Learning Creative Play Event
Doodle Day inspired by Tim Burton
Join us for an afternoon of playful drawing activities with artists Josie Britton and Mark Connolly inspired by The World of Tim Burton exhibition.
Drawing is an essential part of Tim Burton’s creative process and a key tool he uses to define and communicate wildly imaginative characters, worlds, and stories.
Doodle Day welcomes visitors of all ages and abilities to celebrate mark-making, scribbling, sketching, and drawing in this afternoon filled with creative activities inspired by Tim Burton’s playful approach and remarkable aesthetic.
Enjoy self-led activities and facilitated workshops across the museum—create your own exquisite corpse drawing book with artist Josie Britton, learn to draw a self-portrait in the style of Tim Burton with artist Mark Connolly, create and play with spooky shadow puppets, craft a storytelling mini-theatre, and more!
Facilitators
Britton is a textile artist based in London. Her heritage inspires her work, growing up with both Iraqi and Irish influences. Spending time by the Irish coast has enabled her to draw nature from direct observation. Her work is also inspired by Irish folktales. Britton likes to create narrative illustrations and books that invoke feelings of magic and nostalgia. To aid the element of storytelling, she constructs hand-embroidered textile puppets and dolls.
Mark is an artist, writer and curator. He is the founder of the curatorial platform Paint Talk and co-founder of the art history podcast Notes on a Painting. He studied at the Royal Drawing School, Edinburgh College of Art and St Lucas in Belgium. Mark has exhibited internationally at Antwerp's Everyday Gallery, Galerie Wolfsen in Denmark, Gallery Droste in Berlin, Simchowitz in Los Angeles and James Freeman in London.
Book online
Adult: £5
Student/Concession: £5
Child: £5
Members: £5
• Spaces are limited, please book in advance
• Assistance dogs are welcome
• Suitable for all ages. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a ticket-holding adult
• Entry to the exhibition is not included
Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Visit our Terms & Conditions page for further information.
Related exhibition
Background image: © Tim Burton
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