Our week-on-week short 4, 6 or 8 week term courses allow students to immerse themselves in a specific media, learn new skills and become part of our art community. With classes available for beginners, intermediate and advanced students in a range of subjects.
Workshops
For those interested in a one-off session, try our Weekend Workshops which run year-round on Saturdays and Sundays. As a bonus, any adult student enrolled in a short course receives a 10% discount on any weekend workshop in the same term.
Join award-winning painter Mathew Lynn as he guides you through a transformative journey in your painting and art-making process! This course is open to artists of all levels, from beginners to more experienced painters, and welcomes a variety of media including oils, acrylics, watercolour, gouache, and drawing. Whether you're eager to experiment boldly or refine specific aspects of your practice, Mathew is here to help you gain deeper insights into your artistic goals. Students...
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Discover the joy of ceramics in this 6-week course, perfect for both beginners and those with experience. Whether you're eager to start a new hobby or looking to refine your skills, Kara Pryor, an award-winning ceramicist celebrated for her whimsical hand-built animals and teapots, will be your guide. Beginners will receive step-by-step instruction, with each week introducing a new project and technique. If you're already familiar with the basics, feel free to bring your own...
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This 4 week course with artist Carol Hudson, packs a wide range of ceramic hand-building techniques into 4 sessions. Designed to inspire, and ignite your creativity, this short course will give you the skills to get you started in making fabulous ceramics works. Carol’s classes are social, fun and rich in ideas and possibilities. She will share her secrets of making refined, beautiful, elegant and simple functional ceramics. What to expect Week 1: Pinch pot method with texture ...
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This 4 week course with the fabulous, well-known ceramicist Stephanie Phillips will give you the hand building skills and techniques used by Stephanie to create her stunning geometric, sculptural works. Stephanie’s generosity in sharing her tips, tricks and methods make these classes productive, and rich in ideas and information to get you making professional and unique works. What to expect Week 1: Design and plan In your first class you will begin with research, finding...
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Let award winning artist Mathew Lynn be your guide on a journey exploring spaces in its widest definition; including interiors, landscape, seascape, even memories and imaginary. Whether through observation, experimentation, or towards abstraction, this class will be an opportunity for you to completely examine your perception of spaces as the primary way you inhabit the world. Students may wish to carefully examine and fine-tune their existing approaches, other students may like...
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Develop your oil painting skills with a focus on portraiture and anatomy. Following a step-by-step approach, students will begin with basic parts of the anatomy including facial features, and individual body parts. Through this, students will develop the skills required to successfully capture the human form with oil paints – while also exploring their own artistic instincts. In this course, students will complete a series of painted studies exploring tone and colour theory, then...
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Whether you're a complete beginner or want to brush up on the basics, our painting and drawing course is the perfect starting point. Designed to build your confidence step by step, this course focuses on teaching the essential skills needed to create strong, well-executed artwork. With clear, structured lessons, you’ll dive into the core principles of drawing, such as perspective, proportions, and shading—giving you the foundation to confidently approach a range of subjects. Your...
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This 4 week course is designed to expose student’s to wide range of hand-building and surface treatment possibilities. The course is best suited to students who have completed a beginners hand-building course or have some experience with hand-building ceramics. Over the 4 week course we will explore next level hand-building techniques, work with different types of clay, experiment with a wide variety of surface treatments and explore glazing methods. Carol’s generosity in sharing...
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