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Learning for Pleasure since 1920
The Bristol Folk House offers a range of creative courses.
To make life easier we have organised our courses by categories.
Discover more about each subject area below.
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Summer 2026 - In-person and Online courses
343 courses, 0 currently scheduled.
Amy Powell · Arts · Art coaching
What is the course about? Week 1: What do we want to share and what blocks us? Week 2: How and where can we share our work? Week 3: How can we build productive work habits? Week 4: Who is our audience and how can we make…
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Catherine White · Arts · Art History
What is the course about? An introduction to Contemporary art. A course for the sceptic, the curious, the shy and the wild to learn about the history of conceptual art, how to consume it in its purest form and how it inf…
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Marilyn Millard · Arts · Drawing
What is the course about? An excellent step-by-step course, developed to encourage beginners who want to learn the invaluable techniques of line, tone, proportion and perspective over a wide range of subjects including s…
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Marilyn Millard · Arts · Drawing
What is the course about? An excellent step-by-step course, developed to encourage beginners who want to learn the invaluable techniques of line, tone, proportion and perspective over a wide range of subjects including s…
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Marilyn Millard · Arts · Drawing
What is the course about? You will be taught in easy step by step projects that cover a variety of subjects including still life, flowers, landscapes, portraits and animals. A great way to improve or refresh your level o…
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Marilyn Millard · Arts · Drawing
What is the course about? This course is ideal for anyone with some previous knowledge of drawing in pencil. You will be taught in easy step by step projects that cover a variety of subjects including still life, flowers…
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What is the course about? Learn how to draw cartoons and cartoon characters through a series of enjoyable practical exercises and a detailed study of cartooning techniques in a supportive environment. What level is the c…
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What is the course about? Learn to capture the people and places around you effectively using just line and watercolour. Various aspects of urban sketching will be explored, from how to tell a visual story through annota…
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What is the course about? Learn to capture the people and places around you effectively using just line and watercolour. Various aspects of urban sketching will be explored, from how to tell a visual story through annota…
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Andy Gray · Arts · Figure Drawing
What is the course about? This course will provide an understanding of simplified human anatomy and the starting point to explore this fascinating subject within other practices such as life drawing, portraiture, illustr…
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Andy Gray · Arts · Figure Drawing
What is the course about? This course will provide a deeper understanding of how to draw human anatomy and allow further opportunities to explore this fascinating subject within other practices such as life drawing, port…
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Warren Sealey · Arts · Figure Drawing
What is the course about? Develop your skill at painting or drawing faces. You may use any medium. There will be live models to draw from, as well as tutor critiques and support in this studio style class. What level is…
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Warren Sealey · Arts · Figure Drawing
What is the course about? Develop your skill at painting or drawing faces. You may use any medium. There will be live models to draw from, as well as tutor critiques and support in this studio style class. What level is…
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Jenny Mizel · Arts · Mixed Media
What is the course about? This course will give you the opportunity to try different techniques. simple print making, inks, charcoal, different pastels, acrylic paint and with a view to combining them into a creative pie…
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Jenny Mizel · Arts · Mixed Media
What is the course about? This course will give you the opportunity to try different techniques. simple print making, inks, charcoal, different pastels, acrylic paint and with a view to combining them into a creative pie…
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Martin Lovell · Arts · Mixed Media
What is the course about? This course will help you to develop your confidence and your own approach when working with different media and processes, often from a shared starting point, with reference to artists, art mov…
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Jenny Mizel · Arts · Painting: Oils and Acrylics
What is the course about? Join experienced tutor, Jenny Mizel, to explore the versatile medium of acrylic paint. In this course, students will be encouraged to experiment freely with many techniques while also improving…
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Warren Sealey · Arts · Painting: Oils and Acrylics
What is the course about? During this course we will look at the basics of oil painting including tonal values, colour mixing, painting procedures and some technical elements such as when to use oil mediums and lots more…
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Warren Sealey · Arts · Painting: Oils and Acrylics
What is the course about? During this course we will extend experience of oil painting including tonal values, colour mixing, painting procedures and technical elements such as when to use oil mediums. Students will be p…
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Warren Sealey · Arts · Painting: Oils and Acrylics
What is the course about? During this course we will extend experience of oil painting including tonal values, colour mixing, painting procedures and technical elements such as when to use oil mediums. Students will be p…
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Bill Guilding · Arts · Painting: Oils and Acrylics
What is the course about? A course in the art of painting: from observation, sketches, photographs, and the imagination, representational or otherwise. The course will be adjusted to the inclinations of the students. Ple…
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Bill Guilding · Arts · Painting: Oils and Acrylics
What is the course about? A course in the art of painting: from observation, sketches, photographs, and the imagination, representational or otherwise. The course will be adjusted to the inclinations of the students. Ple…
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Holly Foskett-Barnes · Arts · Watercolour
What is the course about? Join tutor Holly Foskett-Barnes for a tranquil, nature-inspired journey where you'll learn to create landscapes in watercolour. From rolling mountains to starry skies, Holly will guide you throu…
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Holly Foskett-Barnes · Arts · Watercolour
What is the course about?Step into a season of creativity and calm with tutor Holly Foskett-Barnes in this nature-inspired art course. You'll explore a new botanical subject every week, growing your artistic confidence,…
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