Family Art Class

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A monthly Saturday art class for 7 - 12 year olds.

Two young people creating art using pastels

Dates

Saturday 10 August

Saturday 21 September

Saturday 19 October

Saturday 16 November

Saturday 14 December

18 January 2025

15 February 2025

15 March 2025

Visitor Information

Time

10.30am - 12 noon

1-2.30pm

Price

Regular price: £4.50* per person.

*Small booking fee applies.

Booking

Advance booking essential. 

Book August 2024 to March 2025. 

All children must be accompanied by an adult. 

Accompanying younger siblings and babies cannot be admitted. 

Families are welcome to bring a snack and drink.

About

Join us for a monthly Saturday art class for 7-12 year olds. 

At each session you'll be guided by a professional artist to discover a different art technique, such as watercolours, ceramics, mixed media, drawing and more.


Session themes:

10 August: Castles and Palaces: Create and colour a castle or palace using card, coloured papers and collage.
 
21 September: Clay Bowl: Looking at some of the examples at Shipley, create a bowl based on an animal.
 
19 October: How to draw Birds: Follow a step by step demonstration and then draw some birds in the gallery.
 
16 November: Mosaic Tile: Looking at Roman designs, create a mosaic tile using glass and ceramic tessera.
 

14 December: Festive decorations: Make art straw stars and other decorations for the home and Christmas Tree.


Our artist has extensive experience of working with Neurodivergent young people, including those with SEND. These sessions will be designed to be welcoming and inclusive for all.