Sketch & Stroll in Hungerford
Join us for a relaxing and sociable walk through the countryside to promote creative well-being.
Teacher Network CPD sessions
Supporting young people’s mental health and wellbeing
A six-part course for children and young people motivating them to take responsibility for their own physical, mental and emotional, social, educational and holistic wellbeing. The course can be tailored to both the Primary Curriculum and as a KS3 course for young people. Sessions focus on creative, interactive arts activities based around the nationally-recognised 5 ways to wellbeing, in order to create meaningful, positive change in young people’s daily lives.
This course could also be designed as a series of podcasts or a 3 day intensive course for those aged 15 – 18, delivered at the Corn Exchange for a small cohort by referral.
Developing Life Skills is a one-day drama-based course tailored to ages 15 – 18 (years 10 – 13) to help equip young people with the interactions skills useful for the workplace. It has been designed to support the development of young people by increasing their confidence, encouraging positive thinking and helping to raise their aspirations. Students are often selected by the schools involved to provide the opportunity for those who they know will most benefit from support with social interaction, self confidence and communication. Content addresses teamwork, ‘How do I fit in?’, voice impact, positive thinking and presenting skills through drama games and reflective practice. Sessions are led by professional drama practitioners.
These sessions may also be developed to be led as an out of school session at the Corn Exchange or as a series of online sessions.
Mental health and creative arts support for Year 5/6 pupils.
The Corn Exchange has a well-established reputation in West Berkshire for delivering high quality arts provision and for using the arts as a tool for children and young people’s artistic and cultural development.
This one-off hour-long workshop has been created because we understand that transitioning to Secondary school is an exciting and important milestone in a child’s life but that it can also be a time of intense emotion, fear and mental ill-health. This session provides a variety of tools to help with resilience, stress and anxiety though a period of change.
A creative writing project culminating in original poetry based on a chosen theme. This has been an intergenerational project in the past, collaborating with local care settings and creating partnerships with local schools, Primary and Secondary. The project run usually as a course of 4 x creative sessions culminating in a rehearsal and performance/ sharing session of the groups’ works.
A six-week literacy and drama project (6 x 2 hours) exploring Roald Dahl’s classic texts and rehearsing an adaptation of one of the stories. The project culminates in each school involved joining other local schools for a performance on the Corn Exchange main stage! The project takes place annually in the summer term.
If you are interested in finding out more about one of our courses or have any questions, please get in touch with us at getinvolved@cornexchangenew.co.uk or phone the box office on 01635 522733
Join us for a relaxing and sociable walk through the countryside to promote creative well-being.
Join us for a relaxing and sociable walk through the countryside to promote creative well-being.
Join Judith Needham to make willow Christmas decorations. Fun for all the family!
Make a 3D Christmas tree about 50cm tall, woven from willow and standing in a log with Judith Needham.
A fun interactive storytelling workshop with Amanda from Merry-go-Round Storytelling.
A one-off workshop where participants can learn how to use, apply and create designs with gold leaf.
Have fun getting creative in this festive workshop.
Join Base resident artist Ellie Kerr-Smiley for a relaxing afternoon learning how to draw winter flora and fauna.
Paint a set of stunning baubles for your tree or to gift this Christmas.
Make your own soy wax festive candle with Lindsey from Mount Cottage Crafts.
Join Shreya Patel to make macramé Christmas decorations.
Come and make a beautiful Christmas robin using coloured enamelled copper wire with Flora Gare.
Join Judith Needham and make a large willow star covered in random weaving and decorate it with fairy lights.
Your little one will create and personalise their very own dish for Santa's snacks to be left out on Christmas Eve with Base resident artists Cait Gould.
Get into the festive spirit by making your own Christmas wreath.
Create your own silk painted Christmas cards using iron-fixed silk paints.
Learn how to create a beautiful landscape artwork using mixed media in this fun and creative workshop.
Join us for this Memory Café x My First Notes session
Join Judith Needham to make a willow reindeer, about 45cm tall, to stand on a windowsill or table.
Enjoy creating your own unique glass wreath or festive decorations and gifts in this seasonal workshop.
Join jeweller Sandra McArdle for an introduction to silversmithing. Explore the possibilities of silver to design and make your own ring.
Capture your baby's footprints in clay to keep forever with Base resident artist Cait Gould.
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this course has been cancelled.
Get extra excited for the show with this pre-show workshop
Achieve your Discover Arts Award in the morning.
Help us create our annual illuminated lantern display for The Bases' festive season.
Join us for some creative fun in the school holidays.
Join our art club this half term to experiment with different art techniques and creative projects!
Celebrate spooky season in style!
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this workshop has been cancelled.
