Tap into your artistic talents with this creative course introducing you to drawing, painting and practical printmaking techniques. A series of fun practical exercises will help you to start your creative journey, looking at art, responding to the world around you and working with your imagination and ideas. Once you are familiar with different techniques, you can use the course to evolve your own projects.

Each workshop will be delivered at a gentle pace with lots of tutor support and is suitable for beginners and more experienced creatives. Participation and creativity can offer relief and increase your well-being, having a positive effect on your day to day life.

Our Community Learning programme offers a series of free, government-funded courses to develop skills, knowledge, confidence and improve mental wellbeing for adults aged 19 or over (at the start of the course).

Eligibility Criteria:
When enquiring to take part in one of these activities, you will be asked to complete an eligibility self-declaration by ticking one or more of the questions below:

I have a mental health condition or difficulty
I have a social or emotional difficulty
I am unemployed and in receipt of state benefits in my own name
I am a single parent
I am earning less than £338 per month (or £541 for household claims)
My annual salary is less than £18,525 per annum