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Imagine That!
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8AX
Opening Times
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Prices
Free. No need to book.
About us
Creepy crawlies, circus performers, puppets and collage….Join us during the summer holidays to get creative at our family-friendly drop-ins with different fun and crazy activities each week. We'll be getting inspired by all the artwork in our amazing 'Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes' exhibition - just let your imaginations run wild!
All sessions run from 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30-3.30pm (last entries at 12.15pm and 3.15pm) on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 29 July until 28 August.
Week One: 29-31 July
Join us and Life On The Edge and help us fill our cabinet of incredible creatures with surreal bugs made from collage materials.
Summer Holiday Special: On Wednesday 30 July, you can see a 6m high biomechanical insect sculpture on Tavistock Place with a special performance with a live soundtrack from 12.45-1.30pm – plus, we’ll have live big bug handing with the University of Plymouth. Come and see stick insects, giant snails, giant cockroaches, katydid, beetles, spiders!
Week Two: 5-7 August
Have loads of fun making creations with the Surrealist art technique of decalcomania - a blotting process where paint is squeezed between two surfaces to create a mirror image. What hidden images can you see?
Week Three: 12-14 August
Make your own Surrealist sculptures from clay using inspiration from the great Henry Moore and Jean Arp which you can see in our 'Forbidden Territories' exhibition.
Week Four: 19-21 August
Make a surreal animal puppet. Use card, photos, sticks and more. Combine your chosen animal with another object to create something truly unique!
Week Five: 26-28 August
Make a surreal print using gelli plates and torn paper shapes. Where will your imagination take you?
