Power On/Pressure Off - we are stronger than we know - public talk

Free public talk and dialogue. Accessing inner strength is now more important than ever. Join us to explore practical insights and tools to activate your innate resilience.

About the speaker:
Sister Manda is a gifted and experienced teacher of Raja Yoga meditation. She speaks with warmth, clarity and authenticity, and makes the spiritual journey feel accessible. She is based at the Global Retreat Centre, near Oxford.

Also featuring local community leaders sharing their experiences.

Free Event | No need to book | Free Parking | Disabled Access

Botanical Art, Cacti - Watercolour Painting with Artist Monair Hyman

Gently but expertly guided by Monair, you will be observing from life and the examples in Art Library books and Special Collections to produce botanical drawings.You will learn colour mixing and transfer all your ideas to a final piece using Winsor and Newton watercolour paints.

All materials are included and the paint palette will be yours to take home.

Open to all abilities

Age 14+

Guy Shrubsole in conversation with Boff Whalley. The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we bring you an evening at the Old Woollen with Sunday Times Best Selling Author, Guy Shrubsole in conversation with Boff Whalley. They will be discussing Guy’s new book The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?

Sheila Gaffney: Embodied Dreaming

Blenheim Walk Gallery is pleased to present Sheila Gaffney’s exhibition 'Embodied Dreaming'. Representative of her entire oeuvre, the exhibition, brings together for the first time a number of sculptures, drawings, video installation and image works, lightboxes, as well as unseen process-based models, and research material, highlighting the importance of process in her practice. The title of the exhibition is inspired by her doctoral thesis titled 'Embodied Dreaming' as a Sculptural Practice.

BOOTCUT by Patti Boo Rae

Patti Boo Rae is a woman in exile. She and her band the Do-Gooders just keep touring so they never have to look back. But in BOOTCUT she’s going back to her roots. This is a show about Patti’s home state of Texas: why she still loves it, and why it’ll never love her back.

Transform Festival is seeking Young Curators for a paid opportunity

Transform are looking for eight young people aged 18–25 with a passion for the arts and an interest developing a career in the sector to join their team as Young Curators. It’s an opportunity to learn, develop new skill and shape the programme of a major international arts festival taking place in October 2025. 
 
With support from the Transform team, you will: