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.
Sara Myers’ Saturday life drawing is a relaxed and friendly untutored life drawing group with professional models and lighting, set in our stunning main studio. Each event has a different model and theme carefully chosen to inspire and enhance your drawing skills.
A fun workshop making decorations for use on the tree or around the home for this festive season. You will make and take home two small reindeer and two stars – and possibly more! These small decorations make adorable displays or perhaps as gifts for family and friends.
All items will be made out of willow (with possibly a little extra foliage or decoration).
This course is now sold out. If you would like to be notified of similar courses, please email info@yardleyarts.org
On this one-day course, you will experiment with a rich variety of materials and mediums to make vibrant and colourful collage papers that we will then use to decorate a simple handmade paper sketchbook.
Join our pre-Christmas ceramic workshop to learn, create, and discover the joy of pottery! Create a pair of Quirky Penguins or make a Quirky Penguin tealight holder, using stoneware clay.
Join us for an immersive full-day experience and discover the art of traditional leaded stained glass, as used in cathedrals, churches and houses across the UK. Led by an experienced instructor and artist, learn traditional techniques and craft your own leaded panel to hang in a window or for display in the garden.
Sara Myers’ Saturday life drawing is a relaxed and friendly untutored life drawing group with professional models and lighting, set in our stunning main studio. Each event has a different model and theme carefully chosen to inspire and enhance your drawing skills.
This course is now sold out. If you would like to be notified of similar courses, please email info@yardleyarts.org
Come and create a beautiful bird out of willow. Bird sculptures are fun to make using recently cut and buff willow. The starting point for a sculpture is the framework, followed by free weave technique. This workshop is suitable for newcomers to willow weaving and those with some experience.
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! In this workshop, we will be looking at linocuts of animals and you will be creating your own.
Cordell Garfield’s ‘Exploring Colour’ is an exciting one day workshop exploring colour theory and the application of colour. The workshop is designed to help both beginners and more experienced artists in understanding colour.
Join Anne for this fun session where you will design and make a colourful and sparkly large fused glass star which will be ready for you to hang in your home in time for the festive season.
All tools and materials are included, as well as a wide range of glass types and colours to make your piece with. You will receive expert tuition and guidance to help you put your design into practice.
This course is now sold out. If you would like to be notified of similar courses, please email info@yardleyarts.org
On this seven-week evening course, you will have the opportunity to build your confidence in tackling both drawing and painting. This will be a skills based course, improving your drawing and use of colour, whilst providing hints and tips on a personalised level enabling you to develop at your own pace.
This course is now sold out. If you would like to be notified of similar courses, please email info@yardleyarts.org
On this seven-week afternoon course, you will have the opportunity to build your confidence in tackling both drawing and painting. This will be a skills based course, improving your drawing and use of colour, whilst providing hints and tips on a personalised level, enabling you to develop at your own pace.
Yardley Arts is proud to present "Art for Planet Earth", a series of thought-provoking paintings that confront the pressing environmental crisis facing our planet by renowned abstract expressionist artist Jack Watto. Free Admission.
This session is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, apologies for any inconvenience. Please do join the December session.
On the first Friday of every month the main studio turns in to a working space to paint, draw, or simply have time to work on some ideas with others in a mutually supportive creative atmosphere. Whether you consider yourself an artist, a creative or an art student, we invite you to come and make the most of our great facilities, for only £10 for the day (please book in advance)
