National Saturday Club

13/04/2026

For London School of Architecture’s ( ) Masterclass they headed to Making House for a session exploring architecture and design 🏙️

Club members took inspiration from Heatherwick Studio’s past and future projects on display, including a full-scale model of the rear of a London bus, to transform the function of spaces, turning schools into shops and shops into public toilets.

For their main task, they were briefed to devise a concept for a retail destination on a tropical island, where in groups, they developed ideas that considered food and beverage, local community offers and seating 🏝️

A huge thank you to for opening up their lively, experimental world for Club members to explore.

🔗 Read more about this year’s Masterclasses on the blog

09/04/2026

As part of this year’s Masterclasses season, Art&Design Saturday Club headed to for a lamp designing workshop lead by Luke Pearson and Amos Marchant 💡

Using a mix of materials including paper, wood, wooden rods and padding, alongside tools from the workshop, Club members brought their creative designs to life by hacking portable lights and turning them into functional lamps.

🔗 Head to the link in our bio to read full write-ups on every Masterclass so far this season

17/03/2026

Creative talent is everywhere. Together, we can make sure opportunity is too.

The National Saturday Club is taking part in the Big Give campaign. It’s an opportunity to raise £15,000 to support free creative education for young people across the UK.

✨ 17–24 March
✨ All donations will be doubled

Across a UK-wide network of 129 Saturday Clubs, young people aged 13–16 have access to free, high-quality creative education every Saturday.

For many young people, particularly those from underserved communities and under-represented backgrounds, access to creative opportunities is shrinking. Saturday Clubs help open doors, supporting young people to develop skills, confidence, self-belief and ambition.

How the Big Give campaign works:

✨ Donate via the National Saturday Club Big Give campaign page, linked in the bio
✨ Donations made 17–25 March (until midday) are matched
✨ Gifts of any size are doubled - £10 becomes £20, £50 becomes £100

Support from across the National Saturday Club community makes this work possible. We are incredibly grateful for every donation made this week that will help to ensure more young people can access creative opportunities.

🔗 Donate before 24 March via the Big Give campaign link:

National Saturday Club seeks your support to give thousands of 13–16-year-olds across the UK free access to extracurricular creative education. This transformational initiative builds skills and confidence and makes visible the pathways to further study and rewarding careers in the creative sector...

20/02/2026

The Fashion&Business Saturday Club at Fashion Retail Academy headed to the Victoria and Albert Museum for a Masterclass with Manolo Blahnik, diving into the world of communications and the many career paths that exist beyond fashion design.

Club members toured the Marie Antoinette exhibition with the Manolo Blahnik team before directing their own social media shoot featuring the Manolo Blahnik x Marie Antoinette capsule collection!

Click here to read more: https://saturday-club.org/film/manolo-blahnik-x-va-communications-workshop/

19/02/2026

The Art&Design Saturday Clubs at York Art Gallery, York College and York St John University came together for a Masterclass with and , exploring the creativity and design behind football design ⚽

Working with Mitre’s colour palettes, Club members used mixed media to build expressive marks and layers. They then switched over and added to each other’s artwork, layering different colours to create depth and texture across the space.

Click the link in our bio to read more!

19/02/2026

The Art&Design Saturday Clubs at York Art Gallery, York College and York St John University came together for a Masterclass with Pentland Brands and Mitre, exploring the creativity and design behind football design ⚽

Working with Mitre’s colour palettes, Club members used mixed media to build expressive marks and layers. They then switched over and added to each other’s artwork, layering different colours to create depth and texture across the space.

Click here to read more: https://saturday-club.org/film/pentland-brands-x-mitre-designing-the-fa-cup-football/

18/02/2026

Art&Design Saturday Clubs at Northbrook College, Hotel Elephant and Shademakers UK came together for a Masterclass at the Royal Ballet and Opera House, exploring different aspects of theatre production 🎭

They watched the stage team set up for the matinee performance of Woolf Works before walking out onto the stage themselves. They rotated through activity stations, making props, creating costumes on mannequins, drawing set designs and experimenting with lighting.

Click here to read more: https://saturday-club.org/film/royal-ballet-and-opera-exploring-theatre-production/

18/02/2026

Art&Design Saturday Clubs at Northbrook College, Hotel Elephant and Shademakers UK came together for a Masterclass at the Royal Ballet and Opera House, exploring different aspects of theatre production 🎭

They watched the stage team set up for the matinee performance of Woolf Works before walking out onto the stage themselves. They rotated through activity stations, making props, creating costumes on mannequins, drawing set designs and experimenting with lighting.

Click the link in our bio to read more!

18/02/2026

🎙️ Tune in to hear Nasra speak about the National Saturday Club on BBC Radio Merseyside! Nasra shares her passion for being part of the Society&Change programme at National Museums Liverpool, and the incredible opportunities and skills young people can gain from joining the Club.

You can listen here (starts at 1hr 33mins): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002qhqf

Applications are now open, you can apply to join today: https://saturday-club.org/club/national-museums-liverpool/

International Slavery Museum Saturday Club Subject Focus: Society and Change Liverpool’s waterfront is evolving. The International Slavery Museum is currently…

17/02/2026

Applications are still open for CFI Academy's Film&Screen Saturday Club, apply to join today: https://saturday-club.org/club/cfi-academy-film-screen/

A behind the scenes look at the short film 'Behind a Wall', created by the National Saturday Club 2025 members, as part of CFI Academy's 25 week programme to...

05/02/2026

Last weekend saw the first Masterclasses of the season! The Craft&Making Saturday Club at Buscot & Coleshill Estate were joined by ceramicist Charlotte Manser.

Club members learnt the traditional coil-building technique before getting creative with textures and patterns inspired by artists such as Grayson Perry and Robert Lugo.

Click here to read more:

The Craft&Making Saturday Club at Buscot & Coleshill Estate had a Masterclass on ceramics, led by ceramicist Charlotte Manser.