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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This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Practical Art: Drawing, Painting and Going Big - Exploring Materials and Techniques

During this friendly course, you will be using your sketchbook and art practice as a starting point. You will have the opportunity to gain more confidence in your unique artwork by trying out different materials and techniques to create bigger scale work. You will be able to use the creative experiments carried out in your sketchbooks and on paper to progress your art practice using your preferred techniques and materials. By the end of this course, the many techniques, materials, themes, concepts and artists that influence your artwork will be crystallised in your more finished pieces.
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Dates:
Wed 11/09/2024 -
Wed 11/12/2024
Times:
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Duration:
14 sessions
Location:
Exeter Phoenix (Exeter)
Bradninch Place
Gandy Street
Exeter
EX4 3LS
Tutor:
Sarah John
Course code:
Q00016831
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £136.50

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Art Practical: Arts and Crafts for Health and Wellbeing

The purpose of this course is to support your individual health and wellbeing and to help you gain confidence. You will be given an opportunity to learn new skills and techniques from a range of different types of art and craft. For example, painting stones, glass, wood, and dream catchers. You will use a variety of different resources and medias such as wool, fabrics, and jars. You will learn about the development of the different arts and crafts that we enjoy today. You will also learn about and gain insight into how different techniques and skills have evolved in certain crafts.
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Dates:
Wed 11/09/2024 -
Wed 11/12/2024
Times:
10:00am - 2:30pm
Duration:
14 sessions
Location:
NST Hub (North Somerset Training Communi
31 Alexandra Parade
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1QZ
Tutor:
Rebecca Williams
Course code:
Q00016838
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £226.80

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Craft: Hand Clay Pottery

This course is designed for you to develop your creative side and use your previous clay hand-building techniques to progress to an intermediate level, plus a chance explore the different decorative styles working with Clay. By the end of the course you should have lots of different pottery pieces and different pottery skills. You will be in a group with others and led by a talented Arts and Crafts tutor. Your work will be taken away and fired in a kiln by the tutor and it will be yours to keep!
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Dates:
Wed 11/09/2024 -
Wed 16/10/2024
Times:
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Duration:
6 sessions
Location:
Coopers Court
Church Street
Charlton Kings
Cheltenham
South West
GL53 8AP
Tutor:
Victoria Hendzel
Course code:
Q00016896
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £50.40

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Art Practical: Arts and Crafts for Health and Wellbeing

The purpose of the course is to support your individual health and wellbeing and to help you gain confidence. You will be given an opportunity to learn new skills and techniques from a range of different types of arts and crafts. For example, painting stones, glass, wood, and dream catchers. You will use a variety of different resources and medias such as wool, fabrics, and jars. You will learn about the development of the different arts and crafts that we enjoy today. You will learn about and gain an insight into how different techniques and skills have evolved in certain crafts.
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Dates:
Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 12/12/2024
Times:
10:00am - 2:30pm
Duration:
14 sessions
Location:
NST Hub (North Somerset Training Communi
31 Alexandra Parade
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1QZ
Tutor:
Rebecca Williams
Course code:
Q00016837
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £243.50

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12 months
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This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Art Practical: Fantasy Art and Surrealism, Styles and Techniques

The aim of this course is to introduce you to portrait art work. You will guided by a talented tutor looking at current artists as well as the opportunity to build your own techniques and style.
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Course Information

Dates:
Fri 13/09/2024 -
Fri 18/10/2024
Location:
NST Hub (North Somerset Training Communi
31 Alexandra Parade
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1QZ
Course code:
Q00009855
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £52.20

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Intermediate Watercolours: Expressive and Creative Effects Part 1

Have you learnt the basics of painting in watercolours and are looking for fresh ideas? Do you want to learn how to create expressive and creative textures and effects in watercolours? Are you unsure where to start, what to use and how to use it? Why not join this course to explore your own creativity, find inspiration and receive support and encouragement? This ten-week course aims to provide lots of ideas and techniques for working spontaneously and expressively as well as how to create a variety of different textures and effects. You will also have the opportunity to share ideas and take part in weekly discussions about your artworks with the tutor and other students on the course.
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Dates:
Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 02/12/2024
Times:
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Deborah Crofts
Course code:
Q00017573
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £74.00

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Art Practical: Creative Painting

This course aims to introduce you to art and take you to a higher level in order to begin to develop your skills. This course is accessible to beginners and provides an ideal stepping stone towards intermediate levels. Set in a calm and friendly environment, this course is a great way to gain confidence in a group setting and socialise with other like-minded individuals.
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Dates:
Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 16/12/2024
Times:
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Duration:
14 sessions
Location:
John Pounds Centre (Portsmouth)
23 Pounds Gate
Queen Street
Portsmouth
PO1 3HN
Tutor:
Frank Ferrie
Course code:
Q00009655
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £124.00

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

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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Dates:
Tue 17/09/2024 -
Tue 01/07/2025
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
42 sessions
Location:
Ashley Place (Bognor Regis)
Kings Parade
Bognor Regis
PO21 2QP
Tutor:
Frank Ferrie
Course code:
Q00010871
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £285.60

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Art and Music Studies: Anniversaries Exhibitions and Events Autumn 2024

The course aims to encourage learners to attend art exhibitions and/or musical events with a greater background knowledge in order to enhance appreciation. If actual attendance is not possible, to undertake independent research and hence, enjoy a more active and cultural lifestyle. The class also offers an opportunity for learners to interact socially with like- minded people in intellectual pursuits. It also encourages learners to acquire critical and analytical skills through debate and discussion. The course covers all styles and periods from the Renaissance to the present day. It is multi media to accommodate diverse learning styles and preferences. It is suitable for beginners and connoisseurs alike.
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Dates:
Tue 17/09/2024 -
Tue 26/11/2024
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Location:
Fairkytes Art Centre (Hornchurch)
51 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
Tutor:
Andrew Rothwell
Course code:
Q00017514
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £100.00

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Art Practical: Drawing from Scratch

Learn to develop drawing skills of line, tone and form and create art inspired by objects around you. Using a variety of equipment including pencils, charcoal,pen and ink, you will create some unique and inspiring creations to take home or gift to family and friends. This course is a great way to gain confidence in your art and develop your skills. Anybody can join whether you have a wealth of experience or none at all. Art is whatever you want it to be.
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Dates:
Wed 18/09/2024 -
Wed 23/10/2024
Times:
9:00am - 10:30am
Duration:
6 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Abi Kremer
Course code:
Q00010172
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £33.30