Substantial Poetry

A three day workshop with Oliver in his Leyton studio
10am - 6pm, March 8th, 15th and 22nd
Fee for 3 days - £300

Working drawing of Asp for Shakespeare's Globe Theatre 2024 production Anthony and Cleopatra

This is an in-depth and hands-on 3 day intensive workshop for a small group.

Oliver will share his unique approach to fabrication which  has resulted in RA award winning sculptures and Turner Prize shortlisted kinetic art works.

Drawing, writing, photography and sculptural prototyping are woven together to illuminate an idea towards a multitude of potential iterations.

Oliver’s specialist studio is a well equipped creation space with high quality tooling for working with metal, wood, and plastics. 
Participants will learn how this equipment can be used safely to collaborate with and communicate through these materials.

Oliver’s studio with Fight Wood (2023) in the foreground

For decades Oliver has shared his creative methodology through leading Organisations, Arts Colleges, Performing Arts Schools, evening classes and community groups, including; Kingston College of Art, Heart n Soul, Little Angel Theatre, Turtlekey, Central School of Speech and Drama, Central Saint Martins, London College of Fashion, Mountview, WAC, Playstation, Rose Bruford and Curious School of Puppetry.

Participants will search for an idea, actively nurture this into being and then prototype it sculpturally.

This workshop is suitable for those already specialising in a creative discipline, seeking to further develop and explore their practice.

To book your place or to make an enquiry email [email protected]

Bow Down and Very Low - 123 (2022) Collaboration Ingrid Pollard and Oliver Smart, Tate Liverpool