Courses for Making Your Own Art
Unleash your creativity and develop new skills to create unique pieces of art, either for yourself or as a gift.
Our short courses are taught by expert tutors who encourage creativity and will help you achieve your goals, whether that is to create something beautiful for your home or to produce something unique and thoughtful for a loved one.
Many of our courses take place at our site, conveniently located in Covent Garden in central London. We also have courses that take place online, allowing you the flexibility to join from anywhere in the world
- Introduction to jewellery making
Course start date: Mon 7 Sep 2026 (and 4 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sally LeesLearn 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 - Cyanotype printmaking in a day Course start date: Mon 14 Sep 2026 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process which produces a beautiful deep blue print from a variety of artwork, including drawings, photographs, physical objects or combinations of all of these. All levels welcome.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Drawing from plants and flowers Course start date: Mon 14 Sep 2026 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterExplore the delicacy and beauty of plants and flowers through the medium of drawing. Respond to their structural qualities and colours, using a range of media and taking inspiration from a rich and varied history of the subject. Suitable for all levels of experience.Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Portraits and people photography Course start date: Tue 15 Sep 2026 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lorenzo BerniThis is a practical course that will teach you how to photograph people with confidence, sensitivity, and creativity across a range of real-world situations: from the studio portrait to street and documentary photography; or those special moments for the family album. You will learn invaluable skills about light, composition and posing your subject, helping you to produce a beautiful portrait portfolio.
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Draw, paint, print Course start date: Wed 16 Sep 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mary WintourOn this experimental course, you will draw, paint and print in often unfamiliar ways in order to catch the unexpected. Through experimentation and reflection, you will collate a personal collection of work.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Mosaics introductory: direct method Course start date: Wed 16 Sep 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa BensonDevelop creative expression and confidence in this classic art form. Explore manufactured/recycled materials and surface qualities by applying them directly onto a base to create your own Mosaic Please bring ideas/sketchbooks. Basic materials are provided. All levels welcome.Full fee £549.00 Senior fee £439.00 Concession £357.00 - Carving in wood or stone Course start date: Thu 17 Sep 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Belinda EdwardsGet inspired by trying carving techniques and create your own small carving in wood or stone. Suitable for anyone from beginners to experienced carvers. This course will explore the characteristics of wood and stone, lead you through the steps of design and carving, encourage you to explore and develop your ideas, and try more experimental techniques.
Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00 - Mosaics introductory Course start date: Sat 19 Sep 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Giulia VogrigDevelop your creative skills in this classic art form, adhering your materials to a temporary surface before applying the completed section to a flat base or casting it into concrete to complete your own Mosaic. Please bring ideas. Basic materials provided. All levels are welcome.Full fee £549.00 Senior fee £439.00 Concession £357.00 - Explore your creativity Course start date: Thu 24 Sep 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterTap into your artistic talents through a series of fun practical exercises that will help you start drawing, painting, looking at art, responding to the world around you and working with your imagination and ideas.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Friday evening pottery Course start date: Fri 25 Sep 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Suitable for students who want to learn basic design, hand building, decoration and glazing techniques or for students who want to refresh or develop existing ceramics skills. Everyone will be encouraged to explore and experiment with different skills and techniques in a friendly and supportive environment.
Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00 - Cut, stab and etch: printmaking with linocuts Course start date: Fri 25 Sep 2026 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lisa CradduckCut, stab and etch your way to dynamic blocks and exciting prints. Practical instruction in both traditional and inventive linocut printmaking techniques, including the reduction method developed by Picasso, multiple block printing and Polish dot linocut.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Hand knitting for beginners Course start date: Sat 26 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Freya ProudlockThis intensive course will inspire a passion for hand knitting, colour and texture.The perfect way to get started.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Japanese woodcut printmaking Course start date: Sun 4 Oct 2026 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carol Justin WilhideAn introduction to the beautiful and delicate printmaking world of Japanese Woodcut. Explore this water based, non-toxic process and build an appreciation for the handmade. You will learn how to design, carve and make a multi-coloured print. Beginners welcome.Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Textiles: experimental hand stitch Course start date: Tue 20 Oct 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Amarjeet NandhraA contemporary approach to hand stitching and embroidery exploring a variety of traditional stitches and techniques. Create experimental and expressive samples using traditional and non-traditional materials.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Contemporary art photography Course start date: Tue 20 Oct 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Holly FalconerThis course is part theory and part practical. You will become an expert in the fine art world of contemporary photography. Learn about the history, concepts and theories behind the art form, and the technology and techniques now influencing it. Develop practical skills to realise your own creative ideas, discuss your photography portfolio with others, and learn about platforms to showcase your work on the commercial fine art market.
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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