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Art Practical: Painting incorporating techniques in Drawing
This course will present an overview of painting and drawing in connection with inspiring examples in art history. It will help you learn classical techniques, and contemporary artists (such as David Hockney, Gerhard Richter or Anselm Kiefer).
If you would like to have a fresh view of painting and drawing and learn how to achieve expressivity by carefully combining techniques, this course will offer you an overview and will inspire personal artworks of great subtlety and sensitivity. A variety of media will be explored, from acrylics to watercolour or pastels and more. You will need to bring your own art materials.
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Dates:Thu 16/01/2025 -
Thu 27/02/2025Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:The Dugdale Arts Centre
39 London Road
Enfield
EN2 6DSTutor:Emanuela-Alina BaloiuCourse code:Q00017640How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:8 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £56.60
Art Practical: An introduction to Landscape Painting – our world
For beginners and improvers, this course will use the theme ‘ My World’ to explore a range of arts materials and techniques to give people confidence and skills to create their own unique art.
‘My World’ can be abstract, real or imaginary. As always, the focus will be on experimentation, enjoying the process, and trying a range of materials to find out what works best for each student’s style and interest. We will also be looking at a range of drawing techniques.
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Dates:Thu 16/01/2025 -
Thu 03/04/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:11 sessionsLocation:Longley 4 Greens Centre (Sheffield)
41 Southey Avenue
Sheffield
S5 7NNTutor:Lizzy AlageswaranCourse code:Q00019522How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £92.40
Music Making: The String Quartet
This eight week course will trace the history of the classical string quartet and its music. The standard instruments of a string quartet have remained unchanged since the eighteenth century and the equal-terms principle has been its hallmark. In composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert we can experience the development of this genre of chamber music. A wealth of supreme quartets exists for the listener to explore and appreciate from the classical period to the present day. There will be an opportunity to hear live music played by a string quartet during the course of the eight weeks.
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Dates:Thu 16/01/2025 -
Thu 20/03/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:Quaker Meeting House (Newcastle-Under-Ly
Earl House
2 Miller Street
Newcastle-Under-Lyme
ST5 1QJTutor:David RobertsCourse code:Q00021010How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Craft: Creativity for Well-Being
This course will explore painting colourful snow scenes using colour theory. You will follow this with master copies of the artist Berthe Morisot or female artist of your choice. Following this you will take what you have learned and incorporate it into a personal project of your choosing. This course will allow for you to incorporate previous knowledge and explore the aspects of it that speak to you. Learning is through tutor demonstration, painting and feedback from the tutor during sessions.
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Dates:Fri 17/01/2025 -
Fri 28/03/2025Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Columbia Community Association (Washingt
Eden Villas
Columbia
Washington
NE38 7ENTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00020184How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:Available
WEA Membership
WEA membership is changing: more information is coming soon!
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Art Practical: Art and Craft
This course is for students to improve confidence in their ability to develop artistic skills and creativity.
Learning the skills of a variety of crafts to make unique dimensional projects, using a variety of resources including recycling when possible.
You will learn using a range of different teaching and learning activities to include watching and following step by step demonstrations, with one to one help and guidance.
You will learn in a safe welcoming and supportive environment, working together with fellow students and the tutor.
The course is suitable for a complete beginner in crafts.
No prior knowledge is needed, just a desire to learn and develop your skills and creativity.
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Dates:Fri 17/01/2025 -
Fri 28/03/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Hull Scrapstore (Hull)
Dairycoates Avenue
Hull
HU3 5DBTutor:Julie SmithCourse code:Q00017864How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
History: Silence in Court: four famous trials from British history
Every famous trial is a snapshot of history in the making. We see the cast of characters strutting on the stage that is the court room, acting out their roles against the backdrop of forces that are often beyond their control - the letter of the law, the power of the state, the force of prejudice, the facts of the case. Their focus is the outcome of 'their' trial, but ours is more than that; why is this trial famous, how did it change things, what lessons does it teach us?
Join Peter Blood to study the people, issues and outcomes in four famous trials from British history, with a view to understanding their political, social and legal significance.
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Dates:Fri 17/01/2025 -
Fri 07/02/2025Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:Caterham United Reformed Church (Caterha
Harestone Hill
Caterham
CR3 6SXTutor:Peter BloodCourse code:Q00017735How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.60
Art Practical: Improvers Drawing and Painting - Portraits
Welcome to our comprehensive course on Drawing and Painting Portraits at Springbourne Library, where creativity meets skill development in a nurturing environment. This course is tailored for adults with some art skills and aims to unlock the artist within and provide a rewarding and enjoyable experience for all participants.
This engaging course delves into the captivating world of portraiture. We will explore the fundamentals of drawing and painting portraits, offering a step-by-step journey from the initial sketch to the final brushstroke. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, our program is designed to cater to all levels of experience.
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Dates:Fri 17/01/2025 -
Fri 21/03/2025Times:10:00am - 1:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Springbourne Library Community Room (Bou
297A Holdenhurst Road
Bournemouth
BH8 8BXTutor:Abi KremerCourse code:Q00016821How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £126.00
Art Practical: Exploring Drawing and Painting - Portraits
Begin to develop your own artwork in this beginner friendly art class, by learning how to create portraits, by using a wide range of materials. It doesn't matter if you have never picked up a drawing pencil. This course is designed to build your confidence and skills in the art of drawing and painting portraits. All you need to bring is your favourite materials to the wonderful Springbourne Library and start expressing your inner artist.
The sessions are run y experienced tutors, and they offer and safe and friendly space to be creative and develop your artistic skills and talents.
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Dates:Fri 17/01/2025 -
Fri 21/03/2025Times:1:30pm - 4:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Springbourne Library Community Room (Bou
297A Holdenhurst Road
Bournemouth
BH8 8BXTutor:Abi KremerCourse code:Q00016823How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £126.00
History: Leisure and Entertainment in Twentieth Century London: A Social History
The course will examine the varied opportunities for leisure and entertainment in twentieth century London. Shorter working days, two day weekends, paid holidays and higher living standards all created opportunities for more leisure. Leisure activities constantly evolved throughout the century. Cinema replaced the music hall. Radio survived but was overtaken by television, which in turn became a form of home cinema. The public house, the public park, the public library and professional football remained popular throughout the century, as did the West End theatre, but other activities like grey hound racing and speedway faded away. The course will outline the social history of many of these activities.
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Dates:Fri 17/01/2025 -
Fri 14/02/2025Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Enfield Baptist Church (Enfield) (Enfiel
Cecil Road
Enfield
EN2 6TGTutor:George O'ReillyCourse code:Q00019999How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £60.00
Literature: 'Keeping It Brief': a study of shorter forms in literature
What happens when an author decides to ‘keep it brief’? How does writing in shorter forms affect their decisions? How much is a shorter text an act of creative play, and how much an act of deliberate restraint? In this course we will be focusing primarily on the short story and its development: to do this, we will be working on tales from The Penguin Book of the British Short Story from Daniel Defoe to John Buchan. We shall also be reading together shorter verse forms and reflecting on their power, their concision and the skills required to write with fewer words.
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Dates:Fri 17/01/2025 -
Fri 28/03/2025Times:1:30pm - 3:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Newcastle Quaker Meeting House (Newcastl
West Avenue
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 4ESTutor:Clare JacksonCourse code:Q00020163How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00