CAN is a legally constituted, not-for-profit, artist led organisation currently with thirty-five selected, professional members. The organisation has been in existence for over twenty years and has a diverse range of visual artists. We aim to develop good practice, make high quality work and exhibit three or four times a year. We have ceramicists, jewellers, painters, photographers, printmakers, sculptors and textile artists.
We endeavour to engage with the community, providing individuals and groups with an opportunity to access and enjoy their own creativity, as well as increased access to view and enjoy our members work.
Open Tuesday–Saturday
10am to 4pm
Closed Sundays and Mondays
Art & Craft Open Exhibition : 9th October – January 2022
The Qubes Festive Arts and Crafts Exhibition is now open! This will fill the gallery, shop and upstairs space from today until 23rd December 2021 and will also be online! This Exhibition supports local Artists and Makers and has some fabulous gift ideas
Fortnightly sessions held on Wednesdays
Starting Wednesday, 8 September – 10am-1pm
Want to sew your own clothes, or simply want to get to grips with that sewing machine that’s gathering dust in the corner? Join us fortnightly on Wednesday mornings and lose yourself in sewing.
It’s all very relaxed and informal; we have large cutting tables for your pattern cutting and will help guide you through how to get the best out of your machine, whilst making something beautiful to take home.
Bring your own machine, or if you’ve not invested in a machine yet use one of ours. Places are limited so please book to avoid disappointment.
Complete beginner or know a few stitches but then get lost? Together we’ll look at getting started with crochet from creating your own Granny Squares to looking at how to understand patterns, we’ll give you all the tips you need to get you crocheting with confidence. Including all materials and a hook to help you continue at home.
Come along and join us for our Christmas Fair. Santa visit, Light switch on, Live nativity, farm on wheels, Balloon modelling, face painting plus much more. If you would like to book a stall with us to advertise your organisation or to sell/fundraise please contact us at reception@parklanecentre.co.uk or call us on 01952 683 700
Join us for the day and learn the Art of Log Cabin Quilting. Log cabin quilting is a traditional form of quilting that has been around for centuries. Really popular during the American Civil War the quilt is made up of strips of material, one half light, the other half dark focused around a central square (representing the heart of the home).
This workshop will teach you the principles of Log Cabin Quilting, enabling you to design your own piece, whether it’s a cushion for your Christmas theme or placemats / runner for your Christmas Dinner table, you’re sure to leave with beautifully hand-crafted item for everyone to enjoy.
Come and join us to learn the skills make a gorgeous Christmas Wreath for your front door. A mixture of foliage and decorations will be available, if you’d like to bring some of your own to add, you’re welcome to. We will be creating our wreaths on traditional mosses bases with a wire frame.
This class is a perfect way to learn a new skill or just to enjoy trying something new and crating something beautiful! There will be given plenty of guidance along the way. All the materials are provided for you to learn in a social and creative environment.
About Amy
Amy Smith achieved a 1st class honours in a degree in Jewellery and Silversmithing at The Jewellery School in Birmingham in 2007, and went on to sell and exhibit a unique silver jewellery range at various prestigious shows and galleries in the UK, Germany and USA. She worked as a self employed jeweller for a number of years before going travelling and then returning to Shrewsbury and welcoming her daughter into the world. Since then Amy has combined making more wearable and accessible pieces of silver jewellery with teaching workshops in both jewellery and other crafts.
How to Book
Visit https://www.myartshack.co.uk/specialist-workshops/
Regular Beading Workshops, on advanced as well as basic techniques, are very popular. They include Tuition on wire work, bead stitching and crochet bead work. Tuition can be tailored to meet individual needs. We run Silver Smithing days and also provide instruction in glass bead making.
Workshops can also be arranged on Fridays and on other Saturdays for groups of four in any month except January
Join us for a day of fascination as you learn how to enamel on copper. Starting with the basics of the enamelling process, we’ll explore various different ways of using enamel powers; millefiori and glass pieces to enable you to create your own enamelled masterpiece to take home.
Complete beginner or know a few stitches but then get lost? Together we’ll look at getting started with crochet from creating your own Granny Squares to looking at how to understand patterns, we’ll give you all the tips you need to get you crocheting with confidence. Including all materials and a hook to help you continue at home.
Sashiko is a beautiful form of embroidery that uses white stitches on an indigo blue background. Have a go at this beautiful and rewarding hand embroidery technique, which is all done with the simplest of stitches – running stitch. Together we will look at the basic patterns and you can choose one to make into a book cover to take home. This could be the start of something big. No experience necessary, all materials included.
Learn the Art of Calligraphy with Shropshire Scribes. Beginning with using felt pens to learn the Foundational alphabet, we’ll then move on to dip pens and ink to create your own piece of calligraphy or bookmark. All materials are included for the workshop, and we’ll supply you with a small starter pack to help you in developing your new skill at home.
Come and join us for a day of weaving with willow with Travelling Weaver Sophie.
Together we’ll spend the day learning the different techniques and ways of weaving to get the best from this natural material, creating a fat ball feeder to delight the birds in your garden. These feeders are a great way to watch the birds as they find all kinds of ways to enjoy their tasty treat, suitable for small and large birds to feed together, this is a workshop that definitely brings joy to your garden. Suitable for all, no experience necessary.
This mosaic workshop for adult beginners is led by Lindsey, who has worked in 3 and 2D design, along with many years experience of teaching art, design and mosaics.
During this one day workshop you will learn how to apply a range of tiles using the direct method onto an MDF or plywood base. There will be a large collection of tile material to choose from and you don’t need any previous design or craft experience. You will learn how to create a colourful mosaic design, use tile nippers safely and learn how to apply tiles to a backing board. There will be a choice of bases to work on. The aim is to explore this fascinating craft in a relaxed and friendly environment.
Regular Beading Workshops, on advanced as well as basic techniques, are very popular. They include Tuition on wire work, bead stitching and crochet bead work. Tuition can be tailored to meet individual needs. We run Silver Smithing days and also provide instruction in glass bead making.
Workshops can also be arranged on Fridays and on other Saturdays for groups of four in any month except January
Regular Beading Workshops, on advanced as well as basic techniques, are very popular. They include Tuition on wire work, bead stitching and crochet bead work. Tuition can be tailored to meet individual needs. We run Silver Smithing days and also provide instruction in glass bead making.
Workshops can also be arranged on Fridays and on other Saturdays for groups of four in any month except January
Regular Beading Workshops, on advanced as well as basic techniques, are very popular. They include Tuition on wire work, bead stitching and crochet bead work. Tuition can be tailored to meet individual needs. We run Silver Smithing days and also provide instruction in glass bead making.
Workshops can also be arranged on Fridays and on other Saturdays for groups of four in any month except January
The world’s elite watercolour Masters together in a exhibition of contemporary watercolour painting at Lilleshall Hall.
Over 40 master watercolour artists exhibit together over 14 days and host a programme of demonstrations, lectures and live broadcasts all on the art of watercolour.
The internationally renowned artists and experienced tutors include Alvaro Castagnet, Julia Barminova, Konstantine Sterkhov, Laurie Goldstein Warren, Pasqualino Fracasso, David Poxon, Patricia Guzman, Joe Dowden, Fabio Cembranelli, Pablo Ruben, Cesc Farre, Eudes Correia, Eugeniu Gorean and Matthew Bird.
See the full list of Master Artists: https://internationalwatercolourmasters.com/iwm-masters/
Visitors can also enjoy the beautiful Italian gardens and walking routes around the Grade II listed English Heritage grounds of Lilleshall Hall. The perfect location for a fantastic day out.
