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Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

A course for learners who have some basic painting skills but would like to learn more about drawing to help improve their painting and compositional skills.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Number of weeks: 12
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £180.00 | Concessionary fee: £90.00 | Staff fee: £153.00

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

A course for those who have some knowledge of drawing, and would like to experiment and develop their work further by incorporating colour using paint.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Tuesday, 13 April 2027
Number of weeks: 12
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £180.00 | Concessionary fee: £90.00 | Staff fee: £153.00

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

The aim is to encourage participants to experiment with acrylic techniques and Gelli printing, blending both together to produce unique, expressive artworks.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Saturday, 7 November 2026
Number of weeks: 1
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £22.50 | Concessionary fee: £11.25 | Staff fee: £19.13

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

Each week will focus on a different theme and skill to revise and develop the basic skills needed for watercolour painting.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Friday, 15 January 2027
Number of weeks: 9
Time: 09:30 - 11:30
Venue: Bransty Royal British Legion

Full fee: £135.00 | Concessionary fee: £67.50 | Staff fee: £114.75

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

Each week will be on a different theme and skill, from seascapes and watercolour washes, stone walls and textures to landscapes and limited colour palettes. You will learn how to work with watercolour in an experimental way to create exciting and dynamic paintings whilst learning the basic skills needed for watercolour painting.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Friday, 25 September 2026
Number of weeks: 12
Time: 09:30 - 11:30
Venue: Bransty Royal British Legion

Full fee: £180.00 | Concessionary fee: £90.00 | Staff fee: £153.00

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

A course to introduce you to acrylic paint and how it can be applied to create a colourful seascape or landscape.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Saturday, 6 March 2027
Number of weeks: 1
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £22.50 | Concessionary fee: £11.25 | Staff fee: £19.13

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

A beginners course to introduce you to some basic watercolour skills and techniques which can then be developed further and applied to an atmospheric seascape.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Saturday, 3 October 2026
Number of weeks: 1
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £22.50 | Concessionary fee: £11.25 | Staff fee: £19.13

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

The aim is to encourage participants to experiment with Gelli printing techniques, to create a beautiful, free standing artist's book, which acts as a decorative sketchbook.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Saturday, 24 April 2027
Number of weeks: 1
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £22.50 | Concessionary fee: £11.25 | Staff fee: £19.13

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

The aim of this course is to experiment with watercolour and a range of mixed media to create interesting textures and marks in your paintings.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Friday, 16 April 2027
Number of weeks: 12
Time: 09:30 - 11:30
Venue: Bransty Royal British Legion

Full fee: £180.00 | Concessionary fee: £90.00 | Staff fee: £153.00

Curriculum area: Arts and Crafts

The aim is to encourage participants to experiment with watercolour techniques and Gelli printing, blending both together to produce unique, expressive artworks.

Delivery type: In-person
Start date: Saturday, 22 May 2027
Number of weeks: 1
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £22.50 | Concessionary fee: £11.25 | Staff fee: £19.13