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Utopia Workshops

Explore Utopia by dropping into a free workshop.

Archived Event

DatesDates throughout Dec 2016
Times14.00 - 17.00
SpaceUtopia Treasury South Wing
PriceFree

Swap sock workshop

Swap Socks
04, 16 & 22 Dec 2016
Ever wished for that seriously useful pair of socks for Christmas? Join our workshop and decorate a pair of socks with some utopian sparkle. Afterwards, gift them to a stranger through our swap shop and take another pair home with you! All materials (including socks) provided.

Wrapping workshop

Wrapping Utopia
03, 11 & 21 Dec 2016
Wrap up to warm up! Create your own recycled wrapping paper for those all important Christmas gifts. Recycled, shiny collageable materials provided.

Winter garden workshop

Winter Garden
10 & 18 Dec 2016
Everyone shared their gardens in Thomas More’s Utopia. Work communally in this workshop to create a miniature winter succulent garden for your own Utopia. Weird and wonderful plants, and decorating materials provided.

Egg workshop

Egging on Utopia
13 & 23 Dec 2016
Take inspiration from Clare Whistler’s Gifts installation and decorate an egg, a symbol for life. All eggs provided will come ready boiled and decorating materials provided.

Utopia workshop

Adorning Utopia
14 & 20 Dec 2016
Design an imaginative, Utopian festive decoration and swap it with another person’s creation you’ll find hanging on our Utopian Tree. All materials provided.

Ring workshop

Silver Ring
29 Dec 2016
Take inspiration from Clare Whistler’s Gifts installation and work communally to create a large silver ring. Attach a pledge for how you will bring love to someone in the New Year. All materials provided.

Utopia workshop 2

Kindness Cube
30 Dec 2016
Look back on your happy moments of 2016 and think how you will bring about happiness for others in 2017, by attending our Kindness Cube workshop. You will leave with a cube to roll whenever you need some cheer. All materials provided