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Interior Design: Creating Your Personal Style – GI 26 059

18/06/2026
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TalkingART: Still Life – GI 26 063

23/06/2026
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Creative Writing Workshop – GI 26 007

14/04/2026
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Emily Dickinson – A Reclusive Poetic Genius – GI 26 061

23/06/2026
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London Churches and Cathedral – GI 26 062

23/06/2026
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Creative Writing Workshop – GI 26 007

21/04/2026
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Interior Design: Soft Furnishings and Decoration – GI 26 064

25/06/2026
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Mixed Media and Resin Coasters – GI 26 099

26/06/2026
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Project Gemini – Learning to Live and Work in Space (also Online) – GI 26 094

08/09/2026
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Jan Van Eyck: The Real Idea (also Online) – GI 26 076

21/07/2026
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A History of Western Philosophy: Medieval – GI 26 005

13/04/2026
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A History of Western Philosophy: Medieval – GI 26 005

20/04/2026
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Francis Bacon: A Gilded Gutted Life (also Online) – GI 26 069

07/07/2026
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London’s Museums and Art Galleries: History and Architecture – GI 26 068

07/07/2026
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Interior Design: Lighting – The Mix of Old and New – GI 26 071

09/07/2026
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Unpacking Art: Women in Art I: The Muse – GI 26 073

14/07/2026
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Tolstoy’s War and Peace – GI 26 074

17/07/2026
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The Tempest – Shakespeare’s Farewell? – GI 26 075

21/07/2026
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Watercolour Pencils – GI 26 077

22/07/2026
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Exploring Collage Workshop – GI 26 079

04/08/2026
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Exploring Brusho – GI 26 080

05/08/2026
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Paint-Your-Own Pottery – GI 26 081

06/08/2026
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Discovering Senza Sangue – The Italian Novel by Alessandra Barricco – GI 26 082

11/08/2026
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Architecture and Interior Design over the last 200 Years – GI 26 085

13/08/2026
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Discovering Cristina Comencini’s film Va’ Dove ti porta il cuore – GI 26 086

18/08/2026
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Solving Cryptic Crosswords Workshop – GI 26 088

01/09/2026
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Simple Tapestry Weaving – GI 26 090

04/09/2026
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Exploring Ink and Bleach – GI 26 091

07/09/2026
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Art for Relaxation Workshop – Drawing Nature – GI 26 092

08/09/2026
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William Wordsworth’s Poetry – GI 26 098

15/09/2026
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Cheese and Wine Pairing – Wine Tasting Workshop – GI 26 100

17/09/2026
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A Parade of Palaces: Russian Empresses and their Grand Designs – GI 26 101

24/09/2026
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Picturing Fashion (also online) – GI 26 026

01/05/2026
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Adventurous Gardening at Great Dixter – GI 26 025

30/04/2026
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TalkingART: Landscape – GI 26 024

28/04/2026
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Paint-Your-Own Pottery – GI 26 023

25/04/2026
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Low Relief Air Dry Clay – GI 26 022

24/04/2026
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Spring Flower Arranging Workshop – GI 26 019

23/04/2026
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“Go West!” Devon and Cornwall in Art – GI 25 015

21/04/2026
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Wines for Summer – Wine Tasting Workshop – GI 26 050

04/06/2026
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Bonzos – The SOE’s Secret Anti-Nazi Agents (also Online) – GI 26 048

29/05/2026
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Writing your Travel Adventures – Creative Writing Workshop – GI 26 046

23/05/2026
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Resin and Crystal Geode Workshop – GI 26 044

21/05/2026
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Marie Antoinette’s Court Painter: Vigée Le Brun – GI 26 043

21/05/2026
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Catching the Image – GI 26 041

19/05/2026
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Top Ten Poems – GI 26 040

26/05/2026
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Sisterly Friendships in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Sense & Sensibility – GI 26 039

15/05/2026
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Interior Design: Project Management – GI 26 038

14/05/2026
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Ceres and the Asteroids – A Science Perspective (also Online) – GI 26 037

12/05/2026
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Ireland in Art: Landscape and People – GI 26 036

12/05/2026
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This Saturday night at the GI Music Lounge! Enjoy This Saturday night at the GI Music Lounge! Enjoy a musical world trip with @flamencothief and @reinis.jaunais. 🎶

Plus, we have air con to keep you cool! 

⏰️ Saturday 20 June
🍻 Doors/ bar open 7pm 
🎵 Music from 7.30pm 
🎫 Tickets via the link in bio or visit guildford-institute.org.uk 

#guildford #surrey #flamencothief #reinisjaunais #acousticmusic #worldmusic #acousticguitar #livemusic #whatson #weekendevent #gimusiclounge #musiclounge #communityhub #charity #artseducationcommunity
Did you know that you can visit our historic Libra Did you know that you can visit our historic Library? Right in the heart of Guildford! 

It’s a special place with its floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, impressive archive and treasure trove of books available to borrow. 📚 Run by dedicated volunteers, we’re looking to grow our friendly team – specifically Saturday volunteers.

If you have a passion for reading, local history and enjoy meeting others, we’d love to hear from you.

Key info/benefits:
⭐ Based in Guildford’s oldest public Library
⭐ Full training provided
⭐ Make a difference and support our small charity
⭐ Be part of a friendly and knowledgeable team of volunteers 

🔗 Visit the link in bio to find out more or send us a DM.

#guildford #surrey #volunteer #volunteeropportunity #libraryvolunteer #library #archive #historiclibrary #makeadifference #smallcharity #charity #communityhub #artseducationcommunity
After a sell out event last year, we're excited to After a sell out event last year, we're excited to welcome back @flamencothief (Craig Sutton) and @reinis.jaunais to the GI Music Lounge! 🎶

Look forward to a night of outstanding music as the duo take you on a musical world trip that is often described as an 'acoustic rave' by listeners. 

⏰️ Saturday 20 June
🍻 Doors/ bar open 7pm 
🎵 Music from 7.30pm 

Book your tickets by visiting the link in bio or heading to guildford-institute.org.uk 

#guildford #surrey #livemusic #flamencothief #reinisjaunais
“What I most like about volunteering is the enviro “What I most like about volunteering is the environment; everyone is so welcoming and helpful. I also love working with the community and meeting the variety of people we have enter the building…

... It’s hard to find something I enjoy doing so much”.

This #VolunteersWeek, we’d like to shine a spotlight on our wonderful volunteers! Simply put, the GI couldn’t run without them. 💙

From sitting on our Board of Trustees, volunteering in our Library, setting up for events, running coach visits, helping in our office, to giving talks at member coffee mornings, the ways our volunteers support us is endless. 

Here’s to our team of amazing volunteers! 👏

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