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Craft: Art of Clay for Improvers
Enhance your clay crafting skills with our Craft: Art of Clay for Improvers course. Learn advanced techniques for working with clay and creating intricate designs. Ideal for individuals with basic clay crafting knowledge looking to refine their skills.
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Dates:Tue 21/01/2025 -
Tue 11/03/2025Times:10:00am - 1:00pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:Omega Centre (Portsmouth)
Omega Street
Southsea
Portsmouth
PO5 4LPTutor:Jeannie McConvilleCourse code:Q00016814How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £88.20
Sewing into Business - Trafford
Discover the art of precision and creativity in our Sewing for Business Course. Dive into the fundamentals of machine sewing, mastering essential techniques and garment construction. From threading the needle to embellishing, you'll gain hands-on experience and the confidence to bring your design ideas to life. In parallel, embark on a beginner business journey, learning the basics of entrepreneurship for a sewing venture. Explore market trends, pricing strategies, and customer engagement to turn your passion into a profitable enterprise. Join us for a transformative learning experience that blends craftsmanship with entrepreneurial acumen, equipping you for success in the world of sewing and business.
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Dates:Wed 22/01/2025 -
Thu 15/05/2025Times:12:30pm - 3:00pmDuration:28 sessionsLocation:St Johns Centre (Manchester)
St Johns Road
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 7GXTutor:Nasim YounisCourse code:Q00016054How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £225.00
Craft: Beginners Victorian Inspired Paper Craft
A modern maker’s practical guide to decorative paper-led traditions.
Beautiful step-by-step projects, each one taking its cue from a different tradition or technique, including origami, quilling, silhouette-cutting and fan-making, as well as contemporary paper sculpture
Led by contemporary designer/makers at the leading edge of today’s craft revival. The art of paper-made projects are functional, accessible, stylish and fashionable, and include tips on how to take the next steps towards developing your own designs.
This online course will give you the skill and confidence to express your passion for the handmade through the age-old crafts of cutting, sticking, folding and forming paper.
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Dates:Wed 22/01/2025 -
Wed 12/02/2025Times:1:30pm - 4:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Lois PittmanCourse code:Q00010151How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £27.75
Creative Writing: Story, Conflict, Plotting and Dialogue
This course will explore the fundamental elements of compelling storytelling, focusing on conflict, plotting and dialogue in drama. Through practical exercises and analysis, students will develop skills to craft engaging narratives, create dynamic characters, and construct intricate plots.
A friendly but challenging class suitable for both new writers and more established writers. The course aims to make Learners better writers of drama via the acquisition of a more complete understanding of Story Structure, Effective dialogue and the role of conflict in storytelling.
The Tutor has worked professionally as a Drama /Comedy Writer in both Theatre and Local BBC Radio.
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Dates:Fri 24/01/2025 -
Fri 04/04/2025Location:OnlineCourse code:Q00019485How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
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Art Appreciation: Mirrors and Reflections in Art
Mirrors are present in several masterpieces, such as Van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait, Velazquez’s Las Meninas and Manet’s Un Bar aux Folies-Bergères. In these, mirrors and the reflections they reveal are often enigmatic as they add another dimension to what we (think we) see and deepen the work’s meaning.
In this session, we will look at the different ways in which mirrors and reflected images have been included in works of art. As we do so, we will investigate the symbolism of the mirror in Western art and culture.
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Dates:Sat 25/01/2025 -
Sat 25/01/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Caroline LevisseCourse code:Q00019169How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £8.40
A Face to the World: Highlights of the National Portrait Gallery
Discover selected paintings, sculptures, works on paper and new media works from the National Portrait Gallery in London. Marking the relaunch in summer 2023 of this national collection after a three-year refurbishment, this course offers an opportunity to discover new or less well-known artworks; and to re-visit familiar portraits that epitomise aspects of British history. We explore ideas around the function of portraiture; and the range of approaches and styles that artists have employed through history to express individual and national identity. Artists featured include Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Joshua Reynolds, Angelica Kauffmann, Pauline Boty, Jann Haworth and Liberty Blake.
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Dates:Thu 30/01/2025 -
Thu 13/03/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Wesley Hall (Barnet)
High Barnet Methodist Church
9 Stapylton Road
Barnet
EN5 4JJTutor:Chantal CondronCourse code:Q00017379How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £60.00
Art Appreciation: The Art of Diplomacy: Behind the Doors of the Government Art Collection
Go behind the scenes of the Government Art Collection, a less well-known national art collection, with Chantal Condron, a former curator at the Collection. Discover the fascinating origins of its history, and the people and events that have shaped its past. Explore how and why artworks are acquired or commissioned and discover some of the locations where they have been displayed. We explore works across a range of media from paintings to film, by artists from the 16th to the 21st centuries, including Marcus Gheerhaerts the Younger, Thomas Phillips, Bridget Riley, Michael Armitage and recent Turner Prize winner, Jesse Darling.
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Dates:Sat 01/02/2025 -
Sat 01/02/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:St John's United Reform Church Orpington
Lynwood Grove
Orpington
BR6 0BGTutor:Chantal CondronCourse code:Q00017572How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £10.00
Art Appreciation: Artistic Communities
The reasons behind founding an artist community in the UK, from identifying some of their famous residents to the subject matter and art movements they are associated with. This course will cover the art communities in St Ives and Newlyn in England, Kirkcudbright and Cockburnspath in Scotland, Betws-y-Coed in Wales, Northern Ireland Muralist in Belfast and Londonderry, and ending with the Black Art Movement and the growth of online art communities.
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Dates:Sat 01/02/2025 -
Sat 15/03/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:The Drive Methodist Church (Redbridge)
Eastern Avenue
Redbridge
IG4 5ABTutor:Jolanta JagielloCourse code:Q00017560How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £60.00
Art Appreciation: The Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is indeed a jewel box of great painting. With works by Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Perugino and Michelangelo, some of the greatest works of the Italian Renaissance are to be found there. But this is more than just a collection of great works. It is also the pope’s private chapel and so these works were created not just for display but to relay a greater message to the world, But how many of the thousands of visitors really understand that message or what these works are about? In this study day we shall seek to decode the 'messages' contained in these great works and see what Sixtus IV and Julius II and their artists were really saying to us.
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Dates:Tue 04/02/2025 -
Tue 04/03/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:The Cornerstone (Wokingham)
Norreys Avenue
Wokingham
RG40 1UETutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017593How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:7 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:£30.00
Art Appreciation: The Destruction of Art by artists, institutions, and conflicts
Explore the complex history of art destruction with our Art Appreciation: The Destruction of Art by Artists, Institutions, and Conflicts course. Learn about the motivations, impacts, and ethical considerations of art destruction throughout history. Ideal for art enthusiasts and anyone interested in the intersection of art, history, and ethics.
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Dates:Sun 09/02/2025 -
Sun 16/03/2025Times:11:00am - 1:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Jolanta JagielloCourse code:Q00017713How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £42.00