What’s On – Events & Workshops

The Glasgow Style 2024: Adult Art Workshop: Make an Embossed Copper Box with Bryony Knox

Saturday 24th February

Time: 10.30am – 4pm

Price: £80 per person

Learn how to create an embossed copper box with tutor Bryony Knox, inspired by Glasgow Style artists such as Margaret Gilmour or Frances Macdonald. The workshop begins with a tour of our historic building, followed by the embossing workshop, and a break for scones, cream, and jam with tea or coffee. All materials, food and drink are included with the ticket price of £80. Book your place at linktr.ee/willowtearoomstrust. Part of The Glasgow Style: Saturday Art Workshops for Adults in 2024. Learn techniques associated with the iconic Glasgow Style in our workshops for adults. All workshops include a guided tour of the original Willow Tea Rooms building, professional tuition, and refreshments in our historic tea rooms.

All proceeds are in support of the charitable activities of The Willow Tea Rooms Trust.

To enquire further please contact oliver@willowtearoomstrust.org or telephone 0141 332 7696

For information on accessibility please visit www.mackintoshatthewillow.com/accessibility

The Glasgow Style 2024: Adult Art Workshop: Make a Stenciled Fabric Panel with Astrid Weigel

Saturday 9th March

Time: 10.30am – 4pm

Price: £65 per person

Learn how to create a stencilled fabric panel with tutor Astrid Weigel, inspired by Glasgow Style artists such as Margaret Macdonald and George Walton. The workshop begins with a tour of our historic building, followed by the stencilling workshop, and a break for soup and a sandwich with tea or coffee. All materials, food and drink are included with the ticket price of £65. Book your place at linktr.ee/willowtearoomstrust. Part of The Glasgow Style: Saturday Art Workshops for Adults in 2024. Learn techniques associated with the iconic Glasgow Style in our workshops for adults. All workshops include a guided tour of the original Willow Tea Rooms building, professional tuition, and refreshments in our historic tea rooms.

All proceeds are in support of the charitable activities of The National Trust for Scotland.

To enquire further please contact oliver@willowtearoomstrust.org or telephone 0141 332 7696

For information on accessibility please visit www.mackintoshatthewillow.com/accessibility

Spring Holiday Family Activity: Make a Willow Pattern Plate

Tuesday 2nd & 9th, Wednesday 3rd & 10th, Thursday 4th & 11th

Time: 2pm – 3.30pm

Price: £6 per person

Celebrate the brighter days and add some luxury to your dining table, come along to decorate a real ceramic plate with your own design, inspired by Kate Cranston’s favourite crockery – the Willow Pattern. Workshops are suitable for children 5-12 years old, but all are welcome. Places are limited and booking is essential. All children must be accompanied by an adult. All children and any adults wishing to make a willow pattern plate must have a booked paid place, but adults solely accompanying a child do not need to book paid places.

All proceeds are in support of the charitable activities of The National Trust for Scotland.

To enquire further please contact oliver@willowtearoomstrust.org or telephone 0141 332 7696

For information on accessibility please visit www.mackintoshatthewillow.com/accessibility

The Dug Out 2024: A Talk about Mackintosh’s Willow Tea Room Designs with Alison Brown

Sunday 7th April

Time: 1.00-2.30pm

Price: £13 per person

In this talk Alison Brown will present her theory on how to decode Mackintosh’s luxurious 1903 designs for the Willow Tea Rooms at 217 Sauchiehall Street, putting her interpretation into context with his other designs for Kate Cranston’s tea rooms. Alison Brown is Curator for European Decorative Art & Design from 1800 to Present at Glasgow Museums. Alison curated the exhibitions Charles Rennie Mackintosh – Making the Glasgow Style (2018-2019) for Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow and Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool and its four-venue tour around North America as Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh & the Glasgow Style (2019-2022). She was curator for the conservation and restoration of Mackintosh’s 1907 Oak Room interior (2015-2018), now on long term loan to V&A Dundee. Part of The Dug Out: Sunday Afternoon Talks for the Public in 2024. Dig deeper into the inspirations and history surrounding the original Willow Tea Rooms building with our series of talks for the public. All talks are led by an expert in their field and include a chance to ask questions, and a serving of tea/coffee and home-baked shortbread in one of our historical tea rooms.

All proceeds are in support of the charitable activities of The National Trust for Scotland.

