When? Saturday 2 March, 10-4pm, with 1 hour lunch break

What? This experimental making and drawing workshop provides an opportunity for participants to explore light and form with a focus on chiaroscuro and involving a series of exciting hands-on exercises. Working with simple paper engineering techniques, the morning session will involve using repetition of folds, bends and cuts to create a set of light-modulating sculptural forms. We will consider different shapes to use and the effects they offer. There will be an introduction to the 5 principles of chiaroscuro, including highlight, halftone, deep shadow, reflected light, and cast shadow and opportunities to consider how these might work in your creations..

The afternoon session will involve teamwork, as the group will work together to turn the sculptural forms into an installation, either floor based or suspended, then enhanced through dramatic lighting. We will explore some of the shading techniques used for effective chiaroscuro including hatching and shading with parallel lines, as participants draw from the installation or use a camera to capture a series of dramatic and exciting light and dark compositions.

Who? All welcome; no experience necessary; age 16+ (under 18s should attend with an adult). Max group size: 12.

How? Purchase tickets here - https://www.ovada.org.uk/shop/p/light-an...

Our Pay Less spaces are for anyone experiencing financial barriers to attending so please feel welcome to make use of the this option if it enables you to attend. To allow us to offer reduced cost spaces, we also have a Pay More ticket type, so if you can, we’d be most grateful if you could ‘pay it forward’ and select this option. If your preferred ticket type is fully booked, please contact engagement@ovada.org.uk for help.

Materials: You are encouraged to bring the following:

an HB or 2B pencil

an A4 or A3 cutting mat or a very thick piece of card

a red pencil

charcoal - willow and compressed

a metal ruler

a putty rubber

a scalpel or x-acto knife

We do have some materials at OVADA, if you do not have any of the above materials then please get in touch and we will do our best to help!

Accessibility info

Please note participants may need to walk up and down the stairs from the education space throughout the day as we will be exploring different parts of the gallery to gather textures and architectural details as well as outside areas. Please get in touch if this may prevent you from attending.