Workshops

September
2025

Forest Install Crosses

Some Kind of Love: Actions and Reactions to Living on a Damaged Planet - School Workshop

Hatton Gallery

20 Sep 2025 - 24 Jan 2026

Adaptable for all year groups.

The Linking Project

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2
The Bard

Literature through Art

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS4-5: English Language and Literature
Portrait of Mrs Leathart and Her Three Children

ARTiculate: (Visual Literacy Workshop)

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS3, KS4, SEND Art & Design, English, History,Design Technology…
3 young people using images to create pastel patterned art

Let's Visit the Art Gallery

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

Early Years Foundation Stage: Art & Design,Creativity…
felt abstract

Textiles with Felt Making

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2 and KS3 Art & Design, Craft & Design,Creativity, Design & Technology, History, Local History…
Making an Angel

Making an Angel

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

Early Years, KS1, KS2 & SEN: Art & Design,Creativity, STEM, English, History…
MAKE IT: Clay Containers

Create with Clay

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, KS3: Art & Design, Craft & Design,Creativity…
learning mosaic tile

Mosaic Tile Making

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, Art & Design, History
felt abstract

Textiles: Sewing skills and felt making in a day

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2, KS3, KS4
Shipley School

Shipley in School

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

In school workshops
learning - proggy

Proggy Making Kit to Loan

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026
The Blaydon Races - A Study from Life

Take One, or Take More

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

Using our artworks to inspire cross-curricularwork…
glen brown

GCSE and A Level Study Sessions

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS3-5: Art & Design
redisplay

Literature through Art (Shipley)

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS4-5: English Language and Literature
Image of art created by a young visitor

The Linking Project

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, KS3
Painting, oil on canvas, entitled 'The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah', by the artist John Martin

Take One, or Take More

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

Using our artworks to inspire cross-curricularwork…

Woodhorn Colliery Tour

Woodhorn Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

A must-do Colliery Tour experience for learners ofall ages.…
A child looks in awe at a homemade pulley system made of string and cardboard

The Woodhorn Engineering Challenge

Woodhorn Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

Design and build a model transport system to movecoal up and down a mine shaft, for KS2 pupils.…
A group of school children explore a colliery building at Woodhorn Museum

Death, Danger and Disasters

Woodhorn Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

Offers KS2 (year 4 and older) and KS3 pupils thechance to consider the darker side of our industrial heritage.…
A child is sat on the floor making a proggy mat with craft materials

Home Life

Woodhorn Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

Home Life offers KS1 pupils a hands-on learningexperience about how we used to live.…
A child crawls through a museum display of a coal mine wearing a flat cap

Working down the pit

Woodhorn Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

Working down the pit is a great introduction tocoal mining for KS1 and KS2 pupils.…
A child looks at a display of paintings in the Ashington Group Gallery at Woodhorn Museum

The Pitmen Painters

Woodhorn Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

Our Pitmen Painters art workshops can be tailoredto the interests and experience of KS1, KS2 or KS3 pupils.…

Hexham Old Gaol self-led visit

Hexham Old Gaol

Until 17 Jul 2026

Step into Northumberland's past with a visit toHexham Old Gaol Visit England’s oldest gaol.…
Discovery Museum Local History - Where do you think you are?

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2, KS3 & KS4: History
Armstrong Car

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

EYFS: Literacy and History
Wind Turbine blades designed by students

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2/3 + Science + History workshop
the sun

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2 Science, Geography
lightbulb collection

Light bulbs + Circuits

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2 Science, Local history, Design & technology
forces in motion

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2 & KS3 Design & Technology, Science
Rocket workshop model

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, KS3, Science, Local History
uosh

The Sound of Science

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2, Science
Discovery Museum Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2 & KS3: History
Discovery Museum Local History - The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1: Drama, History
Discovery Museum Local History - The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2 archive session
Discovery Local History - Blitzed! A World War Two Experience

Home Front: World War Two

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2: History, Local History
Bunting the Cat from Lost in the Toy Museum by David Lucas

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

EYFS & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy, History
A pre-raphaelite painting of a woman clutching an ornamental pot with basil growing from it. The pot is placed on an altar.

Explore Portraiture

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, SEND: Art & Design
What is Sculpture

Explore Sculpture

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, SEND: Art & Design
Exploring Watercolour

Explore Watercolours

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, SEND: Art & Design
Printing at the Laing

Explore Printmaking

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, SEND: Art & Design
Life drawing

Explore Drawing

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, KS3
Local Landscapes

Local Landscapes

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, SEND: Art & Design, Geography, LocalHistory…
Painting, oil on canvas, entitled 'The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah', by the artist John Martin

Great Northern Artists Interactive Tour

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1-5, SEND: Art & Design
Laing Early Years Image

Let’s Visit the Art Gallery

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

Early Years Foundation Stage: Art & Design,Creativity…
In school workshop

Laing In-School

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

In school workshops
Articulate: Primary

Articulate: Primary Programme

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1 & KS2

October
2025

Forest Install Crosses

Some Kind of Love: Actions and Reactions to Living on a Damaged Planet - School Workshop

Hatton Gallery

20 Sep 2025 - 24 Jan 2026

Adaptable for all year groups.

