Courses, Workshops & Events

  • Tutors Alison and Kaz having a giggle with the students at the beginning of an art class. They are in St Mark's church hall on the Wallington Purley border. It's a sunny day, light streams in the windows and everyone is smiling or laughing.

    10-Week All Abilities Courses

    These brilliantly-designed courses are aimed at artists of all abilities. Whether you’re new to art, want to broaden your skills or just enjoy making art in the company of others - you’ll be made very welcome.

    Once a week, for 3 hours, our experienced tutors will guide you through the session and offer plenty of individual support to ensure you make great progress in your artistic journey. Each lesson is accompanied by some useful course notes that you can refer back to at any time.

    We have a variety of locations, days, times and start dates for you to choose from, and a new curriculum every term. Over 18s only.

  • A group of students holding up their work in the beginners 5-week art course. They are seated at tables, smiling. They look happy and the sun shines in through the large windows.

    5-Week Introduction to Art Course

    These courses are a fantastic introduction to drawing and painting for total beginners and nervous newcomers! We start right from scratch and teach you the basic principles and techniques you need in order to become confident at drawing and painting. And we’ll have lots of fun along the way! You’ll receive plenty of individual attention and can ask loads of questions. The sessions are 2.5 hours long, once a week for 5 weeks.

    Once you’ve completed this course you’ll be ready to progress onto any of our mixed ability courses and workshops to continue developing your skills and pursue your love of art. Over 18s only.

  • Exhibitions

    Join us for our annual summer exhibition, where we’ll be showing a large body of work produced by our fabulous students throughout the year, and a few pieces of artwork by our amazing team too!

    We feel it’s important to do some good with our talents, so each year we choose a charity that’s close to our hearts and donate 20% of any sales to a good cause.

    More information about dates, times and locations will be available nearer the time.