- Painting for beginners
Course start date: Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 5 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amanda BrackenThrough simple exercises you will explore basic methods of painting in acrylic from still-life, mixing and matching the colours and textures observed. Learn how to set up your workspace and begin to enjoy painting in a studio environment, using a variety of brushes and tools.
Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Portrait drawing: expression in the face Course start date: Wed 10 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This short course will develop your existing knowledge and skills in drawing portraits to meet the challenge of creating expression. Bring your portrat drawing to life by exploring character, personality and emotion in the face of your subject, working from the life model.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Preparing digital images for printmaking (online)Course start date: Tue 30 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Claire HyndsThis online workshop in preparing digital images for printmaking will provide an introduction to specialist tools and techniques required using Adobe Photoshop in order to prepare your imagery for printmaking processes such as screen-printing, photo-etching, polymer gravure and relief, and photo litho.
Please note this course is online, for same course in the studio please see below.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00 - Digital photography printing with Adobe Photoshop Course start date: Fri 7 Nov 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dominic HarrisWant to give your portfolio or exhibition prints the professional edge? This hands-on course will guide you in printing top-quality inkjet (or giclee) prints as used by fine art photographers. Get to grips with Adobe Photoshop and our top-of-the-range Epson photo printers, and experiment with different paper types and inks.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Design your own garden Course start date: Fri 7 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterDesign your own garden and turn your valuable outside space into a private sanctuary. On this online course you will discover how to create a secluded garden using considered layout, landscaping and planting to create an extension of your home.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - Textiles for beginners short course Course start date: Fri 7 Nov 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Renata MinoldoGet started with the basics of textiles by painting, printing and stitching fabric. Combine simple practical techniques with design work in colour, texture, pattern and composition.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Introduction to music production Course start date: Sun 16 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Max La VillaCome and learn the basics of recording and editing so that you can turn your musical ideas into completed songs you can share!Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £199.00 - History of ideas in maths and engineering Course start date: Sat 22 Nov 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ketan VariaEmbark on an intellectual journey through the history of mathematical and engineering ideas that have shaped our world.
NB: As part of this course we will visit the Science Museum in London and explore galleries relating to the development of mathematics, engineering, and technological innovation.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Textiles: frame loom weaving Course start date: Thu 22 Jan 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Renata MinoldoLearn the basics of handweaving on a frame loom. Explore traditional rug making techniques to create raised surface decoration and handweaving in plain weave pattern. Create a series of samples, and design and create your own contemporary weave combining techniques.Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00 - Introduction to engraving Course start date: Wed 27 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rae DuncanLearn traditional methods of hand engraving to create beautiful embellished surfaces. This course is for Intermediate and advanced jewellery students.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Life drawing: focus on hands and feet Course start date: Wed 15 Jul 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This short course is aimed at those with some previous life drawing experience who would like to meet the unique challenge of drawing hands and feet. Explore how to make sense of their complex structure and form and to draw these parts of the anatomy convincingly. You'll never leave hands and feet out of your life drawings again!Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Contemporary collage: summer school intensive Course start date: Mon 28 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
A short experimental course to explore and combine a variety of collage techniques using found images, drawing, painting and paper to create unexpectedly beautiful or powerful images. Suitable for beginners.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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