Half Term Workshops

This half term, young artists will design and create their own imaginary rooms with paint and collage. Guided by a professional artist, they will paint colourful papers full of patterns and textures, then cut, arrange and layer them to create a cosy interior scene, from patterned wallpaper and rugs to furniture, plants and favourite objects. It’s a playful, hands-on session that builds creativity, confidence and an eye for colour and composition, and each child will take home their finished artwork.

Young artists will discover the magic of printmaking in this fun, hands-on session led by a professional artist. Using soft foam printing sheets, children will draw their own designs, pressing in lines and patterns with a pencil to create a printing block, with no cutting tools needed. They’ll then roll on colourful inks and press their designs onto paper, experimenting with different colours and layouts. It’s a perfect introduction to printmaking that builds creativity and confidence, and each child will take home their own collection of finished prints.

Young artists will take inspiration from the natural world, drawing, painting and creating mixed-media pieces of animals, plants and imaginary creatures. Guided by a professional artist, children will learn to observe shapes, patterns and textures, then let their imaginations run wild with colour and detail. A playful, hands-on class that builds creativity and confidence, with finished artwork to take home.

Discover the art of lino printing in this hands-on session led by a professional artist. Students will develop their own design, learn how to carve it into lino using specialist cutting tools, then ink and print their block to create bold, graphic images. Along the way they’ll explore line, shape and contrast, and see how printmakers build striking results from a single carved block. No experience needed, and everyone will leave with their own set of finished prints and their carved lino block to print again at home.

Students will explore the work of famous artists such as Matisse, Van Gogh, Kandinsky and Frida Kahlo, then create their own pieces inspired by their colours, shapes and styles. Guided by a professional artist, they’ll experiment with drawing, painting and collage, learning new techniques while adding their own creative twist. An engaging introduction to art history that builds skills and confidence, with finished artwork to take home.

Bold, graphic and endlessly satisfying, lino printing is a brilliant way for students to explore printmaking. In this hands-on session, a professional artist will guide from first sketch to finished print, showing how to carve designs safely, then ink and print it, experimenting with colour and paper. Whether they’re new to lino or returning from the 27th, students will take home their prints and carved block.