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Plan your festive visit to Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery! We have special opening hours over Christmas and New Year, and some rooms will be partially closed on select dates for private events.

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2023

26 November 2023

Open Sundays: November

2023

26 November 2023

Open Sundays: November

Overview

Come in from the cold and warm up with our November Open Sundays at Pitzhanger, featuring a wide variety of fun-filled family activities!

Please note that our art workshops and storytelling sessions are drop-in events and are not intended to be registered art classes. These sessions tend to be very busy at the beginning, so arriving later on will result in less crowding.

At a Glance

5 NovemberDiwali: Tabla Rhythms & Indian Block Printing
12 NovemberSeasonal Monoprinting with Cai Jia Eng
19 NovemberMixed Media Collage Workshop with Aisling Haymes
26 NovemberCelebrating the Season: Wintery Crafts with Tyan Jones

5 November

Diwali

Celebrate the Festival of Lights this November with these amazing family activities at Pitzhanger.

Diwali Rhythms

Deeptarka Mukhopadhyay (Dips) from Tabla with Dips will be conducting an interactive experience with Indian rhythm as part of the Diwali Open Sunday celebrations.

The session will focus on the tabla drum and introduce India’s classical system of counting beats. We will aim to create a unique beat with all the participants, and end with an open celebration, allowing participants to dance to the infectious sounds of the dhol drum.

Performance from 11:00am – 12:00pm

Website: https://tablawithdips.com/
Instagram: @tabla_with_dips
Facebook: Tabla with Dips

Indian Block Printing: Diwali Cards

Join artist Neera Sehgal as she shows you how to create your very own Diwali cards using Indian block printing techniques.

Neera is a multidisciplinary artist based in Ealing. She focuses on printmaking including screenprinting, linocut and block printing and uses neon inks to create bright, uplifting prints. Neera grew up surrounded by beautiful, eclectic printed textiles from India and her recent work explores the art of Indian block printing.

Instagram: @neerscreenprints

Drop in from 10:30am – 12:30pm in the Education Room.

12 November

Seasonal Monoprinting

Bid farewell to autumn and get ready to hibernate with artist Cai Jia Eng in this seasonal monoprinting workshop. Learn about lines and pressure through making your own unique print, and try your hand at the art of chine collé to add a pop of colour to your artwork.

Cai Jia Eng (@thisismisseng, www.thisismisseng.com) is a London-based artist and educator. Her practice spans illustration, design and painting, and currently focuses on portraiture and familial relationships. Her work was recently published in the ‘Portraits for NHS Heroes’ book by Bloomsbury. Over the last 12 years she has worked with every age group in schools from 3 to 18, and currently teaches both adults and children in West London in a range of disciplines.

She is available for commission, and can be engaged for private tuition or workshops – please see www.thisismisseng.com for more.

Drop in from 10:30am – 12:30pm in the Education Room.

19 November

Idris Khan & Annie Morris: Mixed Media Collage Workshop

Join us as we make paper studies of Annie Morris’ Stacks sculptures currently on display in Pitzhanger Manor as part of our current exhibition, Idris Khan & Annie Morris: When Loss Makes Melodies.

Textile artist Aisling Haymes leads this collage class with a twist, bringing together Textiles, Sculpture and Drawing in a satisfying way for all ages and abilities to enjoy.

26 November

Celebrating the Season

Hello Winter! Winter will be arriving soon, so get ready for some magical winter crafting with Tyan as she explores your little one’s creative side bringing their imagination to life.

Tyan is an actress, writer, vocalist and teacher. She owns her own children’s entertainment company “Dramagical Entertainment Ltd” providing baby and toddler classes, workshops for educational establishments and community groups and birthday parties.

Instagram: @storiesandrhymeswithtyan

Please note

  • These are drop-in events with access to Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm. The art workshops begin at 10.30 am, with our special Diwali performance beginning at 11.00am.
  • There is no advance booking for this event.

Enquires

Please contact learning@pitzhanger.org.uk for more information.

Date and Time

5, 12, 19 & 26 November (Sunday)
10.00 am – 12.30 pm

Venue

Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ

Tickets

Free for Ealing residents
Children visit free with a paying adult if out-of-borough
Tickets available at the front desk

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PITZHANGER MANOR & GALLERY
Ealing Green, London
W5 5EQ
Reception: 020 3985 8888
Venue Hire: 020 3994 0966
Office: 020 3994 0967
pitzhanger@pitzhanger.org.uk

Wednesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
First Thursday of the month: 10:00 - 20:00
Monday - Tuesday: Closed
Bank Holidays: 10:00 - 17:00

Last admissions one hour before closing

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