What’s On
This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. Learn tips and tricks to fuel your passion for sketching and to help keep a sketchbook as part of your creative life. In a relaxed and supportive environment, you’ll learn interesting ways to fill a sketchbook whilst honing your sketching skills and embracing the creative […]
This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. Rendering the human form in charcoal and pastels. During this 9-week course, tutor Scott will show you how to develop your drawing skills with a focus on using charcoal and pastels. Find your preference for different colour palettes vs working in monochrome, experimenting with coloured […]
This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. A comprehensive introductory one-day workshop for total beginners to the life drawing genre. Participants will be shown fool proof, tried and tested methods of rendering the life model using a variety of drawing media. By the end of the day you will have the knowledge, […]
This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. A five-week course exploring landscapes in pastels. Beginning with an introduction to materials, colour confidence, and expressive mark-making, you will gradually build your understanding of layering, blending, texture and form using different types of pastels. Through guided exercises and demonstrations, you’ll learn how to capture […]
This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. Create unique lino prints inspired by everyday life. Over five weeks we will take inspiration from aspects from your everyday life - people, places, activities or objects - and transform them into linocuts. Learn the basic techniques to carve your lino plate and enjoy the […]
This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. A practical introduction to Islamic geometry - use a ruler, compass and watercolour to create a unique piece to take home. Learn how to draw a historical pattern from Islamic traditions. This 3-hour workshop will teach you how to design, draw and colour a six-fold Ottoman […]
This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. Through a whole series of drawing exercises, explore a wide variety of methods of seeing and therefore drawing the portrait from a live model. ‘Drawing is looking’, so in this one-day workshop you will explore a variety of ways of looking, covering structure, anatomy, light […]
This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. Perfect for chilling in the evenings, learn how to knit and start your very own knitted blanket project. Tutor Bonita will teach you how to knit the knit and purl stitches and use them to create different effects. In this relaxed workshop you will also […]
This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. If you have an iPad and Apple Pencil and are wondering how to start your digital artistic journey, then this workshop is for you! Procreate is an app that is similar to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator but much more user friendly and MUCH cheaper at […]
This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. Feel a sense of personal discovery as you challenge your practise in this one-day masterclass for those with experience of life drawing. You will explore a wide range of styles and techniques to draw and paint the human figure and be encouraged to create something […]
This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. A one-day workshop for artists and makers who want to gain tips and tricks to get the max from their social media. Do you want to start selling your art online? To get better at it but need to know more tricks of the trade? […]
This event will be bookable on Monday 3 August 2026. Create a fun mosaic cactus in this relaxed half-day workshop. In this workshop designed for beginners, tutor Nikki will guide you through step-by-step how to design and create a fabulous cactus using mosaic tiles and petals. You will be able to build up your design, […]
