Free Sculptural Insect workshop with Artist Sara Dobbs

As part of the exhibition programme of Underfoot at the Gerald Moore Gallery, artist Sara Dobbs will run a free Sculptural Insect workshop on Saturday 24th January 2026 from 11am – 12:30pm where families will create their own insect sculptures using fabric and paper. Perfect for all skill levels, whether you’re a beginner or a pro artist!

Come ready to get creative, make new friends, and bring home your own amazing insect art. Don't miss out on this exciting, free artistic adventure!

The exhibition Underfot run from 15th January to the 14th February 2026 in the Paul Herderson Gallery, Gerald Moore Gallery.

For more information and to book, please go to our website at www.geraldmooregallery.org

Sara Dobbs is an American artist based in London whose interdisciplinary practice spans painting, textiles, and sculpture. Drawing on her background in agriculture and her experience co-founding and managing a diversified farm on Vashon Island, Washington, Dobbs explores landscape as a living system shaped by memory, labour, and interdependence. Her work considers the terrain as both a site of sustenance and disruption, where layers of soil, roots, insects, and human action continuously transform one another. Dobbs’ community-focused engagement with food systems, including her leadership of the Food Preservation Initiative from 2022–2023 at the Vashon-Maury Community Food Bank, informs her interest in the unseen infrastructures that support daily life. In 2023 she was commissioned by the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture to create a public artwork for the Seattle Center’s Founders Court. Dobbs holds an MFA from the University of Oxford and a BA (Hons) in Painting from the University of Edinburgh. She is the recipient of the Helen A. Rose Bequest, the Astair Prize, and the Alexander Flynn Bequest.

The Gerald Moore Gallery is an art centre for modern and contemporary art with learning at its heart. Opened in April 2012, in Mottingham, the gallery is uniquely set within the grounds of Eltham College and is a valuable resource for the students and the local community. The gallery has gained momentum hosting some exciting exhibitions including works by Matisse, Louise Bourgeois, and Cornelia Parker, whilst supporting emerging local artists. In unison with the exhibitions, the gallery's outreach programme works with local community groups, teachers, and schools, creating lasting relationships with our locality. Gerald Moore Gallery was made possible with the foresight and generosity of Old Elthamian, Dr Gerald Moore, many of whose works are archived at the gallery and who has a permanent exhibition on display.