Good news! We now have an etching press as well as our Albion press, which means we can offer both etching and relief-based printing. Whether you are a complete novice or a master printer, we have classes, courses, and open access sessions to suit all. For those who want to give a new printmaking technique a go for the first time, we have taster sessions in various disciplines throughout the term. Those who want to learn more are welcome to book on to our two short courses running for 3 and 7 weeks. For those who have a specific project in mind, know at least the basics but need a bit of guidance, we have Supported Open Access sessions available. And for those who know what they’re doing and just need a studio to work in, we have our unsupported Open Access sessions. So there you have it, scroll down and take a look!

This term we are offering two short courses in Creative Bookbinding, one 3-days long in the first half term, and the other 7-days long in the second half term. We are also running some 2-day workshops that combine paper marbling and bookbinding to allow you to bind your own marbled paper into an A5 book. Dotted throughout the term we have one-off marbling sessions, and closer to Christmas we will run wrapping paper marbling sessions for all the family.

This term, we are hosting a drawing series rather than a drawing course, meaning you can book onto one session or book onto several and treat it like a course. We have three suggested bundles of drawing sessions you can buy to create your own course:

1. the Still Life, Landscape & Portraiture Bundle

2. the Drawing to 3D Bundle

3. the Drawing from Memory & Imagination.

For those who return multiple times, we will build upon what you learn in each session so you can challenge yourselves and push further. In each drawing workshop, we will start with small exercises to warm up our drawing skills. We offer a variety of different materials and equipment for free in these sessions.