Fluid Art Bear Workshop

Create a stunning 3D Fluid Art Bear in our acrylic pouring workshop. A guided, hands on creative experience perfect for parties and team building events.

200k+

Participants a year

15+

Years’ Experience

4.7/5

Excellent Rating

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Fluid Art Bear Workshop

Fluid Art Bear Workshop is a hands on acrylic pouring session where your team turns a plain 3D bear into a glossy, colour-packed piece of desk-worthy art. No painting skill required. No careful little brushstrokes either. This is more pour, tilt, watch, adjust. The room gets curious fast as people choose colours, mix them, and send paint moving over the bear’s shape.

Patterns appear in the moment, so every bear comes out different. That makes it a neat fit for team building, parties, charity events and creative evenings where you want people talking without forcing it. The confident makers can go bold. The quiet ones can get absorbed in the process. The sceptics usually lean in once the colours start running.

We guide the workshop from start to finish, bring the creative kit, explain the method, and keep the session moving. Your team just turns up ready to make a bit of mess and take home something they made themselves.

10 – 100
Indoor
Low Energy
Atmosphere

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Event Summary.

This workshop is built around acrylic pouring on a 3D bear figure. Each person works on their own bear, choosing colours and learning how to pour the paint so it flows, blends and settles across the shape. It is creative, tactile and very easy to get into. There is no drawing, measuring or fine art pressure. The point is to make choices, try a technique, and enjoy watching the result take shape in front of you.

We start by getting everyone settled at the workstations and explaining how the pouring process works. Your team sees what the materials do, how colours behave together, and how to control the flow without overthinking it. Then the bear becomes the canvas. People mix, pour, tilt and pause, building layers of colour as the paint moves over the ears, paws and curves. It is satisfying because the effect is immediate, but still personal.

The best part is that nobody can make the same bear twice. One person might choose a sharp contrast and let the colours race across the surface. Someone else may work more slowly, adding smaller pours and watching the paint pool and feather. The technique gives enough structure for everyone to start, with enough freedom for the results to feel properly individual. By the end, the table has a line-up of bears that look like they belong to the people who made them.

It works well for corporate groups because it gives people a shared task without putting them on the spot. Conversation happens naturally while hands are busy. People compare colour choices, react to surprise patterns, and quietly borrow ideas from each other. The competitive ones can chase the boldest design if they like, but there is no need for scoring or performance. The quieter members of the team get space to focus, join in, and still be part of the room.

Fluid Art Bear Workshop suits occasions where you want a creative break from the usual meeting format. It can sit neatly within a team building day, an evening party, a charity fundraiser or a social event where guests need something to do together. It is also useful when you want an activity that feels grown up but not stiff. People get a proper hands on experience and a finished piece that reminds them of the day, rather than another exercise they will forget by the lift.

We provide the guidance and the creative materials needed for the workshop, then run the activity on the day. That means your team is not left trying to work out ratios, pours or clean-up while the clock is ticking. We introduce the process clearly, keep an eye on the room, and help people get the effect they are after. If someone is nervous about colour choices or unsure when to stop, we can nudge them in the right direction without taking over.

The session has a pleasing rhythm. It begins with curiosity, moves into a bit of colourful chaos, then settles into proud inspection as the bears come together. There is a lovely moment when people step back and realise their piece has its own character. Some will name it. Some will photograph every angle. Some will pretend they were relaxed all along. That is fine. The paint has done its job, and the team has made something side by side.

What event leads tell us

Proof from teams who've actually run one.

We have used NewWave Events a couple of times at Kohler. Though we had different event hosts each time both crews were superb, steering the atmosphere and activities with expertise that sets them apart. The activities and equipment were well designed and really helped us improve communications and relationships within our team whilst having fun. Thank you!

Tim Wilkes
Director of Marketing · Kohler

A great company, took all the stress away and managed the whole [event], I didn't need to worry about anything! I'm booking again for next year!

Alex W
5 Star Review
4.7

/ 5

Why our events keep getting booked

Some days you remember. This is one of them. It’s the rare event that lands for every kind of crowd — easy to say yes to, impossible to forget. People walk in as colleagues and leave with stories. That’s why they keep coming back.

98%

re-book

1000+

capacity

200k+

Participants a year
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FAQ

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The easiest way to start is a quick call, usually about eight minutes. You don’t need to have it all figured out. Just tell us roughly what you’re planning and we’ll talk you through what’s worth knowing. If we’re a good fit, brilliant. If not, you’ll still come away knowing more than you did.

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