Come & Try: Immersive Colour-Making with Polly Bennett - Tuesday 23 March 2027

Create your own pigments from natural minerals in this immersive colour-making workshop.

Suitable for: All school staff

Date: Tuesday 23 March 2027

Time: 5pm - 7pm

Venue: Crafts Council Gallery, 44a Pentonville Road, London N1 9BY (map)

Access symbol Venue Accessibility: Step free access, accessible toilets.

Description of session

Come and join us for a fun and relaxed evening with environmental artist, alchemist and pigment maker Polly Bennett exploring themes of identity and our relationship with the natural world through tactile, immersive sculptures, installations, and works on paper.

Rooted in sustainability, Polly’s practice embraces traditional craftsmanship, using locally sourced materials, such as clay, sand, and handmade pigments, that guide her process and shape her narrative.

Detail of activity

In this interactive workshop, you will become a modern-day colourman in a pigment making workshop, transforming minerals collected all around the UK into artists’ pigments and paints.

Booking opens Wed 9 Sep