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Messages To The Future - Banner Making Workshop
In this workshop with Anna Woodhead, you will explore the messages you would send to the future by making fabric banners from recycled materials

In this workshop with Anna Woodhead, you will explore the messages you would send to the future by making fabric banners from recycled materials.

There are 2 workshops to choose from - please book your place by clicking on either of these two links:

12- 2pm Book HERE

3pm – 5pm Book HERE

In this workshop with Anna Woodhead, you will explore the messages you would send to the future - the world you would like to live in. You will use found and recycled objects to print an attention-grabbing banner to share your message. Each banner created will form part of the opening ceremony for Future Fossil.

Future Fossil will be a place for informal gathering and meeting and a place to mark special and important moments in time.

About Anna Woodhead

Anna Woodhead is a textile artist and quilt maker based in Milton Keynes making quilts and mixed media made from cloth she hand dyes. Her work is full of texture and colour, using collage, piecing and appliqué. In 2019 she was awarded the Anne Tuck Prize by Contemporary Quilt for entry into Re:Vision. She is a member of Contemporary Quilt and Art2Stitch.

Part of Future Fossil Whitsun Holiday Workshops

Future Fossil with Westbury Farm Art Studios is bringing a series of special Covid: Secure free art workshops (in the real world!) . There are workshops for children and young people creating elements for a special opening ceremony for Future Fossil.

No experience is necessary to take part. If you have any questions, or need more information, please contact Moriam or Ursula takepart@futurefossil.online

Covid secure information

  • Do not come to the workshop if you have any symptoms related to Coronavirus including a cough, high temperature or loss or change of taste or smell.
  • This workshop is being held in Westbury Farm barn and under Gazebos to allow for maximum ventilation to reduce the risk of transmission.
  • Everyone coming should, where possible, maintain social distance of 2m between different household groups/ support bubbles.
  • Please bring a facemask (unless exempt), so you can wear it when you are in closer contact with people outside your family group.
  • Please bring your own hand sanitiser and use regularly
  • Stay up to date For the latest information, please refer to the Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus


Access information

We welcome disabled participants to take part and will do everything we can to make sure that there are no barriers to taking part. The Barn at Westbury Arts Centre is wheelchair accessible Please get in touch to discuss other access needs. Contact Ursula White/ Moriam Grillo: takepart@futurefossil.online

Travel & Parking
Parking is available. Where possible please travel by foot or bicycle. If using public transport, please take care to ensure reduce your risk of covid:19 transmission by wearing a mask, social distancing and using hand sanitiser throughout your journey.

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