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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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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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.

Textiles and Fashion: SCC-Dressmaking for Beginners

Discover the wonderful world of the sewing with this follow on course from Multiply ‘Measure up Sewing’. This Beginners Dressmaking course will help you to develop your craft in textile and fashion and dressmaking. Whether you have studied sewing before or are completely new to it. You will find value in this sewing course. Develop your skills to Improve the sewing, measuring and adjustment skills needed to make and finish garments and improve your knowledge of fabrics. You do not need any special tools to attend, just yourself and some enthusiasm. Start your sewing journey today by registering for this course and discover where your sewing journey takes you! This is only for those living in Southampton.
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Dates:
Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 07/10/2024
Times:
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Duration:
7 sessions
Location:
Clovelly Centre (Southampton)
60-68 Clovelly Road
Southampton
SO14 0AU
Tutor:
Tracey Sweetman
Course code:
Q00017052
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £88.20

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

Textiles and Fashion: Beginners Sewing

On this course, learn the sewing techniques needed to use a machine and pattern to make samples and a simple garment.
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Dates:
Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 16/12/2024
Times:
9:00am - 11:45am
Duration:
14 sessions
Location:
Gayton House (London)
Chiltern Road
London
E3 4BX
Tutor:
Mona Nashed
Course code:
Q00010938
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £151.20

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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.

Textiles and Fashion: Intermediate Dressmaking

Are you ready to take the next step in your dressmaking? Progress your sewing skills with this intermediate dressmaking course. Throughhout the class, you will improve the sewing, measuring and adjustment skills you need to become a dressmaker. By the end of the course, you'll be able to make and finish garments, and improve your knowledge of fabrics.
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Dates:
Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 16/12/2024
Times:
12:15pm - 3:00pm
Duration:
14 sessions
Location:
Gayton House (London)
Chiltern Road
London
E3 4BX
Tutor:
Mona Nashed
Course code:
Q00010940
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £151.20

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.

Performing Arts & Dance:

A fun and friendly class for adults with learning disabilities. A funky dance workout to get you moving; dance along to your favourite music and why not sing along too! Lots of different dances with pom poms, tambourines and ribbons too. Join in at your own pace and have lots of fun! 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.
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Dates:
Mon 16/09/2024 -
Mon 30/06/2025
Times:
10:00am - 11:30am
Duration:
33 sessions
Location:
Ferring Country Centre (Ferring)
Rife Way, Ferring
Ferring
BN12 5JZ
Tutor:
Suzanne Swain
Course code:
Q00010906
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £207.90

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.

Textiles and fashion through the ages

Fashion reflects the influence of politics, trade, social exchange and foreign encounter. In this course, we will explore the changing fashions of seventeenth-century Britain. Alongside sessions that consider the history of fashion are practical, hands-on sessions that explore the materials used, and construction techniques employed by makers of the period. You may not be an expert by the end, but you will have first-hand understanding of how, and with what, clothing of the 17th century was made.
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Dates:
Tue 17/09/2024 -
Tue 26/11/2024
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Location:
Compass Theatre (Ickenham)
Glebe Avenue
Ickenham
UB10 8PD
Tutor:
Amy Miller
Course code:
Q00017586
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £100.00