Northlight Art School Evening Courses
Summer Term 2024
We shall be offering a 10 week Summer Term 2024 starting Monday 15th April and ending Friday 28th June with a half-term week 27th to 31st May.
Our courses roll over term by term and we expect a lot of returning students. However, please contact us if you are interested in any course as there may well be space and if not we keep waiting lists and we will do our best for you.
Course fee payments: If you are booked onto a class starting in December you will get an email in December advising about payment, which should be done using BACS transfer please.
As a not for profit organisation we try to keep course fees as low as possible whilst still affording the cost of buildings overheads, materials and staffing.
Art for the Terrified - Absolute Beginners
Experience Level: Absolute Beginners!
with Amanda Allan
Mondays 7-9pm from 15th April 10 weeks £165
Supportive and structured sessions where you will learn skills that will include painting(acrylic/ink/watercolour), drawing, printing and mixed media. Try out different approaches, experiment with a variety of media and above all, have fun!
The Art of Textiles
Experience Level: Suitable for All
with Emma Wilkinson
Mondays 7-9pm from 15th April
10 weeks £165
Experience a wide range of textiles techniques and approaches - from embroidery to felting to dying and printing………
Life Drawing Techniques
Experience Level: All welcome
with Simon Manfield
Tuesdays 7-9pm 10 weeks from 16th April £180
This course focuses on honing observational skills to gain a greater practical and theoretical understanding of drawing the human figure. With one-to-one tutor feedback throughout. The course fees include the cost of a model.
Sculpture Club!
Experience level: all welcome
With Sally Barker
Tuesdays 7-9pm 10 weeks from 16th April £165
Spaces available
This course will be a gentle exploration and initiation into the world of 3D. For those with no previous experience of working in 3D and those who want to push their skills a little further, its aimed at developing your individual creative journey. We will look at different examples of sculpture and how it is made to help develop a range of modelling and construction techniques including plaster casting, working with wire and mod-roc.
Ceramics Evening Class
Experience Level: All welcome
with Katch Skinner
Wednesdays 6.30pm -9pm 10 weeks from 17th April £180
Our ever popular evening ceramics sessions are aimed at all levels who want to grasp the essential techniques of building forms and vessels, making tiles, glazing and surface effect. We will provide all your materials and firings too.
Painting Workshop
Experience Level: Suitable for All
with Dominic Vince
Wednesdays 7-9pm 10 weeks from 17th April £165
A broad painting workshop using oils or acrylics. Learn about seeing, mixing and relating colours, what to look for and how to see more in your subject. Work from observation and develop an understanding of figurative and abstract concerns.
Drawing Workshop
Experience Level: All Welcome
with Don Myers
Thursdays 7-9pm 10 weeks from 18th April £165
Aimed at improving your drawing confidence, Don Myers will lead you through a series of exercises that will help you to understand what you see and to develop your drawing skills. Use a full range of drawing materials and experiment with a variety of techniques and approaches .
Printmaking
Experience Level: All welcome
with Rachel Red
Thursdays 7-9pm 10 weeks from 18th April £165
An evening class giving the opportunity to explore exciting printmaking media. Try a range of techniques - suitable for beginners