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Practical Art: Portrait Skills - Making a Personal Outcome
This course is designed for learners who would like to develop their own individual style and direction when exploring portrait skills. Starting with the anatomy of the head, you will be guided through the basic steps and techniques when studying a character. Using Photography, you will then go on to learn about directing and how to confidently capture a head and shoulder portrait. This could then be used to either draw from or manipulate, using mixed media, for example painting onto its surface or collaging.
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Dates:Fri 06/09/2024 -
Fri 29/11/2024Times:11:00am - 5:00pmDuration:13 sessionsLocation:NST Hub (North Somerset Training Communi
31 Alexandra Parade
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1QZTutor:Katie DexterCourse code:Q00016826How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:6 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £252.00
Art Appreciation: Renaissance Beauty in the work of Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer
This course in art appreciation provides close attentions to particular works of art from two important artists, Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer, working in Europe in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. The focus will be upon specific paintings, drawings and prints in relation to their concept of beauty. The course will present a range of work by both artists and each week will select one work for a Close View and detailed attention. Particular attentions will be given to Dürer’s painting in Venice and to his woodcuts and engravings; to Leonardo’s drawings and to his work in Milan.
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Dates:Mon 09/09/2024 -
Mon 30/09/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:The Kindle Centre (Hereford)
ASDA
Belmont Road
Hereford
HR2 7JETutor:Allen FisherCourse code:Q00016513How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:7 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.60
Photography - Capturing moments and Telling Stories
This comprehensive course is designed to introduce participants to the art and technique of photography. Covering the fundamentals of camera operation, composition, lighting, and post-processing, students will learn how to create compelling images that capture moments and tell stories. Through hands-on practice, interactive lessons, and critiques, participants will develop their technical skills and artistic vision, enabling them to produce high-quality photographs. Whether using a DSLR, mirrorless camera, or smartphone, this course is ideal for beginners and those looking to enhance their photography skills.
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Dates:Fri 13/09/2024 -
Fri 06/12/2024Times:1:30pm - 3:30pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:Donnison School (Sunderland)
The Donnison School Buildings
Church Walk
Sunderland
SR1 2BJTutor:Susan JonesCourse code:Q00018690How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
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 02/12/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:John Pounds Centre (Portsmouth)
23 Pounds Gate
Queen Street
Portsmouth
PO1 3HNTutor:Frank FerrieCourse code:Q00009655How you'll learn:In venueStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £92.40
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Art Appreciation: Royal Portraits (1395 - 1658)
During this five week course we will explore a number of
portraits of British Monarchs. We will discover the
anonymous Wilton Diptych, Holbein’s portrayal of Henry VIII,
the evolving portraits of Elizabeth I throughout her life; the
paintings of Charles I by Anthony Van Dyck, and several
portraits of the de-facto monarch Oliver Cromwell.
The course will introduce the lives of the artists, the historical
and socio-political contexts of the paintings, and discuss the
changing perceptions of the monarchy as shown in this 250
year long history.
Images of the portraits will be available for you online. Come
along and tap into your inner art-critic.
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Dates:Tue 17/09/2024 -
Tue 15/10/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Stephen SmithCourse code:Q00017463How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:4 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £37.00
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 17/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:13 sessionsLocation:Ashley Place (Bognor Regis)
Kings Parade
Bognor Regis
PO21 2QPTutor:Frank FerrieCourse code:Q00010871How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:2 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £109.20
History: The English Renaissance
This course will introduce a fascinating period of English
history, during which poetry, prose and the arts produced
some of the touchstones of British culture.
We will explore a range of poetry including Thomas Wyatt’s,
love poetry, Ralegh’s verse, Edmund Spenser’s homage to
Elizabeth I, John Donne’s astonishing poems of love and
divinity, and Milton’s early poems; playwrights, Shakespeare
and Marlowe, and prose writers such as Tyndale and his
translations from the Bible, Cranmer’s Book of Common
Prayer and extracts from the King James’ Bible.
Additional context for the period will be provided from
paintings, contemporary documents and letters.
All texts will be provided on Canvas.
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Dates:Tue 17/09/2024 -
Tue 26/11/2024Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Stephen SmithCourse code:Q00017453How you'll learn:OnlineStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £74.00
Art Appreciation: British Art of the 20th Century
British art of the twentieth century is outstanding for its range of interest, style and inherent individualism.
This seven week online course explores the richness and diversity of the fascinating work of a range of artists including Paul Nash, Graham Sutherland, Ben Nicholson and Henry Moore.
We will also look at the portraits of Lucian Freud and Modern Art and the Great War.
No previous experience is necessary - just a lively, open-minded interest in art!
The social, cultural, political and historical context in which these works were produced
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Dates:Mon 23/09/2024 -
Mon 11/11/2024Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Janis BakerCourse code:Q00018676How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £51.80
Art Appreciation: The Art and Architecture of Venice
The portrait has flourished as an art form from the ancient world to the present day and this innovative course will explore its continuing popularity. We shall study not only the painted face and figure but a variety of formats and formulae, from statuary to pendant medals and miniatures, and study artists as diverse as Holbein, Titian, Gainsborough, Singer Sargent and Francis Bacon. We include a reflection on the place of the photograph in this history of portraiture.
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Dates:Fri 18/10/2024 -
Fri 18/10/2024Times:10:00am - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:The Ambrose Allen Centre (Tadley)
2 Franklin Avenue
Tadley
RG26 4ETTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00016860How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:7 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £25.20
Art Appreciation: Symbolism in Art
Can you read the hidden meanings in paintings? For centuries artists have relied upon symbols to convey their intentions, but how do we find out what lies behind some of the most well-known works of art? In this extensively illustrated study day with WEA tutor David Brindley, we’ll explore the wealth of symbolism in western art from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the Impressionists to Surrealism, and from abstract art to the present and offer an interpretation of the hidden meanings within these pieces.
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Dates:Fri 01/11/2024 -
Fri 01/11/2024Times:10:00am - 3:30pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:St Lawrence Parish Rooms (Winchester)
Colebrook Street
Winchester
SO23 9LHTutor:David BrindleyCourse code:Q00016859How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £23.10