Canal Side Studios

12/02/2026

It's been too long since we've posted anything on here. From now on weekly pics!

17/04/2025

A few photos from last weeks trip into Worcester. Urban sketching.

13/12/2024

13/12/2024

Shenanigans at the Christmas party.

01/07/2024

Sketching prompts for July 2024
1. Tie
2. Vest
3. Grave
4. Anchor
5. Blot
6. Harrow
7. Jester
8. Shoe
9. Peach
10. Porch
11. Engine
12. Fan
13. Fun fair
14. Mountain
15. Plaster
16. Glitter
17. Platter
18. Goblet
19. Car
20. Reed
21. Whiskers
22. Ring
23. Shed
24. Spade
25. Tooth
26. Jelly
27. Chimney
28. Train
29. Fist
30. Rope
31. Bench

26/01/2024

A few good dates for the 2024 diary

Droitwich Spa band in the park will be back

Will now start earlier than usual - Sunday 28th April 2024. We will still have a 20-week program, but we will not have a band booked for 28th July as Wychavon have already taken a booking for this date (Dine N Devour).
The other event organisers will incorporate our band into their entertainment programs.

19/01/2024

More sketches from the daily prompts

16/12/2023

A wonderful afternoon with the arty lot. A table load of raffle prizes, the Secret Santa. A fab dice game and quizzes ( thanks to Eve), musical chairs and statues. A feast fit for a king. Some fantastic jumpers. A really lovely afternoon. ❤️

15/12/2023

Let’s go

The collection will go on display in the city for the first time in more than five years in a special homecoming exhibition at The Gas Hall in Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

15/12/2023

From 10th of February 2024

We are excited to announce a major exhibition will be opening in the Gas Hall at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery early in the new year, and you can book tickets now! Birmingham’s world-famous collection of Pre-Raphaelite art will go on display in the city for the first time in over five years in a special homecoming exhibition. ‘Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts and Crafts Movement’, opens on 10 February 2024.
https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/exhibitions/victorian-radicals

Victorian Radicals gives visitors the chance to discover the story of the Pre-Raphaelites – Britain’s first modern art movement – and their influence on artists and makers well into the 20th century. Selected from Birmingham’s outstanding collection, Victorian Radicals presents vibrant paintings and exquisite drawings alongside jewellery, glass, textiles and metalwork to explore a radical vision for art and society. The collection also celebrates Birmingham’s historic importance as a centre for the Arts and Crafts.

While the Gas Hall reopens to visitors for Victorian Radicals, planned maintenance work continues in other areas of the Museum but several gallery spaces within the main Museum will re-open ahead of summer 2024.

Sara Wajid and Zak Mensah, co-CEOs of Birmingham Museums Trust, said: “Birmingham has missed its radicals, and it has missed its museum too. By starting to reopen next year, we start a new chapter – it is incredibly exciting to be weeks away from welcoming visitors back to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.”

15/12/2023

Are we up for gong to this ?