Workshop
Plaster workshops for local schools (KS2 / KS3)
9:45–13:00
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
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About this event
Introduce your students to creative processes using plaster. We will build plaster up by casting natural objects and carve plaster down using tools.
During the session students will learn about how Henry Moore experimented with plaster and other materials to create his sculptures.
We will see inside his maquette studio to understand more about his inspiration and ways of working, and talk about terminology to inform our own ideas and techniques.
At the end of the workshop, your students can take their creations home with them.
“Plaster… offered Moore new and flexible ways of working that related well to many different aspects of his practice, including his drawings and desire to experiment with scale.”
Henry Moore: Plasters, Anita Feldman, 2011
Schedule of activities
| Time | Activity |
| 9:45 | Arrival and welcome |
| 10:00 | Collective starter activity, including time outdoors |
| 10:30 | Main workshop |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 12:30 | Free time for sketching and photography |
| 13:00 | Departure |
Booking information & FAQs
Workshop dates
All of our slots for 2024 are now fully booked.
The workshops take place on the first Thursday of each month during term time. Capacity is limited, and sessions will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
Thursday 2 May: Booked
Thursday 6 June: Booked
Thursday 4 July: Booked
Thursday 5 September: Booked
Thursday 3 October: Booked
Who are the workshops for?
These workshops are free for primary or secondary schools.
Sessions include activity suitable for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 curriculums.
To help develop our relationships with local schools, priority will be given to those in the district of East Hertfordshire, and neighbouring areas with Sculpture Town/New Town narratives including Harlow, Stevenage, Welwyn and Hatfield.
Group sizes
We can accommodate a maximum of 30 students per session.
Primary schools: we require at least two supervising adults per 15 students.
Secondary schools: you will need to bring at least one supervising adult per 15 students, plus an additional adult.
Coaches
Due to the narrow lanes leading to our site, we have a coach length limit of 11 metres.
Essential documents for your visit
If you have already booked onto this workshop, please make sure you have downloaded and read the documents below before you arrive.
Other events at Studios & Gardens
This season our busy events programme draws inspiration from the natural world with creative workshops, artist talks, film screenings, and open archive sessions. Many events are included in an annual ticket to the Studios & Gardens, allowing visitors to return as often as they wish to explore new elements and ideas.
Getting here
We’re located just 27 miles north of London in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside.
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
Dane Tree House
Perry Green
Much Hadham
Hertfordshire
SG10 6EE
United Kingdom
T: 01279 843 333
E: visitorservices@henry-moore.org