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CO URTHO USE GALLERY & CAF É
The Courthouse
Gallery features
unique, handmade
contemporary craft
from designers and
makers based across
Yorkshire and beyond.
Our carefully chosen
collection includes
jewellery, ceramics, glass, textiles and prints by established
artists as well as emerging talent. It’s the perfect place to
find an unusual gift, add to a collection or simply enjoy
some retail therapy in a warm and
relaxed atmosphere.
Our café and snug offer the
perfect place for you to catch
up with friends, or sit, relax, and
enjoy some ‘me time’. With
homemade cakes and lunches
served daily, a large selection of
teas and coffees on offer, and a
children's menu with tasty and fun
meals, you’ll all be spoilt for choice!
>> a short walk from Thirsk Market Place
>> local parking
>> disabled parking, access and toilet
>> free WiFi
>> games, books and activities for children
>> children's menu
>> baby changing facilities
>> high chair
>> accessible location for meetings, events and conferences
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The Courthouse
Westgate � Thirsk � YO7 1QS
www.ruralarts.org � 01845 526 536
All profits from our activities help
to support our charitable aims!
Charity registration number: 1081007
Bringing the best of live theatre to The Courthouse, Thirsk! Enjoy the
productions in an intimate atmosphere, with the bar and gallery open
throughout the evening.
4.30pm
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> > EXHIBITIONS
FRESH returns this Spring with our ‘Pay What You Think’
performances, showcasing exciting new talent, right here at
The Courthouse.
The Courthouse Gallery features exhibitions throughout the year by
both regional and national artists who work in a variety of mediums.
Gallery open 10am–4.30pm Monday to Saturday.
Thursday 31st March (7.30pm)
Henry Raby is a nerd punk poet from York.
After discovering that he couldn’t play guitar
he embarked on a quest to become the Joe
Strummer of spoken word with his anarchic,
honest, funny and passionate style.
Thursday 12th January (7pm)
Adults: £15 | U18s & 60+ £12
Almost 170 years on, Charlotte
Brontë’s story of the trailblazing
Jane is as inspiring as ever. This bold
and dynamic production uncovers
one woman’s fight for freedom
and fulfilment on her own terms.
Director Sally Cookson now brings
her celebrated production to the
National, presented as a single,
exhilarating performance.
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Thursday 28th January (7pm)
Adults: £15 | U18s & 60+ £12
Following the hugely successful
broadcasts of Coriolanus and King
Lear, National Theatre Live brings
the Donmar Warehouse’s highly
anticipated new production of
Les Liaisons Dangereuses to The
Courthouse, broadcast live from
the Donmar’s London home.
Off The Rocks Production
Thursday 19th May (7.30pm)
Stephen is dead and not the least bit happy
about it. This is his story. A dark comedy about
love, friendship, custard creams and suicide.
Thursday 25th February (7pm)
Adults: £15 | U18s & 60+ £12
Shakespeare’s glorious comedy
of love and change comes to the
National Theatre for the first time
in over 30 years, with Rosalie Craig
(London Road, Macbeth at MIF) as
Rosalind.
TBC
Thursday 21st April (7pm)
Adults: £15 | U18s & 60+ £12
Keep checking our website to see
what will be showing in April, or call
in to The Courthouse to find out.
You can also sign up to our mailing
list to keep up to date with what’s
going on every month!
Rachel Gretton - Little Black Book
Cheryl Martin, Alaska
Thursday 16th June (7.30pm)
Alaska is a funny, magical trip to the moon, with
singing and dancing thrown in: one woman’s
extraordinary story of how she survived
growing up with severe depression.
Manjula
As You Like It
10.00am to
> > FRESH
Henry Raby, Performance Poetry
Jane Eyre
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> > NATIONAL THEATRE LIV E
Thursday 14th July (7.30pm)
Manjula (meaning melodious) Incorporating
Portuguese, African, Latin and Jazz influences
with the haunting ambience of Indian vocal
training and the rhythmic attack of jazz
improvisation.
Kezy Feaster
Monday 11th January – Saturday 27th February
Kezy’s love of the Yorkshire landscape and passion for experimenting with
mixed media collide in her vibrant paintings. She sees the moors and
coastal towns in all moods, lights, weather and seasons and in her work
aims to encapsulate the feeling of a place. From an isolated barn amongst
the heather to the clusters of houses that nestle into coastline cliffs, she
interprets these in her own quirky way.
Friday 1st – Friday 29th July
Specialising in kiln formed glass, Rachel Gretton’s new body of work reflects
on relationships, communication and the use of language both spoken and
unspoken. It is language, discourse and the process of negotiating meaning
and truth, which informs Rachel’s work. The act of penetrating glass forms
with fragments of text is literally and metaphorically an act of vitrification,
transforming the everyday speech that passes between us. Rachel has an
interest in exploring the use of projection, reflection, light and shadow
to echo intense experiences reflecting on personal relationships: the
untouchable emotions, celebrating the comfortable silence and expressing
the mental chaos.
