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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Craft: Advanced Modern Calligraphy

Come and try your hand at modern calligraphy, you do not need to be an artist to enjoy working with these contemporary letter forms. The aim of the course is to give a solid grounding in this fascinating useful craft. Working with easily available equipment and simple techniques.
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Dates:
Wed 17/04/2024 -
Wed 10/07/2024
Times:
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Duration:
12 sessions
Tutor:
Fiona Mitchell
Course code:
Q00009829
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £88.80

Craft: Next Steps in Calligraphy: Italic - Unlocking Creativity

Come and try your hand at calligraphy, you do not need to be an artist to enjoy creating italic letter forms. The aim of the course is to give a solid grounding exploring different aspects of this fascinating craft. Working with easily available equipment and simple techniques.
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Dates:
Thu 18/04/2024 -
Thu 11/07/2024
Times:
11:00am - 12:30pm
Duration:
12 sessions
Tutor:
Fiona Mitchell
Course code:
Q00009845
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £66.60

Craft: Exploring Modern Calligraphy - Unlocking Creativity

Come and try your hand at calligraphy, you do not need to be an artist to enjoy modern Calligraphy. The aim of the course is to give a solid grounding exploring different aspects of this fascinating craft. Working with easily available equipment and simple techniques.
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Dates:
Thu 18/04/2024 -
Thu 11/07/2024
Times:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Duration:
12 sessions
Tutor:
Fiona Mitchell
Course code:
Q00009851
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £66.60

Craft: Traditional Calligraphy - Unlocking Creativity - Taking it to the Next Level

Come and try your hand at calligraphy! You do not need to be an artist to enjoy the creating graceful letter forms. The aim of the course is to give a solid grounding in this fascinating craft. Working with easily available equipment and simple techniques.
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Dates:
Thu 18/04/2024 -
Thu 11/07/2024
Times:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Duration:
12 sessions
Tutor:
Fiona Mitchell
Course code:
Q00009856
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £88.80

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Craft: Calligraphy Uncial - Unlocking Creativity & Taking it to the Next Level

Come and try your hand at calligraphy, you do not need to be an artist to enjoy creating graceful Uncial letter forms. The aim of the course is to give a solid grounding exploring different aspects of this fascinating craft. Working with easily available equipment and simple techniques.
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Course Information

Dates:
Thu 18/04/2024 -
Thu 11/07/2024
Times:
9:00am - 10:30am
Duration:
12 sessions
Tutor:
Fiona Mitchell
Course code:
Q00009836
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £66.60

Art Practical: Beginners': Art – Practical Day School: Drawing Flowers and Gardens with Pastel

On this one day course you will have fun experimenting with expressive soft chalk pastel techniques to draw flowers and gardens, using photographs as a reference. The day school will be suitable if you are a complete beginner or if you want to improve your skills. There will be exercises to work through and one to one advice. The course aims to give you the confidence to work on your own projects in pastel at home. Basic materials and equipment will be provided; but there will be a small charge towards the cost of paper.
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Course Information

Dates:
Tue 23/04/2024 -
Tue 23/04/2024
Times:
11:00am - 3:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Bourne Hall (Epsom)
Spring Street
Ewell
Epsom
KT17 1UF
Tutor:
Gabrielle Girardey
Course code:
Q00012464
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £18.90

Art Practical: Building our Collaborative Sculpture

During this two day workshop you will work as part of a team to build a sculpture with the theme ‘Safe Passage’. The build will take place at the Tamar Bridge Visitor and Learning Centre, where the sculpture will later go on public display. You will also have the opportunity to join us for a celebration event later on in the autumn, when the finished artwork will be unveiled.
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Course Information

Dates:
Thu 25/04/2024 -
Fri 26/04/2024
Times:
9:00am - 4:00pm
Duration:
2 sessions
Location:
The Tamar Bridge (Plymouth)
Tamar Bridge Office
Pemros Road
Plymouth
PL5 1LP
Tutor:
Miranda Qualtrough
Course code:
Q00009816
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £58.80