Sustainable Saturday

Join us for Sustainable Saturday, a free, thoughtful day of creativity and climate-conscious community, held alongside our Woven from the Field exhibition. Discover hands-on crafting for all ages, with drop-in workshops using natural and reclaimed materials, and browse our mini makers market, featuring local artists whose work is rooted in sustainability and care. Enjoy live music from talented local performers, make an alpaca pal (yes, real alpacas!) and connect with inspiring community groups in the areas of conservation, nature and the environment.

We’re delighted to welcome Zoë Burt, who will be leading botanical ink drop-in workshops throughout the day. Using seasonal plant colours, botanical extracts and even pigments from kitchen waste, you’ll be invited to play with natural inks, explore collaborative pattern and mark making, draw from nature, and create your own bookmark or postcard to take home. A beautiful way to connect with the plant world and the passing seasons – open to all ages and abilities.

You’ll also have the chance to see Allan Brown demonstrating flax and nettle processing and spinning, sharing traditional skills with a modern environmental lens. To complement this, we’ll be screening The Nettle Dress, a poignant film by Dylan Howitt featuring Allan Brown, telling the beautiful story of one person’s resilience and self-discovery through craft and their deep relationship with the natural world.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 20 September:

10.30am - 3.30pm

Location & directions

Little Elborow Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3BZ

Directions:

Rugby Art Gallery and Museum is located Little Elborow Street, Rugby, CV21 3BZ, within walking distance of Rugby train station (approximately 10 minutes) and Rugby bus station (approximately 15 minutes). There is a bus stop for the number 4 bus just on the main road near the Asda Supermarket.

Contact on day:

Rugby Visitor Centre

Telephone number:

+441788533217

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Please see full accessibility details at: https://www.ragm.co.uk/visit

Additional information

To find out more about the event, please visit: https://www.ragm.co.uk/sustainable-saturday

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