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Arts and Crafts

Unleash your creativity with nature-inspired textiles, fusing painted backgrounds, bold prints, applique, stitch, and mixed media for a fresh, dynamic look!

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Monday, 1 June 2026

Number of weeks: 7

Time: 16:30 - 18:30

Venue: Kendal Library

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

Arts and Crafts

A single informal workshop with an opportunity to photograph the flowers, trees and plants in the gardens of Muncaster Castle.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Saturday, 13 June 2026

Number of weeks: 1

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Venue: Muncaster Castle

Full fee: £38.00
Concessionary fee: £28.25
Staff fee: £35.08

Arts and Crafts

Mixed media art is creative, exciting and experimental. This course will show you how to have fun with art through collage, printing, painting, model making, assemblage and altered art.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Number of weeks: 12

Time: 15:30 - 17:30

Venue: Botcherby Community Centre

Full fee: £156.00
Concessionary fee: £78.00
Staff fee: £132.60

Arts and Crafts

Mixed media art is creative, exciting and experimental. This course will show you how to have fun with art through collage, printing, painting, model making, assemblage and altered art.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Thursday, 16 April 2026

Number of weeks: 12

Time: 18:30 - 20:30

Venue: Upperby CDC

Full fee: £156.00
Concessionary fee: £78.00
Staff fee: £132.60

Arts and Crafts

Portrait painting is challenging but exciting, and this course offers you a chance to experiment with different media, styles and techniques to produce a range of different portraits.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Number of weeks: 12

Time: 13:00 - 15:00

Venue: Botcherby Community Centre

Full fee: £156.00
Concessionary fee: £78.00
Staff fee: £132.60

Arts and Crafts

Develop your pottery work by being inspired and responding to nature.

Mode of attendance: In-person

Start date: Wednesday, 3 June 2026

Number of weeks: 6

Time: 16:30 - 18:30

Venue: Florence Art Centre (Egremont)

Full fee: £90.00
Concessionary fee: £51.00
Staff fee: £78.30

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

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

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