celebrating folk
Saturday 28 June, 11am - 4pmJoin us for a celebration of all things folk on our first Folk exchange day. Co-produced with local groups, expect to move, make, and meet creatives. Share your own stories and hear more about the objects and customs that are part of our rich, living folk culture.
Prices and Information
Free with a valid day ticket or membership
PROGRAMME
Forest Folk Crafts
Have a go at forest crafts under our beautiful lime trees with the Compton Verney learning team. We’ll get close to the forest spirits through weaving, wand making and more!
NB: this activity has limited capacity.
Natural Dyes: Discovery Tent
Drop in and try mark making and discover more about natural dyes with Our Environmental Engagement volunteers. Experiment with Hapa Zome (Japanese leaf pounding), mark making with Oak Gall Ink and learn more about natural dyes with our colour matching game at the discovery table.
Sensory Dye Garden Guided Tours
Join our Environmental Engagement Volunteers Ali and Judy for a guided tour of our Sensory Dye Garden. Hear about the development of the garden and discover the rainbow of colours they have found from experimenting with plants from the garden and grounds.
Trees in Folklore Guided Tour
Enjoy a guided tour with Compton Verney’s own Landscape Manager, Fiona Tansey. From Druid oaks, to biblical cedar trees, learn about the myths and legends of our ancient leafy guardians as you enjoy our beautiful grounds.
Special Spotlight Tour – British Folk Art
Join a specially created spotlight tour of our eclectic Folk Art collection, led by our team of research volunteers and Folk Art Curator. Learn about the vibrant and interconnected world of folk creativity, from crock fairs and side shows to dazzling decoys and lovespoons.
From Fleece to Fibre: Chedham’s Yard at Compton Verney
Join a drop-in demonstration led by Chedham’s Yard volunteers to celebrate a creative making process that connects Compton Verney’s Folk Art collection with the collection at Chedham’s Yard.
Volunteers from Chedham’s Yard will demonstrate the process of turning fleece into fibre, preparing and carding a raw fleece and drafting yarn using a drop spindle and traditional spinning wheel.
Explore a heritage textile craft through Chedham’s Yard artefacts and trace the connections in our Folk Art Collection –
Prepared sheep’s wool, known as roving, will be available for a ‘hands on’ visitor experience of making yarn using the drop spindle.
The fleece is coming from a farm within 3 miles from Chedham’s – also down the road from Compton Verney!
Run by Chedham’s Yard volunteers Krys Pietrecki and Liz Hiorns.
About Chedham’s Yard
Chedham’s Yard is a traditional 19th century wheelwright’s workshop and blacksmith’s forge in the historic centre of Wellesbourne, just down the road from Compton Verney.
A repository of tools and artefacts, stories told and untold – the Chedham’s Yard collection references over one hundred years of rural trade and craft practices in South Warwickshire.
Colourful Floor Rangoli – collaborative workshop
Rangoli is an ancient art form originating in the Indian subcontinent, in which symmetrical patterns are created on the floor, usually at the entrance of a home during Diwali. Join us as we transform the floor with flowers, coloured sand, rice and pulses in this relaxed, collaborative workshop!
Sonia Sabri Company provides enjoyable, informative and meaningful learning and participatory opportunities for people of all ages and abilities, spanning dance, music, storytelling and visual arts to explore South Asian culture.
Discover more about Sonia Sabri Company on their instagram, @soniasabrico
Indian Folk Dance – performance and workshop
Join dancers from award-winning Sonia Sabri Company, as they perform some of the joyful and upbeat folk dances of the Indian Subcontinent. You’ll also have a chance to learn some of the moves from these traditional dances for yourself in an interactive workshop. Suitable for all ages and abilities, come and enjoy dancing together.
Music from Celebrating Sanctuary – Haitian American Folk Musician Germa Adan
Germa Adan, a talented musician, blends Haitian influences into borderless music, shaped by her journey from Haiti to the US and UK. Known for storytelling and social consciousness, her second album, ‘Borderlines & Bloodlines,’ delves into ancestry, draws from literature, and reflects on Haitian identity. Germa’s music invites us on a journey of self-discovery and collective empowerment.