COURSES FOR ADULTS AT ARTSPACE CINDERFORD VENUE
Come to Artspace to enjoy a group workshop in our fully equipped art studio in Cinderford.
Enrolment: To express your interest in a place or for more information, please email sue@artspacecinderford.org and provide your name, phone number and the title of the course you are interested in and we will get back to you.
Cost: Our courses for adults start from as little as £35 for an 8 week course and include all materials.
*Concessionary rates apply for people with disabilities or on means tested benefits. Courses are FREE for people with fewer than 5 GCSE’s (level 2). Please contact us to discuss your eligibility.
Click here to download a copy of our Autumn 2023 programme
MONDAYS
Festival, with Angie Burgess
Starts Monday 25th September 2023 / 6 weeks with half-term break
10:00am – 12:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE*
Next in the ‘Festival’ range will be BEST OF THE BRITS. We will be identifying some of our favourite artists and bands from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, from the swinging 60’s and before to the present day and choosing tracks for our playlist. Inspiration for our artwork will be based on the music and associated images. Singing and dancing will be encouraged. Which era will your artists be from?!
This will be a fun course for all learner levels.
Willow Weaving Frame Baskets,
with Helen Parkinson
(FULLY BOOKED)
Starts Monday 25th September 2023 / 6 weeks with a half term break.
10:00am – 1:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
£80 (£45 concessions)
During this Autumn term we will be focusing on creating a beautiful and useful frame basket using a variety of different coloured willow. There will also be an opportunity to complete a variety of small projects for your home and garden. At the end of the course, you will have a good basic knowledge of Willow types and how to prepare them, weaving tools and how to use them and the traditional techniques involved in constructing a frame basket. You are welcome to bring along a favourite pair of secateurs, but tools will be provided.
Knitting for Beginners, with Cherry Lyne
Starts Monday 25th September 2023 / 6 weeks with a half term break.
12:30pm – 2:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
£35 (£15 concessions)
Learn the rudiments of knitting while you create your own scarf. Together we will learn and practice the basic stitches that make up so many garments we love. All materials supplied and this is an in-person course aimed at the complete beginner. We will be learning knit, pearl, rib and moss stitch, as well as casting on and off and you will go home with a gorgeous scarf you have made yourself! Those who attended last term who wish to continue will have the opportunity to expand their range of stitches either by continuing their current project or starting a new one.
Returning knitters are welcome to extend their knowledge/experience.
TUESDAYS
Print & Paint, with Bela Keilt
Starts Tuesday 26th September 2023 / 6 weeks with half-term break
10:00am – 12:15pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £80/£45 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 27th September 2023 / 9 weeks with half-term break
10:00am – 12:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
£35
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!
3D Ceramics, with Jane Spray
Starts Wednesday 27th September 2023 / 8 weeks with half-term break
10:00am – 12:15pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £80/£45 concessions
A ceramic class for those with some previous experience of using clay. Students will be encouraged to work on their own personal projects and may wish to explore techniques of using slips and printing on clay further.
Discover Painting, with Bela Kielt
(FULLY BOOKED)
Starts Wednesday 27th September 2023 / 8 weeks with half-term break
1:30pm – 3:45pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
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.
Evening Pottery at Artspace
Starts Wednesday 27th September 2023 / 8 weeks with half-term break
6:45pm – 9:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £80/£45 concessions
If you cannot make it to Artspace during the day, then this is the evening class for you! Relax and enjoy using clay in a creative atmosphere. A range of making and decorating techniques will be explored throughout the course and you will be encouraged to work on and develop your own projects.
THURSDAYS
Developing Ideas for Textiles, with Lizzie Godden
(FULLY BOOKED)
Starts Thursday 28th September 2023 / 8 weeks with half-term break
10:15am – 12:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
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 29th September 2023 / 8 weeks with half-term break
10:15am – 12:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
£35
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.
Steampunked!, with Warren Day
Starts Friday 29th September 2023 / 8 weeks with half-term break
2:00pm – 4:15pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
Cost: £80/£45 concessions
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retro-futuristic technology and aesthetics inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. Get your spanner and rivet guns ready as we are going to time travel back to the Victorian period and explore the amazing world of steampunk. You will explore and experiment with a number of media and materials by manipulating them with specific techniques to achieve an aesthetic suitable for a steampunked outcome creating strange but familiar items such as top hats, goggles and book covers covered with brass, copper, wood and leather. No experience or knowledge needed as the whole steampunk genre will be explained.
Click here to see the gallery of previous adult courses at Artspace Cinderford