Sketchbook Saturdays are morning-long creative sessions with the aim of exploring the various ways in which artists have approached their own image making. 

Suitable for beginners as well as those wanting to improve their current skills, each month we explore a particular theme or subject through practical activities based upon the art and artists found in our collection.

From drawing techniques and materials, to the ways that artists today have taken inspiration from the past, develop your own toolkit of ideas for making art at home.

Titled 'A contemporary take', artist Bethan Durie leads this hands-on session investigating the objects found within National Gallery paintings and contemporary artworks. Participants will transform images and drawings into three-dimensional objects and back again, in an exploration of shape, shadow and colour.

Come prepared with an open mind to make original art and materials to work in both 2D and 3D.