Choose from a variety of creative art courses

Explore your creativity through painting and drawing and choose from a variety of creative art classes. With a huge range of subjects to learn from, you can choose from online or in-person options.

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Our creative arts courses will get you working with pastels and pencils, exploring fine art and even get you out and about discovering new galleries in your spare time. 

Paints to pastels

Delivered by experienced art tutors, why not try getting creative with clay, or getting hands-on painting your very own masterpiece. 

If you’re interested in drawing, you won’t be disappointed either. Collage making, oil painting, pastel painting and printing are just some of the subjects that have proved popular in recent years.  

Many of our arts courses are delivered for different levels of experience too, so whether you’re a beginner or a little more advanced, you’ll be able to choose the art course that’s right for you. 

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Crafts: Modern Meets Medieval: Uncial Calligraphy for All

Explore the beauty of Uncial calligraphy in this relaxed and friendly course, perfect for learners of all levels. We’ll combine the classic shapes of traditional Uncial with the more expressive, modern style of Pointed Uncial. Using both broad-edge and pointed pens, you’ll learn how to form letters, build rhythm, and add your own creative touch. With step-by-step guidance, plenty of practice, and a supportive atmosphere, you’ll gain confidence and enjoy the process of learning a timeless script. By the end, you’ll create a finished piece that brings together tradition and personal style.
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Dates:
Thu 12/06/2025 -
Thu 17/07/2025
Times:
11:00am - 12:30pm
Duration:
6 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Fiona Mitchell
Course code:
Q00022361
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
0 places remaining
Status:
Waiting list (Waiting list)
Fee range
Free to £33.30

Painting Colour and Light with Watercolour in St James Park London

Have you always been afraid to draw and paint outside in public? This course will give you confidence to sketch outside with tips on how to draw quick sketches of moving people from location in St James Park by the lake; there will be sketching and watercolour demonstrations, combined with drawing theory, showing ways to use a variety of materials and different styles of drawing from thumb nail sketching to building up a final composition . Combine Watercolour and fine liner pen techniques to add to your art skills, tackling geese, trees, people and the lake. Bring your painting equipment along and join us.
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Dates:
Fri 13/06/2025 -
Fri 13/06/2025
Times:
10:30am - 1:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Meeting Place:St James Park Cafe (London
St. James's Park
London
SW1A 2BJ
Tutor:
Debra Collis
Course code:
Q00019127
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
7 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £12.60

Art Practical: Explore and Draw the Human Form

Discover accessible ways to improve your skills in drawing the human form. Through a variety of different techniques to enhance our looking and understanding of all aspects of drawing the human figure – nude and clothed, you will be encouraged to get out of your comfort zone and see the subject afresh. You are encouraged to use this as an opportunity to use and get to know different materials and how they can influence your depiction in a natural rather than measured way. You will learn through demonstrations of techniques and through feedback and guidance given by your tutor on this online course with references to artists art work.
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Dates:
Mon 23/06/2025 -
Mon 14/07/2025
Times:
5:00pm - 7:30pm
Duration:
4 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Debra Collis
Course code:
Q00022003
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £37.00

Art Practical: Learn to Paint Landscapes

Master the art of landscape painting with our Art Practical: Learn to Paint Landscapes course. Learn techniques for capturing the beauty of natural scenes in your artwork. Ideal for artists of all levels looking to develop their skills in landscape art.
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Dates:
Tue 01/07/2025 -
Tue 29/07/2025
Times:
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Duration:
5 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Abi Kremer
Course code:
Q00017768
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
4 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £27.75

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12 months
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Art Practical: The Process of Abstract Art

These sessions are suitable for learners with experience or without experience. Recourses will be suggested for learners to participate who have no practical art experience and full direction is given to enable all learners to participate. These details will be shared with learners before the start of the course. Learners will be able to participate just using pencil, paper and tracing paper. If they wish to be more experimental, they may wish to choose painting or collage materials The sessions are delivered online by power point presentation with lecture and discussion. There will be instructions visually and verbally which will instruct learners how to carry out their own experiments in abstracted art.
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Dates:
Thu 03/07/2025 -
Thu 10/07/2025
Location:
Online
Course code:
Q00021869
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £14.80

Art Practical: Day at the Museum

This is an opportunity to gain knowledge and insight into a Victorian way of life undertaking a drawing course in this extraordinary Art Gallery and Museum. Renowned nationally for a unique collection of Pre-Raphaelite and Victorian art and sculpture, it also showcases the home of the original owners Merton and Annie Russell-Cotes, which is almost completely intact with furniture and decorations. The couple made many overseas voyages, and brought back numerous objects from their travels, many of which are displayed in the Museum. The Mikado room houses a selection of the 100 trunk loads of Japanese artefacts purchased. There are also temporary exhibitions to sketch in, including a show of the work of May Morris, William Morris's daughter. Suitable for beginners and improvers.
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Dates:
Fri 04/07/2025 -
Fri 04/07/2025
Times:
10:30am - 3:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum (Bour
East Cliff
Bournemouth
BH1 3AA
Tutor:
Abi Kremer
Course code:
Q00021577
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
5 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £21.00

Art and About: Sketching on the Southbank, Thames River & Bridges (July)

If you fancied yourself as an urban sketcher but never had the confidence to work outside alone, join one of these sociable morning or afternoon sessions to capture an aspect or view of London’s River Thames and Bridges by the vibrant Southbank. Whilst drawing on location, we will be using dry materials, pen/ink alongside watercolour for line and wash sketches and work with two sizes of sketchbook (A5 and A4/3). Toilets and Meeting Point will be at Topolski Studios by the side of the Southbank main riverpath.
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Dates:
Wed 09/07/2025 -
Wed 23/07/2025
Times:
10:30am - 1:30pm
Duration:
3 sessions
Location:
Meeting Point: Topolski Studio
Topolski Studios SBC
Access Road
Arch 158
Hungerford Arches, Belvedere Rd,
London
SE1 8XU
Tutor:
Debra Collis
Course code:
Q00019147
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
8 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £29.40

Art Practical: Drawing from Nature

This drawing course will take place in the fascinating Victorian Bournemouth Natural Science Society. The Museum is a treasure trove of carefully preserved examples of natural form: butterflies, shells stuffed birds and skulls, which learners will be able to draw in pencil and coloured pencil - a small and intimate version of the Natural History Museum. One to one instruction will be given by the tutor (a professional artist) This course is for complete beginners and those looking to improve their skills and develop their own style.
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Dates:
Fri 11/07/2025 -
Fri 11/07/2025
Times:
10:00am - 1:00pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Bournemouth Natural Science Society (Bou
39 Christchurch Road
Bournemouth
BH1 3NS
Tutor:
Abi Kremer
Course code:
Q00021575
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
3 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £12.60

Art Practical: Learn to Paint an Abstract Landscape

Discover the art of abstract landscape painting with our Art Practical: Learn to Paint an Abstract Landscape course. Learn techniques for blending abstraction with the natural world to create expressive and dynamic artworks. Ideal for artists looking to explore new styles and techniques.
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Dates:
Thu 17/07/2025 -
Thu 31/07/2025
Times:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Duration:
3 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Abi Kremer
Course code:
Q00017766
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £16.65

Art Practical: Exploring Drawing

Unlock your creative potential with our Art Practical: Exploring Drawing course. Learn fundamental drawing techniques and experiment with different styles and mediums. Ideal for beginners and experienced artists looking to refine their skills.
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Course Information

Dates:
Thu 17/07/2025 -
Thu 31/07/2025
Times:
9:00am - 10:30am
Duration:
3 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Abi Kremer
Course code:
Q00017767
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £16.65