Current Events & Workshops
We ask that all people complete a flow test before classes and workshops, if they have any symtoms which could be Covid related; and to please not attend the building if they do test positive. Thank you.
Book and Supper Club
A monthly book digested over supper. This is for Studio and Associate Members only, but we will publish our reading list incase you want to read along with us.
Wallingford Textile Hub
Do you have an interest in embroidery, knitting, crochet, weaving or just everything about textiles? Join our monthly gathering to meet with like-minded textile lovers, learn new skills or share the knowledge you have with others.
Monthly Painting Workshops
These monthly 3hour workshops are ideally suited to art students, amateur painters and artists working from home, who are looking for additional and ongoing support, tuition, feedback and advice with their painting development and projects.
Weekly Painting and Drawing Class (Summer Term)
A sociable, relaxed and informal group class suitable for beginners and improvers. Maximum class size of 8. Covering traditional painting and drawing materials and techniques. Subjects include life drawing, still life, abstraction, landscape, portraiture and animals.
Open Studios 2024
Visit our artists and explore the studios, gallery and garden during our Open Studios, and as part of Oxfordshire Artweeks this May. Closed Tues /Weds.
Outdoor Acrylic Painting for Kids age 7-14yrs
This exciting event run by Lisa Clark of ‘The Art Shed’ will be housed under a gazebo and everyone will have their own easel, canvas and acrylic paints are provided.
ART OF CHANGE - Great Big Green Art Exhibition
An exhibition which shares an appreciation of nature and shares how artists and makers processes are influenced by change. Closed Tues /Weds.
Make your own lampshade with Aimee Alice Payton
Looking for the perfect lampshade? Why not make your own? With lots of stunning fabric to select from you will create a beautiful shade to your own design. Aimée Alice Payton shares her tips and tricks for a professional finish to your gorgeous shade.
Basic Teaching Skills for Arts and Crafts Practitioners
A 2 day group workshop designed for Artists and Makers who want to gain confidence and knowledge in how to run workshops, support learners and share effectivly.
Kids Art Club with Lisa Clark
The 4th of 4 Monthly (2 hour) Art Workshops for Spring Term 2024, designed for children aged 8-14 years old and delivered by Lisa Clark of ‘The Art Shed’ Session 4: Exploring techniques in watercolours. The children will experiment with crayon, salt and surgical spirit to create texture to form a basis for a coral reef inspired painting.
‘Free-Writing’ Workshop
A short, relaxed and informal workshop which will show you a great method to prevent you from getting in the way of your words.
Kids Art Club with Lisa Clark
The 3rd of 4 Monthly (2 hour) Art Workshops for Spring Term 2024. Designed for children aged 8-14 years old and delivered by Lisa Clark of ‘The Art Shed’. Session 3: Clay model making and painting. The children will be designing and creating their own clay animals or creatures and their environments.
Kids Art Club with Lisa Clark
The 2nd of 4 Monthly (2 hour) Art Workshops for Spring Term 2024. Designed for children aged 8-14 years old and delivered by Art Tutor Lisa Clark of ‘The Art Shed’. Session 2: Exploring oil pastels and texture making. This workshop will involve the children exploring oil pastels and creating textures on black paper.
Mosaic Heart Workshop with Emily Cooling
Create a beautiful hanging heart mosaic from vintage crockery glass, tiles and beads. This 3 hour mosaic workshop is perfect for the complete beginner as well as for those wishing to indulge in a bit of creative ‘me time’. Learn how to use cutting tools, fix and grout.
Kids Art Club with Lisa Clark
The 1st of 4 Monthly (2 hour) Art Workshops for Spring Term 2024. Designed for children aged 8-14 years old and delivered by Lisa Clark of ‘The Art Shed’. Session 1: Exploring acrylic painting on canvas. This workshop will involve the children painting their own artworks that represent themselves and who they are.
Weekly Painting and Drawing Class (Spring Term)
A sociable, relaxed and informal group class suitable for beginners and improvers. Maximum class size of 8. Covering traditional painting and drawing materials and techniques. Subjects include life drawing, still life, abstraction, landscape, portraiture and animals.
Christmas Market
Take in the festive cheer at Wallingfords Christmas Market. Browse high quality, handmade, non imported products. Look for unique Christmas gifts and support your local producers, artists and makers.
