Classes are filling up fast, so book early to avoid disappointment. Both the bright and airy main space and craft room are being kept clean and as safe as possible, so you can enjoy being creative with likeminded people. We look forward to seeing you at Yardley Arts.
Becky Gillatt runs a number of 3 hour, whole day and evening workshops throughout the year in our jewellery studio. Workshops include cabochon stone setting, spoon making and sea glass setting, all suitable for total beginners and those with some experience.
To view all workshops, please visit Becky’s website.
Would you like to learn the art of linocut and make your own stamps to print on fabric? Come and join Northamptonshire-based linocut printmaker Kat Lendacka in this workshop, where you will learn a new skill you can keep improving at home.
Enjoy a relaxed evening learning how to make three different style stacking rings from a selection of eight. You will get the opportunity to use wire dies to create patterns and textures as well as create and add a detail to one. A relaxing workshop with silversmith, Beccy Gillatt.
Welcome in the summer by painting radiant roses with wow factor! Using watercolour, in this workshop with Nicky Hunter, you will experiment with expressive and vibrant techniques to keep your work looking bright, fresh, dynamic and sun kissed.
Come and learn all the techniques needed to enable you to make your very own beautiful wide textured ring and add with two silver spinning components with silversmith, Beccy Gillatt. Materials are included in the course fee.
Do you have experience life drawing/painting but really want to get a longer time in front of a model? Come along for two long single poses, naked and clothed, with artist and tutor, Sara Myers.
Are you terrified by the prospect of painting in oils and don’t know how to start? Would you like to give it a try before buying the equipment? Then try our Still Life in Oils - Boot Camp! workshop with artist Penny German.
A fun and experimental Saturday art class with Emma Lindsay running for the Spring term. There will be an exciting project each time, inspired by a different artist, which will teach children new skills and also how to use art materials in fun and varied ways.
Do you want to improve your watercolours, but need a follow-on class to do it? If you’ve already attended previous watercolour classes with Chris Richbell or have with experience with another tutor, then this could be the class for you.
This is the third in a series of sketchbook courses with tutor Cathy Burnett, designed to build confidence in your ability to work spontaneously in your sketchbook. The course is both accessible to newcomers and relevant to those who participated in previous sessions.
This 3-week teaching block with Cathy Burnett offers you a chance to start or develop a creative project alongside fellow creatives, with a tutor at hand. Cathy will get the ball rolling with advice and inspiration, helping you achieve your creative goals with tailored support and guidance.
On this one-day course with silversmith, Beccy Gillatt, you will learn how cast in silver with stones in place to create pendants, rings or earrings.
Would you like to learn the art of linocut? Come and join Northamptonshire-based linocut printmaker, Kat Lendacka. You will leave with a selection of prints and greeting cards and a new skill you can keep improving at home.
On this two day intensive course with silversmith, Beccy Gillatt, you will learn the basic techniques of jewellery making including soldering, forming, saw piercing, cabochon stone setting and polishing.
Spend three hours learning all the techniques needed to carve your very own ring or pendant design in wax. We're delighted to be able to offer this workshop by Beccy Gillatt in conjunction with Nikola Hostonska @atelier.mach.
Have you ever wanted to paint a portrait? Are you keen to learn but don’t know where to start? Then try our Introduction to Portrait Painting in Oils one-day workshop, with artist Cordell Garfield.
This is a special 4-week course of life drawing with Sara Myers, where we will celebrate being back in the life drawing studio. Each week we will have a fun, exciting challenging session.
This has been a hard year for many of us, so could you benefit from understanding more about taking care of your wellbeing? This taster workshop will give you an opportunity to practice a number of different mindfulness meditations, using a focus on paintings to help with this process.
Do you have experience life drawing/painting but really want to get a longer time in front of a model? Come along for long single poses of two and a half hours with artist and tutor, Sara Myers. Each session has a different fab model, great lighting, an interesting pose in a really light spacious studio.
Do you have experience life drawing/painting but really want to get a longer time in front of a model? Come along for long single poses of two and a half hours with artist and tutor, Sara Myers. Each session has a different fab model, great lighting, an interesting pose in a really light spacious studio.
Looking at aperture, shutter, speed and composition, this practical course led by Tracey Sherwood aims to cover some of the fundamentals of digital photography, enabling you to gain a better understanding of how your camera works and providing you with techniques to improve your image-making.
New to jewellery making? Or already tried your hand at silversmithing? Got some ideas in mind but don’t know where to start? Then this course run by Beccy Gillatt is for you. It's a multi-session course suitable for both total beginners and those with some experience.
New to jewellery making? Or already tried your hand at silversmithing? Got some ideas in mind but don’t know where to start? Then this course run by Beccy Gillatt is for you. It's a multi-session course suitable for both total beginners and those with some experience.
New to jewellery making? Or already tried your hand at silversmithing? Got some ideas in mind but don’t know where to start? Then this course run by Beccy Gillatt is for you. It's a multi-session course suitable for both total beginners and those with some experience.
This is the second in a series of four-week sketchbook courses with tutor Cathy Burnett, designed to build confidence in your ability to work spontaneously in your sketchbook. The course is both accessible to newcomers and relevant to those who participated in the September sessions.
This 4-week block with tutor Cathy Burnett offers you a chance to start or develop a creative project alongside fellow creatives, with a tutor at hand. Cathy will get the ball rolling with advice and inspiration, helping you achieve your creative goals with tailored support and guidance.
