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Arts and Crafts

Sharpen your drawing and painting skills while exploring form, scale, light, and colour using a range of media to develop your own expressive artwork.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 12:30 - 14:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £81.50
Concessionary fee: £42.50
Staff fee: £69.80

Arts and Crafts

On this course, you'll explore landscape composition using a variety of materials. You will learn how to mix structured and spontaneous elements to create a balanced and visually engaging composition

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 12:30 - 14:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £68.50
Concessionary fee: £36.00
Staff fee: £58.75

Arts and Crafts

Get creative with a vibrant mix of print, paint, drawing, and collage! Explore bold textures and patterns through exciting techniques like monoprint and collagraph, and experiment with dynamic mark making.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 12:30 - 14:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £96.00
Concessionary fee: £50.50
Staff fee: £82.35

Arts and Crafts

The aim of this course is to learn how to use a sketchbook to develop watercolour techniques and to experiment with ideas and composition.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £78.00
Concessionary fee: £39.00
Staff fee: £66.30

Arts and Crafts

The aim of this course is to develop your knowledge and skills of painting watercolour landscapes to the next level.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £65.00
Concessionary fee: £32.50
Staff fee: £55.25

Arts and Crafts

A course for those who enjoy experimenting and want to develop their use of watercolour further by incorporating inks and a range of mixed media.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £78.00
Concessionary fee: £39.00
Staff fee: £66.30

Arts and Crafts

This course will look at famous still life paintings and use these as inspiration to set up our own still life compositions. Each week will focus on a different still-life theme to paint. This will include flowers, fruit and vegetables, bottles and your own personal objects brought in from home.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

Full fee: £65.00
Concessionary fee: £32.50
Staff fee: £55.25

Arts and Crafts

Master the art of expressive painting, capturing atmosphere and mood with bold, abstract shapes. Experiment with paint, textures, and mark-making tools to create dynamic, personal landscapes and compositions.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 14:30 - 16:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £81.50
Concessionary fee: £42.50
Staff fee: £69.80

Arts and Crafts

Explore the colours, textures, and shapes of foliage and flowers through loose, expressive watercolours. Building on your experience, you'll experiment with techniques like limited palettes, natural paints, and plant-inspired monoprints to enhance your skills and grow as a watercolour artist.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 14:30 - 16:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £96.00
Concessionary fee: £50.50
Staff fee: £82.35

Arts and Crafts

On this course, you will learn how line and wash can bring a free, expressive quality to your watercolour paintings, allowing you to create artwork with more fluidity and less constraint.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Number of weeks: 5

Time: 14:30 - 16:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £68.50
Concessionary fee: £36.00
Staff fee: £58.75