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Unpacking Art: The Remarkable Rossetti Family – GI 25 178

06/02/2026
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Vice Versa: Ancestor Crimes and Virtues Uncovered (also Online) – GI 25 177

06/02/2026
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Enjoying Poetry: Twentieth Century Voices – GI 25 175

03/02/2026
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Cracking Cryptic Crosswords – GI 25 148

12/12/2025
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Cracking Cryptic Crosswords – GI 25 148

05/12/2025
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Adventurous Gardening at Great Dixter – GI 25 140

20/11/2025
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Botticelli – Mystic Beauty (also Online) – GI 25 139

18/11/2025
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Air-Dry Clay Tree Decorations – GI 25 206

21/11/2025
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Handprinted Wrapping Paper and Christmas Cards – GI 25 205 (EVE)

20/11/2025
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Handprinted Wrapping Paper and Christmas Cards – GI 25 204 (PM)

20/11/2025
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White Pencil Drawings on Black Paper – GI 25 199

01/10/2025
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An Introduction to Tablet Woven Braid Making – GI 25 174

30/01/2026
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The History of Fashion Disasters: When Style Went Wrong (also Online) – GI 25 173

23/01/2026
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Mixed Media and Resin Abstract Art Workshop – Beach Landscape – GI 25 172

23/01/2026
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Mixed Media and Resin Abstract Art Workshop – Beach Landscape – GI 25 172

22/01/2026
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Mixing Colours – GI 25 171

28/01/2026
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Mixing Colours – GI 25 171

21/01/2026
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Drawing for Beginners – GI 25 170

28/01/2026
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Drawing for Beginners – GI 25 170

21/01/2026
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Anne Redpath and Joan Eardley: For Love of Paint (also Online) – GI 25 169

20/01/2026
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Edwardian Britain – GI 25 168

27/01/2026
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Edwardian Britain – GI 25 168

20/01/2026
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Jane Austen: Praying and Clergymen (Online) – GI 25 167

23/01/2026
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Jane Austen: Praying and Clergymen (Online) – GI 25 167

16/01/2026
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Mixed Media and Resin Abstract Art Workshop – Woodland – GI 25 144

27/11/2025
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Introduction to Soft Pastels Continued – GI 25 143

26/11/2025
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Watercolour Painting for Beginners – GI 25 142

26/11/2025
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Female Pioneers of Reform in Victorian Britain – GI 25 138

18/11/2025
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Detox your Home with Essential Oils – GI 25 176

05/02/2026
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Jane Austen’s Narcissists (Online) – GI 25 141

21/11/2025
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The Great Jazz Guitarists of the 60s – GI 25 166

15/01/2026
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French Conversation – GI 25 165

22/01/2026
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French Conversation – GI 25 165

15/01/2026
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Thomas Hardy’s Poetry – GI 25 164

14/01/2026
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The English Icon: Elizabethan and Jacobean Portraits – GI 25 163

20/01/2026
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The English Icon: Elizabethan and Jacobean Portraits – GI 25 163

13/01/2026
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The Gas Giants: Jupiter – A Science Perspective (also Online) – GI 25 137

11/11/2025
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Creative Writing Workshop – GI 25 162

20/01/2026
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Creative Writing Workshop – GI 25 162

13/01/2026
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Philosophy of Religion: The Nature and Existence of God – GI 25 156

15/01/2026
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Philosophy of Religion: The Nature and Existence of God – GI 25 156

08/01/2026
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Upstairs, Downstairs: Tracing Servants and Masters in History (also Online) – GI 25 133

07/11/2025
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The Nature of Knowledge – GI 25 155

15/01/2026
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The Nature of Knowledge – GI 25 155

08/01/2026
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Italian for Complete Beginners – Term 2 – GI 25 154

13/01/2026
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Italian for Complete Beginners – Term 2 – GI 25 154

06/01/2026
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Discovering Britain’s Vanished Settlements (also Online) – GI 25 132

07/11/2025
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Italian for Improvers – Term 2 – GI 25 153

13/01/2026
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Italian for Improvers – Term 2 – GI 25 153

06/01/2026
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King Lear – Everyone Dies! – GI 25 125

29/10/2025
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🎨 Less than a week to go until the very first @ 🎨 Less than a week to go until the very first @guildfordfestivalofthearts! 🎨

⏰️ Thurs 25 - Sun 28 Sept 

We're excited to be taking part in the festival, with our own activities as well as a venue for a variety of events. 

From our special art history lectures to a free talk with Monica Popham (@popham.studio), Landscape Artist of the Year, and Paper Flower Making Workshops with @katealgerartist, there's so much to look forward to! 

🍽 V Café will be open on Saturday serving a delicious light lunch 
πŸ“š Our historic Library will be open throughout the festival 

πŸ”— Find out more via the link in bio or visit guildford-institute.org.uk/event/guildford-festival-of-arts 

#guildford #surrey #guildfordfestivalofthearts #gfa25 #celebratethearts #community #art #visualarts #artforall #arthistory #arthistorytalks #creativeworkshops #artisttalks #whatson #charity #artseducationcommunity
We had a blast at our Proms-inspired event! πŸŽ‰ 🎢

Huge thank you to pianist Emily Nash for her superb playing and to singer @jenmerch for her brilliant performance πŸ‘ 

#guildford #surrey #livemusic #classicalmusic #pianist #singer #vintagemusic #proms #theproms #charity #communityhub #artseducationcommunity
πŸ‚ 🎨 We’re looking forward to an autumn of πŸ‚ 🎨 We’re looking forward to an autumn of creativity with our newest tutor @katealgerartist. Get ready to paint, draw and sculpt! πŸŽ¨πŸ‚

Kate is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist and printmaker. Every part of her work is created by hand.

She believes in the power of art for wellbeing and has a variety of exciting workshops planned – everyone is welcome! 

✍️ White Pencil Drawings on Black Paper | 1 & 8 Oct (2 Weds), 1pm – 4pm
🧽 Painting with Sticks and Sponges | Thurs 9 Oct, 6.15pm – 9.15pm
⭐ Low Relief Air-Dry Clay | Wed 15 Oct, 1pm – 4pm
πŸ… Air-Dry Clay Sculptures | Thurs 30 Oct, 1pm – 4pm or 6.15pm – 9.15pm 

🎫 Find out more and book via guildford-institute.org.uk 

πŸ“Έ: Kate Alger

#guildford #surrey #autumn #autumn2025 #autumnworkshop #creativeworkshop #drawing #painting #sculpture #dayworkshop #eveningworkshop #artforwellbeing #artforall #whatson #charity #communityhub #artseducationcommunity
Meet our Cover Artist: @askagough πŸ‘‹ 🎨 β€œI Meet our Cover Artist: @askagough πŸ‘‹ 🎨

β€œI want my art to be engaging beyond what you can see”.

Aska is a self-taught artist who creates stunning mixed media and sensory art. Her beautiful piece, Arabian Nights, is the cover for our Oct - Mar programme.

Based in Surrey, she is inspired by nature and the multi-sensory experience it offers meaning materials and textures are at the heart of her work. These can be as varied as tree bark, crystals and stone! πŸ’ŽπŸŒ³

If you love Aska’s striking artwork and are inspired to create your own, she will be running two workshops in November and January.

πŸ”— Read our blog via the link in bio or visit guildford-institute.org.uk/meet-our-cover-artist-aska-gough/

πŸ“Έ: Aska Gough

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