Our popular Develop Week is now offering even more opportunities to learn, explore & create!
This May, visit Colonnade House to Create + Develop and take your practice to the next level. This range of informative and engaging sessions aim to provoke conversation and advance creative careers.
All events are free, but we’re asking for donations to support the Adur & Worthing Trust and help keep the events at Colonnade House free.
Exhibition Planning at Colonnade House
Monday 12 // 13.30 – 14.30 // Free (£5 donation optional)
This is one for anyone exhibiting at Colonnade House or those that are planning to in the future.
Meet the Colonnade House team as we take you through the steps of what it takes to plan, market, curate & prepare for a solo or group exhibition.
Both sessions are free but we’re asking for donations to support the Adur & Worthing Trust.
Book your place on the afternoon session here.
Together We Fold: Adults Workshop
Tuesday 13 May 2025 // 11.00 – 13.00 // Free (£5 donation optional)
Join Emily for Together We Fold, a calming and creative activity in celebration of Mental Health Awareness Week. Contribute to a community display at Colonnade House Gallery by folding your own origami hearts – a symbol of connection, support and shared hope.
How to take part:
Fold from home: fold as many origami hearts as you like then drop them off at Colonnade House Gallery before Saturday 17th May to be included in the display. Request free, digital origami heart-making instructions for yourself, your organisation, or your community group by emailing the artist at: emily.femigami@gmail.com
Join a workshop: Book a free space at our origami heart-making workshop on Tuesday 13th May (adults) or Saturday 17th May (families) at Colonnade House Gallery (Children must be accompanied by an adult.) Both workshops are free to attend but donations to support the Adur & Worthing Trust are welcomed on the day.
About the artist: Emily discovered origami during her own journey with anxiety, finding its rhythmic process calming and meditative. A writer for a national mental health charity and a trained mindfulness practitioner, Emily runs her origami workshops across the UK, facilitating discussions about wellbeing between people of all ages.
Tuesday 13 May 2025 // 14.00 – 15.30 // Free (£5 donation optional)
Whether you’re an artist, maker or a small business owner, learn how to transform your website and socials using photography.
Guided by the Colonnade House team, we’ll give an overview of the basics for how to photograph different artworks using just a smartphone or a camera.
At the end of the session you can try our hanging system, use our plinths and our ERCO lighting system to photograph some of your artwork.
Book your spot here. The session is free, but we’re asking for donations to support the Adur & Worthing Trust.
Shake it Up: Marketing Planning for Creatives
Wednesday 14 May 2025 // 10.15 – 11.15 // Free (£5 donation optional)
Juggling your creative practice and marketing can be tricky.
Take this opportunity to get professional help in building a marketing plan. Join Rachael Dines, a Chartered Marketer and founder of Shake it Up, to learn what needs to be included in your plan so that you can showcase your creative work, build a brand and attract new customers.
The one hour presentation will be followed by a Q&A and bookable 1-1 in-person slots with Rachael.
Book your place here.
121 Marketing & Web Support Drop-in-Slots // Wednesday 14 May // 11.45, 12.30, 13.15, 14.00
Book an in-person 1-1 with Rachael for advice on marketing, social media, PR, SEO, and branding.
Book your 121 spots here.
Disabled & Neurodivergent Artists Group Worthing
Thursday 15 May // 11.00 – 13.00 // Free // No need to book, just show up
Get together for the first Disabled & Neurodivergent Artists Group Worthing meeting.
This will be an opportunity to meet other disabled &/or neurodivergent artists & creatives in this informal, relaxed meeting. Share your latest projects, meet new people & get involved in this new group.
Tea & coffee will be provided. No need to book – just show up.
Please note: There is a low threshold step which means there is almost level access from Warwick Street into the gallery spaces. Internally there is step free access around the gallery spaces and to the ambulent ground floor toilet. The doors are standard door width and there are a couple of points where there is restricted space to turn.
Friday 16 May 2025 // 10.30 – 12.30 // Free (£5 donation optional)
Start your Friday with an informal creative get-together.
Collage + Caffeine is a perfect combination, so drop into Colonnade House & meet some new people in our welcoming gallery space.
As all sessions are free, but we’re asking for donations to support the Adur & Worthing Trust. You can book your spot here.
Preparing For Your Next Successful Creative Funding Application
Friday 16 May May 2025 // 13.00 – 14.00 // Free (£5 donation optional)
Join Investment & Fund Manager, Sam Gritt, from Adur & Worthing Councils, for a guided tour through local grant funding that can be accessed by creative businesses, art organisations and artists. Including how to get the best out of the free Grants Online resource and tips on what makes a good funding bid.
Booking is essential, book your place here.
Saturday 17 May 2025 // 10.30 – 12.30 // Free (£5 donation optional)
Get ready for some Saturday fun with our drop-in creative Kids Club – the perfect way for young artists to spend their morning.
Drop-in and dive into a variety of different crafts and materials to make your very own masterpiece.
Materials will be provided and children must be accompanied by an adult.
Book your place here.
Together We Fold: Families Workshop
Saturday 17 May 2025 // 13.00 – 15.00 // Free (£5 donation optional)
This one is for children and families. Join Emily for her second Together We Fold workshop in celebration of Mental Health Awareness Week.
Contribute to a community display at Colonnade House by folding your very own origami hearts – a symbol of connection, support and shared hope. The workshop is free, but donations are welcome to support the Adur & Worthing Trust.
You can book your place on the workshop here.