Courses and Workshops

Dr Maeve Marta O Donnell · Arts · Art History

What is the course about? The Virgin Mary and How Artists Create/d Her The Virgin Mary is only mentioned in a few lines of the Bible and yet she has inspired innumerable images and image-types from the Middle Ages to tod…

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Catherine White · Arts · Art History

What is the course about? An introduction to contemporary art. If you have ever thought "That's not Art", "why is that art?" Or "I love it but I don't know why?" Or even "I just want to know what the fuss is about?" Then…

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Dr Maeve Marta O Donnell · Arts · Art History

What is the course about? Medieval Multimedia: Altars, Altarpieces and All the Things Inbetween. The halls of traditional museums are often lined with large historic paintings that, in just being hung there, seem to imbu…

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Dr Maeve Marta O Donnell · Arts · Art History

What is the course about? How to do Art History and Navigate Thousands of Years of Art Art history can feel like a discipline that sits in an ivory tower. This workshop is run by a trained art historian with almost two d…

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Dr Maeve Marta O Donnell · Arts · Art History

What is the course about? Medieval European artists were faced with the difficult task of translating many complex ideas into visual forms that could be understood by the common viewer. What the study of medieval art cle…

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Andy Gray · Arts · Drawing

What is the course about? Drawing Wading birds of the Severn Estuary - Oystercatcher, Curlew, Dunlin and Redshank - Learn to capture the unique characters of these birds in sketch form. How to accurately produce well-pro…

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Bex Gilbert · Arts · Drawing

What is the course about? Unlock a more mindful way of living through creative journaling using drawing. Led by Bristol-based former journalist-turned illustrator and graphic novelist Bex Gilbert. This is a workshop that…

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Marilyn Millard · Arts · Drawing

What is the course about? Enjoy a chance to learn the basic techniques of drawing in pencil and pens. A great starter for how to use line and tone with easy step to step demonstrations. Guided by an experienced tutor in…

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John Rea · Arts · Drawing

What is the course about? This workshop is an opportunity to explore cartooning both as an art form and means of self expression. You will learn how to draw cartoon characters using a variety of different techniques, and…

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Andy Gray · Arts · Drawing

What is the course about? Drawing autumn migrant ducks of the Severn Estuary - Teal, Widgeon, Pintail, Pochard and Shelduck- Learn to capture the unique characters of these birds in sketch form. How to accurately produc…

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Andy Gray · Arts · Drawing

What is the course about? Sketching the Barn Owl and Tawny Owl - This workshop celebrates two familiar birds of prey we often see in and around the Bristol area. We will initially familiarise ourselves with the forms of…

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Bill Guilding · Arts · Figure Drawing

What is the course about? A day workshop in drawing figures. In the morning we will draw from photographs of athletes, dancers and gymnasts in action, and in the afternoon we will draw from a live clothed model, being st…

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Andy Gray · Arts · Figure Drawing

What is the course about? This workshop provides the simple basics to enable you to accurately draw human heads, whilst capturing their distinct qualities such as their age, gender and ethnicity thus adding a new dimensi…

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Bill Guilding · Arts · Figure Drawing

What is the course about? A day-workshop taking you through essential skills of figure drawing, from a nude model. You will learn to see shape, proportion, light and shade more objectively, using various traditional draw…

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Bill Guilding · Arts · Figure Drawing

What is the course about? A day workshop, drawing faces. In the morning we will draw from photographs and in the afternoon we will draw from a live sitter. Initially the tutor will explain and demonstrate how to draw a…

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Bill Guilding · Arts · Figure Drawing

What is the course about? Broaden your figure-drawing skills by exploring a variety of 'other' ways of drawing from a model. Some guided exercises will help you explore new approaches eg. drawing without lines or drawing…

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Phoebe Moss · Arts · Mixed Media

What is the course about? In this guided workshop, you will explore the potential of materials and processes as a starting point for Mixed Media Textile Art. We will focus more on the process, rather than specific outcom…

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Jenny Mizel · Arts · Mixed Media

What is the course about? This workshop will give you the opportunity to explore the drama of charcoal and the vibrant colour of pastels. You will be guided by the tutor, in a friendly setting. All materials are provided…

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Sam Treadaway · Arts · Mixed Media

What is the course about? In this workshop, we will explore collage as a powerful creative tool - experimenting with layering, typography, scale and juxtaposition. Our central theme will be the nature and the environment…

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Bill Guilding · Arts · Painting: Oils and Acrylics

What is the course about? This day workshop is aimed at people who have not painted in acrylics before or not in a representational way. We will copy a landscape painting, and you will be guided through each step, and on…

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Catherine White · Arts · Painting: Oils and Acrylics

What is the course about? This workshop will focus on the concepts of Sol Le Witt's wall art. Participants will be provided with canvas boards, acrylic paints, pens, pencils and a set of rules to create their own abstrac…

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Warren Sealey · Arts · Painting: Oils and Acrylics

What is the course about? In this workshop, we will be looking at the factors that make up a still-life painting. Working from a photograph, we will explore all the basics of oil painting to get you started in this excit…

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Jenny Mizel · Arts · Painting: Oils and Acrylics

What is the course about? Here is an opportunity to experiment with acrylic paint, to discover new techniques and your own creativity. Enjoy the colour, texture and tone possible with this versatile medium and gain confi…

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Bill Guilding · Arts · Painting: Oils and Acrylics

What is the course about? In this guided day-workshop we will explore two or three different ways of creating abstract paintings, using acrylic paints. Some ways are based on shapes we see in front of us, so the result m…

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