A summaryJoin us at Sudbury Library for a variety of creative workshops through the summer holidays for 10-16 year olds! Workshops are 9:45am - 3:30pm and include lunch, drinks and snacks.
Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
For more information on each workshop and our brilliant artists, please visit our website:
https://suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk/children-and-teens/the-blank-page-project
Library: Sudbury Library, Market Hill, Sudbury CO10 2EN
29 July
5 August
12 August
19 August
26 August
Workshop details:
Tuesday 29 July 2025 09:45- 15:30
Drum Making with Emma Denby and Carl Cole
Instrument making - samba drums style - along with creative decoration of instruments. This will be followed by learning basic rhythms by Carl and then creating a song, inspired by samba, as a group with basic lyrics and rhythms. Lyrics can be influenced by favourite books found in the library or participants can create their own stories that turn into lyrics.
If your booking is made within 72 hours of the workshop, we may not be able to accommodate specific dietary requirements.
Please get in touch with the library location for the workshop to discuss options.
Please note that whilst we welcome all young people, our staff are not specifically SEND trained. This workshop is for 10-16 year olds only. If you feel your child requires additional support in the form of adult attendance in order to access this workshop, contact us by emailing erin.hamilton@suffolk.gov.uk
Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
Tuesday 5 August 2025 09:45- 15:30
Experimental Printmaking with Holly Scholfield
Spend a day exploring exciting printmaking processes. We will begin making fast and experimental mono-prints and then in contrast create beautiful drypoint etchings using environmentally friendly materials. This workshop will develop your drawing skills, help to understand composition and sharpen your eye! We will briefly look at the history of printmaking whilst exploring these traditional printing techniques, the tools, the inks, the press and the whole process from start to finish! Participants will go home with their own unique prints.
If your booking is made within 72 hours of the workshop, we may not be able to accommodate specific dietary requirements. Please get in touch with the library location for the workshop to discuss options.
Please note that whilst we welcome all young people, our staff are not specifically SEND trained. This workshop is for 10-16 year olds only. If you feel your child requires additional support in the form of adult attendance in order to access this workshop, contact us by emailing erin.hamilton@suffolk.gov.uk
Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
Tuesday 12 August 2025 09:45- 15:30
Charlie's Community Song Factory with Charlie Law
Participants will write a song together in a group and record it in one day. The song will be professionally mixed and mastered and participants will receive an mp3 of the song. Charlie Law is a local singer-songwriter who has been featured on BBC Introducing and performed gigs with Ed Sheeran, Frank Turner and Turin Brakes.
If your booking is made within 72 hours of the workshop, we may not be able to accommodate specific dietary requirements.
Please get in touch with the library location for the workshop to discuss options.
Please note that whilst we welcome all young people, our staff are not specifically SEND trained. This workshop is for 10-16 year olds only. If you feel your child requires additional support in the form of adult attendance in order to access this workshop, contact us by emailing erin.hamilton@suffolk.gov.uk
Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
Tuesday 19 August 2025 09:45- 15:30
Song writing and album cover art creation with Ben Brown and Catalina Carvajal
Join musician Ben Brown and visual artist Catalina Carvajal for this free creative workshop for 10-16 year olds! Explore your innate creativity to spontaneously create exciting and unique works or audio and visual art. Participants will go on a creative journey, writing and recording a song with Ben and creating the cover art with Catalina. In this workshop we will explore songwriting; rhythm, rhyming and harmony as well as visual arts. Together we will write a song by brainstorming ideas and using a variety of creative techniques and games. - Once created, we will then record the song in the space! We will also cocreate a piece of cover art to accompany the track. The completed tracks will be uploaded to Bandcamp as part of the Blank Page EP which will be downloadable for free (individual participants will not be named).
Please do not bring any instruments to this workshop.
If your booking is made within 72 hours of the workshop, we may not be able to accommodate specific dietary requirements. Please get in touch with the library location for the workshop to discuss options.
Please note that whilst we welcome all young people, our staff are not specifically SEND trained. This workshop is for 10-16 year olds only. If you feel your child requires additional support in the form of adult attendance in order to access this workshop, contact us by emailing erin.hamilton@suffolk.gov.uk
Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
Tuesday 26 August 2025 09:45- 15:30
My Style - print, collage & digital folded books with Michelle Brace
Work with gel plate printing, collage, text, digital drawing and mixing to create a folded book in your own unique style!
You will start the day by creating your own series of printed texture papers for use in your colourful collage. Your collage will be photographed and added as a background for digital layering, mixing and drawing in Procreate on the iPad (supplied for use in the workshop). Your design will be printed out in colour on A3 paper and folded into a book. You will then be able to add a title and any finishing touches to your book using acrylic markers and cut up text.
If your booking is made within 72 hours of the workshop, we may not be able to accommodate specific dietary requirements. Please get in touch with the library location for the workshop to discuss options.
Please note that whilst we welcome all young people, our staff are not specifically SEND trained. This workshop is for 10-16 year olds only. If you feel your child requires additional support in the form of adult attendance in order to access this workshop, contact us by emailing erin.hamilton@suffolk.gov.uk
Free places are available for those eligible for benefit related free school meals. Unsure if you’re eligible? For guidance visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals
