Free creative workshops: Iconic Eden – 7 & 8 April, between 10am-4pm in Devonshire Arcade, Penrith

Come and join artist Karen MacDougall and Penrith and Eden Museum curator Judith Clarke during Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th April for action packed creative workshops in one of the shops in the Devonshire Arcade (beside the George Hotel) as Art meets History at the shops!

Karen MacDougall: ‘Touch some of the stuff from behind the glass and hold real items from the museum collection, discover for yourself how Penrith has changed and join me in creating your own piece of Iconic Eden – no previous art experience is needed!’

Topics explored will be: The Giants Grave and other myths and legends, making a rubbing of the Penrith seal to take away, a mystery object or two plus items from ‘Whose Story is it Anyway?’ and handling objects from the local studies collection.
Karen will be asking you to vote on Eden’s most Iconic view – let us know what you think!

The workshops are free, running continuously between 10 am and finishing at 4pm. The whole session takes about an hour – you can join at any time and leave when you like.
Suitable for ages 3 – 103, but young children must be accompanied by an adult.

Karen MacDougall and Judith Clarke have led many workshops showing museum treasures and using these as starting points for art. Adults accompanying the school children on school visits to the Penrith and Eden Museum have said that these sort of sessions should be open for EVERYONE, not just school children, so these two days of workshops aim to redress the balance and reach out to Eden residents and visitors to the area.

If you need any more information contact Karen MacDougall 017683 62499.