One-off Courses and Holiday Workshops
As one of the largest independent art centres in the UK, our mission statement is ‘arts for all’ – every year we help thousands of people to engage in creative activities.
Kick-start your creativity with our extensive programme of one-day classes and short courses designed and lead by expert tutors to give a deeper understanding of traditional and contemporary arts and crafts.
Scroll down to see our full range or use the links below to see a particular section.
CHILDRENS AND TEENS HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS
Summer Holiday Workshops For Children and Teens
Monday 27 July – Friday 7 August
Children’s Pottery Classes
With Emma Bowden
Ages 7-11
Monday 27 July – Monday 3 August
10am – 12.30pm
An Introduction to Oil Painting
With Lizzy Freemantle
Ages 12-17
Monday 27 July
10.30am – 1pm
Printmaking: Inky Animals
With Nicola Hammond-Gilson
Ages 7-11
Wednesday 29 July
10am – 12.30pm
Printmaking: Inspired by Street Art
With Nicola Hammond Gilson
Ages 12-16
Wednesday 29 July
1pm – 3.30pm
Coral Reef Collage
With Lindsey Grexhammer
Ages 8-12
Thursday 30 July
10am – 1pm
Children’s Pottery Throwing
With Emma Bowden
Ages 8-12
Tuesday 4 August
10am – 12.30pm
Bonkers Bubble Art!
With Anastasia Osbourne
Ages 7-11
Wednesday 5 August
1pm – 3.30pm
Printmaking: Inky Animals
With Nicola Hammond-Gilson
Ages 7-11
Thursday 6 August
10am – 12.30pm
Teen Pottery: Doorway to another world
With V Hayward
Ages 12-16
Friday 7 August
1.30pm – 3.30pm
ADULT SHORT COURSES AND ONE-DAY CLASSES
These are self-contained workshops led by local artists for small group sizes. They offer an excellent chance for participants to gain insights into new arts and crafts having created an artwork or set of samples.
Drawing to Scale
With Susan Kudo
2 day course
Friday 10 & 17 July
10am – 3pm
Pottery Throwing for Beginners
With Charlie Butters
Half day workshops
Saturday 18 Jul
10am – 1pm
Warli
With Shashirekha Prakash
Half day workshop
Saturday 25 July
10am – 12.30pm
Rust and Indigo Dyeing
With Dawn Ramsay
2 day course
Monday 27 & Tuesday 28 July
10am – 1pm
Beginners Pottery Summerschool
With Helen Neighbour
5 day course
Tuesday 28 – Fri 31 Jul & 19 Sep
10am – 2pm
Exploring Charcoal
With Liz Cotgreave
2 day course
Wednesday 29 & Thursday 30 July
10am – 2pm
Introduction to Screenprinting
With Guy Morris
Half-day workshop
Thursday 30 July
1.30pm – 4pm
Nerikomi Ceramics
With Freya Froggatt-Smith
Whole day workshop
Thursday 30 OR Friday 31 July
10am – 4pm
Wetfelted Vessels
With V Hayward
Whole day workshop
Friday 31 July
10am – 4pm
Sketching and Painting Watercolours ‘en plein air’
With Paul Chappell
5 day course
Monday 3 – Friday 7 August
10am – 4pm
Carved Kitchen Woodware
With Jeremy Turner
3 day course
Monday 3 – Wednesday 5 August
10am – 4pm
Combining Fabric and Ink
With Anastasia Osbourne
Half-day course
Wednesday 5 August
1pm – 3.30pm
Design and Stitch – Inspired by Zandra Rhodes
With Janet Edmonds
Whole day workshop
Friday 7 August
10am – 3.30pm
Advanced Still Life Oil Painting
With Lizzy Freemantle
Whole day workshop
Monday 10 August
10am – 4pm
Autumn/Winter 2026-27
Artist-led workshops coming up
Full Day Throwing
With Patrick Hayward
Whole day workshops
Saturday 19 Sep, 24 Oct, 21 Nov
10am – 4pm
Visible Mending inspired by Japanese Boro
With Christine Green
Whole day workshop
Saturday 19 September
10am – 4pm
Loose Watercolour Landscape Painting
With Colin Stokes
Whole day workshop
Saturday 24 October
10am – 4pm
An Introduction to Screenwriting
With Colin Metcalfe
Half day workshop
Monday 26 October
10am – 12.30pm
Visual Poetry Making
With Ayşe Kongur
Half day workshop
Thursday 29 October
10.30am – 1pm
Screenprint Your Favourite Book Cover
With Guy Morris
Whole day workshop
Thursday 29 October
10am – 4pm
An Introduction to Inks
With Anastasia Osborne
Half day workshop
Friday 30 October
10am – 1pm
Contemporary Poetry
With Ciaran Kelly
4-week course
Thursdays from 5 November
5.30pm – 7pm
