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
Summer School – Drawing & Pastels (All Levels)
A workshop exploring chalk pastels. This course is ideal for beginners as well as those who have some experience of using chalk pastels and would like to improve their skills with drawing and colour. We offer this as a two-day or a one-day intensive course.
Summer School – Drawing with Mindfulness Techniques
A fun, relaxing and creative activity that can support your health & wellbeing.
Summer School – Experimental Printmaking
A one-day course where you can explore a variety of relief printing techniques.
Summer School – Expressive Pastels: Landscapes
A one-day workshop exploring chalk pastels. Known for its vibrant effects, chalk pastel is a great medium, combining colour and drawing with an expressive immediacy.
Summer School – Expressive Pastels: Still Life
A one-day workshop exploring chalk pastels. Known for its vibrant effects, chalk pastel is a great medium, combining colour and drawing with an expressive immediacy
Summer School – Family Learning Pottery 7-12 years – 3D Campus
Have fun making and decorating clay pots and figures.
Summer School – Good Artists Copy Great Artist Steal by The River Thames: John Singer Sargent
‘Take What You Need’ from exploring the watercolour landscape paintings of John Singer Sargent, with the goal of helping you develop skills that will enhance your ability to paint on location by the Thames, using your medium of choice.
Summer School – Intensive Throwing Week – 3D Campus
This course is aimed at throwers that would like to perfect and fine tune their throwing technique. Students will be able to work for 5 consecutive days on individual projects guided by an experienced tutor.
Summer School – Introduction to Drawing
On this course you will be introduced to some of the basic skills of observational drawing.
Summer School – Introduction to Drawing & Painting
An exciting introductory drawing and painting course, you will explore different approaches, methods and materials.
Summer School – Introduction to Illustration 3D Campus
On this one-day course we will cover aspects of illustration and aims to enable students to respond to a brief.
Summer School – Introduction to Interior Design 14 Plus
The taster course will familiarise students with the principles of looking at interior spaces, translating aspirations into ideas and depicting it visually in a personal and original form.
Summer School – Kids Art Club 8-12 years
The course is an enjoyable and creative art club for children over two sessions.
Summer School – Kids Arts & Crafts Club 8-12 years
With an emphasis on fun, this is an opportunity for your child to work on some great creative projects.
Summer School – Kids Pottery Club 8-12 years – 3D Campus
Have fun making and decorating clay pots and figures over two sessions.
Summer School – Learn to Draw 3D Campus
On this one day ‘taster’ course, you’ll be introduced to some of the basic skills of observational drawing, including line, space, tone and proportion.
Summer School – Life Drawing (All Levels)
This course is equally worthwhile for those with no drawing or painting experience, as they are for the experienced artist. The aim of the course is to encourage students to develop their drawing and painting skills via access to what some consider the most compelling form, the nude and clothed human body.
Summer School – 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.
Summer School – Lino Printing Day
With the guidance of an experienced printmaker, you will be able to develop and print your design in just one day.
Summer School – Open Studio (sustainable) Etching
Etching Open Studio sessions are available to those who already have some experience of etching techniques and are interested in developing their own projects. Explore the potential of Copper Plate Etching over 2 days using Ferric Chloride acid and Soywax and B.I.G grounds. Suitable as an introduction to etching for beginners or for those who wish to develop their etching skills for a home printmaking studio. Preparing plates, etching and printing your own image using contemporary materials with traditional techniques under the guidance of an experienced tutor.
