Kids' Workshop: Portraits

Worthing Museum & Art Gallery is hosting a Kids' Workshop: Portraits on Wednesday 7 April 2027, a hands-on session for young artists to get to grips with the art of portrait making. The whole point is for them to come away with a portrait they've made themselves, rather than just talking about how it's done.

It's a mixed-media approach, and that's where the real work happens. They'll be combining collage, watercolour, and pen and ink on the same piece, so it's as much about how different materials sit together as it is about the subject. The collage side of things lets them build up shapes and textures, the watercolour adds colour and tone, and the pen and ink is there for the finer details and the lines that pull it all together. Working across those three means they'll be switching between layering, painting and drawing throughout the session.

It's a good way for kids to see how a portrait comes together in stages, from the first rough shapes to the final details. Because it's a hands-on workshop, they're doing the work themselves rather than just watching a demonstration, and they'll leave with their own finished portrait to take home. It's all held at Worthing Museum & Art Gallery on Wednesday 7 April 2027.