Our specialist and holiday courses change each term, so why not explore our offerings below to find out more about what’s on offer at the moment.
Our wide range of courses offer classes for all age groups and interests. Whether you’re a first time potter or an experienced painter – we’ve got something for you.
February Half Term Courses Coming Soon
May Half Term – 2 Days: Pottery Workshop 3D Campus
This course is aimed at anyone interested in clay and pottery. Experienced potters will be able to work on their own projects while beginners will be introduced to various techniques, and good studio practices.
May Half Term – 3D Campus – Family Learning Pottery
With an emphasis on fun, this is an opportunity to work with your child on some great creative projects with clay.
May Half Term – 3D Campus – Kids Art Club 8-12 Years
The course is an enjoyable and creative art club for children
May Half Term – 3D Campus – Kids Pottery 8-12 Years
Have fun making and decorating clay pots and figures.
May Half Term – Digital Photography & Photoshop
This practical course is designed for those who own a digital camera and want to maximise its potential and learn the fundamental skills to improve your digital photography and Photoshop skills
May Half Term – Drawing & Pastels
A two-day workshop exploring chalk pastels. Known for its vibrant effects, chalk pastel is a great medium, combining colour and drawing with an expressive immediacy
May Half Term – Family Learning Drawing & Painting
With an emphasis on fun, this is an opportunity to work with your child on some great creative projects
May Half Term – Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal: German Expressionism: Die Brücke (“The Bridge”)
‘Take What You Need’ from exploring the German Expressionism: Die Brücke (“The Bridge”). This course explores the early twentieth-century art group Die Brücke, a key German Expressionist movement that sought to act as a “bridge” between Old Master painting and modern art.
May Half Term – Independent Practice: Pottery
This pottery course is aimed at current and recent PSAD students who need additional time within the pottery studio. You will be able to work on your own projects.
May Half Term – Introduction to Watercolour Painting
This course is ideal for complete beginners who have never used watercolour before, or for those with some experience, who’d like to brush up their skills and gain confidence in using this medium.
May Half Term – Life Drawing (All Levels)
The aim of the course is to encourage students to develop their drawing skills via access to what some consider the most compelling form, the nude and clothed human body.
May Half Term – Lightroom & Photoshop for Photographers
This course is ideal for photographers who want to take their images to the next level using leading industry photo software.
May Half Term – Lino Printing Day
The course will cover the creation of your design, colour mixing and finishing to a professional standard whilst exploring relief printing using lino blocks in just one day.
May Half Term – Open Studio Etching
Open studio Printmaking sessions are available to those that already have experience of printing techniques
May Half Term – Open Studio Painting
Painting Open Studio is for experienced students or advanced painting skills so that they can work independently.
May Half Term – Open Studio: Pottery
This is a practical course, which will be tailored to the individual student capabilities.
May Half Term – Painterly Screenprinting
Suitable for those who already have experience of screenprinting but want to bring a painterly depth to their screenprints using blends and handmade stencils created with TruGrain.
May Half Term – Photography for Young People 13-17 years
On this course participants will learn to use a digital camera in a fun and creative way.
May Half Term – Portrait Drawing (All Levels)
An intensive one-day course working with varied approaches to portrait drawing.
