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Arts and Crafts

The aim of the course is to look at how artists in the past have abstracted the landscape and to apply the ideas to help develop and push our own watercolour paintings.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

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

Arts and Crafts

Worried you might ruin your landscape by including a figure? The aim of this course is for watercolour painters who are comfortable with painting the landscape but would like to try including a figure or figures to help develop a narrative in their work.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: The Gather, Ennerdale

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

Arts and Crafts

Explore the basics of monoprinting and create unique, one-of-a-kind prints using simple techniques and materials. Experiment with textures, layering, and mark-making as you learn to work with inks, papers, and tools.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Friday, 17 April 2026

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 12:30 - 14:30

Venue: Kendal Cancer Care

Full fee: £83.00
Concessionary fee: £44.00
Staff fee: £71.30

ESOL

This course is suitable for people who wish to improve their reading and writing skills. The course is ideal for those wishing to prepare for Entry 3 Level ESOL Skills for Life qualifications.

Mode of attendance: Online

Start date: Monday, 23 March 2026

Number of weeks: 13

Time: 18:00 - 21:00

Venue: Online Delivery

Free Course

Arts and Crafts

A single informal workshop where we will walk around Whitehaven Harbour with an emphasis on improving our mobile phone photography.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Saturday, 27 June 2026

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Venue: Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project

Full fee: £19.50
Concessionary fee: £9.75
Staff fee: £16.58

Arts and Crafts

A single informal workshop with an opportunity to walk up to the vantage point above Stanley Ghyll to photograph the river and landscape.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Saturday, 4 July 2026

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Venue: Stanley Ghyll

Full fee: £19.50
Concessionary fee: £9.75
Staff fee: £16.58

Arts and Crafts

This 6 weeks beginners course is ideal for those wanting to try watercolour painting and introduce the core knowledge and skills to create nature and landscape pieces.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Helena Thompson Museum

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