Our specialist and holiday courses change each term, so why not explore our offerings below to find out more about what’s on offer at the moment.
Our wide range of courses offer classes for all age groups and interests. Whether you’re a first time potter or an experienced painter – we’ve got something for you.
February Half Term Courses Coming Soon
May Half Term – Open Studio Etching
Open studio Printmaking sessions are available to those that already have experience of printing techniques
May Half Term – Open Studio Painting
Painting Open Studio is for experienced students or advanced painting skills so that they can work independently.
May Half Term – Open Studio: Pottery
This is a practical course, which will be tailored to the individual student capabilities.
May Half Term – Open Studio: Screenprinting
Open studio screenprinting sessions are available to those that already have experience of screenprinting and are interested in developing their own projects.
May Half Term – Pastels: Still Life
A one-day workshop exploring chalk pastels. Known for its vibrant effects, chalk pastel is a great medium, combining colour and drawing with an expressive immediacy.
May Half Term – Portrait Drawing (All Levels)
An intensive one-day course working with varied approaches to portrait drawing.
May Half Term: Introduction to Graphic Design
Graphic design is an exciting, dynamic and continually evolving field.
NEW Fine Art Textiles
In the last decade the expressive skills of crafts and making have become valued as fine art practice. This course will allow students to work creatively with a broad range of materials and processes usually associated with textiles. It will provide an opportunity to explore and combine a variety of accessible techniques.
NEW Portfolio Preparation 3D Campus
If you wish to develop a good grounding in a variety aspects of painting, drawing and mixed media together with an awareness of contemporary and historical art . In particular those who may wish to put together a portfolio for application to a higher level* course or employment in a related field.
Summer School – Good Artists Copy Great Artists Steal: Degas and Late Twentieth-Century British Paintings
‘Take What You Need’ from exploring the works of Degas and Late Twentieth-Century British Paintings. This painting course examines how the work of Edgar Degas influenced late 20th-century British art, from the abstract paintings of Howard Hodgkin to the vivid, human-animal compositions of Francis Bacon.
Summer School – 2 Days Collagraph Printmaking Workshop
A two-day course where you will create collagraph plates using simple found materials, textured papers, glue, resins and more.
Summer School – 2 Days: Alternative Sustainable Etching (All Levels)
On this 2 day course you will explore alternative sustainable Etching processes.
Summer School – 2 Days: Architectural Drawing & Painting: Expressions
This class will seek to find ways to create lively and expressive drawings and paintings of buildings.
Summer School – 2 Days: Art and Design for Young People 13-17 years
An enjoyable and challenging course designed to build on existing skills to create a varied body of work useful for GCSE and A level course work or for a dynamic foundation portfolio.
Summer School – 2 Days: Creative Sketchbooks
Exploring different materials and approaches to creating a lively and an exciting artist's sketchbook that will support in developing and transforming your creative ideas.
Summer School – 2 Days: Drypoint and Chine Colle
Suitable for complete beginners or those with some experience. We'll explore the wide range of mark-making that can be achieved in a drypoint print. Then using a technique called Chine Collé to experiment with adding colour and texture to your prints.
Summer School – 2 Days: Experimenting with Colour
This practical course is ideal for beginner students with a little drawing experience, for those interested in design and colour, or students who’d like to gain confidence and improve their use of colour in different mediums.
Summer School – 2 Days: Exploring Etching on Steel
Open to experienced etchers or complete beginners, this 2-day practical printmaking workshop will explore making and printing from steel plates. Steel has exciting properties that make it a great metal for experimentation. It’s particularly suited to deeply etched marks and tactile textures as well as printing in vibrant and intense colour.
Summer School – 2 Days: Family Learning Drawing and Painting 7-12 years
With an emphasis on fun, this is an opportunity to work with your child on some great creative projects
