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Classes and workshops run by Lesley Warren

Lesley offers general art workshops, covering a range of techniques for young people, and printmaking workshops for adults and older teenagers.

Classes are small - young people's classes have a maximum of fourteen and adult printmaking sessions a maximum of ten, which allows plenty of time for contact with each member of the group. Beginners are very welcome.

Lesley is experienced in working with various age groups. She is registered with the organisation Arts in Education and has had all appropriate security checks for working with children.

For more details, or to make a booking, please contact Lesley - telephone: 0114 2308545.

Youth Art (8- 18yr olds)

Tuesdays 4.30pm - 6.00pm

A workshop for older teenagers (14-18 yrs) with a serious interest in fine art. A wide variety of skills and approaches are explored in this group. The projects in these workshops are designed and developed with an explicit awareness of art history and context.

£54 per half term (6 workshops).

A substantial "healthy snack" is available to those who would like it, at a charge of £1 per session.

Wednesdays and Thursdays 4.15pm - 5.45pm

Both the above are small workshops where there is the chance to work on lots of different projects involving both 3D and 2D art. In each session there is a choice of art activity, allowing participants to try different techniques and ideas, or pursue particular projects over several sessions. Individual interests are nurtured.

£54 per half term (6 workshops)

A substantial "healthy snack" is available, to those who would like it, at a charge of £1 per session.

Adult  Printmaking Classes

Thursday evenings 7.30-9.30pm or Tuesday afternoons 1.30-4.00pm

A workshop for adults (and older teenagers) offering a varied programme introducing different techniques and approaches in printmaking. (drypoint, collagraph, monoprint, block print and basic screen-printing). Appropriate for complete beginners and those wanting to branch out and discover new ideas.  

£72 per half term (6 workshops), or £15 per session for those who are not in a position to commit to all 6 sessions.

The payment covers facilities, tuition, refreshments and provision of all the basic materials (including inks) required to explore the different printmaking techniques. There is the option to buy other materials (larger printing plates, more expensive paper, etc...) as required if you choose to do so.

Holiday Art Workshops (8- 16yr olds)

23th  - 27th  August 2010

There will be sculpture, printmaking, drawing and painting  activities through the week.  Fun and creativity! Come in old clothes! Refreshments provided.

£75 for 5 morning sessions 9.30am-12noon.
£75 for 5 afternoon sessions 1.30 - 4pm

Booking deadline: 30th July.

Please phone, or email, Lesley to make a booking (contact info)

 

Summer Printmaking Workshop (Adults)

27th  - 31st  July 2010

Printmaking week for adults (16 yrs +). Each day will involve introducing a new process. Over the week we will cover monoprint, drypoint, linocut, collagraph and woodcut. Book for the whole 5 days, or for individual days. Each day will provide a brief introduction to the method, but you can choose to follow up one method if you wish, on subsequent days, having done the appropriate introductory day.

Tuesday: Monoprint

Wednesday: Drypoint

Thursday: Linocut Collagraph (2 day workshop)

Friday: Collagraph (2 day workshop)

Saturday: Collagraph (contd), or Woodcut for those who didn't come on Friday

£45 per day, or £210 for all five days. Sessions: 10.00am-4.30pm.

Please phone, or email, Lesley to make a booking (contact info)