The current programme is funded by the National Lottery “Reaching Communities”, this funding covers 3 years of the classes, trips & annual exhibitions
Programme Dates:
Year 1 – March 2025 – February 2026: 6th March – 21st August 2025 // 11th September – 18th December 2025 // 8th January – 26th February 2026
Year 2 – March 2026 – February 2027: 5th March – 20th August 2026 // 10th September – 17th December // 7th January – 25th February 2027
Year 3 – March 2027 – February 2028: 4th March – 19th August 2027 // 9th September – 16th December 2027 // 6th January – 24th February 2028
Year 1 Session Themes:
6th March 2025 – Coin Drawing for Mark Making
13th March 2025 – Tonal Background & Drawing
20th & 27th March 2025 – Modern Delft
3rd April 2025 – Collage Mixed Media
10th April 2025 – Monotone Drawing (Light to Dark)
17th & 24th April 2025 – Painting on Perspex
1st May 2025 – Oil Pastel Monoprint
8th & 15th May 2025 – “Simplification”: Pixellation or Line Drawing
22nd & 29th May 2025 – Exploring Watercolour
5th June 2025 – Still Life//Observational Drawing
12th June 2025 – Linear Landscape
19th June 2025 – Art Focus: Egon Schiele
26th June 2025 – Layered Paper Cut Art
3rd & 10th July 2025 – Materials Based: Clay
17th July 2025 – Watercolour Silhouette
24th & 31st July 2025 – Cardboard Relief Stamps
7th, 14th & 21st August 2025 – Tate Britain Trips
11th September 2025 – Picasso Inspired Paper Vases
18th September 2025 – Drawing Skills: Shading
25th September 2025 – Painting on Newspaper
2nd October 2025 – Plasticine Relief Boards
9th October 2025 – Art Focus: Seurat/Pointillism
16th October 2025 – Art Focus: Kara Walker
23rd October 2025 – Junk Art Collage
30th October 2025 – Monsters & Mythology in Art
6th November 2025 – Embossed Tin Decorations
13th, 20th & 27th November 2025 – Materials: Oil Painting
4th December 2025 – Upcycled Plastic Bag Wreaths
11th December 2025 – Paper Bag Gingerbread Houses
18th December 2025 – Snow Globes
8th January 2026 – Painting on Wood
15th & 22nd January 2026 – “Stained Glass Art”
29th January, 5th, 12th & 19th February 2026 – Exhibition Prep
26th February 2026 – Newport Street Gallery Trip
Annual Exhibition 26th February – 2nd March 2026