SOURCE is our annual programme of workshops for young people aged 15-25 studying Art and Design at GCSE, A-Level, BTEC and Foundation level.
Book an artist-led workshop, join a tour to get ideas for your themes or bring your portfolio for a review with lecturers from Cambridge School of Art at Anglia Ruskin University.
The themes for each day are:
- Thursday: Nature and natural forms
- Friday: Human form
- Saturday: Abstraction
Garden Highlight Tours are daily at 11.30am
- Explore the seasonal stars on a 60 minute tour with an expert Guide
- Places are allocated on a first-come basis and numbers are limited to 12 people per Guide
- Not recommended for children under 12 years
Bite-Sized Plant Talks at 1.30pm
Join us for a celebratory late opening marking the exhibition launch of The Auzoux Project at the Whipple Museum. Over the past six months, artist Anna Brownsted and our Whipple Scribble community have been co-creating a takeover of our Victorian Parlour, inspired by the incredible papier-mâché models of Dr Louis Auzoux. Experience the installation up close and explore the Museum after-hours with a glass of wine.
Fury of the peaks: A journey through the new dangers of frozen mountain ranges
Louie Bell is a Geography PhD student at Queen's College with very close ties to the Scott Polar Research Institute after completing his MPhil here in 2024.
From Louie:
Join artist Anna Brownsted and the Whipple Museum for the second and final hands-on creative workshop inspired by Dr Louis Auzoux’s remarkable papier-mâché teaching models. You do not need to have attended the first workshop to take part.
Inspired by the themes in his latest play ‘Please Do Not Touch’, former Birmingham Poet Laureate, activist and playwright Casey Bailey leads an engaging discussion around colonial legacy, contested heritage and institutional change.
During the session participants will:
On Saturdays, the Polar Museum runs a range of activities for all ages. get an insider view on the collections at one of our staff favourites tours at 12 to 12.30pm; drop in to one of our object handling sessions, run by our enthusiastic volunteers, between 11am and 12pm; or ask at the front desk any time for a chance to meet the narwhal tusk! Everything is free of charge, there is no need to book.
Shiva in the form of Nataraja or the cosmic dancer, is one of India’s most iconic images. As a Hindu deity, the depiction of Nataraja is full of symbolism and deeper context. In this talk historian and professionally trained Bharata Natyam dancer Monisha Bharadwaj will discuss the various meanings of the dancing Shiva concept and will lead you through a short workshop on the hand gestures that you see in this representation.
About the speaker
Introducing the Arctic: Myth, Imagination and Reality
Dr Ilona Kater is a researcher and teacher interested in human-environment interactions and interdisciplinary research, particularly in Arctic and Northern regions.
