Walking track, fire trail and mountain bike trail closures

Walking tracks, fire trails and mountain bike trails are closed Sunday 16 March due to the extreme fire danger and total fire ban.

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Classes for adults

The Art Centre offers classes for all levels of experience and ability. Our classes are held in light, airy studios providing a stimulating atmosphere in which to work. If you need help choosing a class you can visit the Art Centre during regular office hours, phone us or email us.

View classes for Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Monday classes

Experiment with acrylics

With Rachel Carroll - Experiment with contemporary composition and colour using acrylics.

Drawing essentials

With Rachel Carroll - Develop and refine the techniques and textures of pencil and charcoal.

Clay hand building and wheel throwing

With Serena Owen - Develop wheel-throwing and hand-building skills in this supportive class.

Wheel throwing

With Ed Hobbs - Learn how to prepare and centre your ball of clay to create various vessels.

Paint with acrylics

With Brandt Lewis - Be introduced to the world of acrylics in a fun and friendly atmosphere.

Watercolour for beginners

With Marguerite de Fondaumiere - Explore the fundamentals of watercolour painting.

Tuesday classes

Creative pottery and sculptural forms

With Jacqueline McBeath - Learn techniques to make unique ceramics, guided by an expert potter.

Watercolour - Objects & composition

With Shipra Shah - Create beautiful watercolours with depth, colour and texture.

Botanical painting & drawing

With Shipra Shah - In a supportive group, learn the exciting art of botanical painting and drawing.

Sculpture studio

With Helen Leete - Life-sculpture, working from a model for four sessions per term.

Mixed media abstraction

With Jemma Roberts - Experiment and create with colour, shape, design and texture.

Clay sculpture

With Warren Hogden - learn a variety of ceramic hand building techniques to express your imagination.

Drawing & mixed media

With Brandt Lewis - Painting and drawing using a range of media from pastels to watercolour.

Calligraphy

Learn the ancient art of calligraphy in this 5-week workshop!

Mixed media abstraction

With Jemma Roberts - Experiment and create with colour, shape, design and texture.

Wednesday classes

Life drawing

With Kim Sotheren - See and capture form, direction and movement in your subject.

Oil painting

With Brandt Lewis - Learn about paint materials, organising your palette, tone and composition.

Experiment with watercolour

With Marguerite de Fondaumiere - Experiment with watercolour and take your art in new directions.

Ceramics surface treatment and hand building

With Kim-Anh Nguyen - Develop your hand building skills and experiment with decorating techniques.

Expressive acrylic painting

With Kim Sotheren - Refine your mastery of colour and composition with this paint medium.

Ceramics surface treatment and hand building

With Kim-Anh Nguyen - Develop your hand building skills and experiment with decorating techniques.

Wheel throwing

With Ed Hobbs - Learn how to prepare and centre your ball of clay to create various vessels.

Watercolour for beginners

With Marguerite de Fondaumiere - Explore the fundamentals of watercolour painting.

Thursday classes

Wheel throwing

With Ed Hobbs - Learn how to prepare and centre your ball of clay to create various vessels.

Foundations of oil painting

With Jackson Davies - Learn the basics of oil painting and extend your knowledge and skills.

Watercolour in motion

With Dee Jackson - Become a true watercolourist, from simple strokes to creative compositions.

Ceramics surface treatments and hand building

With Kim-Anh Nguyen - Develop your hand building skills and experiment with decorating techniques.

Foundations of oil painting

With Jackson Davies - Learn the basics of oil painting and extend your knowledge and skills.

Ceramics surface treatments and hand building

With Kim-Anh Nguyen - Develop your hand building skills and experiment with decorating techniques.

Printmaking

With Kari Ferguson - Discover the art of printmaking in this hands-on class for all skill levels.

Mixed media and creative painting open studio

Self-directed studio work by experienced mixed media and creative painting students.

Wheel throwing

With Ed Hobbs - Learn how to prepare and centre your ball of clay to create various vessels.

Friday classes

The art of watercolour

With Dee Jackson - Learn to create works with delicate colour and lines in this ever popular class.

Jewellery design and making

With Christine Sadler - Jewellery from concept to creation using sterling silver and gemstones.

Glass art

With Jan Blum - Learn to make unique creations in clear, coloured and even recycled glass.

Glass art

With Jan Blum - Learn to make unique creations in clear, coloured and even recycled glass.

Saturday classes

Foundations of oil painting

With Jackson Davies - Learn the basics of oil painting and extend your knowledge and skills.

Saturday studio

With Marguerite de Fondaumiere - Spend a leisurely Saturday in our idyllic surroundings.

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