“All the world’s a stage and all the men and women
merely players upon it”
Mel Davies & Kim Coley - ‘As You Like It’
Vanessa Kisuule
Thursday 18 August (7.30pm)
Since her debut poetry collection ‘Joyriding the
Storm’ was published in April 2014, Vanessa has
won several slam titles and featured on BBC
Radio 1 and Radio 4.
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FRESH
Thursday 24th March – Saturday 9th April
‘FRESH’ is a collaboration of work from emerging artists who have graduated
in the last three years or are recently established artists.
The exhibition features cross disciplinary art work, and is an exciting
opportunity to see new talent, concepts and creations.
Monday 1st August – Friday 2nd September
In celebration of William Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary, Yorkshire artists
Kim Coley and Mel Davies have worked together to create a series of
paintings and graphics influenced by the drama, characters and life of
England’s greatest playwright and poet. With over 37 plays, together with his
poetry and sonnets, Shakespeare is as vital and relevant today as he ever was.
With inspiration taken from well loved and also lesser known Shakespearian
works, this is a unique exhibition created for Rural Arts.
The Courthouse, Thirsk
January 2016 – August 2016
The Courthouse Gallery, Shop & Café
Arts Workshops, Live Music, Theatre
For Families, Children & Young People
Welcome to Rural Arts Spring and
Summer programme of performances,
workshops and exhibitions, all happening
in The Courthouse, Thirsk!
> > IPAD WORKSHOPS
Join our expert iPad tutor Claire Ford for friendly, informative
sessions on Saturdays throughout the year.
iPad Troubleshooting
16th January (1pm– 4pm)
16th April (1pm– 4pm)
16th July (1pm– 4pm)
£15 for 30 minute session
If you own an iPad already but need
help with certain areas, these one
to one iPad sessions are tailored
specifically to your needs.
We’re offering an exciting range of creative workshops
and ‘Taste of Art’ evening sessions. We’re also getting
into full swing with National Theatre Live, and back by
popular demand, our monthly FRESH ‘Pay What You
Think’ performances return in February.
Visit our website www.ruralarts.org to find out more
about all of our events, and to check for the latest
offers on workshops and performances.
Call into The Courthouse Café on Mondays when
over 60’s can enjoy soup and a hot drink for £4.50
or coffee and cake for £2.50!
> > VENUE HIRE
iPad for Complete Beginners
23rd & 30th January (2pm– 4pm)
14th & 21st May (2pm– 4pm)
£25 for 2 sessions
Try before you buy! If you’ve never
used an iPad, Claire will walk you
through the very first steps. iPads
are provided.
iPad for Beginners
19th & 26th March (2pm– 4pm)
11th & 18th June (2pm– 4pm)
20th & 27th August (2pm– 4pm)
£25 for 2 sessions
For those who already own an iPad
but want to improve their skills and
learn how to use it in greater detail
- everything from emails to apps.
> > A TASTE OF ART
The Courthouse is a beautifully restored building in Thirsk that
could be the ideal venue for your next corporate, creative or private
event. For more information visit our website.
The Courtroom: up to 60 people
theatre style, or 40 boardroom
The Training Room: up to 30 people
boardroom style, with Smartboard
Media Suite: 11 Apple Mac computers
with Smartboard
Equipment Hire:
We have tech equipment available to
hire including laptops, sound equipment
and projectors.
Buffet/lunches:
Our café serves a wide range of hot
and cold drinks, homemade lunches and
cakes. We also can supply buffet lunches,
starting from £6.50 per person.
Access/Location:
The Courthouse has disabled access
and is within walking distance of Thirsk
Market Place, with several local carparks.
For adults of all creative abilities, each session will allow you to
develop and explore a given technique to your own ability and style.
Wednesday Mornings
(10.30am–12noon) £8.50 a session
Porcelain Beads, Buttons & Pendants (6th Jan)
Textile Brooches (13th Jan)
Indian Block Printing (20th Jan)
Drawing Techniques (27th Jan)
Simple Lino Cutting (3rd Feb)
Ceramic Pinch, Coil and Slab bowls (10th Feb)
Sgraffito Tiles (24th Feb)
Indigo Type Shibori Dying (2nd Mar)
Papercutting (9th Mar)
Ceramic Spoons (16th Mar)
Batik Eggs (23rd Mar)
Thursday Evenings
(7pm–9pm) £15 a session
Porcelain Beads, Buttons and Pendants (21st Jan)
Indigo Type Shibori Dying (11th Feb)
Papercutting (17th Mar)
> > CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
Our creative sessions are suitable for beginners and there’s 10% off
in our Café and Gallery when you attend a workshop!
Visit www.ruralarts.org or call 01845 526536 to book your place.
Silk Screen Printing
Angela Hall
Friday 29th January (9am– 4.30pm)
£50 + £5 materials
Create your own design to silk screen print
onto an item of clothing or a bag!
Observational Drawing
Angela Hall
Friday 19th February (10am– 1pm)
£25
Explore a range of drawing techniques, discover
hidden talents and develop your own style.
