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.
Learn how to make three different stacking rings with silver, brass and copper details. You will learn how to planish, twist wire, forge, dome, melt, form your ring, solder and polish. A relaxed afternoon with soft drinks and nibbles.
A fun and experimental workshop with Emma Lindsay, where you will learn the basics of monoprinting. Unlike other forms of printmaking, monoprinting creates only one image, the process is unpredictable and so creates exciting, unexpected results.
Come and spend the day on this relaxed and supportive workshop with Beccy Gillatt, where you will design and make your own piece of silver jewellery and learn how to use a ring clamp, stone setting burr, stone setting pusher and a burnisher to add a tube setting to your work.
Come and take part in the 11th Yardley Hastings Lantern Parade, the first under the management of Route Canal Arts. This year’s theme is titled ‘Iluminar el cielo’, which will look at the magical time of Winter and the traditions that are celebrated around December.
Come and join in with the workshops for the 11th Yardley Hastings Lantern Parade, the first under the management of Route Canal Arts. This year’s theme is titled ‘Iluminar el cielo’, which will look at the magical time of Winter and the traditions that are celebrated around December.
Come and join in with the workshops for the 11th Yardley Hastings Lantern Parade, the first under the management of Route Canal Arts. This year’s theme is titled ‘Iluminar el cielo’, which will look at the magical time of Winter and the traditions that are celebrated around December.
Come and join in with the workshops for the 11th Yardley Hastings Lantern Parade, the first under the management of Route Canal Arts. This year’s theme is titled ‘Iluminar el cielo’, which will look at the magical time of Winter and the traditions that are celebrated around December.
Come and join in with the workshops for the 11th Yardley Hastings Lantern Parade, the first under the management of Route Canal Arts. This year’s theme is titled ‘Iluminar el cielo’, which will look at the magical time of Winter and the traditions that are celebrated around December.
Come and join in with the workshops for the 11th Yardley Hastings Lantern Parade, the first under the management of Route Canal Arts. This year’s theme is titled ‘Iluminar el cielo’, which will look at the magical time of Winter and the traditions that are celebrated around December.
Save the date and get in early to browse through over forty contemporary works by our talented and curated cohort of newly emerging artists. All the artwork exhibited will be for sale. Please come along and take a look.
Save the date and get in early to browse through over forty contemporary works by our talented and curated cohort of newly emerging artists. All the artwork exhibited will be for sale. Please come along and take a look.
Come and learn all the techniques needed to enable you to make your very own spinner ring with two moving parts or a set of three stacking rings – one with a cabochon stone setting.
Feeling creative and want to meet up with similar-minded people? Come along to our open studio sessions on the last Friday of every month - please note this particular session is a week earlier! You can work in any medium (bring what you like) and there's always someone on hand to give advice.
Long pose sessions, once a month. Come and draw – in a great space – relaxed, easy going and untutored. You will have a single long pose over a two and a half hour session, during which you can draw or paint (non-toxic low odour paints only). Each session will have a different set up and those attending can help determine the pose. You will have access to a variety of great models and tutor Sara Myers.
Learn how to make three different stacking rings with silver, brass and copper details. You will learn how to planish, twist wire, forge, dome, melt, form your ring, solder and polish. A relaxed evening with soft drinks and nibbles.
When we are mindful we are paying regular, calm attention to the present moment. This taster workshop (back by demand) will help you to understand more about mindfulness and give an opportunity to practice a number of different mindfulness meditations, using a focus on paintings to help with this process.
Join friendly and experienced artist and tutor, Nicky Hunter and learn how to paint a fragile winter hedgerow in the loose and lively watercolour style.
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 two-day workshop, with artist Cordell Garfield.
Are you interested in learning to paint in acrylic? Do you want to make paintings that can be strong and bold or subtle and calm? Do you want to enjoy the ease and freedom of making adjustments that acrylics give? Are you keen but terrified? Then this course by Chris Richbell is for you.
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.
Great news! We’ve signed up to take part in the world’s largest drawing festival … and it’s FREE for you and your children to join in. So we’re calling all aspiring artists, disastrous drawers, doodling dreamers and everyone else. Come along and see the exhibition and enjoy all the work created during the course of the Festival week!
Great news! We’ve signed up to take part in the world’s largest drawing festival … and it’s FREE for you and your children to join in. This workshop will be a collaborative painting event - inspired by the colourful, patterned weavings of central America.
Whether you are new to jewellery making or would like some workshop time to improve your skills, this course run by Beccy Gillatt is for you. It's a multi-session course where you will work on your own project and be guided with 1:1 support and demonstrations each week.
Whether you are new to jewellery making or would like some workshop time to improve your skills, this course run by Beccy Gillatt is for you. It's a multi-session course where you will work on your own project and be guided with 1:1 support and demonstrations each week.
