Jane Stewart is running Dolphin Derby costume workshops  at The Nose on the run up to the Walton Dolphin Derby in Saturday 7th September on Walton Beach.

These workshops are to make costumes to wear at the races, for you, your family or friends or for anyone wanting to compete to wear. Each week we will work on a different design. Workshops are for adults or children but kids must be accompanied by an adult.

Come and join the fun. If you have spare cardboard can you bring it along.

ART WORKSHOP
Dolphin Derby Workshops

Saturday 9th August, 3pm-5pm
Making Porpoise Head Dresses.

Saturday 16th August, 3pm-5pm
Making Jellyfish Costumes.

Saturday 23rd, 3pm-5pm
Making Seahorse Costumes.
Free.

How to Set Up an Art School
Thursday 7 August, 6pm-8pm
Book a free ticket.

Join us for an evening exploring the power and politics of alternative art education as part of the mini book launch tour of How to set up an art school. Emma Edmondson and Ames Pennington will host a workshop come conversation, looking at the themes of the book and asking what makes a bad art school, what makes a good one and how shared experiences can build a utopian space for creative learning together.

Renaturing: Small Ways to Wild the World
By James Canton
Thursday 17th July, 7pm
Tickets £5, or pay what you can.
Book here or in bookshop.

Dr James Canton is Director of Wild Writing at the University of Essex. He is the author of Grounded: A Journey into the Landscapes of Our Ancestors (2023), The Oak Papers (2020), Ancient Wonderings: Journeys into Prehistoric Britain (2017) and Out of Essex: Re-Imagining a Literary Landscape (2013), which was inspired by his rural wanderings in East Anglia. He has written for the Guardian, reviews for the TLS and Caught by the River, and is a regular on television and radio. The hardback book is available for £18.99.

Walton Backwaters
20th June - August 2025
Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm.

Not a Camera Club photographers are showing images that capture the special landscape of the Walton Backwaters. Starting from an invitation from the Naze Protection Society to document the area of of site of scientific interest (SSSI) Hamford Water that The Naze protects, the images show the tidal inlet, salt marshes and creeks and how they are used by wildlife and people for work rest and play.

Photograph by Sarah Bone.

Legendary Essex
Folklore Art Project
Saturday 10th May
11am-3pm, Free

Terrifying tales of Essex old and New... The Black Holes of the Battle Ditches, glowing orbs, dragons, a spider 🕷️🕸️ as big as your hand.. an asteroid from outer space ☄️💫... Just some of the stories told and immortalised into art at the Legendary Essex Folklore art workshop.

Artists Jessica Pearce and Aine Corr will be running the workshops throughout the day. Join the workshop at 11am / 12pm / 1pm / 2pm to get an introduction to the Essex folk tales and instructions to create your legendary postcards.  Suitable for adults and children who enjoy arts, craft and storytelling.

https://www.legendaryessex.co.uk/