Ceramic Love Birds
Rosina Gilboy
Friday 11th March (10am– 1pm or 2pm– 5pm)
£25 + £5 materials
Using a pinch pot technique, create a pair of
love birds to sit on your mantel.
> > CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
Check out our website to see all the latest offers
on our workshops at Rural Arts this season!
Raku
Fiona Mazza
Friday 29th April & Friday 6th May (10am– 4pm)
£100 + £10 materials
One of the most exciting processes in ceramics
- watch your objects get fired in the raku kiln.
in
wonderland
Introduction to your Sewing Machine
Julia Smith
Friday 20th May (10am– 4pm)
£50
In this workshop you will start with the very
basics and learn how to use different stitches.
Cyanotype
Angela Hall
Friday 10th June (10am– 1pm)
£25 + £7 materials
Learn about the wonders of cyanotype and use
natural objects to create your own images.
Stone Carving
Angela Hall
Friday 15th April (10am– 4pm)
£50
Back by popular demand, using patterned paper
to create paper cut butterfly artwork.
Alice
Jane Littlefield
Thursday 12th & Friday 13th May (10am– 4pm)
£100 + £10 materials
Use a variety of glass fusing techniques to create
your own stained glass.
Beginners Crochet
Papercutting
This season we’re celebrating 100 years of Roald Dahl, over
150 years of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and 400 years of Shakespeare!
Stained Glass
Large Ceramic Heads
Graeme Knowles-Miller
Friday 8th April (10am– 1pm or 2pm– 5pm)
£25 + £3 materials
Learn to crochet squares which can be stitched
together to create a blanket.
Join in the fun at Rural Arts over the school holidays for creative
activities that the whole family can enjoy! Visit the ‘Young People’
section on our website to check out what’s going on!
(Please note under 8’s must be accomponied by an adult)
Glass Easter Decorations
Jane Littlefield
Friday 18th March (10am– 1pm or 2pm– 5pm)
£30 + £8 materials
Use coloured glass to create spring pictures to
hang up in your home this Easter.
>> ART ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES & YOUNG PEOPLE
Kay Latto
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th June (10am– 4pm)
£100 + £10 materials
Make a striking, large ceramic head with real
personality and character.
BFG Dream Jars
Revolting Rhymes Books
Fantastic Mr Fox Puppets
The Enormous Crocodile
Storytelling
Monday 15th February
(10am–12noon) Drop In
£2.50 per jar
Create a Big Friendly Giant inspired
dream jar, and decorate with
dreams to keep forever.
Wednesday 17th February
(10am–12noon) Drop In
£2 per puppet
Create your very own little fox
puppet and have a go at being a
puppeteer.
Tuesday 16th February
(10.30am–12noon)
£3 per book
Using the classic Revolting Rhymes
as inspiration, create your own
gloriously ghastly rhyme book to
take home.
Anna Whitehouse
Friday 26th August (10am– 4pm)
£50 + £7 materials
Create some stunning beads in beautiful
turquoise.
Miniature Portraits
Puppet Theatres
Tuesday 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd August
(10am–12noon)
£3 per miniature portrait
Create a keepsake glass pebble
miniature portrait, with an
Elizabethan twist.
Painting Workshop
Egyptian Faience
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Tuesday 31st May – Thursday 2nd June
(10am–12noon)
£2 per item
Create a mask, pocket watch or
your own cup and bring it to the tea
party in the afternoon!
Art Club
Cereal Box Chickens
Tuesday 22nd – Thursday 24th March
(10am–12noon)
£2.50
Bring your empty cereal box along
and transform it into a funky chicken!
Tuesday 31st May – Thursday 2nd June
(1pm–3pm)
£2.50
Join in the fun of the Mad Hatter’s
Tea Party!
Thursday 18th February
(10.30am–11.30am)
£3
Come down to the Courthouse to
enjoy an interactive version of the
classic story, with the enormous
crocodile’s cunningly clever tricks.
Jennifer Tetlow
Friday 15th July (10am– 4pm)
£65 + £10 materials
Try out your carving skills to create an object in
stone for your house or garden.
Kim Coley
Friday 5th August (10am– 4pm)
£50
Use Kim and Mel’s exhibition as inspiration to
create your own Shakespeare inspired painting.
Wonderland Accessories
Batik Eggs
Tuesday 22nd – Thursday 24th March
(1pm–3pm)
£2.50
Create a beautiful, elaborate batik
egg. *Please bring your own blown eggs.
All children to be accompanied by an
adult.
Thursday 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th August
(1pm–3pm)
£3
Bring a box and transform it into
a mini-theatre to put on your own
puppet show!
Saturdays: (Ages 5–10: 10am–11.15am)
(Ages 11–18: 11.30am –12.45pm)
Thursdays: (Ages 8–18: 4pm–5.30pm)
A creative programme of arts activities that are
appealing as well as challenging, ranging from
drawing to sensory sculpture and installation.
Visit our website or call into The Courthouse
to see the full programme. £6.50 a session