'Drop In' Seasonal Printmaking Workshop
Give printmaking a try with studio artists Laura Hodgson and Nichola Nixon. Create your own seasonal prints for cards and lables. A great activity for all the family.
Winter Art Exhibition
An exhibition of selected works created by studio, associate and local artists and makers. The Studios Seasonal Gallery will be open for Christmas Shopping, for art, hand crafted items, unique gifts, homeware and decorations.
Make your own lampshade with Aimee Alice Payton
Looking for the perfect lampshade? Why not make your own? With lots of stunning fabric to select from you will create a beautiful shade to your own design. Aimée Alice Payton shares her tips and tricks for a professional finish to your gorgeous shade.
Make your own Fairy Light lampshades with Aimee Alice Payton
Add some unique festive sparkle to your home. Join Aimée Alice Payton and make your own string of mini fairy light lampshades. Choose from piles of beautful fabric to create something truly original.
Mixed Media Poppy Painting Workshop with Lisa Clark
This workshop is designed for children aged 7-14, to enjoy creating art works on A3 canvas panels using recycled material’s such as fabrics, newspaper, card, buttons and coloured paper; with oil pastels and paints to make poppy inspired artworks to take home.
Kids Autumn Painting Workshop
Kids Acrylic painting session with Lisa Clark of ‘Art Shed’. All materials provided, including A3 canvas panels. Learn about techniques, brushes and paint your own autumn scene.
Josie Clouting / Moving Landscapes
Visit the gallery at Ayres House Studios to see Josie Cloutings new artworks and works in progress, inspired by the Hardangerfjord region in Norway; a dramatic landscape shaped by glaciers and waterfalls.
Weekly Painting and Drawing Class
A sociable, relaxed and informal group class suitable for beginners and improvers. Maximum class size of 8. Covering traditional painting and drawing materials and techniques. Subjects include life drawing, still life, abstraction, landscape, portraiture and animals.
Scriptwriting and Stage Design Workshop for 13-17 yr olds
Ever wanted to write a play and think about staging it? This is your chance! This limited capacity workshop for 13-17 year olds takes budding theatre-makers through the stages of writing and stage design.
Associations: Art Exhibition
as•so•ci• a • tions - A connection between concepts, ideas, events, or mental states arising from experiences.
Ayres House Associate artists are from different disciplines, wanting to share ideas and practical information often not available to people working in isolation in their own studios.Visit their first group exhibition at the gallery in Ayres House Studios; a fabulous Victorian building in the centre of the historic town Wallingford.
Thursday late opening /10:30am - 8pm
Parking: Limited to the front of the building with further parking 2 min walk in St Georges Rd Car Park
For full event details go to www.ayreshousestudios.co.uk/exhibitions
Associations: Private view
An opportunity to meet and the Ayre House Studio Associate Artists and celebrate their first exhibition as a group. Join us for drinks and nibbles in the gallery, chat to the artists and be the first to preview the works on show.
If you are not on our mailing list and would like to attend this event, please do get in touch.
Email: ayreshousestudios@gmail.com.
Please see our exhibition listing for full event details. www.ayreshousestudios.co.uk/exhibitions
Winter Art Exhibition Private View
Would you like to come to the studios and be one of the first to see our Winter Art Exhibition, browse the selected artworks and meet the exhibiting artists and makers?
Come to our Christmas drinks and nibbles at The Gallery at Ayres House Studios.
Private View: 1st Dec / 6pm-9pm
Exhibition: 1st-11th Dec / 10.30am-4.30pm
Venue: Ayres House Studios, Ayres Yard, Station Road, Wallingford. OX10 0JZ.
Directions: Ayres Yard can be hard to spot from the road, turn in between the petrol station and ‘Keri' the Florist’ on Station Rd (Don’t rely on the sat nav).
Parking: Available at 3 local carparks just 2 minutes walk from the studios.
Limited parking is available onsite for those who require special consideration. Please email ayreshousestudios@gmail.com to reserve a parking space.
This event is part of Winter Oxfordshire Artweeks and Winter in Wallingford
Wallingford Live Advent Calendar Trail: Window No 1
The live advent calendar will launch at the Ayres House Studios on Thursday 1st December and finish on the 24th Dec at the Waterside Court care home. Businesses and residents alike are all welcome in taking part in this trail.
