COURSES FOR ADULTS AT ARTSPACE CINDERFORD VENUE
Come to Artspace to enjoy a group workshop in our fully equipped art studio in Cinderford.
*FREE COURSES
Proof of eligibility when accessing free courses or concessionary tickets, will be required on enrolment. As these courses are popular, we do ask that eligible FREE learners are available for the whole course.
These fun creative courses are designed to help inspire learners to develop
their skills in small groups and provide encouragement and opportunity
for ongoing learning, developed confidence and independence.
These courses are *FREE for Gloucestershire residents over 19 years old and on low wage brackets or not currently in employment and/or with
fewer than 5 GCSE’s (level 2) including Maths and English.
These fun, creative courses are designed to build skills towards improved
independence and wellbeing.
These courses are *FREE for learners with a disabling barrier, eg physical
disability, learning difference and/or ongoing health needs.
COURSE COSTS
If you are not eligible for free funding, fees are advertised for each course.
*Concessionary rates are available for those with a disability or who are
in receipt of means tested benefits.
How to book or enquire:
Our courses are very popular so early booking is recommended. Please follow the links below to book onto a course directly. Alternatively, call us on 01594 825111, drop into Artspace between 9:30-4:30 Monday – Friday, or email coursebooking@artspacecinderford.org
Click here to download a copy of our Spring 2025 programme
MONDAYS
Festival – Sound & Colour, with Angie Burgess
Starts Monday 20th January / 6 weeks with half-term break
10:00am – 12:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £55/ *£35 concessions
This is a fun group for all learner levels. This term we will continue our celebration of art and culture through music and colour.
We will be working using a range of creative processes including drawing, painting and digital media. We will be choosing tracks for our session playlists and creating our own compositions using different music genres
as our inspiration.
Come and join us – new learners are always welcome. As usual, singing and dancing is encouraged in this friendly group.
Knitting and Yarn Crafts for Beginners,
with Chrissie Driessen
Starts Monday 20th January / 6 weeks with half-term break
12:30pm – 2:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £55/ *£35 concessions
For those of you who have knitting or crochet projects you wish to continue, with support, you’re very welcome. For others, we will be continuing to develop our creative yarn based skills. We will be looking forward to springtime – wrapping yarn branches and tassel birds and also developing our weaving skills.
Orchard Project, with Bela Kielt
Starts Monday 20th January / 10 weeks with half-term break
1:00pm – 3:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Are you a budding artist with hidden talents? Would you like some help to make your creative ideas a reality? On this course, you will work in small groups with our tutors, to turn your ideas and talents into real-life creative community projects.
You will be supported every step of the way, from finding an idea,
to designing the project and making your creative outcomes.
What you make is up to you! Ideas from previous courses which
might inspire you have included: creating new and upcycled artwork
and working on real-life graphic or interior design projects.
TUESDAYS
Print, Paint & Explore (Tutor TBC)
Starts Tuesday 21st January / 8 weeks with half-term break
11:00am – 12:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £50/ *£35 concessions
This course will encourage learners to experiment with different forms of simple printmaking and other painting techniques.
We will work on paper, card and fabric and you can choose from a range of designs or make your own. We will explore a range of different paints and make our own from earth pigments and natural materials.
No experience necessary, just be prepared to have a go!
WEDNESDAYS
Circus & Performing Arts, with Jo Jarratt
Starts Wednesday 22nd January / 8 weeks with half-term break
10:00am – 12:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £50
£35 (6 weeks FREE) for *eligible learners
Do you like to perform? Do you love the theatre? Do you love the circus?
Come and join us on this 8 week course of circus, drama and dance, where we shall work together to create a fabulous performance of our own!
Exploring Ceramics, with Derek A. Lamb
Starts Wednesday 22nd January / 8 weeks with half-term break
10:00am – 12:15pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £95/ *£55 concessions
Enjoy working with clay in a creative & supportive atmosphere. Whether it be hand building, on the wheel or a mixture of both, we will be looking at the different ways to make ceramics. With tutor demonstrations, students will be encouraged and supported to make their own projects when they feel ready to.
Discover Painting, with Bela Kielt
Starts Wednesday 22nd January / 8 weeks with half-term break
1:30pm – 3:45pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £80/ *£45 concessions
This course is perfect for beginners, as well as people with some experience.
During the course you will exercise and explore some of the basic principles of
painting; types of composition, light and mixing paint.
We will try a variety of exercises, such as making super-fast sketches with a brush. Working on a large scale, you will have fun using paint, charcoal and pencil. We will explore different styles and spend lots of time focusing on observation and painting from life.
Painting, with Bela Kielt
Starts Wednesday 26th March / 3 weeks
1:30pm – 3:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £30/ *£21 concessions for 3 weeks
We are extending our popular Discover Painting course. This course is perfect for beginners, as well as people with some experience.
During the course you will exercise and explore some of the basic principles of painting; types of composition, light and mixing paint. We will try a variety of exercises, such as making superfast sketches with a brush. Working on a large scale, you will have fun using paint, charcoal and pencil. We will explore different styles and spend lots of time focusing on observation and painting from life.
Please note that this course is unfunded. Booking is essential.
Evening Pottery, with Derek A. Lamb
Starts Wednesday 22nd January / 6 weeks with half-term break
6:30pm – 8:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £120/ *£80 concessions for 6 weeks
New learners will be shown several different ways of hand building and finishing pots.
Returning learners will be helped to make their own projects. There are four pottery wheels with some opportunity to have a go at throwing.
(Throwing pots may be limited due to demand & available tuition time).
This is a 6 week course and cost includes all tuition, materials, use of tools, glazes and all firing costs
THURSDAYS
Developing Ideas for Textiles, with Lizzie Godden
Starts Thursday 23rd January / 8 weeks with half-term break
10:15am – 12:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £80/ *£45 concessions
We’ll keep an ideas book; we might call it a scrap book. In it we’ll doodle, print, add pictures, found objects, text and stitch, developing our ideas. We’ll have fun experimenting and exploring. Our workbooks could be used within the course to create personal textile pieces.
FRIDAYS
Discover Drama, with Jo Jarratt
Starts Friday 24th January / 8 weeks with half-term break
10:00am – 12:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £50 / £35 (6 weeks FREE) for *eligible learners
Have you ever wanted to have a go at acting? Do you want to develop your
confidence? This course offers adults the chance to explore and develop their
communication and performing skills; using improvisation, characterisation,
vocal and physical exercises in order to challenge and excite! There will also be
the opportunity to devise your own piece of theatre for performance.
Accessible Dance, with Kim Owston
Starts Friday 24th January / 6 weeks with half-term break
1:15pm – 3:15pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £50/ *£35 concessions
Dance for everyone – no experience required. Come and have a go at movement to rhythms and music. Learn to express yourself through the movement of dance and see your confidence grow throughout the course. We will explore emotions and moods then put them into a dance form to create a final group piece.
Fun With Photo Transfer, with Warren Day
Starts Friday 24th January / 8 weeks with half-term break
2:00pm – 4:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £80 / *£45 concessions