Improve your arts & craft skills, or learn some new ones

We’ve got the best modern arts and crafts classes that you can do online or in person at one of our learning venues across England and Scotland. It's never been easier to try your hand at something a little different and discover a new talent.

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Our arts and crafts workshops are perfect if you’re looking to get creative and hands on.

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Take centre stage with one of our performing arts courses, or indulge your photography passion and strike a pose with tips and techniques on how to capture that perfect shot.  

Develop the skills and get crafty with some jewellery making, with no previous experience required. With courses in textiles and sewing, as well as the arts, we really do have something for everyone, and everyone is welcome too.  

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The combination of small class sizes and guidance from expert tutors means that taking part in one of our arts and crafts courses is the perfect place for you to develop your talent, learn a new skill, or start that hobby you’ve always wanted to try.

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Art Practical: Develop a Portrait in Chalk Pastels

Develop a Portrait in Chalk Pastels will enable you to gain skills in drawing a head and shoulders in proportion, looking at line, tone and perspective. Instruction will be given in the application of chalk pastels, and you will gain a comprehensive understanding of colour mixing in this medium. Finish this workshop with a portrait of your own choice of subject, with a convincing likeness, in your own style. Suitable for beginners and improvers.
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Dates:
Fri 25/07/2025 -
Fri 25/07/2025
Times:
10:00am - 4:00pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Springbourne Library Community Room (Bou
297A Holdenhurst Road
Bournemouth
BH8 8BX
Tutor:
Abi Kremer
Course code:
Q00022008
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
9 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £25.20

Award in Creative Craft (Textiles) Level 2

Combine your craft skills with key work skills in this textiles course. If you’re a whizz with threads, yarns, and fabrics, why not consider ways to earn a living from your creative skills? This is the perfect course to study if you enjoy handicrafts and would like to learn employability skills to help you get a job in craft-making. This textile crafts course has a business element to help you understand work options in this area. Textile design courses are also great if you’re returning to education after a long break, or want to develop a hobby.
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Dates:
Mon 01/09/2025 -
Mon 22/12/2025
Times:
10:00am - 4:00pm
Duration:
16 sessions
Location:
Abakhan (Liverpool)
44 Stafford Street
Liverpool
L3 8LX
Tutor:
Amanda Meaghan
Course code:
Q00022803
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £225.00

Art Practical: Portraiture Painting Online

This course aims to introduce students to the art of portraiture in a relaxed and supportive environment. Using enlarged photos, you will learn how to draw the face, neck and features correctly and then move on to painting. The class is ideal for beginners who would like to learn new skills or improve old ones, offering students increased confidence, mental health and well-being.
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Dates:
Wed 24/09/2025 -
Wed 10/12/2025
Times:
11:00am - 1:00pm
Duration:
11 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Frank Ferrie
Course code:
Q00022526
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
3 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £81.40

Textiles and Fashion: Beginners' Sustainable Sewing - Small Sewing Machine Projects (Tues)

Come and join a new course aimed at beginner sewers. No previous experience of the sewing machine is necessary. We will start with getting used to the machine and making a simple pin cushion. This will also make us think about what fabric we can recycle and use up all the little scraps of fabric you may have from previous projects. Using recycled materials not only helps in reducing waste but also sparks creativity by encouraging you to think outside the box.
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Dates:
Tue 06/01/2026 -
Tue 31/03/2026
Times:
11:30am - 2:30pm
Duration:
13 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Rebecca Spear
Course code:
Q00023302
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
3 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £81.40

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Art Practical: Portraiture Painting Online

This course aims to introduce students to the art of portraiture in a relaxed and supportive environment. Using enlarged photos, you will learn how to draw the face, neck and features correctly and then move on to painting. The class is ideal for beginners who would like to learn new skills or improve old ones, offering students increased confidence, mental health and well-being.
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Dates:
Wed 07/01/2026 -
Wed 25/03/2026
Times:
11:00am - 1:00pm
Duration:
11 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Frank Ferrie
Course code:
Q00023339
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £81.40

Textiles and Fashion: Beginners' Sustainable Sewing - Small Sewing Machine Projects (Thurs)

Come and join a new course aimed at beginner sewers. No previous experience of the sewing machine is necessary. We will start with getting used to the machine and making a simple pin cushion. This will also make us think about what fabric we can recycle and use up all the little scraps of fabric you may have from previous projects. Using recycled materials not only helps in reducing waste but also sparks creativity by encouraging you to think outside the box.
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Dates:
Thu 08/01/2026 -
Thu 02/04/2026
Times:
11:30am - 2:30pm
Duration:
12 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Rebecca Spear
Course code:
Q00022949
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
0 places remaining
Status:
Waiting list (Waiting list)
Fee range
Free to £81.40

Art History: Who's the Muse? Five Pioneering Women Artists: Eileen Agar, Claude Cahun, Isabel Rawsthorne, Dora Maar and Lee Miller

What is a muse? How and why has this convention endured for centuries? This course explores the identity and representation of the muse looking at the lives and work of five female artists: Claude Cahun, Eileen Agar, Isabel Rawsthorne, Dora Maar and Lee Miller. Each has enjoyed a revival as practitioners of dynamic art forms in painting, photography and sculpture. Cahun, Agar and Miller escaped comfortable backgrounds to pursue independent paths amid the avant-garde of the 1920s and ‘30s. Rawsthorne was long regarded as the beautiful muse of Jacob Epstein, Alberto Giacometti and Francis Bacon, while Maar remained in Picasso’s shadow for decades. We explore how each of the three artists challenged social and cultural conventions of their day to produce some of the most startling artworks of modern British art.
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Dates:
Fri 16/01/2026 -
Fri 13/02/2026
Times:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Duration:
5 sessions
Location:
Blue Beetle Room (London)
Hendon Lane
Finchley
London
N3 1TR
Tutor:
Chantal Condron
Course code:
Q00022661
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £42.00

Art Practical: Portraiture Painting Online

This course aims to introduce students to the art of portraiture in a relaxed and supportive environment. Using enlarged photos, you will learn how to draw the face, neck and features correctly and then move on to painting. The class is ideal for beginners who would like to learn new skills or improve old ones, offering students increased confidence, mental health and well-being.
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Course Information

Dates:
Wed 22/04/2026 -
Wed 08/07/2026
Times:
11:00am - 1:00pm
Duration:
11 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Frank Ferrie
Course code:
Q00023340
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £81.40


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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:
In progress (In progress)
Fee range
Free to £33.30