Families and Young People

Freefall is a youth arts group for young people aged between 13-16 years run by Exeter Phoenix. The group aims to create a space to socialize, share ideas and opinions and develop creative projects together. 

This popular Saturday morning group for 8-13 year olds provides fun and detailed exploration of both digital and stop motion animation.

This animation course, designed for autistic young people, with smaller class sizes, explores digital and stop motion animation.

A one-day festival bringing people of all ages together for a day of creativity, to inspire and promote action towards building a sustainable future.

A life-affirming, charming acrobatic spectacle co-produced by Hoxton Hall. Don’t miss the show that brings light joy in heavy times.

Use stop motion animation techniques to design, plan and shoot a short film using your favourite Lego from home.

Exeter Phoenix moves outdoors for four nights of cinema under the stars. Join Paddington and his friends as the club together with the power of kindness, optimism, and community and help Padding get out of another spot of bother.

Disguise and deception collide with propriety and desire in this vibrant, hilarious and emotional production. Suitable for all ages, featuring love, laughter, wit, music, mistaken identities.

Join us for an engaging session designed for all ages and skill levels. You will explore innovative mark-making techniques using a diverse range of materials to unlock your creative potential.

Explore colour and materials and unlock your creativity in this fun session designed to be suitable for all ages. Come on your own or bring a friend or relative.

Work in pairs with a family member or friend and use fun techniques to create portraits of each other.

Learn the basics of working with wire and semi-precious stone chips to create a bespoke necklace, earrings or bracelet. Workshops can be booked individually or at a discounted price for all three.

A rat-astic and realistic look into refuse and recycling. Rummage through the rubble with Bin Rat to discover where all the junk goes! Find out what literally happens to litter in this outdoor interactive puppetry show.

Star in your own Superhero Movie in this hands-on filmmaking workshop!

Learn some techniques for sculpting in clay and create a character inspired by legendary creatures, gargoyles, folk tales and your own imagination.

This workshop is designed for all skill levels to experiment with a variety of techniques to explore this fluid media. No prior experience necessary all materials provided.

Learn the basics of sculpting in clay and create a clay model of your own face in this fun workshop. 

Go on an art adventure, working together to get creative in this fun family session. Explore both outdoors and in the studio working with a range of drawing and painting materials and techniques.

Exeter Phoenix’s Summer Film School gives young people a chance to create an amazing short film from scratch in just 1 week!

Be inspired by the plants we come across in our everyday lives and learn how to draw them to create a personal record of your favourites.

Imaginative young people aged 7 to 12 are invited to create a stage play with award winning PaddleBoat Theatre Company during the Summer holidays.