To enquire further please contact oliver@willowtearoomstrust.org or telephone 0141 332 7696

For information on accessibility please visit www.mackintoshatthewillow.com/accessibility

The Glasgow Style 2024: Adult Art Workshop: Make an Embroidery with Lucy Freeman

Saturday 13th April

Time: 10.30am – 4pm

Price: £65 per person

Learn how to create an embroidery with tutor Lucy Freeman, inspired by Glasgow Style artists such as Ann Macbeth and Jessie Newberry. The workshop begins with a tour of our historic building, followed by the embroidery workshop, and a break for soup and a sandwich with tea or coffee. All materials, food and drink are included with the ticket price of £65. Book your place at linktr.ee/willowtearoomstrust. Part of The Glasgow Style: Saturday Art Workshops for Adults in 2024. Learn techniques associated with the iconic Glasgow Style in our workshops for adults. All workshops include a guided tour of the original Willow Tea Rooms building, professional tuition, and refreshments in our historic tea rooms.

All proceeds are in support of the charitable activities of The National Trust for Scotland.

To enquire further please contact oliver@willowtearoomstrust.org or telephone 0141 332 7696

For information on accessibility please visit www.mackintoshatthewillow.com/accessibility

The Glasgow Style 2024: Adult Art Workshop: Make a Gesso Panel with Alison McIntosh-Prentice

Saturday 11th May

Time: 10.30am – 4pm

Price: £70 per person

Learn how to create a gesso panel with tutor Alison McIntosh-Prentice, inspired by Glasgow Style artists such as Margaret Macdonald and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The workshop begins with a tour of our historic building, followed by the gesso workshop, and a break for scones, cream, and jam with tea or coffee. All materials, food and drink are included with the ticket price of £70. Book your place at linktr.ee/willowtearoomstrust. Part of The Glasgow Style: Saturday Art Workshops for Adults in 2024. Learn techniques associated with the iconic Glasgow Style in our workshops for adults. All workshops include a guided tour of the original Willow Tea Rooms building, professional tuition, and refreshments in our historic tea rooms.

All proceeds are in support of the charitable activities of The National Trust for Scotland.

To enquire further please contact oliver@willowtearoomstrust.org or telephone 0141 332 7696

For information on accessibility please visit www.mackintoshatthewillow.com/accessibility

The Glasgow Style 2024: Adult Art Workshop: Make a Stained Glass Window Hanger with Matthew Donnelly

Saturday 8th June

Time: 10.30am – 4pm

Price: £120 per person

Learn how to create a stained glass window hanger with tutor Matthew Donnelly, inspired by Glasgow Style artists such as W.G. Morton and J & W Guthrie. The workshop begins with a tour of our historic building, followed by the gesso workshop, and a break for scones, cream, and jam with tea or coffee. All materials, food and drink are included with the ticket price of £120. Book your place at linktr.ee/willowtearoomstrust. Part of The Glasgow Style: Saturday Art Workshops for Adults in 2024. Learn techniques associated with the iconic Glasgow Style in our workshops for adults. All workshops include a guided tour of the original Willow Tea Rooms building, professional tuition, and refreshments in our historic tea rooms.

All proceeds are in support of the charitable activities of The National Trust for Scotland.

To enquire further please contact oliver@willowtearoomstrust.org or telephone 0141 332 7696

For information on accessibility please visit www.mackintoshatthewillow.com/accessibility

The Glasgow Style 2024: Adult Art Workshop: Make Batik Fabric with Members of The Batik Guild

Saturday 6th Jully

Time: 10.30am – 4pm

Price: £85 per person

Come and celebrate the International Year of Batik! Learn how to create batik designs on fabric with tutors from The Batik Guild, inspired by Glasgow Style artists such as Jessie Marion King. The workshop begins with a tour of our historic building, followed by the batik workshop, and a break for soup and a sandwich with tea or coffee. All materials, food and drink are included with the ticket price of £85. Book your place at linktr.ee/willowtearoomstrust. Part of The Glasgow Style: Saturday Art Workshops for Adults in 2024. Learn techniques associated with the iconic Glasgow Style in our workshops for adults. All workshops include a guided tour of the original Willow Tea Rooms building, professional tuition, and refreshments in our historic tea rooms.

All proceeds are in support of the charitable activities of The National Trust for Scotland.

To enquire further please contact oliver@willowtearoomstrust.org or telephone 0141 332 7696

For information on accessibility please visit www.mackintoshatthewillow.com/accessibility

Workshops are suitable for children 5-12 years old, but all are welcome. Places are limited and booking is essential. All children must be accompanied by an adult. All children and any adults wishing to make an object must have a booked paid place, but adults solely accompanying a child do not need to book paid places.

All proceeds are in support of the charitable activities of The National Trust for Scotland. For information on accessibility please visit our visitor information page. For all other enquiries please contact oliver@willowtearoomstrust.org