A full map of the locations for the window displays will be released on 25th November and available on the Town Council website.
Window No 1 will be open on Dec 1st from 4.30pm.
The studios can be hard to spot from Station Road. Turn in between the petrol station and Keri the Florists. There is no parking for this event.
Advice for enjoying the trail: Dress warm and reflective. Bring torches. Keep children close.
Introduction to weaving with Rachel Ashman
Weave a small wall hanging on a frame loom. Learn how to warp the loom, basic weaving techniques and how to remove and hang your wall hanging on a dowel rod.
All materials provided.
Saturday 2nd July 2022
10:00-16:00
£75
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-weaving-registration-357739437287
Introduction to Macrame with Rachel Ashman
Make a Macrame Plant Hanger
Learn basic macrame knots to create a plant hanger from cotton cord.
All materials included.
Friday 24th June 2022
14:00- 16:00
£25
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/macrame-plant-hanger-tickets-357772205297
Oxfordshire Artweeks Open Studios
Over 16 professional artists and makers at one great venue. Discover the artists, their processes and works in progress, at our former Rectory and multi-disciplinary artists studios. As well as practising, experimenting and researching in their various fields, many sell work nationally and internationally, provide services, teach and take commissions.
Studio disciplines range from ceramics, painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, video, sound, installation, mosaics, photography, dance, print, textiles, upholstery, conservation and writing. So who knows what works you might witness being created on your visit; we do hope you will come and say 'hello'.
For full and up to date exhibition listings see www.ayreshousestudios.co.uk/artweeks-2022. For visitor information regarding directions, parking, disabled access, toilet facilities and Covid-19 restrictions, go to www.ayreshousestudios.co.uk/contact.
1 day Mosaic Workshops with Cracktpot Jo
Come and learn how to make your very own mosaic from broken and unwanted china. In this day workshop you will learn how to select, nip, compose, stick and grout your mosaic to take home with you.
A choice of shapes will be available for you to choose from which includes a heart, bird or circle.
All materials, instruction, light refreshments and your mosaic is included in the price.
£65pp
To book go to www.cracktpotjo.com
Adult & Child Mosaic Weekend Workshops
Bring a parent or carer with you and together you can make your very own mosaic. A variety of shapes and materials to choose from.
Squash and biscuit's will be provided.
Saturday you make together / Sunday you grout together.
2pm - 4pm
£38 (for 1 child,1 adult) *Sibling rate available*
At Ayres House Studios, Wallingford, OX10 0JZ
To book: cracktpotjo.com
Saturday Mosaic Workshops with CracktPot Jo
Come and learn how to make something beautiful and unique from broken and unwanted china. There will be a choice of shapes to make which include a heart or trivet. You will learn how to select, compose, nip, stick and grout china into your very own mosaic to take home. All materials, tools and instruction is included and light refreshments will be provided.
One day workshop £65
Book on cracktpotjo.com or contact me on joferg64@gmail.com
Adult & Child Mosaic Weekend Workshop
Bring a parent or carer with you and together you can make your very own mosaic. A variety of shapes and materials to choose from.
Squash and biscuit's will be provided.
Saturday you make together / Sunday you grout together.
2pm - 4pm
£38 (for 1 child,1 adult) *Sibling rate available*
At Ayres House Studios, Wallingford, OX10 0JZ
To book: cracktpotjo.com
Mosaic Evening Classes
January 11th, 18th, 25th, 1st Feb, 8th Feb
A series of two hour evening classes over five weeks where you will learn how to create your very own mosaic out of broken and unwanted china. You could make a mirror either for the garden or inside or a wall plaque. All materials, tools and guidance is provided as well as light refreshments.
£120
Place: Ayres House Studios, Wallingford, OX10 0JZ
Time: 6pm - 8pm
To book: cracktpotjo.com
Weekly Painting and Drawing Class
A sociable, relaxed and informal group class suitable for beginners and improvers. Maximum class size of 8. Covering traditional painting and drawing materials and techniques. Subjects include life drawing, still life, abstraction, landscape, portraiture and animals.
Tuition is sold in 10 week blocks based around standard term times and holidays.
Priced at £200. First session free. Provides the majority of art materials.
Please follow the link to see the course overview
Email: adumbrationarts@gmail.com with any queries.
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