Autumn Short Courses

Our short courses are a great way to explore a specific art form or approach. You can try your hand at a new art form or develop and progress in an art form you’ve experienced before. Most courses last eight weeks.

This term we are offering two online courses that are being funded by our partner organisation Creative Fenland. When you apply you will be redirected to the Creative Fenland website. Note: If oversubscribed, Fenland residents will be prioritized. Please note the application process will be the same.

Where funding is available, we can provide your place free of charge if you are on a low income or receive means-tested benefits. To find out about the cost of the course and entry requirements please visit our ‘Creative Courses’ page by clicking here.

If you have any questions about the courses, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

COURSE DATES*

Starting: Week Commencing 13th January 2025

Half term break:
We will not be stopping for a half term break this term.

Ending: Week Ending 6th March 2025

*unless otherwise stated

“This course was amazing and genuinely helped my mental wellbeing immeasurably. The tutor was supportive and inspiring.”

Short Courses

  • Writing Fictional Prose | ONLINE

    8 week course starting week commencing 13th January 2025

    with Belona Greenwood

    This course is being funded by our partner organisation Creative Fenland. When you apply you will be redirected to the Creative Fenland website. Note: If oversubscribed, Fenland residents will be prioritized.

    Explore your abilities as a prose fiction writer. Learn how to invent compelling characters, master narrative and create rich and distinct story worlds. Find your unique imprint as a writer and creator of story through a series of writing exercises and prompts. You will be introduced to skills and tools you can use to find and write the stories that you want to tell.

    Please note: This term we are offering 2 courses that are being funded by our partner organisation Creative Fenland (CF). When you apply you will be redirected to the CF website

    Tuesdays 14.00-16.00
    ONLINE

    Download course outline

  • Capturing the Fens - Abstract Landscape Painting | ONLINE

    8 week course starting week commencing 13th January 2025

    with Sasha DeWitt

    This course is being funded by our partner organisation Creative Fenland. When you apply you will be redirected to the Creative Fenland website. Note: If oversubscribed, Fenland residents will be prioritized.

    Want to give abstract painting a go, but don’t know where to start?

    This fun and experimental course aims to introduce you to the basic methods of creating abstract paintings taking inspiration from the Fenland landscapes. Each week to build our knowledge we’ll do practical exercises where we learn different techniques and painting methods. We’ll also study a variety of different artists and the methods they used to create abstracted landscapes.   By the end of the course, you will be able to use the methods taught to create a painting that uses composition, colour and intentions to capture the essence of the Fens in abstract.

    This course will promote discussion and the sharing of ideas within the group. Peer-to-peer learning is a vital part of all of my courses.  Each week learners are encouraged to share their work with each other in a safe and supportive environment.

    Please note: This term we are offering 2 courses that are being funded by our partner organisation Creative Fenland (CF). When you apply you will be redirected to the CF website

    Wednesdays 10.30-12.30 OR Thursdays 10.30-12.30
    ONLINE

    Download course outline
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Past Short Courses

  • Expressive Painting

    with Dan Donovan

  • Little Book of Stitches

    with Melanie Missin

  • Pop-up Books & Cards

    with Sasha DeWitt

  • The Writer's Toolkit

    with Darren O’Sulivan

  • Drawing from Life

    with Dani Penhaligan

  • Singing & Songwriting

    with Meg Day

  • Beginners Patchwork

    with Melanie Missin

  • Beginners Guitar Part 1 & 2

    with Simon Buchan

  • Fun with Portraits

    with Sasha DeWitt

  • Sew don't Throw

    with Melanie Santiago-Val

  • Printmaking

    with Pam Cole

  • Abstract Charcoal

    with Dani Penhaligan

  • Moving on in Patchwork

    with Melanie Missin

  • Introduction to Stop Motion Animation

    With Nanette Hoogslag & Sara Buccellato

  • Beginners Origami

    with Meg Day

  • Bookbinding

    with Helen Perry

  • Online Exploring Drawing

    with Ella Whittlestone

  • Fun with Illustration

    with Sasha DeWitt

  • Singing for Wellbeing

    with Mary Denn

  • Digital Illustration

    with Lele Saa

  • Creative Writing: How to Tell a Story

    with Lynn Fraser

  • Block Print & Stitch

    with Melanie Missin

  • Conversations with Clay

    with Sarah Strachan

  • Selling Your Work

    with Christine Hammond

  • Blues Guitar

    with Simon Buchan

  • Discover Oil Pastels

    with Pam Cole

  • Creative Journey to Working

    with Sally Fallows

  • Nature Writing

    with Nancy Pardo

  • Intro to 2D Animation

    with Sara Buccellato

  • Latin American Dances

    with Heidy Perez

  • Creative Writing: Experimenting with Words & Stories

    with Lynn Fraser

  • Art in Nature

    with Sarah Strachan

  • Nature Sketchbook

    with Sasha DeWitt

  • You Can Write a Novel

    with Lynn Fraser

  • An Intro to Mindful Photography

    with Bryan Johnson

  • Abstract Landscape Painting

    with Sasha DeWitt

  • Writing: How We Live Now

    with Belona Greenwood

  • Writing for Children

    with Antonia Maxwell

  • Exploring Art

    with Sa'adiah Khan

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  • Discover Drama

    with Rosina Piovani

  • Printing in Nature

    with Sarah Strachan

  • Become a Nature Poet

    with Nancy Pardo

  • Painting Nature

    with Sasha DeWitt