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.

Show your creativity

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: Starting Figure Drawing : People, Proportion & Personal Style

This welcoming course introduces essential techniques for drawing the human figure, from basic proportion and gesture to tone and simplified anatomy. You’ll develop confidence drawing both clothed and natural human forms using a variety of materials including pencil, charcoal, coloured chalks, water-based paints, and mixed media. Drawing from photos, videos, and live demonstrations, you’ll explore mark-making, light and shadow, and expressive line work. Suitable for beginners and returning artists, the course offers step-by-step guidance to build your skills and creativity in a supportive environment.
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Dates:
Mon 15/09/2025 -
Mon 20/10/2025
Location:
Online
Course code:
Q00023629
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £96.00

Art Practical: Inspired by Flowers: Exploring Ink, Line, and Colour

Explore the delicate beauty of flowers through the expressive techniques of ink, line and water-based wash in this hands-on course. Learn to create tone, texture, and depth using a variety of tools including technical pens, dip pens, and sticks. You’ll experiment with water-based colour washes to enhance your drawings, while developing skills in perspective and composition to bring your floral subjects to life. Suitable for all skill levels, this course combines technical instruction with creative freedom, encouraging you to develop a personal style inspired by nature’s intricate details.
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Dates:
Mon 15/09/2025 -
Mon 17/11/2025
Location:
Online
Course code:
Q00023886
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £96.00

Art Practical: Drawing, Painting and Going Big

This course will encourage learners to develop their Creative Practice. Learners will become more confident to share their artistic ideas and inspirations in a safe and vibrant environment. 
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Dates:
Wed 17/09/2025 -
Wed 10/12/2025
Times:
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Duration:
12 sessions
Location:
Exeter Phoenix (Exeter)
Bradninch Place
Gandy Street
Exeter
EX4 3LS
Tutor:
Sarah John
Course code:
Q00023704
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £280.00

Art Practical: Studio Practice, Sketchbook Focus - Starting Small

This course will encourage learners to develop their Creative Practice. Learners will become more confident to share their artistic ideas and inspirations in a safe and vibrant environment. 
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Dates:
Wed 17/09/2025 -
Wed 10/12/2025
Times:
11:00am - 1:30pm
Duration:
12 sessions
Location:
Exeter Phoenix (Exeter)
Bradninch Place
Gandy Street
Exeter
EX4 3LS
Tutor:
Sarah John
Course code:
Q00023702
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £240.00

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Duration:
12 months
Fee:
£15

Art Practical: Drawing and Painting (Reaching Out) - L’Arche

The Reaching Out Programme classes are open to people living in the community that can have their needs met by the class. This is a class for people with a learning disability. It provides for those who enjoy art, but cannot normally gain access to art classes, with the opportunity to complete a number of exciting and accessible projects. The projects include drawing, colouring-in, painting animals and faces and making posters – all in a relaxed, friendly and supportive environment.
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Dates:
Mon 22/09/2025 -
Mon 08/12/2025
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
11 sessions
Location:
L'Arche Bognor Regis
188 Hawthorn Road
Bognor Regis
PO21 2UX
Tutor:
Frank Ferrie
Course code:
Q00022536
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £176.00

Art Practical: Creative Painting Creative Painting (Beginners)

This course takes students beyond introductory courses in art and begin to develop their skills. This course is accessible to beginners, but it also provides an ideal stepping stone towards more advanced learning in art, offering increased confidence, mental health and well-being.
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Dates:
Mon 22/09/2025 -
Mon 08/12/2025
Times:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Duration:
11 sessions
Location:
John Pounds Centre (Portsmouth)
23 Pounds Gate
Queen Street
Portsmouth
PO1 3HN
Tutor:
Frank Ferrie
Course code:
Q00022538
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £176.00

Art Practical: Art by the Sea

To provide the opportunity for a wide range of adults, including those who cannot normally get access to classes, to complete a number of exciting projects in drawing and painting, offering improved confidence, mental health and well-being. Projects include: landscape painting, portrait drawing and painting, figure drawing, still life, poster design and abstract art.
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Dates:
Tue 23/09/2025 -
Tue 09/12/2025
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
11 sessions
Location:
Springbourne Library Community Room (Bou
297A Holdenhurst Road
Bournemouth
BH8 8BX
Tutor:
Abi Kremer
Course code:
Q00022582
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £176.00

Art Practical: Art by the Sea

Experiment with a range of materials and complete a number of exciting projects in art including landscape painting and a personal project. This course offers expert but accessible instruction in drawing, colour mixing, landscape painting and a personal project such as a portrait or abstract design. The course takes place at Ashley Place, which is a residential home for adults with a physical disability, but the course is open to everyone from the community with or without a disability.
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Course Information

Dates:
Tue 23/09/2025 -
Tue 09/12/2025
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
11 sessions
Location:
Ashley Place (Bognor Regis)
Kings Parade
Bognor Regis
PO21 2QP
Tutor:
Frank Ferrie
Course code:
Q00022540
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £176.00

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:
0 places remaining
Status:
Waiting list (Waiting list)
Fee range
Free to £176.00

Art Practical: Landscape Painting Online (Thu)

This course gives students the opportunity to explore and experiment with different acrylic painting approaches and techniques in landscape painting. The aim is to give students the skills and confidence to make individual and original paintings, for improved mental health, well-being and enjoyment.
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Dates:
Thu 25/09/2025 -
Thu 11/12/2025
Times:
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Duration:
11 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Frank Ferrie
Course code:
Q00022531
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
9 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £176.00