspiration from around the world and is really interested in the social\, political histor y of different movements\, techniques\, and materi als.
\n \nSimon and Ruby came to Othona Wes
t Dorset with their 3 year old daughter last summe
r\, but Ruby has been part of the community since
she was 11\, having attended many 'Art Weeks' as a
teenager with her family.
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Fee Typ es
\n \nYou are genuinely welc ome to choose whichever rate suits you
\n \n(Learn more about our Pricing Policy & Bursa ries)
\n \n| Standard | \nwhat most people pay so as to cover our costs | \n|
| Basic | \n£468 | \n< em>if you're struggling financially\, or a student/trainee | \n
| Benefactor | \nfor better off people who 'pay it forward' for others\n | |
| Child 11-1 8 | \n£289 | \n|
| Child 3-10 | \n£192 | \n|
| Child 0-2 | \nFree | \n < /tr>\n|
| Deposit\n | £ 30 | \n
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( Learn about Arrival+Departure)
\n \n| Arrive between | \n4.0 0 - 6.00 pm | \n
| Depart after | \n
DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n Space is available on this event!\n \ n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a relaxed\, creative week particularly aimed at families with young chi ldren aged 3 - 11. Everyone can get involved with art and craft activities inspired by the sea\, inc luding printmaking\, textiles art\, painting and c ollage.\n \n \n \n Adults will be hands on with th e kids but will also get the opportunity to expres s their creativity.\n \n \n \n We will take advant age of our seaside setting\, explore sustainable a rt and craft materials\, and enjoy the comforts of the purpose-built studio. No special skills or ex perience required - art is for all!\n \n \n \n Rub y Runnalls Palmer and Simon Abbott both work in hi gher education and have experience facilitating cr eative sessions with children of pre school and pr imary school age\, as well as adults. \n \n \n \n Simon's creative practice combines printmaking and collage and he is a keen researcher - topics incl ude creative research methods\, utopias\, music\, pubs\, and collage as a tool for self-knowledge. S imon believes we are all creative and is intereste d in how we bring that to our day jobs\, whatever the industry or sector. \n \n \n \n Ruby was raise d by four parents with art degrees\, and grew up w ith a passion for galleries and museums. Her creat ive practice focuses on textile design\, interiors \, 'fibre arts' and traditional textile based craf ts\, with the principle of sustainability underpin ning everything. She takes inspiration from around the world and is really interested in the social\ , political history of different movements\, techn iques\, and materials.\n \n \n \n Simon and Ruby c ame to Othona West Dorset with their 3 year old da ughter last summer\, but Ruby has been part of the community since she was 11\, having attended many 'Art Weeks' as a teenager with her family.\n \n \n \n \n \n SUMMER 2026 BIG BARGAIN DEAL\n \n \n S econd adult sharing a room comes half price! AND f or bookings with two or more children 3-18\, the y oungest child comes free.\n \n \n Fee Types\n \n \ n \n You are genuinely welcome to choose whichever rate suits you\n \n \n \n (Learn more about our P ricing Policy & Bursaries)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Standard\n £572\n what most people pay so as to cover our costs\n \n \n \n Basic\n £468\n if you're struggling financially\, or a student/trainee\n \n \n \n Benefactor \n £676\n for better off people who 'pay i t forward' for others\n \n \n \n Child 11-1 8\n £289\n \n \n \n Child 3-10\n £192 \n \n \n \n Child 0-2\n Free\n \n \n \n Deposit\n £ 30\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Arrival + Departure Times\n \n \n \n (Lea rn about Arrival+Departure)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Arrive between\n 4.00 - 6.00 pm\n \n \n \n Depart after\n 10.30 am\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:OWD Event CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T180000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260801T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260807T103000 LOCATION:Othona Community\, West Dorset\n Coast Road\n Burt on Bradstock\n DT6 4RN\n URL:https://www.othona.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=2387 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR