Week of Events
Guildford Arts Exhibition
Guildford Institute and Guildford Arts are pleased to present their next exhibition from talented artists: ANGELA ORTEGA PESTANA - PAINTER She started painting in 2011 at the Adult Centre in Guildford on a watercolour course and after living for a few years in the UK, she has travelled around the country visiting beautiful landscapes such […]
Monday, May 25, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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May 26, 2026 -Top Ten Poems – GI 26 040
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May 26, 2026 -Creative Writing Workshop – GI 26 007
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May 26, 2026 -Italian for Improvers – Term 3 – GI 26 009
Top Ten Poems – GI 26 040
Top ten poems – what would be on your list? This course will look at the poems that often feature in ‘top ten’ lists. We will discuss the poems together. A challenge – bring along your list of favourite poems! Copies of the poems will be provided
Creative Writing Workshop – GI 26 007
Enjoy developing and channelling your writing abilities. Writing forms covered include novels, plays, poems, short stories, and memoirs. Classes will cover many aspects of writing, such as getting started, shaping stories, creating characters, and guidelines on getting published. With an emphasis on individual development, there will be reading and discussion of your work in a […]
Italian for Improvers – Term 3 – GI 26 009
This course is aimed at students who have a basic knowledge of the Italian language and are looking to improve their skills. The course will enable participants to feel comfortable conducting informal conversations about general topics as well as starting to look at reading longer comprehension texts. Discussions of grammar will involve looking at expressing […]
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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May 27, 2026 -Chatty Café Scheme: Chatter and Natter Table
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May 27, 2026 -Drawing Figures – GI 26 042
Chatty Café Scheme: Chatter and Natter Table
Join us on Wednesday mornings at our 'chatter and natter' table. Run by our friendly table volunteers, we provide a welcoming space for individuals to come together to meet, chat and socialise over a hot drink. One conversation can make all the difference! Pop in anytime from 10.30am - 11.30am The group will either meet […]
Drawing Figures – GI 26 042
Figure drawing is a thousand-year-old tradition. In this two-week taster course you’ll learn the basic anatomy and principles within the discipline of human figure drawing. Your tutor Songül will demonstrate and guide your approach to anatomical structure. Some drawing experience needed. All materials provided.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
No events on this day.
Friday, May 29, 2026
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May 29, 2026 -Bonzos – The SOE’s Secret Anti-Nazi Agents (also Online) – GI 26 048
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May 29, 2026 -Stitch & Sip
Bonzos – The SOE’s Secret Anti-Nazi Agents (also Online) – GI 26 048
Discover the remarkable story of the ‘Bonzos’ – German and Austrian anti-Nazi POWs recruited by Britain’s Special Operations Executive for sabotage, subversion, and assassination missions inside the Reich. Using newly released National Archives files, we will uncover their extraordinary exploits, surprising links to Surrey, and how truth in wartime espionage proves stranger than fiction.
Stitch & Sip
Come along to our informal community group, where you can learn and share crafting skills with likeminded people. Be part of a fun, friendly and supportive group. Please bring along any projects that you're working on, be it knitting, crochet, embroidery or needleprint, felting, cross stitch or punch-needle. Anything goes! Stitch & Sip meet on […]
Saturday, May 30, 2026
No events on this day.
Sunday, May 31, 2026
No events on this day.