September - December 2015

HOW TO BOOKFor further information on any of our events, visit

www.barber.org.uk/learning. To book workshops please contact 0121 414 2261 or education@barber.org.uk,

Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm. No bookings can be taken at weekends.

For weekly updates about events, us on Facebook – Families First at the Barber Institute.

ACCESS/FACILITIESLevel access is available if you cannot manage the stairs at the main entrance, but please phone in advance to make arrangements. Gallery shop, light refreshments, WC, lift and baby-changing facilities are available. Breast-feeding is welcome throughout the building.

By TrAINLocal trains operated by London Midland run from Birmingham New Street to University station, a 10-minute walk from the Barber. Check train times and buy tickets at www.thetrainline.com

By BUSregular services stop at various locations at the edge of the University campus. Buses 61 and 63 from the city centre stop on the Bristol road at its junction with Edgbaston Park road. For all services and a current timetable, visit www.nxbus.co.uk/west-midlands.

By CArNorth East Car Park (off Pritchatts Road) is a five minute walk away. Charges apply Monday – Friday, 9.30 am – 4.30pm. For maps and more information about how to travel to the Barber visit: www.about.bham.ac.uk/maps

THE BArBEr INSTITUTE OF FINE ArTSUniversity of BirminghamEdgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TSGeneral Enquiries – 0121 414 7333Workshop Bookings – 0121 414 2261Website – www.barber.org.uk

FREE ADMISSION TO GALLERIES AND ALL EXHIBITIONS

OPENING HOUrSMonday – Friday: 10am – 5pm; Saturday/Sunday: 11am – 5pm(Closed 24 - 26 December; 1 Januaryww)How to Find usThe Barber Institute is located in south-west Birmingham, approximately three miles from the city centre, at the East Gate of the University of Birmingham, off Edgbaston Park road.

FrEE parking is available on campus all day on weekends and bank holidays.

BARBER YOUTHAged 13 – 18 And into Art?

Join BArBer YoutH! tuesdAYs, 4.30 – 6.30PM

Come along for a free taster session. For more information call Alex on 0121 414 2261.

£5 PER SESSION. BOOKING ESSENTIAL

8 & 22 September6 & 20 October

3 & 17 November1 & 15 December

COMMUNITY DAY: ART EXPLORERS!

sundAY 6 sePteMBer 11AM – 4PM

Become an Art Explorer at this year’s Community Day! Enjoy tales in the galleries with our storyteller and step back in time as you see artists come

to life! Hunt down your favourite artworks in our gallery explorer’s treasure hunt, create your own ‘krazy kaleidoscope’ and make an arty pin-badge to take

home. Fun for the whole family!

FREE, DROP IN ANY TIME. ALL AGES WELCOME.

eVerY pIctUre teLLS A StOrYsAturdAY 24 oCtoBer

11AM – 4PM

CELEBRATING ThE BIG DRAW ANDBOuRNvILLE ChILDREN’S BOOK FESTIvAL!

FREE FAMILY DAYS

See overleaf for booking information.

11AM – 12.30PM (Ages 4 – 8 Yrs) | 1.30 – 3PM (Ages 8 – 12) | £5 Per CHiLd | BooKing essentiAL

CREATIVE SUNDAY WORKSHOPS

SEPTEMBER 4 – 8 YEARS 8 – 12 YEARS

Come along to the Barber for a day of family fun, and be inspired to get drawing! This year The Big Draw theme is Every Picture Tells a Story... so join us as we delve into the magical world of Children’s book illustration.

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIRsAturdAY 21 noVeMBer 11-4PM

Festive Tote Bags

Decorate a tote bag, giving your favourite Barber characters a festive makeover!

Design and decorate a Christmas tote bag. Transform your favourite Barber scene into a Winter wonderland.

SuNDAy 6

Pen & Ink Festive cards

Be inspired by the people and places in our paintings- turn them into festive cards using pen and ink.

Study the figures and landscapes in our paintings- create festive cards using pen and ink techniques.

SuNDAy 13

Study Jennifer McRae’s 2013 university portrait. Then create a surreal self-portrait using watercolour techniques.

Create your own magical, colourful self-portrait inspired by Jennifer Mc Rae’s work.

Surreal Self-portraits

SuNDAy 22

Learn to weave willow sticks into 3D shapes and add crafty decorations for Christmas.

Make a seasonal ornaments using willow sticks and crafty decorations.Willow StarsSuNDAy 29

Learn impasto painting techniques, building up thick layers of paint with palette knives to create texture, atmosphere and contrasting colours.

using really thick paint and palette knives, create a textured night-time painting inspired by Frank Auerbach.

Impasto PaintingSuNDAy 8

Learn why dogs appear in portraits, and model a canine sculpture with porcelain clay.

Explore the dogs in our paintings and make a clay sculpture of your favourite pooch!

Porcelain Dogs

SuNDAy 15

Learn how to use pencil, pastels and body colour paint on sepia paper to create a portrait drawing.

Experiment with pastels, gouache paint and sepia paper to make your own portrait, inspired by our Terms of Engagement exhibition.

Pastel and Bodycolour SuNDAy 25

Learn about mono-printing techniques. Create a print of a Barber painting, adding collage to create a mixed-media piece.

Create your own Barber inspired mono-print. Finish it off by adding a mixed-media collage.

Marvellous Mono-prints

SuNDAy 1

Experiment with colour to create an atmospheric and textured oil pastel landscape. Build up layers to show light and shadow.

Create a large oil pastel picture inspired by Frank Auerbach’s landscape. Learn how to layer and blend oil pastels to create dramatic effects.

Large Layered Landscapes

SuNDAy 11

use embossing foil and tools to create detailed designs, inspired by our striking Portuguese 16th century dish.

Try embossing - drawing raised marks into foil sheets to create pictures.

Extravagant Embossing

SuNDAy 18

Learn paper folding techniques and create your very diorama, inspired by Jan Steen’s The Wrath of Ahasuerus.

Turn Jan Steen’s dramatic depiction of King Ahasuerus and Esther into a 3D theatre!

Pop - up Paper Theatres

SuNDAy 4

Learn about our amazing De Beer painting and make a double-sided narrative panel illustrating your own ‘before and after’ Barber story.

Draw a ‘before and after’ Barber story on a double-sided card panel inspired by our De Beer painting.

2 Sides to Every Story

SuNDAy 20

Listen to live music and make a sculpture to match inspired by the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris.

Explore colour, texture and form in this multi-sensory workshop with a live musician.

3D MusicSuNDAy 27

Make modroc sculptures of the university’s heroes including scientists, explorers…and even Lady Barber!

Make a modroc sculpture of Birmingham heroes for Heritage Week.

Heritage Heroes

SuNDAy 13

Join renowned author & illustrator James Mayhew and internationally acclaimed russian pianist Alexander Aradov in a Live Paint along to Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’

Meet award winning author & illustrator Simon James

Enjoy Annamation Storytellers and create your own artwork in an artist-led workshop

ALL AGES WELCOME

Booking is required for the various events throughout the day. For times and bookings please call 0121 414 2261 or email education@barber.org.uk

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

Our popular Christmas Craft fair will be returning for another year. So join us for shopping and a drop-in craft session.

Decorate a festive puppet or gift bag using felt, sequins, stickers, and fabric crayons. Keep it for yourself or give it as a gift!

DROP IN ANYTIME. ALL AGES WELCOME.