A workshop with Amanda Hislop using drawn lines, colour washes, and collage on paper and cloth with folding techniques to free up and create expressive compositions for development into stitch and mixed media work.
Get creative in this pre-show workshop
Improve your mood and reduce anxiety and stress while building better balance, strength and flexibility in our 8-week taster course.
Join Susie Oates from Pots of Hope for this 2-day pottery workshop to create your own pretty ceramic teallight candle holders.
Practice mindfulness in this Family Tai Chi session.
Create your very own concertina sketchbook full of experimental artwork.
Make and paint a decorative seasonal pinch pot pumpkin with Susie Oates from Pots of Hope.
Create your very own concertina sketchbook full of experimental artwork.
Relax in this Restorative Yoga session
Extend your knowledge of glass fusing and slumping techniques with Shirley Eccles and experiment with glass powders to create unusual and interesting crackle patterns in the glass.
Join Jodie Rose for an introduction to modern calligraphy.
Have fun learning to throw on the potters' wheel with resident artist Cáit Gould.
A gong bath is the ultimate in deep relaxation.
Join us in the Balcony Bar and explore the vibrant world of classic and contemporary plays with like-minded individuals.
Come and join us for this series of free drop-in workshops for the whole family
A relaxed, first introduction for pre-schoolers to experience live music up close.
Join artist Gemma Kirby for these fun messy story sessions.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event will unfortunately no longer be taking place. The Box Office team will be in touch with those who have booked tickets and we apologise for any disappointment.
A general painting class with an emphasis on watercolour and pastel painting with Tessa Kirby.
Have fun getting creative with your little ones on Thursdays!
Join us at the Learning Centre for this relaxing class.
Get creative in these art sessions for beginners
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the course from 26 Sep - 24 Oct will unfortunately no longer be taking place. The Box Office team will be in touch with those who have booked tickets and we apologise for any disappointment.
Join us for this fun, creative after school club! Each week we will focus on a different theme or creation, using a range of arts and craft techniques.
Join us for a session of traditional self-healing, meditation, and self-cultivation exercises originating in ancient China.
Join Jo, from Pip & Joy, to learn how to sew a pair of dungarees over 5 weeks.
Let loose, get creative and meet new people!
A fantastic blend of Latin and Line Dancing. Learn the Latin American rhythms without needing a partner!
Explore oil painting with Richard Francis Bellin.
Priority booking opens to Members on Thursday 13 June at 10am. Tickets will go on general sale on Thursday 20 June at 10am.
Join Yoga Therapist Katt Garde for this gentle and relaxing yoga course.
Improve your overall fitness and flexibility in these dance sessions
Join Fi from Fitter Mother, a qualified postnatal specialist, for this gentle and low-impact post-natal Pilates class
Unleash your inner artist with Experimental Landscapes.
Uncover your creativity in this course for beginners and experienced art lovers alike.
Work with Emma Mayo to continue developing steps and variations in Waltz, Cha-Cha-Cha, Slow Rhythm, Rumba, and Quickstep as well as introduce new dances and rhythms.
Work with Emma Mayo to learn the basics in Waltz, Cha-Cha-Cha, Slow Rhythm, Rumba, and Quickstep.
Guided by Base resident artist Richard Francis Bellin, these sessions promote mental wellness and self-expression through art.
Hone your skills and try new techniques in these art sessions
Tap into some of the fabulous possibilities of clay with Base resident artist Cait Gould.
Calling all film fans!
Join us every Thursday for a social stitching session!
Our monthly Memory Café's are for people living with dementia and their carers.
Sing and socialise as part of a community singing group.
Rev up your Monday mornings for the ultimate blend of inspiration, incredible cars, camaraderie and the joy of photography at Podium Place, Newbury
The beautiful and stimulating gallery surroundings are a great place to spend quality time bonding with your baby.
Enjoy singing in these relaxed, wellbeing sessions
Join us for our new Cinema Club, where you can enjoy a screening in our cinema before coming together to talk about it with fellow film fans.
Join us for Coffee Companions, every Thursday morning in our Café Bar!
Under the expertise of Sally Haynes extend your practice and explore art with all your senses, and a variety of media and methods
Explore the arts and crafts of cultures around the world and master them yourselves in our weekly World Crafts workshops with artist Mandy Allport and Jacky Purtill.
Ever fancied operating a giant insect through the streets of Newbury or being part of a tale of hope and redemption that involves dynamic promenade action, stilts, aerial performance, soaring music, fire and pyro techniques…? Then this could be the opportunity for you!
Help out with some of our regular performing and visual arts-based groups, projects and events.
Join our team of front of house volunteers at events