What is Multiply?
Multiply is a national fund aiming to help adults aged 19+ improve their numeracy skills. It is specifically for those who have *less than a level 2 maths (That’s a GCSE or O level grade C or above or a CSE level 1) or who have a need to refresh their skills.
What’s maths got to do with art?
Well actually you might be surprised at just how much maths you are using when making art, without even realizing it! Our range of multiply courses will help you to feel more confident about your number skills whilst producing your own fantastic artwork.
All Multiply courses are completely FREE for eligible learners*, and learners will also receive a pack of lovely art materials to take away with them at the end of the course.
For more information and to book a place contact us on 01594 825111 or email coursebooking@artspacecinderford.org
Click here to download a copy of our Spring 2025 programme
WEDNESDAYS
Shape & Colour, with Nicky Payne
Starts Wednesday 22nd January
The course runs for 4 weeks / 8 hours
10:00am – 12:00pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE subject to eligibility
Come and explore pattern, shape and colour in this fun course where you will play with squares and the shapes that make them!
We will explore tangrams through print, paint and pencil, producing a range of
interesting card designs.
THURSDAYS
Wonky Worlds, with Warren Day
Starts Thursday 23rd January
The course runs for 4 weeks / 10 hours
1:00pm – 3:30pm (at Artspace Cinderford)
*FREE subject to eligibility
Learn how to make an extraordinary optical illusion where perspective is turned on its head.
During this course you will make a 3D structure from card and cover it with images of street scenes or interiors. These images will actually look like they are moving when you walk past it and give a very new and unusual version of perspective.
The key to this trick is to swap perspective so that things that are far away in the picture are actually placed upon the nearest part of the 3D structure that you will build. It sounds strange and it is but it is easily achieved and great fun to try!
Numeracy skills developed in this project will consist of basic measuring, basic perspective, construction of 3D geometric shapes and symmetry.
No experience necessary as everything will be explained from the beginning.