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, encourage ongoing learning opportunities as well as improving confidence and independence.
These courses offer FREE places for Gloucestershire residents over 19 years old, on low wage brackets and 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 personal goals, improved skills, independence and wellbeing.
These courses offer FREE or subsidised places for Gloucestershire residents over 19 years old with a disabling barrier, eg physical and/or learning disability and/or ongoing health needs.
COURSE COSTS
If you are not eligible for a free or subsidised space, or if the course does not advertise these options, you are very welcome to join our courses. We offer full fee and concession tickets. *Concession tickets are available to learners with a disabling barrier or those 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 or drop into Artspace between 9:30-4:30 Monday – Friday.
Click here to download the Summer 2025 programme
MONDAYS
Festival – Decades, with Jo Jarratt
Starts Monday 12th May / 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 shall look at how music has changed through the decades. The sounds, the fashion, the dancing styles.
We will work 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 12th May / 6 weeks with half-term break
12:30pm – 2:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £55/ *£35 concessions
We will be continuing to develop our creative use of yarn for both practical and creative purposes.
As well as continuing to develop our weaving and knitting skills, we shall also be learning to crochet, starting with simple squares that can be stitched together to make a summer picnic blanket or bag.
If you have an ongoing project, you can continue with this with support
when needed.
Orchard Project, with Bela Kielt
Starts Monday 12th May / 8 weeks with half-term break
1:00pm – 3:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Are you a budding artist with hidden talents? On this course, our tutor teams will help you turn your ideas into real-life creative projects.
You will be supported every step of the way, from finding an idea, to designing
the project and creating your work.
What you make is up to you! Ideas from previous courses have included, singing and writing projects, paintings and sculptures inspired by favorite places or topics of interest, fashion designs, sculptures, and art work for
community events and festivals.
TUESDAYS
Print, Paint & Explore, with Nicky Payne
Starts Tuesday 6th May / 8 weeks with half-term break
11:00am – 12:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £55/ *£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 7th May / 6 weeks with half-term break
10:00am – 12:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £45/ *£20 concessions
Do you like to perform? Do you love the theatre? Do you love the circus?
Come and join us on this 6 week course of circus, drama and dance, where we shall work together to create a fabulous performance of our own!
Circus Club, with Jo Jarratt
Wednesday 25th June & 2nd July / 2 weeks
10:00am – 12:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £35
Additional sessions to explore ideas and develop your skills with our fantastic tutors – or join us to get a taster of our full length courses.
Exploring Ceramics, with Derek A. Lamb
Starts Wednesday 7th May / 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 and 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.
Afternoon Pottery, with Derek A. Lamb
Starts Wednesday 7th May / 6 weeks with half-term break
1:30pm – 3:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £85/ *£35 concessions for those with a disability
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 and available tuition time).
Evening Pottery, with Derek A. Lamb
Starts Wednesday 7th May / 6 weeks with half-term break
6:30pm – 8:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £85/ *£35 concessions for those with a disability
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 and available tuition time).
Discover Painting, with Bela Kielt
Starts Wednesday 7th May / 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.
Paint Club, with Bela Kielt
Wednesday 9th & 16th July / 2 weeks
1:30pm – 3:45pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £20/ *£14 concessions
Additional sessions to explore ideas and develop your skills with our fantastic tutors – or join us to get a taster of our full length courses.
THURSDAYS
Developing Ideas for Textiles, with Lizzie Godden
Starts Thursday 8th May / 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 9th May / 6 weeks with half-term break
10:00am – 12:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £45 / £20 concessions
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.
Drama Club, with Jo Jarratt
Friday 27th June & 4th July / 2 weeks
10:00am – 12:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £35
Additional sessions to explore ideas and develop your skills with our fantastic tutors – or join us to get a taster of our full length courses.
Accessible Dance, with Kim Owston
Starts Friday 9th May/ 6 weeks with half-term break
1:15pm – 3:15pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £55/ *£35 concessions
Dance for everyone – no experience required. Looking at emotions and mood we will explore the different ways we can move and dance to music and look at how the music influences the way we feel. A great way to gain confidence in dance whilst having fun. Working as a group we will create a final dance to show what we have explored.
Organic Art Sketchbook, with Warren Day
Starts Friday 9th May / 8 weeks with half-term break
2:00pm – 4:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE for eligible learners
Cost: £80 / *£45 concessions