What's on | Coreset

Find out more about what's happening at Coreset

Our exhibition programme is open to all (and free to visit), for events and workshops you can find us on Eventbrite.
Our taster sessions are free or low cost. They are ideal ways to have a go. Anyone receiving UC, JSA, PIP or DLA please email info@coreset.org to reserve places on taster sessions.

Past event - Eco Printing, 16 August

Eco printing is the magical process of transferring the colours and shapes that naturally occur in fresh plants, leaves and flowers, directly onto fabric or paper to create truly spectacular marks and prints.

Workshops

Past event - Eco Printing, 3 August

An introduction to the magical craft of eco-printing.

Tasters

Chinwag a conversation on Saturday night, Coreset Newark

Past event - Chinwag - 2 August

Remember what it’s like to really talk? Not a scroll, not a comment thread. But contact. Interruptions. Laughter. Pauses. That feeling when someone says, “I never thought of it like that.” So on Saturday from 5–6pm, we're making space for conversation.

Community

Past workshop - Shibori, 26 July

Shibori is a resist dyeing technique.

Past exhibition - DRIFT

An exhibition encouraging us to think about disposability, the abundance of images that permeate modernity, and the collision of nature and culture.

Exhibitions

Past event - 2Outspoken by True Colours

his is a poetic symphony of truth, emotion, and fearless honesty. Through razor-sharp wordplay and satirical punchlines, 2 Outspoken dives deep into justice, identity, and the beauty—and flaws—of humanity.

Past workshop - Write a 10-minute play - 24 June

Lavinia Roberts is an award-winning playwright and educator. She is coming to Coreset, all the way from the USA, to host a workshop for you. This workshop is primarily aimed at 16 - 25 year olds.

Past event - Clothes Swap 'SWISH', 27 June

Clothes swap, a SWISH, why shop when you can swap!

Community

Boro (more accurately ‘Boro boro’), meaning ‘rags or tatters’ is the art of repairing fabric using scraps and stitching.

Past event - Boro Repair workshop, 5 July

Boro was used out of necessity in Japan to prolong the life of clothes and bedding due to poverty and the scarcity of textiles. They are now highly prized in Japan. Your tutor is Kay Davis, Coreset resident textile artist and costume maker, who takes her inspiration from Japanese textiles disciplines including sashimi, boro and shibori.

Workshops

Past exhibition: Forming Threads

A photographic exhibition, Forming Threads, supported by The British Council reveals the skills & creativity of Miao makers in Xuzhou China.

Exhibitions

Past workshop: Natural dye 24 May

Join Coreset resident artist, Kay Davis, for an introduction to the magic of extracting colour from plants inspired by Forming Threads....

Workshops

Past workshop: homeschool sculpture 21 May

For home schooling families, join our resident photographer Tom Martin as he builds on the previous weeks photography session empowering...

Home schooling

Past workshop: Embroidery 17 May

Join resident artist Kay Davis for an embroidery workshop inspired by our latest exhibition, Forming Threads. Kay will share techniques...

Workshops

Past workshop: homeschool photography 14 May

Especially for home schooling families, our talented resident photographer Tom Martin guides home schoolers through projects and...

Home schooling

Past workshop: make an apron,13 May

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn practical sewing skills while creating something functional and unique! This is your chance to create a bespoke apron for yourself.

Workshops