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Try it out calligraphy: modern copperplateThis short workshop will guide you through the basics of Modern Copperplate Calligraphy, as influenced by historical copperplate handwriting. Once the artform of expert craftsman, calligraphy is now a popular artistic outlet, flexible enough to reflect the personality, style, and creativity of every individual – everyone can learn it and have a lot of fun while doing so! Suitable for left-handers and right-handers.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00- Portraits 1This course aims to introduce you to this fascinating genre in both drawing and painting portraits through practical experience of the basic skills and concepts involved, including structure and proportion of the head and features, tone, colour, pose and expression. Working from direct observation of the live model.Full fee £499.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £324.00
- Try it out: jewellery makingIdeal for beginners who want to give jewellery making a go. Come and join this short taster course introducing you to basic jewellery processes and techniques to enable you to make a simple piece of jewellery.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
- Basketry: weaving in willowExplore basic willow basketry structures and weaves. This course will guide beginners through a simple project to make a small, round, functional basket.
Keeley Street
Mon 7 Sep 2026Mollie McMillenFull fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00 - Introduction to jewellery makingLearn and develop a range of essential jewellery making techniques and processes for creating metal jewellery. This course is designed for beginners who would like to gain fundamental skills like sawing, filing, sanding, drilling, texturing, forging and soldering. Explore these techniques in set projects and use them to design and make your own pieces.Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £259.00
- Contemporary drawing sketchbookExplore the sequential and adaptive nature of sketchbook drawing as a site for generating personal material, inviting connections, and extracting patterns of meaning. Includes gallery research, set-project as stimulus, and practical exploration of contemporary drawing techniques.
Keeley Street
Tue 8 Sep 2026Full fee £409.00 Senior fee £327.00 Concession £266.00 - Life drawing after workA fun, relaxed and shorter life drawing class better suited for people coming straight from work. You will be able to work from a variety of life models, in a range of materials and with a variety of poses. You will be working from the unclothed model, both male and female.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00
- Etching workshop
An exciting introduction to the basic processes and principles of etching. Using zinc plates, create beautiful images with line, texture and tone, and experiment with printing your image in both monochrome and colour.
Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Introduction to graphic design
Graphic Design is everywhere; from books, magazines and newspapers to packaging design and digital media.
In this introductory course, learn how to use image, type and layout to visually communicate ideas in a variety of different ways.
Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £259.00 - Drawing for beginners
Ease into drawing and discover some interesting methods of representing simple object forms. You will explore basic concepts such as line, tone, and mark-making. Ideal if you are new to drawing; a great way to learn some basics, try out different media, and prepare for longer courses.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Developing graphic design
Graphic Design is everywhere; from books, magazines and newspapers to packaging design and digital media.
In this developing course, you will further explore the key movements and styles within Graphic Design and explore in more depth layout, typography, colour, shape and pattern and how they can be used to communicate effectively.
Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £319.00 Concession £259.00 - Try it out calligraphy: brush letteringThis short course will introduce you to the tools, materials and techniques that you will need to start lettering by hand. You will focus on creating basic letterforms using a brush pen and leave having completed your own sample. Suitable for beginners or those wishing to learn a new calligraphy skill.
Keeley Street
Thu 10 Sep 2026Ivo GrantinsFull fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Drawing into paintingGain an understanding of the creative journey from a drawing to finished painting. Explore the creative potential when drawing and painting activities are combined.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00
- Anatomical life drawing
Discover the extraordinary construction of the human body. Through direct observation of the model you will examine the fundamental anatomical structures that underlie life drawing. For those with some drawing experience.
Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Try it out calligraphy: formal and modernWould you like to find out about the difference between formal calligraphy and modern calligraphy? Come along to this session and have a go at writing both styles. Beginners and improvers welcome.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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