Create a painting bursting with colour and vibrancy, capturing the bright and cheery character of this popular feathered friend. Focus on translucent and radiant qualities of the magical medium of watercolour and the effectiveness of loose and lively brushwork to give you artwork an expressive edge and lustrous colours.

Animation Station returns to Yardley Arts this October half term with Halloween Horrors!

Make a scary ANIMATION for Halloween on this fun, one-day stop frame animation workshop for children.

Have some real Halloween fun and make an animation about your own favourite spooky characters using Stop Frame cut-out, plasticine or LEGO using backgrounds, props, and sound effects.

Fancy creating art alongside your family? Come along to our Halloween themed paper collage workshop with local artist and tutor, Martine Soldano of Snips and Pieces. You will learn handy ‘snip tips’ in order to create a spooky scene and ghoulish characters! Snip, stick, socialise and enjoy creating alongside family members using Martine’s hand coloured paper packs, magazines and mixed media resources to add detail. You’ll leave with frightfully great artwork to be proud of- we promise!

Sara Myers’ relaxed and friendly untutored life drawing club is held in our stunning main studio. You will be amongst both beginners and more experienced artists, using a variety of professional and inspiring life models. Where possible the poses are professionally lit.

Would you like to learn the art of linocut and create your own linocut Christmas cards? Come and join Northamptonshire-based linocut printmaker, Kat Lendacka. You will learn a new skill you can keep improving at home and you will leave with a batch of your own festive cards.

A fun and experimental Saturday art class with Emma Lindsay held monthly. There will be an exciting project each time, which will teach children new skills and also how to use different materials in fun and varied ways.

A one-day workshop with tutor, Cordell Garfield, based on a step-by-step process to create a portrait from a photographic reference.