Awaydays & Team Building

For business and public-sector organisations, creative workshops designed to boost morale, collaboration, and productivity.

 

Making art together with a professional artist is a powerful way to unlock creativity, strengthen relationships, and build team cohesion. Spending time at Arts Lab, an artist’s studio set in the heart of rural Northumberland, makes the experience especially memorable — offering space to slow down, reconnect, and think differently.

 

Participants are guided to explore and experiment with a wide range of art materials, working collaboratively towards a finished artwork to take away. Sessions are relaxed, inclusive, and often accompanied by music. In good weather, the garden — with its spectacular views and quiet places to create — becomes an inspiring outdoor studio.

 

WHAT THESE WORKSHOPS SUPPORT

We help teams to:

    • Enjoy a welcoming, stress-free creative environment
    • Strengthen connection and build a productive sense of community
    • Improve confidence in communication and collaboration
    • Develop creative approaches to problem-solving
    • Support emotional wellbeing across the workforce
    • Overcome resistance to change and encourage a positive, can-do mindset

 

WHERE

Choose what works best for you:

  • Arts Lab Rural Peace Hub in Northumberland – [Click here for full description and location]
  • At your workplace – we bring the materials and create a pop-up studio

 

WORKSHOP OPTIONS

  • Half Day (Morning): 10:00–13:00
  • Half Day (Afternoon): 14:00–17:00
  • Full Day: 10:00–17:00
  • Weekend Residential

 

GROUP SIZES

At Arts Lab’s Rural Peace Hub

  • 4–10 participants
  • Residential weekends: maximum 6 participants

At Your Workplace

  • 4–30 participants

 

COSTS

(Prices reduce for groups larger than four participants)

At Arts Lab Rural Peace Hub (all art materials included)

Per person

  • Half day — £75 (includes refreshments)
  • Full day — £150 (includes refreshments and lunch)
  • Weekend residential — £450 (full board)
  • Weekend residential — £350 (self-catering)

At Your Workplace (all art materials included)

Per person

  • Half day — £70
  • Full day — £140
  • Workshop leader travel expenses — TBC

WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY

“Everyone seemed to be equally engaged — meaningful and focused, without expectations of being an experienced or accomplished artist.”

“Sara’s workshops are amazing — fun, varied, and delivered with enthusiasm and understanding.”

“The novelty and uniqueness of the session were attention-grabbing. I’d never done anything like this before.”

“Sara managed each interaction with exceptional care and grace, engaging people of all ages and backgrounds.”

“Thank you for such an engaging, hands-on activity — truly inspiring.”

 

SUCCESS STORIES

Team Bond & Build  * Community Builder Training  *  Painting with Coffee in Toubab Dialao  * Kitchen Table Art  * Creative Interlude for Nuns in Senegal

FABULOUS SESSION ARTWORK

The Artist in Everyone online exhibitions

 

PLAN YOUR AWAYDAY

If you’re looking for a team experience that is creative, restorative, and genuinely impactful, we’d love to help.

Get in touch to design an awayday or team-building workshop that fits your organisation.

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