The Linking Project

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2
The Bard

Literature through Art

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS4-5: English Language and Literature
Portrait of Mrs Leathart and Her Three Children

ARTiculate: (Visual Literacy Workshop)

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS3, KS4, SEND Art & Design, English, History,Design Technology…
3 young people using images to create pastel patterned art

Let's Visit the Art Gallery

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

Early Years Foundation Stage: Art & Design,Creativity…
felt abstract

Textiles with Felt Making

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2 and KS3 Art & Design, Craft & Design,Creativity, Design & Technology, History, Local History…
Making an Angel

Making an Angel

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

Early Years, KS1, KS2 & SEN: Art & Design,Creativity, STEM, English, History…
MAKE IT: Clay Containers

Create with Clay

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, KS3: Art & Design, Craft & Design,Creativity…
learning mosaic tile

Mosaic Tile Making

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, Art & Design, History
felt abstract

Textiles: Sewing skills and felt making in a day

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2, KS3, KS4
Shipley School

Shipley in School

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

In school workshops
learning - proggy

Proggy Making Kit to Loan

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026
The Blaydon Races - A Study from Life

Take One, or Take More

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

Using our artworks to inspire cross-curricularwork…
glen brown

GCSE and A Level Study Sessions

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS3-5: Art & Design
redisplay

Literature through Art (Shipley)

Shipley Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS4-5: English Language and Literature
Image of art created by a young visitor

The Linking Project

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, KS3
Painting, oil on canvas, entitled 'The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah', by the artist John Martin

Take One, or Take More

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

Using our artworks to inspire cross-curricularwork…

Woodhorn Colliery Tour

Woodhorn Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

A must-do Colliery Tour experience for learners ofall ages.…
A child looks in awe at a homemade pulley system made of string and cardboard

The Woodhorn Engineering Challenge

Woodhorn Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

Design and build a model transport system to movecoal up and down a mine shaft, for KS2 pupils.…
A group of school children explore a colliery building at Woodhorn Museum

Death, Danger and Disasters

Woodhorn Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

Offers KS2 (year 4 and older) and KS3 pupils thechance to consider the darker side of our industrial heritage.…
A child is sat on the floor making a proggy mat with craft materials

Home Life

Woodhorn Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

Home Life offers KS1 pupils a hands-on learningexperience about how we used to live.…
A child crawls through a museum display of a coal mine wearing a flat cap

Working down the pit

Woodhorn Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

Working down the pit is a great introduction tocoal mining for KS1 and KS2 pupils.…
A child looks at a display of paintings in the Ashington Group Gallery at Woodhorn Museum

The Pitmen Painters

Woodhorn Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

Our Pitmen Painters art workshops can be tailoredto the interests and experience of KS1, KS2 or KS3 pupils.…

Hexham Old Gaol self-led visit

Hexham Old Gaol

Until 17 Jul 2026

Step into Northumberland's past with a visit toHexham Old Gaol Visit England’s oldest gaol.…
Discovery Museum Local History - Where do you think you are?

Local History - Where do you think you are?

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2, KS3 & KS4: History
Armstrong Car

Beep Beep Here We Go!

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

EYFS: Literacy and History
Wind Turbine blades designed by students

Steam to Green: Wonderful Wind

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2/3 + Science + History workshop
the sun

Steam to Green: Solar Power

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2 Science, Geography
lightbulb collection

Light bulbs + Circuits

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2 Science, Local history, Design & technology
forces in motion

Rocket Car Racers - Forces in motion

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2 & KS3 Design & Technology, Science
Rocket workshop model

Stephenson's Rocket and the Rainhill Trials

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, KS3, Science, Local History
uosh

The Sound of Science

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2, Science
Discovery Museum Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Local History - The Big 5 Inventors tour

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2 & KS3: History
Discovery Museum Local History - The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Local History - KS1 The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1: Drama, History
Discovery Museum Local History - The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Local History - KS2 Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2 archive session
Discovery Local History - Blitzed! A World War Two Experience

Home Front: World War Two

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS2: History, Local History
Bunting the Cat from Lost in the Toy Museum by David Lucas

Lost in the Toy Museum!

Discovery Museum

Until 17 Jul 2026

EYFS & KS1: Craft & Design, Literacy, History
A pre-raphaelite painting of a woman clutching an ornamental pot with basil growing from it. The pot is placed on an altar.

Explore Portraiture

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, SEND: Art & Design
What is Sculpture

Explore Sculpture

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, SEND: Art & Design
Exploring Watercolour

Explore Watercolours

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, SEND: Art & Design
Printing at the Laing

Explore Printmaking

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, SEND: Art & Design
Life drawing

Explore Drawing

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, KS3
Local Landscapes

Local Landscapes

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1, KS2, SEND: Art & Design, Geography, LocalHistory…
Painting, oil on canvas, entitled 'The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah', by the artist John Martin

Great Northern Artists Interactive Tour

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1-5, SEND: Art & Design
Laing Early Years Image

Let’s Visit the Art Gallery

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

Early Years Foundation Stage: Art & Design,Creativity…
In school workshop

Laing In-School

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

In school workshops
Articulate: Primary

Articulate: Primary Programme

Laing Art Gallery

Until 17 Jul 2026

KS1 & KS2