The Poly

24 Church St, Falmouth : 01326 319461
The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society

What's On Calendar

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Workshops // Coming up

What's on - Tue 21 March~Tue 28 March
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Workshops // All

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26 March
Sunday
1:30pm

Family Seaweed Pressing (Ages 6+)

Join us for this family workshop that takes place across a Sunday afternoon. We will be collecting seaweed samples from Castle Beach to create a single piece of community artwork. Having logged the exact location of where samples were found, we will then head to The Poly for a pressing session to preserve the seaweed.

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1 April
Saturday
11:00am

John Hegley’s Biscuit of Destiny Workshop

The workshop, taking place on April Fools Day, will involve the making and decorating with words and colours, the paper ‘poissons d’Avril’ popular in France, for sticking on the backs of the unsuspecting.

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4 April
Tuesday
11:00am

Easter Clay Shape Painting Childrens Workshop

Come down to The Poly this Easter and paint some pre made Easter shapes (eggs, bunnies and more!)

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22 April
Saturday
11:00am

Family Seaweed Pressing Artwork Workshop (Ages 6+)

This session follows on from our March seaweed collection event. Join us as we will collate all our seaweed pressings and arrange them into a large frame - showing how the seaweed species we collected changed as we travelled from the top of the beach towards the sea. Book Part One by clicking here!

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22 April
Saturday
6:00pm

Visible Mending: The Art of Gentle Protest Through Embroidery

Within this workshop you will learn a variety of embroidery techniques and stitches, create your own design and bring life to an old item of clothing (if you wish to bring one along).

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25 April
Tuesday
6:30pm

Love Where You Live - Creative Journaling Workshop

This lighthearted creative workshop is designed to help you see and experience your hometown or city in a joyful new way.

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29 April
Saturday
11:00am

Costume Life Drawing: Pirates

Join for Piratical costumed life drawing as our pirate crew take to the stage in poses from 1-10 mins.

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29 April
Saturday
6:00pm

Visible Mending: The Art of Gentle Protest Through Embroidery

Within this workshop you will learn a variety of embroidery techniques and stitches, create your own design and bring life to an old item of clothing (if you wish to bring one along).

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1 May
Monday
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Pottery workshop: Beginner's Handbuilding

Our six-week courses give you the perfect introduction to ceramics: learn the techniques of pinch pots, coil pots and slab making, and experiment with decorative methods such as slip and glazing. Weekly on Mondays.

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2 May
Tuesday
For 236.041666667 days

Pottery workshop: Throwing

Our six-week courses give you the perfect introduction to Throwing: starting with basic cylinders and then developing your skills to help you make more complicated forms. Weekly on Tuesdays.

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3 May
Wednesday
For 231.041666667 days

Pottery workshop: Intermediate

A six-week course for those who would like to develop their existing skills and start to gain knowledge in a broader range of building, firing and glazing techniques. Weekly on Wednesdays.

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20 May
Saturday
11:00am

Costume Life Drawing: Fantasy

Take a short trip to Middle Earth with your chance to draw models in costumes inspired by Tolkien’s fantasy world.

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25 May
Thursday
5:00pm

Watercolour at The Poly

Join coastal landscape artist Maggie Cochran for a relaxing early evening watercolour painting session.

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27 May
Saturday
11:00am

Electric Racing Cars Workshop Ages 7-12

Build and test an electric car in an endurance race!

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27 May
Saturday
2:00pm

Wind Turbine Workshops Ages 7-12

Build and test a wind turbine!

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19 June
Monday
11:00am
For 2 days

Pottery Workshop: 3 Day Intensive Large Scale Handbuilding

3 Day Intensive Large Scale Handbuilding Pottery Course. Come down to The Poly Pottery and learn a new skill!

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26 June
Monday
11:00am
For 2 days

Pottery Workshop: 3 Day Intensive Throwing

3 Day Intensive Throwing Pottery Course. Come down to The Poly Pottery and learn a new skill!

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29 June
Thursday
5:00pm

Watercolour at The Poly

Join coastal landscape artist Maggie Cochran for a relaxing early evening watercolour painting session.

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3 July
Monday
11:00am
For 5 days

Pottery Workshop: 3 Day Intensive Raku

3 Day Intensive Raku Pottery Course. Come down to The Poly Pottery and learn a new skill!

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10 July
Monday
11:00am
For 5 days

Pottery Workshop: 3 Day Intensive Barrel Firing

3 Day Intensive Barrel Firing Pottery Course. Come down to The Poly Pottery and learn a new skill!

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27 July
Thursday
5:00pm

Watercolour at The Poly

Join coastal landscape artist Maggie Cochran for a relaxing early evening watercolour painting session.

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Family Seaweed Pressing (Ages 6+)

Join us for this family workshop that takes place across a Sunday afternoon. We will be collecting seaweed samples from...

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Cirqulesque Cabaret: Love Don't Judge Take Two

Did you miss the last sell out show? Cirqulesque and Miss Lightning are back with Love Don’t Judge Take 2! 18+ ...

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Walking the Vjosa: Following Europe’s Last Wild River Source to Sea

Join us for tales of (mis)adventures from the Albanian wilderness and some tough conservation lessons learnt along the...

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