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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Textiles and Fashion: Sewing and Dressmaking

This course aims to equip you with a comprehensive set of skills related to garment measurement, pattern making, patten cutting, garment modification and sewing which will enable you to create and modify clothing to your own personal specification. This, course offers a well-rounded experience that not only supports the development of your practical skills but also encourages personal growth, develop numeracy, English, and digital competencies in an enjoyable and social context.
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Dates:
Mon 08/01/2024 -
Mon 18/03/2024
Times:
9:30am - 12:00pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Location:
Fartown Methodist Church (Huddersfield)
Spaines Road
Huddersfield
HD2 2SD
Tutor:
Amarjit Sahota
Course code:
Q00012495
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £105.00

Art Practical: Beginners Creative Painting

To introduce students to art and take them to a higher level and begin to develop their skills. This course is accessible to beginners and provides an ideal stepping stone towards intermediate levels.
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Dates:
Mon 08/01/2024 -
Mon 18/03/2024
Times:
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Duration:
20 sessions
Location:
John Pounds Centre (Portsmouth)
23 Pounds Gate
Queen Street
Portsmouth
PO1 3HN
Tutor:
Elaine Alexander
Course code:
Q00012773
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
8 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £88.20

Creativity for Calm

This is a course ONLY for Roshni Ghar service users. Are you looking for a relaxing hobby to help you unwind? Creating moments of calm in the day is essential for our emotional well-being and mental health. Step into the world of mindful crafts with this course and enjoy art for relaxation. This creativity course allows you to explore your art and craft skills to find practices that soothe you. Whether you enjoy drawing, painting, origami, or craft-making, art courses can help you find a relaxing hobby
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Dates:
Mon 08/01/2024 -
Mon 18/03/2024
Times:
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Location:
Keighley Library
North Street
Keighley
BD21 3SX
Tutor:
Nazmeen Sadiq
Course code:
Q00010588
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £84.00

Craft: New Year New Hobby

Come and join a friendly and supportive online course, where you will meet like-minded people and have fun undertaking paper-based craft projects. Join our enthusiastic tutor and fellow crafters as we dip our toes into a rewarding new hobby. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to ask questions and share ideas with your classmates and tutor. You will be able to share your work and view others, and offer and receive feedback from both tutor and peers. During the 5 weeks of this course we will explore: • Miniature paper-crafts • Mini Journals and albums • Simple paper-folding techniques and much more. This course is suitable for beginners, those totally new to the world of crafting with paper and seasoned crafters who would like to try a new craft and add to their skill set.
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Dates:
Mon 08/01/2024 -
Mon 05/02/2024
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
5 sessions
Tutor:
Tracey Broomfield
Course code:
Q00012109
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £37.00

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Art Practical: Expressionism in Watercolour

This course will help you understand watercolour techniques through the lens of illustrative examples in art history. It will help you understand classical techniques in a subtle way, by relating them to examples created by various masters of watercolour, such as William Turner or Paul Cezanne, who will inspire personal artworks of great subtlety and sensitivity. If you would like to have a fresh view of watercolour painting, and learn how to achieve expressivity by carefully combining techniques such as glazing, graded wash or blending, this course will offer you an introduction to this style of painting. It will also encourage you to create your own original artwork based on the techniques learned.
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Dates:
Mon 08/01/2024 -
Mon 04/03/2024
Times:
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Duration:
8 sessions
Location:
Ripley Arts Centre (Bromley)
24 Sundridge Avenue
Bromley
BR1 2PX
Tutor:
Emanuela-Alina Baloiu
Course code:
Q00012092
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £80.00

Craft: Quirky Pottery

This course is designed to help you be more creative within the clay medium, explore and experiment, a chance to develop further creatively pottery skills and build-up more knowledge of the different hand-building pottery techniques. Enabling you to experiment and expand your own style working with clay, as well as discovering different decorative styles and the use of different colourful paints/glazes. Lots of inspired designing encouragement too, there will be much discussion touching on a little history of pottery and looking several different styles of well-known potters and potteries throughout the world, who use the different techniques that we will be touch on over the course within each session. A refresher of new and known clay building skill, join this course with enthusiasm to share and develop your own knowledge and skills of pottery with others.
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Dates:
Mon 08/01/2024 -
Mon 18/03/2024
Times:
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Tutor:
Victoria Hendzel
Course code:
Q00009358
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £55.50

Craft: Charcoal and Pastels

Our creative arts courses will get you working with pastels and charcoals, exploring what creative pieces you can achieve. In this course develop your own style of drawing in this welcoming safe space. This class will encourage you to challenge your skills and build on your love of art. Bring your favourite materials or use the resources provided and express yourself in this friendly and warm setting. This tutor has years of art experience and is very popular with out learners. The venue offers a friendly atmosphere and even a free lunch prior to the course beginning.
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Dates:
Mon 08/01/2024 -
Mon 19/02/2024
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
6 sessions
Location:
Lonsdale Community Centre
Lonsdale Road
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 0TA
Tutor:
Victoria Hendzel
Course code:
Q00012659
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £50.40

Craft: Intermediate

The aim of the course is to improve upon your basic craft skills and work on more skilled techniques. You will learn new skills and be part of a crafting learning community. Gain confidence in your ability and communication skills by signing up tooday. Located in a calm and friendly environment, this course is ideal for anyone who enjoys arts and crafts and would like to take their ability to the next level. (Note: this course is only for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities in Minehead)
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Dates:
Mon 08/01/2024 -
Mon 25/03/2024
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
24 sessions
Location:
Minehead Eye (Minehead)
1A Mart Road
Minehead
TA24 5BJ
Tutor:
Rebecca Williams
Course code:
Q00010306
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £92.40

Textiles and Fashion: Sewing and Dressmaking

This course aims to equip you with a comprehensive set of skills related to garment measurement, pattern making, patten cutting, garment modification and sewing which will enable you to create and modify clothing to your own personal specification. This, course offers a well-rounded experience that not only supports the development of your practical skills but also encourages personal growth, develop numeracy, English, and digital competencies in an enjoyable and social context.
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Course Information

Dates:
Mon 08/01/2024 -
Mon 18/03/2024
Times:
12:30pm - 3:00pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Location:
Fartown Methodist Church (Huddersfield)
Spaines Road
Huddersfield
HD2 2SD
Tutor:
Amarjit Sahota
Course code:
Q00012533
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £105.00

Art Practical: Watercolour - Inspired by the Style of….

Have you learnt the basics of watercolours and are looking for fresh ideas? Why not join this course, explore your own creativity and find new inspiration. This 10-week course is aimed at intermediate level students and will introduce you to different inspirations for painting in watercolour and help you to explore methods for working spontaneously and expressively. You will be shown a diverse mixture of styles, techniques and approaches used by famous painters as well a selection of experimental artists. Sessions will contain ideas for exploring self-expression and encourage you to try out new ways of approaching your own paintings.
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Dates:
Mon 08/01/2024 -
Mon 18/03/2024
Times:
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Tutor:
Deborah Crofts
Course code:
Q00010007
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
3 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £74.00